Dec 1: December 2023’s Best Streaming Titles: Reacher, Doctor Who, The Matrix, The Hunt For Red October, Wonder Woman
Jack Reacher, the Doctor, Neo, Tom Clancy, Princess Diana of Themyscira, and more.
Dec 3: My Cultural Diet for November 2023: Star Trek: Lower Decks, Miyazaki, Loki, The Creator
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Dec 5: Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One Is One of the Greatest Godzilla Movies of All Time (Review)
With an emotional storyline that hearkens to Godzilla’s past, Godzilla Minus One reboots and rejuvenates cinema’s most iconic monster.
Dec 11: 15 of My Favorite M*A*S*H Moments
Highlighting just a little bit of what makes this show so special and memorable, even 40 years after its finale.
Dec 11: Entire by Daar (Review)
With its abstract artwork and graceful, evocative sound design, Daar’s Entire evokes entire worlds of beauty.
Dec 12: New Subscriber Playlist: “Pop Sophistication”
This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode are a brief sampling of the classy, sophisticated pop that emerged from the UK in the ’80s.
Dec 12: The Horror Films That Inspired Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Silver Nitrate
Her latest supernatural thriller is so fascinating precisely because of its use of film history, both real and imagined.
Dec 12: “The Wilderness (The Color of Gold)” by Luxury
Listen to the first single from the band’s sixth studio album, Like Unto Lambs.
Dec 17: Incredible Doom Returns with Volume Three: Eternal September
The new volume focuses on those heady days when the World Wide Web was just beginning to break into mainstream culture.
Dec 22: My 2024 Movie Outlook: Dune, Godzilla, Lord of the Rings, Furiosa, Inside Out 2, Wallace & Gromit & More
24 movies that I’m looking forward to seeing in 2024.
Dec 22: My 2024 TV Outlook: Abbott Elementary, The Last Airbender, 3 Body Problem, The Rings of Power & More
19 television series that I’m looking forward to seeing in 2024.
Dec 23: “Words” by Allison Lorenzen
The Colorado-based darkwave artist dives headfirst into the song’s dark undercurrents.
Related: Opus’ full December 2023 archives.
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