We just finished The Girlfriend on Prime. Much hyped “Oedipus “ triangle with Robin Wright. I didn’t find it all that erotic, in fact, but it was quite watchable. One key episode did annoy me a bit. If I find out how to add spoilers I’ll explain more, but if you’ve watched it you’ll know what I mean.
The rock climbing fall - surely 100% his fault - making a risky move with only a bolt a long way below, and not far off the ground, for protection?
Started to watch highest 2 lowest the other night, Denzel Washington/Spike Lee movie on apple
I will normally stick anything out to the end, like to see stuff through and give it a fair hearing. But had to give up on this after half hour or so. I thought it was bloody awful! It was like the script was written by a child, flagging everything along the way, here's this guy, here's his great life, here's his great apartment, here's his great wife and child, here's his mate who's had trouble with the law, here's how he's the only one fighting the good fight against AI because he's the only one cares about soul in music, here's a racist white police officer.... And the bloody constant incidental background music! Just have a bit of silence for Christs sake.
In fact, I feel like this was written by AI, just formulaic box ticking. But like I say, I never normally give up on stuff, maybe it turned it round and is actually a great movie, bit I thought it was a stinker.
Can you tell I'm already having a bad day!? 🤣
Task episode 2 continued in the very watchable vein. I haven't seen many programmes where a child actor (the Sam kid) is so convincing and non-sickly. Looks a good 4-5 years older than 7 tho!
The young white female FBI agent is going to turn out to be a hero at some point, isn't she! 🙂
Last night I discovered (probably a bit late to the party) that Atlanta is on both Prime and Disney+. I stopped watching when it came off iPlayer, so was delighted and have restarted watching on Prime (the episode with PaperBoi's haircut).
The episode order is a bit jank on Prime - the episode descriptions are in the right order, but the episodes seem to be out of order - but it's classic TV
. I haven't seen many programmes where a child actor (the Sam kid) is so convincing and non-sickly. Looks a good 4-5 years older than 7 tho!
Okay, give the film 'She Rides Shotgun' a whirl for this very reason when it gets to the UK on streaming (it's had a small theatrical run.)
Noir-cartel cum 'Leon' road movie across New Mexico. Brilliant, simple and devastating thriller.
Staring and produced by Taron Egerton and young actress Ana Sophia Heger.
Nothing absolutely new but just well performed and an impending sense of dread. Great car chase in there too.
Love this type of move when it's well executed.
im getting more and more Jaded with the huge selection of mediocre viewing that seems to be available
But i have this week enjoyed the 6 episode Transaction on ITV+
Heads of State on Amazon Prime. Unbelievable, shallow, filled with plot holes and inconsistencies, but genuinely funny.
Idris Elba and a random US actor, both hamming it up for laughs.
Watched The Monkey on Prime this week, thought it was OK but not great - was expecting more after Longlegs from the same director. The comedy bits didn't quite work, I think.
I'm about 20 years late on this, but just watched S1 of Kath & Kim on Netflix and absolutely loved it.
Gen V 2nd series on Prime was off to a fine and bloody start 👍
Heads of State on Amazon Prime. Unbelievable, shallow, filled with plot holes and inconsistencies, but genuinely funny.
Idris Elba and a random US actor, both hamming it up for laughs.
John Cena = random US actor lol
if you like him in this, check out Peacemaker (Sky/Now TV, think you can buy the first series on Prime also) which is brilliant and very different from the standard superhero bilge.
Sing Street is currently free on Prime.
if you like him in this, check out Peacemaker (Sky/Now TV, think you can buy the first series on Prime also) which is brilliant and very different from the standard superhero bilge.
Yes, I have huge respect for Cena, he's brilliant.
I might watch the Idris/Cena thing this eve, thx - Cena is really good at comedy.
Sing Street is currently free on Prime
Cheers, looks decent.
We've caned through the first couple of series of Sneaky Pete on Netflix. It's good conman/heist/crime drama fun
We've caned through the first couple of series of Sneaky Pete on Netflix. It's good conman/heist/crime drama fun
Yes, excellent cast, silly plot, but fun.
