Wednesday, The Big Brunch, and Sight & Sound's greatest films of all time

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 10 a.m.

We discuss Wednesday and The Big Brunch, two shows that highlight how nice it is to be a part of a community.

02:14 Wednesday, streaming on Netflix, is a surprisingly great mix of supernatural hijinks, murder mystery antics, and teen boarding school escapades.

16:24 The Big Brunch is HBO Max’s answer to The Great British Bake Off: a cooking competition series where good vibes are paramount.

29:47 Plus, culture notes about the controversy surrounding this decade’s newly crowned Sight & Sound “Greatest Films of All Times,” and why it’s good to shake up our notion of the “canon” every once in a while.

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