It’s already mid-March and I’m just now getting to what’s on my radar Look, I’ve been busy. I recently got a promotion at work. I wrote a few posts on Writer’s Block Party. And as of last week, I am now an Aunt (for the first time!)! So, life has been a happenin’ behind the scenes!
As for the blog, stay tuned for my interview next Tuesday with Michelle DeFraites of BET’s The Quad! Speaking of TV, lots of great shows have returned or are returning this month, including Atlanta, Jessica Jones, Timeless, The Arrangement, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine! Woo! Lots of new shows in March too, though none I’m particularly wild about as of yet. Time will tell.
As for movies, I’m most excited for Tomb Raider – which I initially was like, “Why are they remaking this? It was fine,” but after I saw the trailer quickly changed that to, “I’m in,” Love, Simon – which, if you haven’t read the book first, GO DO THAT, Pacific Rim: Uprising because Pacific Rim blew me away and I’ve been anticipating its sequel since before I even finished watching the first one, and Ready Player One because I loved the book and I love Spielberg and omg phew the reviews are stupendous. I already saw Gemini starring Zoë Kravitz (through The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith Podcast – stay tuned for that episode) which I really enjoyed and would totally see again if I knew anyone in LA who wanted to see it ha ha.
Finally, books! You already know how I feel aboutNothing Left to Burn by Heather Ezell. Go buy it. I’m most excited to get to Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, and Unmasked by Andrew Lloyd Webber. But these and many more books on my TBR will have to wait because I am currently zooming through memoirs by super talented amazing Black women in Hollywood. I recently read and enjoyed memoirs by Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish, Kim Fields, and Gabrielle Union to name a few. So good! I highly recommend listening to the audiobooks as well since they narrate them! But enough of me talking, here’s a look at March…
What are you anticipating this month?
March 2, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Red Sparrow
March 6, 2018
Books
Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst
The Place Between Breaths by An Na
The Hunger by Alma Katsu
The Sky at Our Feet by Nadia Hashimi
The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk
Boomerang by Helene Dunbar
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
Genesis by Brendan Reichs
Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton
Falling with Wings: A Mother’s Story by Dianna De La Garza with Vickie McIntyre
The Altered History of Willow Sparks by Tara O’Connor
The Final Six by Alexandra Monir
Tricks for Free by Seanan McGuire
The Coincidence Makers by Yoav Blum
TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* Blue Planet II
* Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete 9th Season
Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Thor: Ragnarok
* Lady Bird
* The Breadwinner
March 8, 2018
Books
Unmasked by Andrew Lloyd Webber
March 9, 2018
Movies in Theaters
A Wrinkle in Time
Thoroughbreds (Limited)
March 13, 2018
Books
12 Steps to Normal by Farrah Penn
The Radical Element edited by Jessica Spotswood
Nothing Left to Burn by Heather Ezell
Obsidio by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner
Time Bomb by Joelle Charbonneau
TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete 3rd Season
* The Handmaid’s Tale: Season One
* The Good Fight: Season One
Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Ferdinand
* Justice League
* Call Me by Your Name
* I, Tonya
* The Shape of Water
March 16, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Tomb Raider
Love, Simon
I Can Only Imagine
7 Days In Entebbe (Limited)
March 20, 2018
Books
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
Along the Indigo by Elsie Chapman
Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
Losing Leah by Tiffany King
Over Raging Tides by Jennifer Ellision
The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco
TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* Archer: The Complete Season 8: Dreamland
Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
* Pitch Perfect 3
March 23, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Paul, Apostle of Christ
Bag of Marbles (Limited)
A Normal Life (Limited)
The Workshop (Limited)
March 27, 2018
Books
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
Live in Infamy by Caroline Tung Richmond
Ice Wolves by Amie Kaufman
Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning by Leslie Odom Jr
The Way the Light Bends by Cordelia Jensen
The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry, Lindsay Ribar, & Michelle Schusterman
In Her Skin by Kim Savage
Frat Girl by Kiley Roache
Nothing But Sky by Amy Trueblood
Lost Crow Conspiracy by Rosalyn Eves
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter
TV on Blu-ray/DVD
* Mr. Robot: Season 3.0
* The Americans: The Complete 5th Season
* Legion: The Complete Season 1
Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
* Star Wars: Episode VII: The Last Jedi
March 29, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Ready Player One
March 30, 2018
Movies in Theaters
Gemini
Acrimony
Birthmarked
The China Hustle (Limited)
TV Premieres & Specials On My Radar
Note: Like above, the titles listed below are only of shows that I enjoy or am looking forward to checking out (new series are in CAPS), it’s not a definitive list of all of the premieres this month.
Sunday
8pm INSTINCT (CBS, Series Premiered March 11)
8:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox, Returns March 18)
9pm The Arrangement (E!, Season 2 Premiered March 11)
10pm Timeless (NBC, Returned March 11), DECEPTION (ABC, Series Premiered March 11)
10:30pm BARRY (HBO, Series Premiere March 25)
Tuesday
9:30pm SPLITTING UP TOGETHER (ABC, Series Premiere March 27)
10pm RISE (NBC, Series Premiere March 13, Moves to 9pm on March 20), FOR THE PEOPLE (ABC, Series Premiere March 13)
Wednesday
8:30pm ALEX, INC. (ABC, Series Premiere March 28)
9pm LIFE SENTENCE (The CW, Series Premiered March 7)
10pm KRYPTON (Syfy, Series Premiere March 21)
Thursday
Midnight PT Marvel’s Jessica Jones (Netflix, Season 2 Premiered March 8)
8:30pm CHAMPIONS (NBC, Series Premiered March 8)
9pm STATION 19 (ABC, Series Premiere March 22)
9:30pm A.P. BIO (NBC, Series Premiered March 1)
10pm Atlanta: Robbin’ Season (FX, Season 2 Premiered March 1)
Friday
Midnight PT FLINT TOWN (Netflix, Premiered March 2), Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere March 23)
8pm Once Upon A Time (ABC, Returned March 2)
What are you looking forward to this month?