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Aftershock - Nepal/ Everest earthquake documentary is well worth a watch on Netflix.
The old man on Disney plus is very good
LOL jumps the megalodon in episode 5 utter bobbins
LOL jumps the megalodon in episode 5 utter bobbins
It is pretty ludicrous, but thrillers generally are. It was entertaining though, good popcorn thriller.
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Thanks for this recommendation, binged on three episodes last night. Really enjoying it.
We watched The Father with Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman - really good insight to getting old
Tried "Blonde" that Monroe thing and lasted about 20 minutes. Seemed to be either "ooh look what a great actress Marilyn really was" or "ooh look what a great actress Ana is" - like, close-ups of her face acting as hard as she could. Dull.
Industry has comfortably maintained the standard of S1, and the sex & coke quotient.
Nice to hear a bit of Spacemen 3's Big City in one of the bar scenes the other night.
The old man on Disney plus is very good
LOL jumps the megalodon in episode 5 utter bobbins
How have you seen 4 & 5? Only showing up to 3 here. Is it a VPN thing?
Otherwise I'm enjoying it, but now wondering WTF a megalodon will be doing in it?! An unexpected spoiler that 🤣
Ah re-read! Jumps the... Ok, no megalodon was harmed and no spoiler lol!
Tried “Blonde” that Monroe thing and lasted about 20 minutes. Seemed to be either “ooh look what a great actress Marilyn really was” or “ooh look what a great actress Ana is” – like, close-ups of her face acting as hard as she could. Dull.
I'm holed up with Covid so persevered, in three sittings. Ana really is good, and I quite liked the dreamlike style. It brought out her fragility, and the chauvinistic nature of Hollywood in quite an uncompromising way. That said, it wasn't an easy watch and it wouldn't be on my list of recommendations.
Not Netflix, but iPlayer
we are half way through "The Capture" on iplayer and its ruddy excellent.
Conversely, we watched "Inside man" which looked good, was acted well, but the plot was diabolical. only persisted with it because we are completionists.
We watched The Father with Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman – really good insight to getting old
Didnt know that was on NF. Defo look that up, it looks good.
we watched “Inside man” which looked good, was acted well, but the plot was diabolical
Glad to see it's not just me that thought that!!
Some better stuff: Crossfire, on BBC (terrorism drama with Keeley Hawes), and Karen Pirie on ITV (police drama based on Val McDermid book set in St Andrews).
I'm enjoying pantheon animated series.
I know its probably been recommended a zillion times on here already but 2 episodes into S2 of Russian Doll and its immaculate.
I've just finished this! belatedly. It was really good but Im afraid I did my usual thing of losing concentration, looking at my phone a bit too much, and had to immediately after finishing go on a youtube explainer video to get my head round the plot workings
Natasha lyonne is stupendous certainly in series 1, a bit more of a caricature of herself in series 2 I thought?
Some good musical choices - Bauhaus, Love
if you think you've seen her somewhere before she was in American Pie
if you think you’ve seen her somewhere before she was in American Pie
That comment suggests you haven't watched Orange is the New Black. That would be a hard Netflix recommendation right there.
Crossfire is bloody terrible. Avoid.
Up to episode 3 on old man and enjoying so far.
Started watching red election on Disney+ last night. It's a bit patchy.
Capture series 2 is not bad.
That comment suggests you haven’t watched Orange is the New Black. That would be a hard Netflix recommendation right there.
Yeah, I didn't watch this until after it had wrapped up, excellent drama, great cast.
Inside man, last episode felt like a lead into series 2, lots of unanswered questions and expected more twists!
Natasha lyonne is stupendous certainly in series 1, a bit more of a caricature of herself in series 2 I thought?
Yeah, I just drifted away from watching S2. It started with some promise but then unravelled too far and I just CBA with it.
Attention all those watching Inside Man - you do need to keep the telly on after the final credits. Like it's a Marvel thing or something. But yes, it sets up well for a series 2.
Russian Doll series 2 felt like After Life series 3. Entirely unnecessary and trying too hard to get the C-word into Every. Single. Episode. Gave up quite quickly...
Existing thread for the poor/TV license refuseniks, shall be updating it soon.
