Wayne’s 4 X 2: Perfect Days, Man Who Fell to Earth, and More!
Do you want something to watch but aren’t sure where to start? 2SER’s entertainment wizard, Wayne Massingham is back and he’s got you covered with his reviews of the latest and greatest in film and music and television.
It’s Wayne’s 4 by 2! 4 Reviews, 2 minutes each. Here’s what he had for us this morning:
Film: Perfect Days
In Tokyo, Hirayama cleans public toilets. Despite his work he is content, filling his spare time with photography of trees, reading books by American authors and listening to music on his cassette tapes. We follow Hirayama in this slice-of-life drama that illuminates an existential satisfaction with the everyday, despite the hurdles he comes across. Winning the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Cannes last year and nominated for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards, Perfect Days is minimalist darling you wont want to miss.
Perfect Days is in cinemas now. Check out the trailer here.
Television: The Man Who Fell to Earth
The second adaptation of Walter Tevis’s 1963 novel explores the ramifications for the people of Earth when an alien named Faraday (Chiwetel Ejiofor) arrives on the planet, searching for a woman to help save his own civilisation. As they try to implement Faraday’s plans, they realise the only way to save his home world is to save the Earth first. A sequel to the 1976 film starring David Bowie, this series is certainly a space oddity.
The Man Who Fell to Earth is out now on Stan. Watch the trailer here.
Television: The Big Door Prize
Based on the book by M.O. Walsh, this comedy series sees Dusty (Chris O’Dowd) discovers a strange new machine in his local grocery shop. The machine has the ability to “reveal your life potential”. As it begins to change Dusty’s life, other people in town also want to see what their life is truly capable of, and decide to take a Big Door Prize for themselves.
The Big Door Prize is out now on AppleTV+. Watch the trailer here.
Album: Bright Future, Adrianne Lenker
Adrianne Lenker’s 5th solo album showcases her incredible talent through beautiful lyric work and instrumentation. The folk-rock and country blend is like a stripped back version of her band Big Thief, but these songs are all her own. Most tracks are composed of a guitar, piano, violin and her voice and was recorded in analogue in a studio out in the Oregon forest. A fantastic record that is both mesmerizing and emotionally tremendous, Bright Future is a record that should not be missed.
Bright Future is out now on Spotify and Bandcamp.
