With a constant stream of articles, posts, and tweets, it’s hard to know what you’ve missed. Therefore, I’ve compiled a list of the previous month’s posts and reviews (i.e., the Reader’s Digest version of Opus).
Jan 1: My Favorite Songs of 2021: Daygraves, Deafheaven, Japanese Breakfast, Low, Lycia, Angel Olsen & more
28 songs that helped get me through the year that was 2021.
Jan 1: January 2022’s Best Streaming Titles: The NeverEnding Story, Napoleon Dynamite, Eternals, Harry Potter
Luck dragons, tater tots, immortal superheroes, wizard movie memories, and more.
Jan 4: My Favorite Posts of 2021
These are the posts that I most enjoyed writing and hew closest to my Platonic ideal for Opus’ content.
Jan 5: The Matrix Resurrections Subverts Its Own Franchise to Explore Trauma, Grief & Romance (Review)
Borne out of personal loss, the fourth Matrix film trades kung fu and bullet time for something more emotional.
Jan 7: “In Your Room” by Airiel
One of Airiel’s signature songs, and a perfect example of what makes the band a shining example of shoegaze pop.
Jan 8: Opus in Numbers (2021 Edition)
Opus continues to grow slowly but surely over 2020.
Jan 8: New Subscriber Playlist: “Songs From the Electric Joy Toy Company”
Subscribers can listen to selections from the singular discography of Ronnie Martin (e.g., Joy Electric, DanceHouse Children, Said Fantasy).
Jan 14: Zoharum’s River of Appearance 25th Anniversary Edition is an Exquisite Box of Treasures
It even comes with its own tiny flower garden.
Jan 15: Last Life In The Universe’s Soundtrack Has Haunted Me for Nearly Two Decades
The soundtrack’s melancholy ambience is a perfect match for the film’s dreamy surrealism.
Jan 20: 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus by Joshua Wesely, Simon Wesely (Review)
There’s a certain charm to this inept German film about Christians battling religious persecution brought on by the pandemic.
Jan 21: Max Reload and the Nether Blasters by Scott Conditt, Jeremy Tremp (Review)
A shallow, mean-spirited movie obsessed with proving its own cleverness time and again.
Jan 26: “Pleasant Ship” by Kiriyama Family
The Icelandic group’s latest single is a lovely slice of soulful, slickly produced pop.
Jan 27: Children of Morta Is a Heartfelt Epic About One Family’s Battle Against Evil (Review)
With its gorgeous pixel art design, colorful characters, and engaging storyline, Children of Morta is an RPG gem.
Jan 28: A Delightful Promo for Studio Ghibli’s Theme Park
The theme park opens on November 1 in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture. I want to go to there.
Jan 29: From the Womb of the Morning, the Dew of Your Youth Will Be Yours by Ronnie Martin (Review)
More than a return, this feels like a rediscovery of everything that made me love Ronnie Martin’s music in the first place.
Click here to see everything that I posted on Opus in January 2022.
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