Welcome to Movies That Matter, where we look at three movies worth knowing about before the weekend begins.
This week: DC is getting creepy, Jenna Ortega is the fake friend, and the studio behind Coraline is taking us into the Wildwood.
(Countdown Video)
What’s new? Gotham City is getting a horror movie.
(Clayface clip – “You have to learn to control it”)
Tom Rhys Harries stars in Clayface as Matt Hagen – an actor whose life takes a very ugly turn when he becomes one of DC’s most recognizable villains.
(Clayface clip – “I don’t even know who you are”)
Again, that’s Clayface… in Gotham City… and I really miss Batman now.
If you’re like me, we need something a little less terrifying…
(Klara and the Sun clip – “Let me find a friend”)
Jenna Ortega stars in Klara and the Sun as Klara – an Artificial Friend chosen by a seriously ill young girl named Josie.
(Klara and the Sun clip – “Show me the way to heal this family”)
Klara quickly realizes she may be expected to do a whole lot more than just be Josie’s friend.
And finally, let’s check out the newest adventure from LAIKA – the studio behind Coraline.
(Wildwood clip – “My brother is in here”)
Wildwood sends a girl into a forbidden forest after her baby brother is kidnapped by a murder of crows.
Yup… a murder of crows. And apparently that’s just the beginning – we’ve got witches too.
(Wildwood clip – “There are witches…”)
If that deep voice in the trailer sounds familiar, well it’s the band San Fermin with their song “The Woods.”
That’s this weekend’s Movies That Matter. From Gotham City horror to artificial friends to one very strange forest, there should be something waiting for you at the movies.
Until next time – keep on popping the corn.
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Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.
This week: Fontaines D.C. enters the Dopamine Chamber, Ashe becomes The Girl of Your Dreams, and The Avalanches have a ridiculous guest list.
Plus, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Blondie, Johnny Marr, and finally Korn back on vinyl.
(Countdown Video)
3 major album drops.
Kicking it off – Fontaines D.C. is delivering to us its 5th studio album – Dopamine Chamber.
(“Marianne” clip)
Their last album, Romance, showed up on a ton of year-end lists for 2024. Despite the pressure, the band keeps pushing beyond that post-punk label they started with.
The record even includes a collaboration with Rosalía.
(“Where is gone” clip)
Next — Ashe is back with an album that has “Stop The Wedding” leading it off
(“Stop The Wedding!” clip)
As for the title, The Girl of Your Dreams is a little misleading. Ashe says the album is really about letting go of the pressure to be somebody else’s perfect person. And here’s her favorite song on the album — “Swan Lake.”
(“Swan Lake” clip)
And then we have – The Avalanches with No Bad Memories.
(“I Give Everything I have 2 U” clip)
Listen to this guest list…
Jamie xx. Karen O. Rivers Cuomo. Panda Bear. Mike Patton. Carly Simon.
That’s quite a roll call for an album.
(“All The Time in the World” clip)
2 new singles.
Chappell Roan used to open for Olivia Rodrigo before her star took off. And now, she has her first feature with Miss Rodrigo on the remix of “expectations.”
(“expectations” remix clip)
And they went all-in on the video.
It’s set up like a retro game show — with the two of them competing against each other and even David Byrne showing up as the host.
And now, look who Blondie has showing up with “Spectral Eyes.”
(“Spectral Eyes” clip)
Johnny Marr from The Smiths co-wrote the song and plays on it.
This is the first sip of Blondie’s upcoming album High Noon – their first studio album in nearly a decade.
(Record Scratch video)
And finally, one vinyl pick.
Korn’s Life Is Peachy turns 30.
(“A.D.I.D.A.S.” clip)
The band’s second album is re-issued on vinyl with “No Place to Hide,” “Good God” – plus an a cappella version of “Twist.”
(“Twist” clip)
A cappella, huh? Apparently regular “Twist” wasn’t unsettling enough.
That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.
This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.
Until next time.
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