The first week of October has a lot to offer in terms of change: some colder temperatures, a bit of windier weather and a truer sense of fall truly setting in. As fall begins, you may be looking for new or exciting experiences with the changing seasons. Whether you’re looking for a new film or novel, we’ve got you covered with suggestions for you. Before the spooky season officially kicks off, enjoy the start of this month with these recommendations for what to fill your time with!
Who needs a remake of Blade ridden with production issues when Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother exists instead? Thanks to the ashes of the scrapped Marvel production, Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali returns to the big screen in this new action thriller, already professionally trained and toned for the lead role. Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother follows a devoutly religious hitman who must contend with his faith, work and fatherhood as he makes a perilous adventure through Houston for the sake of his children. The film seems to be a novel action picture concerned with deeper questions about motivation and duty.
In How to Look Away: On American Cruelty and the Refusal to Disappear, award-winning contributor to The Guardian and The New York Times Daniel Peña combines memoir with journalism and cultural criticism to convey an intriguing account of the American identity. From examining conspiracy theories to Cold War paranoia to writing about his experiences in Mexico and the United States, Pẽna examines what it takes to disappear in the American project and offers a clarifying look into the strained politics of America.
Troye Sivan’s fourth studio album, She’s the Best, is a love letter to the women in the pop artist’s life. The lead single of the album shares the same name, and it’s a portrait of an unnamed woman who Sivan adores. The single “She’s the Best” features a more alternative sound with distortive guitars than the usual dance-pop his songs have. However, She’s the Best will certainly be as dance-worthy as the rest of his discography and worth a listen.
At Baltimore's Black Arts and Public Humanities with Mary Rizzo and Rejjia Camphor, Associate Professor Mary Rizzo from the History Department at Rutgers University will be in conversation with Baltimore artist, activist and organizer Rejjia Camphor about Black arts and public history in Baltimore. Specifically, this event will talk about vernacular poetry and the revitalization of a Black grassroots poetry magazine published in Baltimore through a project called the Chicory Revitalization Project. Camphor’s new co-authored book studying this project will also be discussed. Don’t miss this conversation detailing the history of an undiscussed part of Baltimore’s art scene!
If nothing above seemed quite compelling, we have a full list of other options to browse through:
To watch...
- Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, directed by Bassam Tariq — Oct. 9
- The Social Reckoning, directed by Aaron Sorkin — Oct. 9
- Fjord, directed by Cristian Mungiu — Oct. 9
- Other Mommy, directed by Rob Savage — Oct. 9
- The Beast, directed by Renny Harlin — Oct. 9
To read...
- How to Look Away: On American Cruelty and the Refusal to Disappear, written by Daniel Peña — Oct. 6
- The World After Gaza, written by Pankaj Mishra — Oct. 6
- Fight to the Death: The Human Stories Shaping America's MAID Debate, written by Paul Brand — Oct. 6
- The Occidental Book of the Dead, written by T. Geronimo Johnson — Oct. 6
- Partita, written by Barbara Kingsolver — Oct. 6
To listen...
- She’s the Best, by Troye Sivan — Oct. 9
- Mud, by Remi Wolf — Oct. 9
- PARTY’S OVER, by Sueco — Oct. 9
- Everything Has Changed, by Danielle Ponder — Oct. 9
Live events...
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Baltimore's Black Arts and Public Humanities with Mary Rizzo and Rejjia Camphor — Oct. 8, 12–1:30 p.m. at Gilman 138D
- This event is free with registration.
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In the Stacks: Mandy Brown — Oct. 8, 6:30–7:30 p.m. at George Peabody Library
- This event is free.
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Steve Ziger with Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson: While Away: An Architect’s Travel Sketches — Oct. 8, 6 p.m. at The Ivy Bookshop
- This event is free with registration.
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Artist Talk with Sunaina Bhalla — Oct. 9, 6:30–9 p.m at Station North
- This event is free.
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Baltimore International Black Film Festival — Oct. 8–12 at Pikes Studio Cinema
- Ticket prices vary.
