InfiniteBody Honor Roll 2022
Eva Yaa Asantewaa
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| Beyoncé's Renaissance |
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| Jenna Ortega in Wednesday (photo: Netflix) |
The inimitable Lizzo
Well, hi, again! It's about damn time!
This post almost didn't happen because this blog almost stayed dormant. But now it's back--sort of. (Still sorting that out.) I've been quietly accumulating these items since the beginning of 2022--not for any kind of Best Of list but, instead, just a record of my journey this year through arts and entertainment. You're mileage is bound to vary, but here's some of what I found interesting and enjoyed and only in the order, more or less, of my experience. Some, because it's likely I've forgotten to jot down a few things here or there. And, yes, there are a few items here that represent me doing serious catching up--like ending the year binge-watching HBO's Treme--finally! So glad to connect with that great storytelling--and music!
What's on your list?
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| Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of Macbeth (Photo: Alison Rosa) |
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| Naomi Ekperigin, The Standups, Netflix |
Naomi Ekperigin, The Standups, Season 3 (Netflix), streaming from December 2021
The Art of Asking, audiobook written, read, and sung by Amanda Palmer, Hachette Audio, 2014
The Tragedy of Macbeth, directed by Joel Coen (Apple TV+), streaming from January 14
The Power of The Dog, directed by Jane Campion (Netflix), 2021
As We See It, created by Jason Katims (Amazon Prime), streaming from January 21
Season 4 of Ozark, created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams (Netflix), streaming from January 21
Brown Girls, by Daphne Palasi Andreades, Random House, 2022
Philippe Petit: Open Practice, Baryshnikov Arts Center, streaming February 7-21
14 Peaks, directed by Torquil Jones (Netflix), 2021
Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis (Netflix), 2020
Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You (Netflix), 2022
Martyr's Fiction (rough cut), by Kayla Farris, 2022
Starstruck, by Rose Matafeo (HBO Max), streaming from 2021
Rothaniel, by Jerrod Carmichael (HBO Max), streaming from 2022
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca, at The Joyce Theater, April 5-10
Women of the White Buffalo, directed by Deborah Anderson, various streaming services from April 12
"About Damn Time," (Special), by Lizzo
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| Keeley Hawes as Louisa Durrell in The Durrells in Corfu |
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| Josh O'Connor as Larry Durrell in The Durrells in Corfu |
The Durrells in Corfu (Amazon Prime)
This is Us (Hulu)
Civil: Ben Crump, directed by Nadia Hallgren (Netflix)
Season One of Abbott Elementary, created by Quinta Brunson (Hulu), streaming from 2021
Summer of Soul, directed by Questlove (Hulu), from 2021
Heartstopper, created by Alice Oseman (Netflix)
Season One of The White Lotus, directed by Mike White (HBO Max)
Renaissance, by Beyoncé
The Sandman (Netflix), from 2022
Citizen Ashe, directed by Rex Miller (HBO Max), 2021
Belfast, directed by Kenneth Branagh (HBO Max), 2022
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| Vocalist Samara Joy |
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| Viola Davis in The Woman King |
E. H. Duckworth, Moshood Olúṣọmọ Bámigbóyè Holding a Portrait Bust. Ìlọfà, Kwara State, Nigeria, ca. 1940. Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, BIRRC-D432-1. © Research and Cultural Collections, University of Birmingham
The Woman King, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2022
Joseph Anton, by Salman Rushdie (Penguin Random House, 2012)
Didn't Nobody Give A Shit About What Happened to Carlotta, by James Hannaham (Little, Brown and Company, 2022)
Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann (HBO Max), 2022
Bámigbóyè: A Master Sculptor of the Yorùbá Tradition, Yale Art Gallery
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| Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once |
Everything Everywhere All at Once, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Amazon Prime Video), 2022
Homegrown, (HBO Max), streaming from 2022
Descendant, directed by Margaret Browne (Netflix), streaming from 2022
The History of Empires, Witness Relocation/Dan Safer, La MaMa, October 27-November 6
The American Manifest: Moving Chains by Charles Gaines, Governors Island (Click here to view my video clip of this astonishing installation.)
Xaviera Simmons: Crisis Makes a Book Club, Queens Museum
Wendell & Wild, directed by Henry Selick (Netflix), streaming from 2022
Spencer, directed by Pablo Larrain, 2021
The Crown, Season 5 (Netflix), streaming from 2022
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, directed by Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler (Netflix)
Wednesday, (Netflix), streaming from November 23
Emily The Criminal, directed by John Patton Ford, (Netflix), streaming from December 7
She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and Women of Mesopotamia, ca. 3400–2000 B.C., The Morgan Library & Museum
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| Sabrina Imbler (photo: Marion Aguas) |
How Far The Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler (Little, Brown and Company, 2022)
The Deep: Exploring Earth's Last Frontier, World Science Festival, streaming from December 22. And yes, I've hyperlinked this title for you because you absolutely have got to see it! Here's info:
For centuries, humans believed the deep sea was lifeless, but new technologies have revealed that this previously hidden realm is home to rich ecosystems, mineral treasures, and an astounding kaleidoscope of life. Oceanographer Dr. Vicki Ferrini, marine biologist Dr. Helen Scales, and explorer Victor Vescovo join Brian Greene for a journey to Earth’s final frontier where for the first time we are discovering what lies beneath the oceans.
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| Janelle Monae in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery |
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, directed by Rian Johnson (Netflix), streaming from December 23
Edward Hopper's New York, The Whitney Museum
The Banshees of Inisherin, directed by Martin McDonagh (HBO Max), streaming from December 13
Juan Francisco Elso: Por América, El Museo del Barrio
Treme, created by David GlaSimon and Eric Overmyer (HBO), streaming from 2010
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