📺 The Media Guide S5E5

And we are back. Things are a little bit lighter than last week, but there's still plenty to talk about and look forward to.

We also published our final look back of 2024 going over the best movies of the year and our most anticipated for 2025. You can check out the previous editions for shows, albums, and comics too.

📰 Best Movies of 2024

RoL Special Edition

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You can also check out our top ten movies (w/o commentary and most anticipated) below in the Silver Screen Voyage section.

📺 New Shows

🍏 Apple Cider Vinegar S1 (Netflix) — 5 Feb

I'm not sure this one will be for me, but I'm a big fan of Kaitlyn Dever and while I know it definitely won't be as weird as Brand New Cherry Flavor, I'm hoping it might have a chance to fill a similar role.

🦸‍♂️ Invincible S3 (Amazon) — 6 Feb

And the animated show based on the Robert Kirkman/Ryan Ottley comic is here just in time for them to roll out their new comic shortly. I'm still behind due to not subscribing to Amazon, but one of these days I'll catch up.

Tuesday

• Paradise (Hulu) 1:4

Wednesday

• Mythic Quest (Apple) 4:3
• Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix) S1

Thursday

• The Pitt (HBO) 1:6
• Harley Quinn (HBO) 5:4
• Invincible (Amazon) 3:1-3

Friday

• Severance (Apple) 2:4

Sunday

• Dexter: Original Sins (Paramount) 1:9
• Common Side Effects (Adult Swim) 1:3

💽 Release of the Week

🫥 Freckle By Freckle

While I was a bit disappointed in some of Ty Segall's more recent music, I am digging this new band he formed with Corey Madden. There's some psychedelic rock mixed with nostalgia from the early aughts.

Current Favorite Track: I Don't Know What I Need

🏃 Runner-ups

☠️ Death & Love, Pt 1 By Circa Waves

Another one where I didn't love their last effort with Never Going Under, but with Death & Love, everything feels much more fluid and light. It's a nice, easy indie post-brit powerpop.

CFT: Like You Did Before

🪦 Big After I Die By Charlie Houston

Then getting even more poppy, this record from Charlie Houston is killer. I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this wonderful indie bedroom pop album. Vocals are top notch, as is the instrumentation, especially considering it leans heavier into the pop then I tend to listen to.

CFT: Stupid Love

📝 What Else?

• Everyone Says Hi by Everyone Says Hi
• Forever by Lilly Hiatt
• Hallelujah Showers by Christian Sean

🦸 No. 1's

🤖 Robot Tod (Floating World)

I actually mentioned this in the second issue of S5 earlier this year and noted how it felt like I've been seeing images of Robot Tod for ages already. Well, apparently there was a delay, and it's supposed to be coming out now...

🍂 Frankenstein: New World - The Sea of Forever (Dark Horse)

Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, and artist Peter Bergting bring us the newest book in the world of Hellboy, exploring the new world with Frankenstein.

📝 What Else?

• The Sacrificers (Image) #14
• Kaya (Image) #25
• Grim (Boom) #21
• Absolute Superman (DC) #4
• Batman (DC) #157
• Batgirl (DC) #4
• Living Hell (Dark Horse) #3
• Cruel Kingdom (Oni) #2
• The Ultimates (Marvel) #9

🎥 New Movies

💘 I Love You Forever

I'm excited about this movie for one reason and one reason only. Cazzie David (daughter of Larry) is the co-writer/co-director on this. I only really know Cazzie's work from writing for Air Mail and showing up as a character in The Umbrella Academy, but she has a strong voice and even if this one doesn't hit, I think she's gotta a future in the biz.

❤️‍🔥 Love Hurts

This is the first film Ke Huy Quan is starring in since winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Everything Everywhere All at Once and he returns to the screen with a director making their feature debut and a writing team with limited experience. Overall, I don't imagine this makes a huge splash, but it should be a fun action comedy leading up to valentines day.

🌊 Parthenope

Parthenope is an Italian coming-of-age story from Oscar winning writer/director Paolo Sorrentino and starring Celeste Dalla Porta as the titular Parthenope.

🏆 2024 Top Ten Movies

Be sure to check out full write-up with honorable mentions and the most anticipated movies of 2025 for [+] subscribers.

1. The Brutalist
2. Anora
3. Love Lies Bleeding
4. Dune: Part 2
5. Conclave
6. A Real Pain
7. Kinds of Kindness
8. A Complete Unknown
9. Longlegs
10. A Different Man

📝 What Else?

• Becoming Led Zeppelin
• Jazzy
• Bring Them Down
• Armand

🛍️ Available to Buy/Rent

• September 5