This Week's Binge | December 2021 - What to Watch

Here’s a review of what I binge watched in December 2021. As usual, a detailed review of the top 5 entertainment binges with highlights below of everything else. With taking some time off for a holiday staycation, I binged quite a bit more!

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Dave

Hulu

In this scripted FX comedy on Hulu, Dave is an undiscovered white Jewish rapper who believes he is one of the best rappers in the world. This show completely flew under my radar season 1 and I just binged both seasons, happily.

Set in LA, the series follows Dave and his friends/entourage as he tries to make it in the rap world. It is funny, at times cringey, but the writing and casting are exceptional.

This is easily one of the best shows on TV right now. BTWt, Dave really is a rapper (I’m sure some of you know that) so I have a feeling it may be drawn from his real life.

I am: Obsessed

Dopesick

Hulu

Dopesick is a limited series based on the opioid crisis in the U.S. and how Big Pharma drove this all in the name of money while the FDA sat back and watched.

While the characters aren’t based on actual people, the gist of it and the companies are. It is heartbreaking and disgusting what has been allowed to happen, legally.

Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, and Rosario Dawson are part of this amazing ensemble cast, and the series (as well as some of the cast members) have been nominated for the 2022 Golden Globes.

I am: Obsessed

And Just Like That

HBO Max

Fans of Sex and the City have a lot of mixed feelings about the reboot And Just Like That, and for good reason. It’s been 11 years since we’ve seen our favorite group of NYC girlfriends, and a lot has. chanced. And change is hard.

Sam isn’t on the show (I know I don’t do spoilers, but we all know that already, right?), we know the Willie Garson who plays Stanford Blatch dies in real life so we’re waiting to see how that plays out, and Chris Noth who plays John Preston was accused of sexual assault so scenes that have been filmed are now being cut, what will happen with the storyline???

But with all of that being said, I am beyond happy to see the women’s back on the small screen, happy to see women above 30 keeping friendships a priority, and happy to see that life doesn’t end at 40.

Oh, and seeing NYC and the fashion is amazing again too!

I am: Obsessed

And Just Like That HBO Max Series Poster

Watch | Movies

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home was my first movie in a theater since Covid and it was worth it!

There is no streaming option right now but word on the street is that Starz will get the first streaming rights over Disney+ since it’s a Sony film. TBD on that.

I usually find superhero/Marvel movies entertaining, but this movie is great! This is a big no spoiler review so I will just say, Tom Holland continues to be a perfect Spider-Man and I’m loving Zendaya as MJ.

While I watch all the Marvel movies, I’m not an encyclopedia of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but if you are, there are a lot of tie-ins and throwbacks that you’ll definitely appreciate.

P.S. don’t forget to stay for the two post-credit scenes.

I am: Obsessed

Read | Books

Golden Girl

Elin Hilderbrand

You may already be a fan of Elin Hilderbrand, there are many, but this was my very first book of hers. For some reason, I was thinking it was going to be rom-com or Hallmark-ish, but it wasn’t. I can see why there are so many fans and I’ll definitely be reading more!

Set in Nantucket (of which I now need to vacation), the main character, Vivi, gets murdered in a hit and run and gets the summer to watch over her adult children and is granted three nudges to help them along the way.

This is one of the stories where you see life through multiple people’s perspectives, which I love, and there is a conclusion to the whodunit at the end.

I am: Obsessed

What Else I Binged…

Here’s a quick review of what else I binged this month

The Morning Show Season 2 | Not as great as season 1, TMS picks up just as Covid and the Presidential debates are. There is still fallout from the sexual assult allegations but it’s a few months from where season 1 left off, so the characters are all in a different headspace. | Entertained
Single All The Way | A predictable, cheesy Christmas movie. Sure it’s cute when Peter asks his best friend to come home with him from LA.and pretent to be his boyfriend, but I’m sure you can tell where this is going… | Annoyed
Love Hard | A bit better on the predictable Christmas movie front, Natalie takes a leap to surprise her online BF during Chrismas only to discover she’s been catfished. She stays in town to impress his family while try to meet the photo guy IRL. Again, any surprises what happens here? But it’s better because it’s got a solid cast, cheesy factor is minimized, and there’s. asplash of family dysfunction. | Entertained
The Shrink Next Door | Based on a true story, I wanted to love this limited series about a shrink who crosses boundries with his patient. Since Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd are the two leads I was expecting a comedy, but it’s really more of a dark comedy and it slow at times. | Entertained
Home Sweet Home Alone | Since Home Alone is one of the best Christmas movies of all time, I had to watch the reboot, but I wasn’t sure how it would hold up. It’s actually really cute! They’ve been able to keep it relevent for today’s digital age while makeing sense of what today seems like gratuitous violence. | Entertained
Emily in Paris Season 2 | One of the few shows where I enjoyed the second season more than the first, now that I can appreciate the series for the campiness that it is. Emily is still annoying, but maybe that’s how American’s in Paris really are? | Entertained
8-Bit Christmas | Set in Chicago in the 80’s, a group of kids are on the quest to get the elusive Nintendo game system. NPH narrates, and it’s kind of like the modern day A Christmas Story, which I loathe, but this will definitley be going on the best Christmas movie list for next year! | Entertained

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This Week’s Binge | December 2021

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