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Jenna gets into her favorites of 2023, a year of existential dread, rude awakenings, crushing loneliness, painful anxiety, and meditations on empathy.
A look at three different versions of the rich and crazy over the eras to see what we pity, what we covet, and what would ultimately drive us nuts as well.
Cozy up ‘round the speakers, sip on some egg nog and listen as Back Row discusses all the movies we watched in 2023 – including the good, the bad, and the what-the surprises.
Drama Season is that post-Halloween pre-Christmas time of the year where watching hard-hitting dramas just feels right. Here’s some recommendations to get you started.
Who else but Back Row would group together Dumb Money, Bottoms and Lawrence of Arabia? Read Veronica’s latest as she makes a compelling argument to the revolutionary connection throughout all three.
The future is female… weirdos. Veronica dives into female-led comedies that don’t back away from the weirdness and the uncomfortable reality of being a woman – including Joy Ride, Please Baby Please and Mod Fuck Explosion.
Paul Negoescu's Men of Deeds (2023), is a tale of dubious morality and small town politics as filtered through a darkly comedic sensibility, reminiscent of the films of the Coen Brothers or Milos Forman.
Dan and Jenna pit pre-1980 movies against post-1980 movies in the latest podcast. In this episode they focus on two slightly controversial Oscar winners: Sundays and Cybele and Ordinary People.
Society supports and also confines us, so naturally this is very fertile ground for all variety of art; be it satirical, comedic, or body horror.
