What have I been doing this week? I’m glad you asked! Here’s what’s been on my watchlist this week:

*Note: My reviews usually contain spoilers. You have been warned. Proceed at your own risk.*

TV

The Ingenuity of the Househusband (2021)

In what was a relatively light week, I turned to a relatively light show. The vignette style episodes of this little gem take less time to watch than it does to type out the show’s title, but it tells the surprisingly engaging story of a househusband (Kenjiro Tsuda). I was hooked from the opening images of him trying to tackle lettuce with a dull knife. His tough-guy appearance is in direct contrast to the tasks that he’s usually depicted doing, from sorting laundry to polishing the bathroom mirror, and his gravelly, often serious, voiceovers make them all the more hilarious to watch. His ever-present cat gives him some much needed company, and I’m curious to see if his wife ever shows up. But even if she doesn’t, it seems like this is one househusband who is perfectly content with his own company.