Episode #190 - Our Favourite Films, TV and Books of 2022

We're back with our first episode of 2023! We begin by catching up on some recent Star Wars news, including: The Mandalorian season 3 begins on 1 March/writers revealed Daisy Ridley lunches at Lucasfilm Damon Lindelof produced Star Wars film rumoured to begin filming in spring 2023 The Acolyte cast member Dafne Keen teases the crux of the plot At around the half hour mark, we move on to discuss our media highlights of 2022, broken down by category: Rachael's favourite films: The Godfather Part II, dir. Francis Ford Coppola Inferno, dir. Dario Argento Decision to Leave, dir. Park Chan-wook The Banshees of Inishiren, dir. Martin McDonagh Kirsty's favourite films: The Night of the Hunter (1955) Bound (1996) Nope (2022) To Be or Not To Be (1942) Rachael and Kirsty's favourite TV: Andor Severance Rachael's favourite books: The Post Office Girl by Stefan Zweig My Year of Rest and Relaxation & Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage Kirsty's favourite books: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Jawbone by Monica Ojeda Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty In Sensorium: Notes for My People by Tanais Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.