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Kings of Tupelo on Netflix. The phrase "you couldn't make it up" could have been coined for this three part crime documentary. The characters and story are laugh out loud in places, and things get properly crazy in the final episode.
recently finished In cold water, on Amazon. Not too bad for a murder documentary and a central character who went, imho, from possible victim to an amazingly unpleasant human as it progressed .
American Primeval. Absolutely stunning.
Well, here I am up in the middle of the night with toothache and thought I'd find something light to take my mind off it. Oh look, a brain-out action film that looks amusing, let's give it a try.
Back In Action!
I am prepared to overlook many typical action film idiotic inaccuracies but the sheer amount in the first 10 minutes had me seriously considering giving up. Having nothing better to do than huddle in a miserable heap in the corner, I stuck with it, in a kind of horrified fascination.
At one point the terrorists target the Thames Flood Barrier because, I quote, "it's the only thing stopping the Atlantic Ocean from flooding London!"
I think I want to cry.
TL;DR? I preferred the toothache.
After listening to Scott and Hayley on the TV reviews on Five Live constantly go on about a certain overlooked gem, and have my sister then go on about how good it is, last night I started Mr Inbetween
Its absolutely bloody brilliant! I did the whole first series in one sitting. Tarantino-esque with loads of black humour
Back In Action!
Have been waiting in anticipation for this one, as I did some work on it. But yes, totally agree with your comments. Utter carp
OI! I recommended that to you on this very thread!
@martinhutch - apologies. I've had it recommended by a good few people. So thanks for that, my friend, you were absolutely right. Its top notch telly! And because its only quick half hour episodes, theres no uneccessary nonsense. Its totally to the point, no padding, yet never feels like theres never anything missing.
No spoilers for anyone who's not watched it yet, but the episode where he ends up in the boot of his own car is one of the most perfect half hours of television you'll ever watch
"how did you get out of the boot?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you"
I tried Mr In Between a few years ago and E1 didn't really grip me so I gave up. Then people on here kept raving about it and a friend IRL also raved about it so I gave it a second chance. It's brilliant, the "You have tadpoles in your balls?" episode was hilarious.
@thols2 - I’ve literally just finished that episode. Absolute comedy gold. The way it flicks from laugh out loud lines to dark as **** stuff is genius!
Just watched E1 of Mr Inbetween. I like it, thanks.
Enjoyed American Primeval, very different to 1883 and 1923
More incidence of violence in American Primeval, but no less violent
Apologies if it has been mentioned before, but quite enjoying Shrinking on Apple TV (free with a Barclays account - wouldn't pay for it). 30min episodes so perfect for a quick viewing.
Nearly finished Shogun on Disney+ which is a good watch
Also like the look of Severance, but not sure I want to commit to another series just yet!
where you all watching mr inbetween? is it only on disney+ or can i find it elsewhere?
24 Hours is consistently engrossing telly, sensitively done.
Tonight’s was like a comedy version!
"Strange Darling" on Prime. Crazy serial killer film, not at all like the title suggests.
Mr Inbetween is hilarious. I’m probably misquoting but I particularly liked the bit where he says “if you think violence isn’t the answer, probably you misunderstood the question “. Maybe not original but I laughed.
On a different subject- Silent Witness (Testicle silens). Is there a more chemistry-less couple than Nikki and Jack? And I don’t think the residents of Trellick Tower will have been that thrilled to have their (quite nice) building portrayed as a shithole. (“Heron Point”) I suppose they got paid. The rules for filming at the nearby Alexandra Road estate are that you don’t portray it in a bad light. Apparently TT don’t use the same contract 🙂
Tonight’s was like a comedy version!
Comedy sentencing. 2 years for smuggling drugs. Not to get all political on yer asses, but old ladies get more than that for protesting climate change
My drug of choice is “Nothing to Declare” - Australian border force finding boxes of pickled frogs in luggage of tourists from Vietnam. Drug smugglers get 7 years.
The Crow Girl on Paramount+ is a very good dark thriller. Eve Myles is excellent in the lead role.
Based on a series of Swedish books which I hadn't heard of previously. Reviews vary but we enjoyed it. Slow pace building out the story which is the type of thriller that I enjoy.
Saw Ad Vitam on Netflix last night, thought it was pretty good. French action film.
Odd pacing - started with short action sequence, then does the standard "flashback to explain what's going on" which then lasts for over half the film! Then actiony stuff starts again. I liked it though. More on the "realistic" end of things rather than outlandish unbelievable stunts. Also liked the sound: proper loud bangy gunshots.
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Finished The Shield on Prime last night, seven seasons in about seven weeks. Blimey, that finale – Walton Goggins masterclass
I finished watching it about 15+ years ago, and that final season still stays with me, the way it just completely spirals further and further out of control.
Did you find the show pretty consistently good throughout the seasons? I want to go back and watch it, possibly with the OH, but am worried it may not stand up to repeat viewing after so long
Mr Inbetween is hilarious.
Can i watch it anywhere if i dont have disney+?
Saw Ad Vitam on Netflix last night, thought it was pretty good. French action film.
