FEBRUARY GEMS

Office space + black panther

At MNM we don't always follow conventional wisdom. Life is not a straight line, so we think that our entertainment may not be either. In this spirit, we look through the lense of the calendar at the month of February. What no longer seems like a wasteland alongside January for new releases, the new model for late winter and early spring give us gems like Black Panther. There has seemed to be backlash online as BP has been nominated for Best Picture that it isn't as good as some other Marvel entries, etc. Not for me at MNM. I love Coogler`s vision for the film and the scope it brought from Oakland to Wakanda. We will contine to say it loud and clear: Give us a filmmaker, vision and see what happens. Black Panther exists in the MCU but somehow seems framed up with its own originality and Coogler's vision for how this character and Wakanda fit. Great set pieces and action. A February gem for sure.

Well, no other way to transition from the MCU to Office Space than to bring it back to our MNM approach of looking at the calendar and realizing Office Space too was released in February, helping us feel better about oir Mondays, as well as that winter feeling that seems to last 365 days itself. Is there another movie out in the world of flicks that makes usblaugh and cry on the i side at the same time due to its painful observances and accuracy? Nope. Not to me.

It is all about the journey, sometines the journey includes a pit stop at a night where you mash up Office Space and Black Panther because they came out in February, as noted on your calendar in your cubicle next to the red Swingline.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

In honor of all the flair and Office Space shooting location we are opening it up to both local and chains for some poppers too.

• Favorite Chain Restaurant with Appetizers​
• A nod to Austin options (click the February Gems image)