Another week, another installment of To Watch and Watch For. With many of the semester’s firsts in a series of nightmarish midterms in our rearview mirrors, everyone deserves a moment to breathe and unwind with some of these exciting new media releases. Where to begin? Well, let me tell you about these personal recommendations from each section.
Kick off October right with a horror movie to scare you straight — out of your seat, that is. Bone Lake, releasing on Oct. 3 and directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, follows one couple’s dream getaway to a mansion, where they’re forced to keep the company of some strange, mysterious couple. To find out how this story spirals downward through horror-filled twists and turns, see Bone Lake in theaters.
Keeping with the horror-branded welcome to October, The Librarians by Sherry Thomas may just be the perfect pick for your next read. How do our innocent, trusted librarians react when two of their patrons turn up dead after their own murder mystery-themed game night? Never say that nothing interesting happens inside a library...
Chances are that even without this helpful compilation of new media releases, you would have found out about Taylor Swift’s newest album, The Life of a Showgirl. Chances also are that even if you don’t set out to listen to this on purpose, you’ll end up hearing it anyway. So why not reclaim some agency and make a point of listening to it on your own terms instead of on the radio and in passing for the foreseeable future?
The ways in which we suffer in our modern era — crises from pandemics to political upheaval and more — are countless. That’s why some of Baltimore’s finest creatives and activists are hosting a therapeutic collage workshop on Oct. 3 to help attendees grapple with the current moment. Do yourself the favor of carving out some time amid the chaos to attend.
As always, don’t forget to complete the blackout by turning to the list below once you’ve finished the personal recommendations above.
To watch…
- Bone Lake, directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan — Oct. 3
- Coyotes, directed by Colin Minihan — Oct. 3
- Scared Shitless, directed by Vivieno Caldinelli — Oct. 3
- The Legend of Johnny Jones, directed by Matthew Clark “Ghost” — Oct. 3
- The Ice Tower, directed by Lucile Hadzihalilovic — Oct. 3
To read…
- The Librarians, by Sherry Thomas — Sept. 30
- The Impossible Fortune, by Richard Osman — Sept. 30
- Say It Out Loud, by Ashley Schumacher — Sept. 30
- The Portrait, by Danielle Steele — Sept. 30
- The Killing Stones, by Ann Cleeves — Sept. 30
To listen…
- The Life of a Showgirl, by Taylor Swift — Oct. 3
- One Simple Trick, by Lovejoy — Oct. 3
- Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…, by AFI — Oct. 3
- Strung Out Symphony, by aldn — Oct. 3
Live events…
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Cut, Paste, Ground: A Collage & Workshop for Collective Healing — Oct. 3 from 7–9 p.m. at Homewood Campus
- This event is free with registration. The exact location will be sent after you register.
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Camille Ralphs: AFTER YOU WERE, I AM (with Andrew Motion) — Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. at Bird in Hand Coffee & Books
- This event is free with registration.
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Peabody Camerata — Oct. 3 from 12:30–1:30 p.m. in the Hopkins Bloomberg Center
- This event is free with registration.
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FLI Student Advisory Board Movie Screening of “The Night of the Living Dead” — Oct. 3 from 8–9:30 p.m. in the Bloomberg Student Center Theater
- This event is free with registration.