This is quite a decent watch if you don't mind sub-titles (or are fluent in French) on the BBC
It might be a bit close to home for some and I'm sure that the former military folk on here could pick holes in the drills, but it's got to fit everything on a TV screen 🙂
I thought that it conveyed (my imagined) feelings of dread about walking through a city watched by lots of potential IS-locals from rooftops very well
Not only is Dark Hearts a gripping mix of action drama and espionage thriller, it also gives a fascinating insight into the lives of a close knit elite military unit who know that every mission could be their last — Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/bbc-acquires-french-action-drama-dark-hearts
It also has the French version of Lassie for the dog-lovers, running through a firefight for a first aid kit. That sequence really isn't as bad as I make it out to be, his handler radios ahead for the kit; we do not get,
"Woof, woof, woof"
"What's that Tyson, you need a first aid kit?"
"Woof, woof, woof"
"With an Intraosseous Access kit?"
No spoilers, please, I'm only half way through it
Season 2 of GenV has just been released (well, partially) on Prime. Enjoyable if you're a fan of The Boys.
I'm a late-comer to Apple TV myself. Seems to be focussed on quality over quantity.
Slow Horses - Excellent, only watch S1 so far, hope it stays this good.
Murderbot - Enjoyable, easy watching when I want to just gawp at something fun.
Severance - Only watched one episode, but going to watch it all.
Foundation - No idea if it's following the original books, but it's rather good.
Ted Lasso - Naturally, it deserves all the hype.
+1 Dark Hearts
Heads of State on Amazon Prime. Unbelievable, shallow, filled with plot holes and inconsistencies, but genuinely funny.
Watched it last night. It's extremely silly, but entertaining. Hewie from The Boys is the highlight for me, playing a total nutter of a CIA agent. More of him and the hot spy lady kicking ass and less of the two leads moaning at each other would have been good.
Haunted Hotel on Netflix. We're one episode in but it's shaping up nicely. Like 'Ghosts', but animated and slightly different. Done by the folk behind Community and Rick and Morty.
Watched an episode of 'Invasion' on Apple TV .
Some of it was ok and has me curious, is it worth wasting investing more of my time?
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Watched an episode of 'Invasion' on Apple TV .
Some of it was ok and has me curious, is it worth wasting investing more of my time?
I thought it was ok, not excellent but quite watchable.
I'm a late-comer to Apple TV myself. Seems to be focussed on quality over quantity.
Also give Silo, Bad Sisters and For All Mankind a go. Really enjoyed all of them. Dope Thief was an OK premise, got a bit silly in later episodes.
It's not all quality though: Prime Target and Masters of The Air were pretty dull.
Task episode 2 continued in the very watchable vein. I haven't seen many programmes where a child actor (the Sam kid) is so convincing and non-sickly. Looks a good 4-5 years older than 7 tho!
The young white female FBI agent is going to turn out to be a hero at some point, isn't she!
Came here to see if there's any Task chat - watched E1&2 then realised it was slow release, gargh...
Untamed on NowTV was good, too. The only link is that I thought it was the same actor (Eric Bana) as Task (Mark Ruffalo) but... clearly not.
Still working through Shogun here, and S2 of The Bear, both excellent in v different ways. Finally gave up on Only Murders at S4, just can't be arsed to keep watching it.
High Potential is back on Disney+ if you like easygoing episodic detective-ry - feels like Murder She Wrote in some ways. And just started Bake Off because it's September and has to be done
The only link is that I thought it was the same actor (Eric Bana) as Task (Mark Ruffalo) but... clearly not.
@jimmy - technically both the same character aka The Hulk, but different actors, so, close 🙂
After the recommendations for Heads of State above I watched it Saturday, enjoyable silliness, so ideal for a Saturday evening session.
I hated Untamed, started with a great opening scene and the entire rest of the series was dull as ditch-water (aside from the scenery shots).
After the recommendations for Heads of State above I watched it Saturday, enjoyable silliness, so ideal for a Saturday evening session.
Same, good fun and immediately forgettable.
John Cena looked so different (off the roids?), I thought it was Dominic West for a mo.
technically both the same character aka The Hulk, but different actors, so, close 🙂
Ah, yes the Hulk was my common thought for them but didn't know they'd both played it.
And yeah, thinking about it, it was the Untamed scenery that kept me viewing.
Went to cinema yesterday - first time in a year. Gulp.
Was drawn to see One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson's new one with Leonardo DiCaprio. I will say nothing much about the plot - revolutionaries going up against border guards. Quite modern themes but feels like a different era.
It's started off very clunky for me - and eventually switched into conventional thriller mode about half way through.
It definitely had its moments but it's nowhere near the film the critics have painted it - full of energy and bizarre set-ups but far from PTAs best.
Only two of us in the cinema.
