On our latest weekly roundup, we catch you up on our winter-break adventures (which were less wintry than in years past).
What we're watching: Instead of watching something together, we reported on what we consumed during our time off. Catherine saw the movie
The Boys in the Boat in an actual theater with multiple generations of family members. It's exactly the sort of movie that it sounds like it should be from that setup: historical, inspirational, Oscar-bait-y. Mission accomplished, Director George Clooney!
Catherine also watched
Asteroid City (on an airplane, which seems appropriate for this film set in a space-obsessed 1950s desert town). It's star-studded, with the Wes Anderson Quirk dial turned up to the max. Mentioned:
The Afterparty's season 2 episode, "
Hannah."
Meanwhile, Terri subscribed to
VEEPS, a streaming service that allows her to watch live and recorded concerts. She's checked out old favorites like HARDY and discovered new artists too, including
The Summer Set and
Something Corporate. It's a great value for the money if you love music but in-person concerts are not as fun as they used to be.
Catherine's library find this week is a subset of the familiar Choose Your Own Adventure series. Did you know you can
Choose Your Own Nightmare?! We'd rather not, but can imagine the appeal this might hold for some tweens and teens.
In the archives, we revisit episodes in which we discussed
parenting rites of passage (January 12, 2022),
empty-nest careers (January 14, 2021), and
real-life FastPasses (January 12, 2016).
Next week, we'll watch the movie
The Holdovers, which you can find on Peacock, Amazon Prime, and maybe even in your local movie theater. Until then (and anytime you're in need), the
archives are available.