50 new things in 2023, part 1/50

[kindkit]

Just to be clear: I'm not necessarily going to write long detailed posts about everything, because I don't want this project to start feeling like homework when it's meant to be fun.

Anyway, this week's new thing was Glass Onion, the second Benoit Blanc movie after 2019's Knives Out (which, coincidentally, was the last movie I saw in the cinema before the pandemic took hold). I still haven't been back to the cinema; Glass Onion is streaming on Netflix in the US.

I was mostly unspoiled for it, which is a good state to be in for this movie. It was tremendous fun, and more than that, tremendously satisfying given the current state of . . . everything. In fact it ended up more timely than could have been planned for. But I think it will age well, even when its topical references are (let's hope) no longer topical, because it's got good bones. Not to mention good costumes.

Comments

[vilakins]

Knives Out was the last film we saw before lockdowns too, and we really enjoyed it. We just watched Glass Onion last week on Netflix - another excellent film, so much fun, and great commentary on stupid "celebrity" (I've usually never heard of them) culture.

[delphi]

I still haven't watched Knives Out yet, but the sequel being so well-received is the kick in the pants I need.