Gen V s2 is ok. Think the rewrite is showing. The scenes with the scooby gang / main cast are pretty clunky in places. Plot seems to move in weird ways too.
That said Hamish Linklater is excellent as this season's Dean though.
With a watch but not up to S1.
Was drawn to see One Battle After Another
Does it actually live up to its name? Is it actually one battle followed by a different battle, or is it one battle broken into different parts while everyone stopped for a tea break? Please tell me it's not multiple battles happening at the same time.
How many battles are there? I guess two would literally be one battle after another, but surely, if you've built the set and costumes for two, you might as well jam as many in as you can.
Was drawn to see One Battle After Another
Does it actually live up to its name? Is it actually one battle followed by a different battle, or is it one battle broken into different parts while everyone stopped for a tea break? Please tell me it's not multiple battles happening at the same time.
How many battles are there? I guess two would literally be one battle after another, but surely, if you've built the set and costumes for two, you might as well jam as many in as you can.
Spoilers: that's the thing, the first battle went on a bit, people not dying very well etc, and there was another battle scheduled so the refs had to declare a draw to allow the "another" battle to start on time. And then someone put in an official complaint, you can imagine the paperwork.
I went to see Weapons ..omg what a mad film - has some big names in it - Josh Brolin and Julia Garner… but is absolutely crackers .
Is available on streaming (Prime) but for a fee. Worth it though 😀
I thought Julia Garner's character was excellent but Josh Brolin kinda 'phoned it in'.
Good film though ,and had ( I thought) some nice originality/surprise for a horror.
I went to see Weapons ..omg what a mad film - has some big names in it - Josh Brolin and Julia Garner… but is absolutely crackers .
Is available on streaming (Prime) but for a fee. Worth it though 😀
I liked weapons - sort of a tarantino horror.
Again - the hype spoiled it.
Defo bonkers.
(One battle after another - bit more symbolic than literal guys.)
We finished Black Rabbit on Netflix last night after binging it over 2 nights. Absolutely brilliant!!
Dark as ****! Both in mood and in lighting. It gets really tense as you wonder what else can go wrong and how much worse everything is going to get. Jude Law and Jason Bateman are both superb as the 2 estranged brothers in the main roles. Jason Bateman is partricularly good, playing the polar oppsosite of his charachter in Ozark.
Well worth a watch.
I really like Jason Bateman and Ozark. Top ten stuff. I suppose Bateman was playing against type in Ozark which was refreshing.
Will give this Rabbit thing a go.
Really fancy Wayward on Netflix. Vermont based mystery/cult thing. Right up my street.
Vermont is a super creepy state having driven on the back roads!
Again - the hype spoiled it
Interesting, didn't see any hype, just read a review and thought that sounds like my kind of thing.. it was!
Not many in the cinema, thankfully
It's kind of when all the reviews are 5 star and you build it up in your head.
And whilst I liked the ending I thought it didn't do justice to the mystery of the set up.
Horrors often can't unravel their initial acts to a conclusion that is satisfying.
Kermode's review was spot on.
If you liked the narrative structure that Weapons was delivered in you should watch Strange Darling. That's a great film - not similar in theme but it unravels in an interesting way - switching perspectives.
Pretty mad ride.
Have you seen it?
(Also Weapon's director previously made Barbarian - that's bonkers too.)
I've been watching The Waterfront. It's so stupid that it's good, kinda like The Witcher, but about drug smugglers, and stupid because it was written by a very stupid person rather than being a work of genius like The Witcher. It's fun watching it and thinking, "Well, that was so stupid that I never expected anything so stupid to happen," but then, ten minutes later, thinking, "Well, that was even stupider than that last unbelievably stupid thing, surely it can't get stupider than this," but then, guess what?
Just watching Ep 8 of The Waterfront. Does not disappoint, spectacularly stupid.
Just back from watching 'Steve' at the cinema as I couldn't wait for it on Netflix.
So glad I did ,what a beautiful and powerful film.
Great cast and the camera work is superb.
If you (or your family) have ever worked with teenagers that have additional needs, you will completely get it.
I was also chatting to a person that had been at the Toronto film festival.
Recommended two films coming to Netflix,Train Dreams and the new Knives Out. 👍
I haven't watched yet, but there's a new Alan Partridge on iPlayer, and aired this evening 9:30pm BBC1. He is investigating mental health 🤨
We finished Black Rabbit on Netflix last night after binging it over 2 nights. Absolutely brilliant!!
Dark as ****! Both in mood and in lighting. It gets really tense as you wonder what else can go wrong and how much worse everything is going to get. Jude Law and Jason Bateman are both superb as the 2 estranged brothers in the main roles. Jason Bateman is partricularly good, playing the polar oppsosite of his charachter in Ozark.
Well worth a watch.
Interesting, i got massively bored with it after 45 mins and bailed... maybe i need to try again.
New season of Slow Horses has started, in case you’ve been asleep. Didn’t get great reviews but I like it.
We finished Black Rabbit on Netflix last night after binging it over 2 nights. Absolutely brilliant!!
Dark as ****! Both in mood and in lighting. It gets really tense as you wonder what else can go wrong and how much worse everything is going to get. Jude Law and Jason Bateman are both superb as the 2 estranged brothers in the main roles. Jason Bateman is partricularly good, playing the polar oppsosite of his charachter in Ozark.
Well worth a watch.
Interesting, i got massively bored with it after 45 mins and bailed... maybe i need to try again.
We finished it last night, found it a bit up and down, sometimes I was thinking it was mostly boring, the characters just a bit annoying, trying too hard to be cool and stylised.... Then the tension ramps up a bit and it was gripping for a bit. The last couple of episodes kept the tension up pretty good, overall it was worth it I reckon.
So what next for me? I am looking for stuff to watch on my lunch breaks that my wife won't be bothered about (I've just watched Alien: Earth and almost finished Gen V) – so basically anything a bit more on the gory/horror scale (we watch all the usual crime/mystery stuff together on evenings).
We tried Black Rabbit and got fed up after a few episodes. It's a bleedin mess. And I just can't stand Jason Bateman. I tried cos someone on here said he's different, but he's exactly the same overacting twonk he is in Ozark.
So we switched to Sugar with Colin Farrell, which is a few years old... starts well and I'm loving the Film Noir vibes. Also has Wendy out of Alien Earth in it.. though only in photos so far 🙂
I'm in the really enjoying Black Rabbit camp.
Sure it's well worn themes but entertaining for me.
The cinematography is top drawer. Exquisite 70s lensing (zooming and telephoto work) and production design - with a dash of era paranoia.
Long takes too.
And I just can't stand Jason Bateman. I tried cos someone on here said he's different, but he's exactly the same overacting twonk he is in Ozark.
Second this. He just doesn't have the acting range to do something like Ozark.
Second this. He just doesn't have the acting range to do something like Ozark.
Respectively disagree. It was great casting.
The everyman trying to keep it cool was done very very well.
Ozark along with BCS remain my fav 2 Netflix home-growns.
Decent director too - in both Black Rabbit and Ozark.
Laura Linney also did some Black Rabbit episodes.
Anyway 'Task' is the top show of this year so far for me.
Has anyone seen Nero the Assassin?
Netflix. Drama series cos they can't make films, everything is a bloody series stretched across 8 episodes when a single bloody film would do.
That said, it seems quite promising so far, keen to know if anyone has watched the full thing?
Witches, sorcery, corruption, politics and killings plus a bit of shagging, all set in 16th century France.
IF YOU LIKE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO PEOPLE REPEATEDLY GETTING ANGRY AND ARGUING AND SHOUTING WATCH THE MORNING SHOW.
If you're more like me and that's not your thing, AVOID!
The OH is watching it :-/
I haven't watched yet, but there's a new Alan Partridge on iPlayer, and aired this evening 9:30pm BBC1. He is investigating mental health
Watched three of them and enjoyed it so far.
It's got more of a flavour of the Oasthouse podcasts about it than previous AP TV projects, which works for me. The best jokes in it are the subtle ones (apart from the clothing-based gag in ep1, which I won't spoil).
I am looking for stuff to watch on my lunch breaks that my wife won't be bothered about (I've just watched Alien: Earth and almost finished Gen V) – so basically anything a bit more on the gory/horror scale
One assumes you've already watched 'The Boys' or Gen V won't make much sense.
After the disappointment of Alien: Earth, I'm using up the remainder of my month's Disney subscription watching Andor - and, despite having no investment in the Star Wars universe, enjoying it. It gets right what A:E got wrong.
Witches, sorcery, corruption, politics and killings plus a bit of shagging, all set in 16th century France.
I quite enjoyed the Wheel of Time, not in France, but set in... erm some place. It had monsters too! Then it was cancelled right after teasing at a larger over-arching storyline. Very disappointing.
