We have a brand new Asian A.V. Club: What to Watch pod and we bring on fellow substacker and Gen X specialist Fawnia Soo Hoo of Whatever Nevermind, to jump on and give her thoughts on some film and tv titles that’s out at the moment!

After spending two eps on the fall film festivals and ALL the big movies that came from them, we are back to our usual format of looking at stuff that we think should be on your radar.

We start off our film section with the really personal documentary about comedian, actor and podcast pioneer Marc Maron in the film ARE WE GOOD by dir: Steven Feinartz. Rather than a showcase of Maron’s immense popularity as a funny man, the film focuses on a man trying to put together the pieces of his broken heart after the sudden passing of his girlfriend, filmmaker Lynn Shelton. Of course, Maron’s distinctly funny observations make this doc a surprisingly inspiring feature.

Next up, we take a look at dir: Paul Thomas Anderson’s excellent ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER which has critics calling this political thriller one of the years best, with talk of award nominations for a whole slew of categories. We also check out the charming KÖLN 75 by dir: Ido Fluk, telling the true story of how a young brash Vera Brandes (Male Emde) convinced jazz pianist Keith Jarrett (John Magaro) to perform a once in a lifetime concert.

Finally, we break down the surprise horror hit GOOD BOY by dir: Ben Leonberg, which focuses on the creepy goings on in a possible a haunted house, but through the POV of a dog. Yes… a dog!

Over in the TV world, we jump over the pond to check out season 2 of UK comedian, writer, actor Mawaan Rizwan’s cult comedy JUICE. Jamma (Rizwan) is back to figure out his life while juggling an ex (Russell Tovey) and a wacky family (played by real life brother Nabhaan and Shahnaz his mother). We are utterly charmed by the show and wanted to delve deeper into this gem.

Another gem is showrunner Sterlin Harjo (Resevoir Dogs) new noir-esque series LOWDOWN starring Ethan Hawke. With a season long mystery that writer/”truthstorian” Lee Raybon (Hawke) is trying to figure out, the show features a large cast of characters that may or may not be telling the truth.

We end the tv list with the 3rd (and possibly final) season of the ALICE IN BORDERLAND adapted from the manga series by show runner Shinsuke Sato. With even more twisted life or death games thrown at a new set of ‘players’, the real focus is whether Usagi (Tao Tsychiya) and Arisu (Kento Yamazaki) will make it out alive. Definitely not for the faint hearted but oh so fun to watch!

It’s alot to process, but hopefully something in our collection of titles will be your next watch! Press play to listen and if you like what you hear, SUBSCRIBE!