Did This Guy Just Throw A Chair?!
Okay, before we highlight some of our recent work, there’s a Japan-sized hole we need to address.
No, we didn’t cover SHOGUN.
Was this because we didn’t trust Bankole to talk about Mariko-sama for 10 weeks straight in a way that wouldn’t piss off any future girlfriends?
Maybe, we can’t say for sure.
In a different world, we’d all commit seppuku for this transgression and tbh, the day is still young. However, Ebube was absolutely not willing to let this slide, and dove deep into the Sengoku period a few weeks ago with Ayisha, who recently made the ill-advised decision to join us full-time.
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Bankole chimes in
Okay, the Neiman family dinner is a good point to interject. Speaking of Ayisha, she, Lolade and I covered Kate Winslet’s THE REGIME. A good (and often very funny) show that always felt like a massive case of unfulfilled potential. This feeling was echoed weeks later with another HBO series, THE SYMPATHIZER. That was mostly more successful than THE REGIME but both shows were unable to make that final step into greatness despite having all the ingredients to do so.
My most fun coverage of the year remains TMT & I’s two-episode discussion on MR & MRS SMITH. The second season was recently announced and considering how the first ended, TMT & I theorised back in February about the possibility of it becoming an anthology-style show in future seasons.
A few other highlights were Ebube, Ayisha and Tola (AN ACTUAL RELATIONSHIP THERAPIST!) discussing the latest season of LOVE IS BLIND, Ayisha and Lolade throwing away all decorum for BRIDGERTON Season 3, Part 1, the conclusion of Ebuka, Chiagoziem and Oseghale’s INVINCIBLE Season 2 coverage and honestly, a lot more.
Also, you might have picked up on the fact that this inaugural newsletter is chaptered using Damien Chazelle’s 2014 masterpiece, WHIPLASH. Don’t think too hard, there are no thematic connections, we just sat down and thought of some scenes we liked.
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It’s been a fun few months on the IS THIS CINEMA front. The team started the year with a marathon pre-Oscars coverage, culminating in Emma Stone winning her second Oscar and the OPPENHEIMER sweep. Then after their impassioned DUNE discussion, they went on a 2-month break before reviewing another Zendaya banger; the electrifying CHALLENGERS.
Bankole crashed an episode to rank the films in the 'Goofy Ryan Gosling' oeuvre, then Ayisha and Lolade spoke about THE IDEA OF YOU and their favourite ‘I’m Just a Girl’ Films.
And now it’s time for summer movie season, babyyyyyyy. LFG
