We’ve got film critic Robert Daniels to help us answer the hard-hitting questions about a film about the kind of gutwrenching true story you wish were pure fiction. Questions like: Did you want to see this movie? Then, we take a hotline call that brings in a healthy dose of Black Joy. 

What’s Good
Drea - wedding ridiculousness 
Robert - awesome Chicago weather
Ify - skincare

ITIDIC

1. Angelina Jolie Will Play Opera Singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s Next Film
2. Warner Bros.’ Cooks Up an NFT ‘experience’: The Fellowship in 4K
3. Tim Burton Says He’s Done with Disney after Dumbo Debacle

Staff Picks:
Drea - Clemency, Girls Trip
Robert - Aftersun, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ify - Watchmen (the show)

Robert’s TIME article: Witnessing Black Trauma Onscreen in 2022

Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies            

With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Robert Daniels

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher