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Thought Guardians 3 was excellent, great fun. Much better than 2. Did see it at the cinema though.
Season 3 of Reservation Dogs just started this week on Disney+.
Another for Deepest Breath. Had to watch it in three sittings. Gave me the same "fear" as that recent one on the Canadian freeclimber.
A lot of "no, no, no, ohmygoodgod"
Just watched,
Lost in space - fair.
Thermae romae novae - random.
Castlevania - pretty good.
Witcher s3, excellent.
Not exactly new, but I've just started Star Trek TNG from the beginning on NF.
It's really good and nostalgic AF obvs.
Just watched the Deepest Breath, I'd describe it as must watch but not in a good way. I was very tense pretty much all the way through it.
I just got into Entourage, which must be 15 years old. No idea how I missed it first time round, quite entertaining.
<p>Not a series but a movie on Netflix, I’d had a few drinks, but watched Bull last night. My god that was appalling.</p><p>OK I was drunk, but they appeared to do 10 year reminiscing sciences where nothing had changed. Everyone was exactly the same. While not hard to follow, it just seemed so lazy and formulaic.</p><p>Contemplating ending my subscription as well. I might watch the new series of Lincoln Lawyer and then cancel.</p>
'This is us' on Prime is quite funny. Couple of series in and its kept us interested. Also treated to guest appearances by Sly Stallone + Ron Howard.
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Nobody mentioned the Mark Cavendish
Watched it. Excellent, well recommended
Deepest breath. Talk about a stressful watch. Just why? Why do that?
Witcher. Same as the other series but slightly less monsters. Somehow works. Worth it for Geralt aka Clint Eastwood with a sword.
Good Omens 2. Better than expected. But I thought The Watch was good so don't take my word for it.
Nobody is a great Saturday night movie, bit John Wickish, especially liked the Christopher Lloyd cameo.
Enjoying Santa Clarita diet on Netflix
Just finished Deepest Breath on Netflix. I know some of you said it was a tough stressful watch, but that wasn't warning enough. Nonetheless I'd definitely recommend it, really well made, and some beautiful images.
On iplayer rather than Netflix but Wolf is absolutely fantastic. Dark, twisted, very funny and just totally ‘WTF have I just watched?!!’
A very accurate review in the Guardian
Wolf review – this totally wild thriller has to be seen to be believed
I watched Bull last night, pretty good British gangster / revenge film with Neil Maskell being Neil Maskell. Worth a watch if you like dark, gritty crime dramas.
Christ, I just watched the Christmas dinner episode. Utterly devastating, best episode of a tv show I’ve seen in years.
Incredible episode.
I thought the the next episode, the one with Richie staging, was even better.
I've not finished the series yet, but they are racking up some serious cameos so far in this series (Bob Odenkirk, Jamie Lee Curtis, Olivia Coleman)
I’ve not finished the series yet,
I just finished it. Richie's arc was excellent. That Christmas dinner episode basically set the stage for the finale (restaurant opening night - big dinner with all the family invited, hope nothing goes wrong).
I thought the the next episode, the one with Richie staging, was even better.
100%
The Xmas dinner one was maybe a bit overcooked for my taste (geddit?), but the payoff in the Richie episode was immense.
He's great at playing unlikable characters (like the dickhead BF in Girls) but I only realised watching that episode that he;s the only character I was fully engaged with.
Without exaggeration, the Xmas dinner episode is Xmas at my in-laws 😭
Anyway, finished S2 last night. Utter genius. Deserves all the awards
Had anyone watched Tickled? A documentary about the dark world of competitive endurance tickling. Not watched it just curious if actually any good or not.
The new Jackie Chan movie with John Cena, Hidden Strike is good fun if a bit daft.
The Days on Netflix.
Dramatisation of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Very slow pace almost like you're watching in real time, maybe that was the idea.
Exactly my cup of tea. Loving it.
We watched BULL last night.
A gangster film with one hell of a twist.
Really enjoyed it.
OK, so The Bear... read a review that made it sounds great. I think I lasted half an hour... do they shout like an annoying bunch of dicks all the time? Where can I skip to when the brother sods off and the shouting stops?
We watched BULL last night.
A gangster film with one hell of a twist.
Really enjoyed it.
Meh,it was no Dead Man's Shoes though,was it.
OK, so The Bear… read a review that made it sounds great. I think I lasted half an hour… do they shout like an annoying bunch of dicks all the time?
Yup,but you have to filter through that to see how good it is.
A bit like the first time I watched The Wire,I had to put subtitles on to keep up and get the jist of it.
Glad I did ,still one of the best TV series that I have watched (twice) 🙂
Ah thanks, thats a shame. I'll give it a miss then. I don't need shouty knobends in my life. Just winds me up
OK, so The Bear… read a review that made it sounds great. I think I lasted half an hour… do they shout like an annoying bunch of dicks all the time? Where can I skip to when the brother sods off and the shouting stops?
I think you've completely missed the point of the show. It's a great show about an annoying bunch of dicks who do learn from their mistakes. Ritchie especially shows that he's much more than just a shouty ****.
Having reached the end of The Bear last week, I felt slightly underwhelmed.
I think I wasn't really that bothered about Carmy, and the plot device they used on him in the last episode seemed a little too blatantly metaphorical (trying not to spoil it but you'll know what I mean if you've seen it).
As previously discussed, the Forks episode was the real peak.
Dunno if they're doing a third series, but I wouldn't mind if they left it there.
I don’t need shouty knobends in my life. Just winds me up
I KNOW EXATLY WHAT YOU MEAN; I MADE IT THROUGH 2 EPISODES BEFORE DECIDING I DIDN'T CARE ENOUGH ABOUT ANY OF THE CHARACTERS TO CONTINUE WITH IT.
😉
Painkiller (Netflix). Brilliant!
Covers the opioid crisis.
I think you’ve completely missed the point of the show.
Exactly the same point as any series I watch on tv - to entertain. I don’t find obnoxious people shouting entertaining, so I’ll watch something else. Doesn’t mean I think other people shouldn’t watch it. It just doesn’t matter enough.
Painkiller (Netflix). Brilliant!
Covers the opioid crisis.
Seconded. Its absolutely gob-smacking what went on! The intros by people who lost loved ones were particularly powerful
Painkiller (Netflix). Brilliant!
Covers the opioid crisis.
I've not seen that but Dopesick on Disney+ covered the same subject and was excellent. The Sacklers are equite xtraordinary.
Your next guilty pleasure: At Home with the Fury’s.
2 episodes in and it’s really good. I’ve always really liked Tyson Fury since he refused to be the hard man and wouldnt shut up about his mental health issues. He’s continued to be as open about it on this and his wife, who’s bloody brilliant and clearly the boss, is equally as open about it
Not sure if this has been mentioned upstream, but Good Girls is really enjoyable...
I watched the first episode of Painkiller. It's just a rehash of Dopesick, which was a better show.
I particularly enjoy a good Western. Two old favourites currently on Prime:
A Bullet For The General (1967)
Django (1966)
I watched (Ricky) Hatton last night. Blimey 😧
Watched Bull last night, gritty British film with a twist.
Also enjoyed Painkiller.
Who is Erin Carter? is good fun
Triangle of Sadness is on Prime. Reviews mostly said it was a bit obvious, actually rather good. Goody Harrelson.
You need to check out Dopesick if you've bumped into Painkiller.
I watched something called The Takeover. It was terrible, I save you some time, don't watch it.
Black Butteflies was excellent , twist after twist.