This movie was made just to have a car/man chase with Versailles castle in the background.
@sadexpunk - I think it’s only on Fisney, which we only got recently so Mrs B could watch Rivals (which turned out to be absolutely bloody brilliant!)
Tonight’s was like a comedy version!
A sort of instruction manual on how not to be a drug dealer really. Maybe consider tidying your flat up from time to time so that the police don’t actually run out of evidence bags when they search the place.
When having packages of drugs delivered, maybe do it in a way that doesn’t involve everyone in the entire street knowing they were packages of drugs that were being delivered.
Still… if you’re nice and polite with the police and get some good character references, then two year sentence, out in one and pick up where you left off, but with better contacts
When having packages of drugs delivered, maybe do it in a way that doesn’t involve everyone in the entire street knowing they were packages of drugs that were being delivered.
I lived next door to a drug dealer when I was a student, he was pretty subtle, sold to the Range Rover crowd, but once you spotted the pattern, it was really obvious. I doubt he ever got busted. My brother lived next door to another drug dealer in a different town, but serving a less well-heeled crowd. Blatantly obvious they were dealing, but nobody cared and the cops obviously had bigger fish to fry. But then, Ian The Drug Dealer, who did the rounds at every bar and club in town and was so blatantly a drug dealer that it was part of his name, got busted and exported back to Australia. It's just a matter of the cops being busy and just mowing the grass once in a while. Most dealers are obvious, just not worth the trouble of prosecuting most of them.
Finished The Shield on Prime last night, seven seasons in about seven weeks.
I finished watching it about 15+ years ago.
Did you find the show pretty consistently good throughout the seasons?
There's an odd lack of 'extreme' swearing by modern standards, and I think Julian's 'gay cop in the closet' storyline would play differently now but - yeah, it's absolutely still very watchable. The season with Glenn Close stands out. I actually thought Season 7 was the weakest but the last couple of episodes redeems it; watching Shane trying to escape what's coming before finally taking the option he does.
We started Black Doves after the varied recommendations on here, currently 2 episodes in. It's well-written, comes together very well, and has some good names in it. The biggest challenge, and I really can't get past this, is that Keira Knightley just can't act. You see Ben Wishaw do his various scenes (most obviously in the first couple of episodes the bit where his ex is being threatened) and are just drawn into it.
Then you see Keira Knightley do her bit and it pulls me out of it so much, because she's just not good. She has 3 moves: half-closed eyes (thoughtful or pensive), jutted chin/ teeth (determined, resilient), big artificial smile; and in between a lot of looking like scenery. It's awful.
Sarah Lancashire's just miscast; she's fantastic in everything, but a Northerner doing a southern accent just doesn't sound right - like when anyone from north of about Birmingham says "barth".
Tonight’s was like a comedy version!
It was a bit lighter than usual, but I wonder how many people watching it were thinking "I reckon I could do that but not get nicked"?
Agree with above about Black Doves, didn't last one episode. I thought Ben Wishaw was atrocious too, whatever his character was supposed to be inflicted with. The car journey with Knightley, where he kept exaggeratedly turning his whole head to look in the mirror, proper over-acting, so annoying. When Sarah Lancashire being southern is the best thing about a drama I know it's not for me!
Lioness was just as silly, but it was entertaining.
S1 was really good. I just need to find the time to watch S2 within the timeframe of a 7-day free Paramount+ trial.
Night Agent S2 starts tomorrow though so Lioness S2 might have to wait...
And Reacher S3 starts next month.
I'm looking forward to completing the original series of Frasier on the channel 4 streaming site. There has been at least one episode that now comes with a trigger warning. Watching them all in order has filled in some huge gaps.
Probably continue watching Dawson's creek next, itv x. The first series storyline is interesting.
American Primeval on Netflix is good if you liked The Revenant.
I watched The Shield when it was first on C4 I think and then again in lockdown it's a great series.
@binners if you liked Mr Inbetween, you may like this Aussie TV series about gangland and nightclubs in the 80's
Last King of the Cross
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18767204/?ref_=ttnw_ov_i
Currently re watching the Shield sat on turbo trainer, up to start of series 4 where Glenn Close comes into it, forgot how good it was. (followed a rewatch of The Wire and Over There)
Im going to try and watch The Shield after all the recommendations on here. Plus as a Justified fan I obviously love Walton Goggins
Plus all the 2000 era baggy jeans look has probably come back into fashion now
@scud - thanks for the recommendation. I’ll check that out
I just finished the third series of Mr Inbetween and loved every minute of it. The finale was suitably explosive. Top notch telly!
I watched 'The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare' on.prime last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I've also.noticed that a new series of Alice in Borderland will be coming to Netflix. A heads up to watch the first two series if you haven't seen it.
Just finished Crà on iplayer. Sort of Irish noir comedy Shakespeare tragedy. Usual cast of Irish cliches including fabulous scenery but it turned out to be pretty good.
One weird thing is that I found it more disconcerting than usual to watch with subtitles. No logical reason why that should be the case.