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/recommend-a-good-drama-series-on-iplayer-all4
Anyone tried The Bear on Disney+ that everyone seems to be getting in a froth over?
Watched the first two episodes, wasn't mad keen after the first but have came round a bit after the second. Its very American, will stick with it though.
Finished watching The Bear last night, ended up being very good. Quite convincing performances all round.
Anyone else been watching Rick and Morty on Channel 4? The first 4 series are on Netflix I think.
We also started watching Trom - basically like Shetland but in the Faroes. It makes me want to go there, but also makes me appreciate that there's not much to do once I'm actually there...
The Bear is fantastic. First episode is Uncut Gems level of tension. Gets mellower. Felt like an Adam McKay show.
The Last Vermeer on Netflix. A good thriller. The premise is a bit doubtful.Set in the aftermath of WW2 involves works by Vermeer bought by Nazis. Good performances and absolutely beautifully filmed with great sets and not cgi. All praise to the camera man, lighting crew, set designers and construction all those whose names are a long way down in the credits
The Peripheral on Amazon prime is really good, same people who made Westworld so you just know there's gonna be some awesome twists/timeline jumps in it.
The Stranger on Netflix - very good Australian crime thriller.
Barbarians on NF is ace. Just finished S2 which had a fantastic finale. Hoe it's not too long before S3
I'm surprised I'm not really seeing any recommendations for it, maybe because it's subtitled?
Lillyhammer is dropping off netflix, dunno why I haven't watched it but started last night and seems good
Watched Onboard the Transcontinental Race last night and enjoyed it, some stunning scenery and good interviews with the riders, you can definitely see the toll riding for that long with not enough sleep takes on them!
We too watched The Stranger the other night. Australian film presented at Cannes FF 2022. Was very good but you might need subtitles (it's quiet). Much prefer a film to a series, no binge watching and ideally, crisp editing to tell a story.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-stranger-cannes-2022-1235152013/
Has anyone watched Dark on Netflix? I've only just started, but IMDB reviews are nearly all 10/10 and it runs for 3 seasons, so hoping it will be another great watch (mourning end of Better Call Soul!)? Described as a cross between Stranger Things and Twin Peaks...
Dark is a tough watch IMO. Worth it, but you may find yourself going back or rewatching bits - it's a tricky, interwoven & pretty abstruse storyline. Best watched with subtitles, not dubbed.
Thanks Woody, i started watching with the dub and it was awful, so switched to the subtitles pretty quickly, it seems pretty good so far, so will persevere
Currently watching the second series of Barbarian - German historical drama on the Roman invasion of Germany. No idea how accurate it is, but it's cirtainly good entertainment.
One Cut of the Dead is up on C4. Stupidly good film.
Anyone watched All quiet on the Western front yet?
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Is on Prime
And its glorious, possibly my favourite film I've seen all year
Just finished Rings of Power, as a big Tolkien geek I was sceptical, but found myself really enjoying it, certainly way better that the Hobbit films!!
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Is on PrimeAnd its glorious, possibly my favourite film I’ve seen all year
I have no idea what it was about, but it was brilliant.
Yeah Everything Everywhere is very good. Surreal and Bizarre, almost like a 2 hour Vic and Bob sketch.
I had absolutely no idea what was happening, but it was good fun.
Completely different mood, The Vow on Sky. About the Nxivm people, worth watching, but the people involved all happened to be film makers / actors / documentarians, so it’s 4 hours of TV “crammed”into 12 hours.
The Peripheral on Amazon prime is really good
Yeah, quite enjoying this. Apart from the worst cock-er-nee accent since Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins 🙂
Not sure whether to bother continuing with Homecoming S1 (Julia Roberts on Prime).
The Call-in is very good on ITV hub, we just finished it last night. a stephen graham 5-part true story about a lad in a racist group around the time of the Jo Cox murder. and obviously being SG its quite tense, and far from being a barrel of laughs.
The Courier with Benedict Cumberbatch is very good on Netflix.
Also on Netflix, The Secret with James Nesbitt is a great watch.
As above, The Walk In with Stephen Graham on ITV hub is very well done.
Trauma on iPlayer but I think that’s an acquired taste if you like Adam Curtis.
Some good stuff on Paramount+, 1883 is very good and enjoying American gigolo the series