It’s our year-end wrap-up, and a flirtatious/contentious one! Nancy and Sarah spar over “Glass Onion,” the latest “Knives Out” mystery, before running down the most memorable moments of the past year (and 49 episodes!), from Will Smith’s slap to Teal Swan’s manipulation. We chat celebrity, cults, and spiritual voids. (Kwanzaa turns out to have a pretty bleak history, but Joyous Kwanzaa to you, anyway.) Why is Nancy so drawn to narcissistic liars? Why is Sarah so willing to defend terrible people? The tension grows thick. Will our hosts ever stop quibbling and admit they’re in love? (That’s for the paid subscribers, people.)
Bonus content: Who are our picks for person of the year? Villain of the year? We share our favorite movies, TV shows, and books, and make our bid for the most important news story of 2022. Then we confess all our secrets. Or at least, like, two.
Episode Notes:
“GLASS ONION can't crack NETFLIX Top 5 movie openings for 2022,” by Sean McNulty (The Ankler)
“‘Glass Onion’ Manages 82.1 Million Hours Watched in Christmas Opening Weekend on Netflix,” by Selome Hailu (Variety)
“Merry Christmas, Kwanzaa Is Over,” by Michael Moynihan (Reason)
Kamala Harris shares her thoughts on Kwanzaa:
Babylon reviews on Rotten Tomatoes: 55% fresh (critics), 50% fresh (audience)
Damien Chazelle, director of Babylon, Wikipedia page
“Will Smith's family supports him at red carpet premiere of his new movie 'Emancipation',” by Carson Blackwelder (Good Morning America)
“Jada Pinkett Smith’s ex August Alsina seemingly comes out, introduces boyfriend,” by Nika Shakhnazarova (Page Six)
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