Herrington: My 10 best films of 2024
This year’s list gives us strippers, tennis players, boys, daughters, jurors and hundreds of beavers. Plus, there are “Special Jury (of One)” prizes.
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Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Draymond Green’s bad night, Zach Edey’s elevation and other Grizzlies-Warriors thoughts
Did Draymond Green play the worst basketball game of all time? Chris Herrington breaks it down and also looks into Zach Edey’s return to the starting lineup.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: Big screen ‘Mufasa,’ little screen ‘Juror #2’
One of the year’s best films mostly bypassed theaters and will be available on HBO’s streaming service, Max. It’s a little bit “12 Angry Men,” a little bit Alfred Hitchcock and a little bit John Grisham.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: As trade market awakens, should the Grizzlies look to deal?
The NBA trade deadline isn’t until Feb. 6, but Chris Herrington looks at a handful of potential targets for Memphis.
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Performing Arts ‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist’ lead 2024 picks for Southeastern film critics
“The Brutalist,” a nearly four-hour widescreen epic from a little-known filmmaker, hasn’t yet screened in Memphis, but it should get a wider release in the run-up to the Academy Awards.
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The To-Do ListThe To-Do List: Two parades delayed; holiday films, and cannabis cocktails
This week, Sheet Cake celebrates its first birthday, Ikea hosts a Swedish Christmas feast and Soul & Spirits has six Taylor Swift-themed beers.
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Performing Arts Memphis Movies This Week: Daniel Craig in ‘Queer,’ ‘White Christmas’ at 70
There are still a bunch of film award contenders on-deck, waiting to make their Memphis debuts, but only one is showing up in local theaters this week.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Memphis is red hot!
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington talk about the Memphis Grizzlies’ winning stretch and a new season-long outlook for the team.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: All-Star? All-Defense? All-NBA? Jaren Jackson Jr. could be a candidate for all.
All-Defense, All-NBA and All-Star should all be in play for Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. How likely are they?
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Arts & CultureMemphis Movies This Week: ‘A Real Pain’ and a Hannibal Lecter double-dip
The big activity in local theaters this week is the annual Indie Memphis Film Festival, but those screenings aren’t your only options.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: This season’s ceiling, historical comps and early trade thoughts
Times are good for a team now up to second place in the West. How good? Chris Herrington tackles that in this mailbag’s first question.
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Memphis GrizzliesMorant, Jackson help Grizzlies break decade-long losing streak in Boston
Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. combined for 59 points as Memphis defeated Boston in Boston for the first time since 2013.
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Box score: Grizzlies 127, Celtics 121
Ja Morant scores 32 in Boston, to help Grizzlies snap 32-game losing streak
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: Ja Morant’s ‘journey,’ ‘Core 4’ Christmas movies
It’s time again for the quarterly Memphis Grizzlies Mailbag. In this edition, Herrington talks about the NBA team and also gets into movies and Christmas.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Marcus Smart, Brandon Clarke showing improved play amid changing roles
Why are the Grizzlies entering this week with a six-game winning streak, tied with the Orlando Magic for the longest active one in the league? Part of it is due to the play of Smart and Clarke.
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Memphis Grizzlies Morant returns, leads balanced Grizzlies attack for fifth straight win
The Grizzlies are now 3-0 this season with Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane all available for a full game. And the franchise got its first ever “NBA Cup” win on Friday after starting 0-6 in such games over two seasons.
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Grizzlies win fifth in a row with victory over Pelicans
Box score: Grizzlies 120, Pelicans 109
Grizzlies Insider: Ja Morant likely to play Friday against New Orleans
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: On Ja Morant’s (brief) return and the week ahead
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Ja Morant’s dynamic return from injury, a busy Thanksgiving week schedule and how the Grizzlies may deploy what could be their deepest roster ever.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Ja Morant puts on show in return; may have the Grizzlies primed for a run
Ja Morant is back in flight and back in control, dominating the game with the Trail Blazers with 22 points and 11 assists in only 23 minutes.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: 10 Grizzlies takes after the season’s first month
From the team’s “New Offense” to defensive fundamentals, here are Chris Herrington’s 10 takeaways from the Grizzlies’ season so far.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Gladiator II,’ ‘Wicked’ bring back familiar stories
This pre-Thanksgiving weekend brings a couple of prestige-oriented films to the big screen, alongside stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal.
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MusicThe Essential Memphis Library: Justin Timberlake’s solo debut album
The 2002 album “Justified” from Justin Timberlake, who plays the FedExForum Saturday, is almost certainly the most successful album to mention “Memphis, Tennessee” in its first 30 seconds.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Is now the time for a Memphis run?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discussed the Grizzlies’ loss to Denver, response against Philadelphia and the potential a winning streak is on the horizon.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies, Bane return to form in win over troubled Sixers
The troubled Sixers put their three top players on the floor together for the first time this season. But it was the Grizzlies who got it right.
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Jackson, Bane lead Grizzlies to 117-111 victory over Philadelphia
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: As Grizzlies get healthier, decisions loom, beginning at small forward
With more options comes more decisions, and 14 games in the Grizzlies don’t seem quite settled.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Cat paw-ty, coffee culture and Hannibal Lector times two
This week, learn cocktail science at Lichterman, spend an evening in Paris at the Orpheum and hear IMAKEMADBEATS’ new album — but with lasers.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Warriors a tough matchup for Grizzlies, but also a model
Friday night in San Francisco, the Grizzlies will complete their first West Coast road trip against a team that’s so far had even more success this season with a similar approach: the Golden State Warriors.
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