‘Bo Burnham: Inside’
I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that you, the reader of this short blurb, are totally OVER movies and TV shows that attempt to reflect back the experience of pandemic life to us. (Remember Coastal Elites? BARF!) After all, you LIVED through this time, and damn it, you’re ready to move on. Well, before you reflexively put any and all pandemic-related pieces of art in the rearviewmirror, hold on one quick second and turn your Netflix dial to Bo Burnham: Inside. The former wunderkind of the YouTube generation just spent the last year locked in his house, like we all did, but instead of just emerging with bad facial hair and social anxieties, he emerged with bad facial hair, social anxieties, and 90 minutes worth of introspective (and hilarious) insights about where this year left us — emotionally, physically, spiritually. Can one white guy heal the world with comedy? Well, open wide: here comes the content!