I'm much more of a sci-fi fan than fantasy, but found it quite enjoyable, plus it wasn't part of any existing "universe" franchise marlarky that we've been bombarded with incessantly over the past twenty years.
The Last Frontier on Apple TV. Set in Alaska. First episode was very good with some great set piece action sequences. Highly entertaining so far....
I finished Nero the Assassin.
I think it would have been better as a film. Some of the episodes were filler and fluff but some good action scenes to offset that. Weird ending, very clearly set up for a second series.
If you fancy watching a truly gobsmacking, but excellent, documentary then The Alabama Solution on Sky is something of an eye opener.
I knew the American penal system was brutal, but it seems that in Alabama it’s tipped over into medieval barbarism, with guards literally beating inmates to death with complete impunity and zero consequences, utterly squalid conditions and forced Labour that’s effectively slavery.
Prisoners are interviewed and footage filmed on smartphones smuggled in. It’s truly shocking stuff!
Loved Blue Lights sadly no monsters or elves but still good.
We’re a couple of episodes into Blue Lights and it’s excellent so far
So we switched to Sugar with Colin Farrell,
Few episodes in now (we don't binge) and it gets better and better. I think Colin Farrell is a great actor, even when he's being American. In this he's excellent. (Apple TV)
Just finished Frauds on itvx. On one level it’s a sort of Thelma and Louise meets caper movie, but it’s actually quite good with some interesting characters and plot twists.
We’re a couple of episodes into Blue Lights and it’s excellent so far
I must say, we have rally enjoyed this third series. Yes, like every drama there are some inconsistencies with what actually happens in real life but overall it feels like a really well written series. Nothing too stupid (well, apart from close personal relationships between half the team), some good tension and well acted. Definitely played more to the emotional side of the characters in this series
I'm trying to like the new Terminal List Dark Wolf season but it's not a patch on the 1st one. Looking forward to the actual season 2 of Terminal List.
I'm trying to like the new Terminal List Dark Wolf season but it's not a patch on the 1st one. Looking forward to the actual season 2 of Terminal List.
Same here, it's ok, but the first two episodes were the best and then it just fizzled out into fairly predictable cliches. Meh/10 for me.
Death Inc. on Netflix is a very good dark comedy set in a funeral home, 3 seasons so far and great all the way through.
Very much enjoying Foundation after seeing it recommended here, almost like a cross between Dune and The Expanse which is right up my alley!
Your Honour season 2 was excellent
I'd agree with Bateman doing a good job for Ozark as well. Basically, he's playing an introverted accountant who doesn't like expressing emotion, albeit with a sociopathic streak. So he's not going to chew the scenery like Cranston in Breaking Bad.
Rewatching 'The Americans' at the moment. Forgotten how good it was.
Task just gets better and better
By far the best written show of the year.
A House of Dynamite: Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film. Netflix 24th October
Like all of her stuff it's about human beings
Decent cast, Carl Sagan voiceover, some Phil Collins music, hope it lives up to the hopes
A House of Dynamite: Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film. Netflix 24th October
Like all of her stuff it's about human beings
Decent cast, Carl Sagan voiceover, some Phil Collins music, hope it lives up to the hopes
Yes I'll subscribe just to watch this big fan of Kathryn's movies.
Not really streaming but I noticed S1 Star Trek Strange New Worlds is coming to ITV this week so I don't have to get Paramount+ to watch.
So he's not going to chew the scenery like Cranston in Breaking Bad.
And yet, for me .. it's all he does. Something about him I just can't stand. Like he's always displaying his "acting" rather than "becoming" the character he's portraying. Bradley Cooper's another one.
If we're recommending foreign language comedy (and Death Inc. looks brilliant, tbf) then I've got to recommend Haantjes on Netflix. Life and love in your 40s in Rotterdam? Funnier than it deserves to be.
I think once you've got irritated by Jason Bateman's acting, it's a lot harder to fully enjoy anything he's in.
If you're still enjoying him, crack on with it and ignore the naysayers.
Rewatching 'The Americans' at the moment. Forgotten how good it was.
I've had two goes at it, but I always lose the will to go on because it's just so bleak.
It's obviously quality TV, but it was more depressing than watching the news.
If you're still enjoying him, crack on with it and ignore the naysayers.
Oh definitely do that! I'm not saying other people shouldn't watch the thesp 😀
currently enjoying sally wainwrights 'riot women' on iplayer.
i believe the first episode was aired this week but it would appear the full series is on iplayer.