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Friday, December 30, 2022

InfiniteBody Honor Roll 2022

 

InfiniteBody Honor Roll 2022


Eva Yaa Asantewaa

 

Beyoncé's Renaissance

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?



Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of Macbeth (Photo: Alison Rosa)


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

 

 


 
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, 2020

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

 


Keeley Hawes as Louisa Durrell in The Durrells in Corfu

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

 

 

Vocalist Samara Joy
 
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

 

 
Linger Awhile by Samara Joy

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

 

 

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

 

 

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.


 

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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