Streaming recommendations (including Netflix)

Watched and enjoyed A Man Called Otto over the weekend.

A little slow, but as a man of a similar age (who is also a little slow) pertinent observational humour and enjoyable watching

At the opposite end of the spectrum we watched the first episode of ‘Until I Kill You’on ITV last night and it’s brilliant, but absolutely grim. Anna Maxwell-Martin is always fantastic in anything

Came here to say exactly the same thing. Also – I read a lot of comments on facebook about how slow it is and how annoying her accent was. Which only goes to show how many idiots there are using Facebook.

Rivals? A Jilly Cooper adaptation with David Tennant? I can’t imagine many things worse.

Yeah, why would anyone want a bit of sexy, fun escapism at the moment, eh?

I’m actually enjoying the throwaway escapism of Rivals.  I don’t particularly like Tennant, but he plays his character well.  As as for Danny Dyer, this is possibly his best role ever!?

Upcoming on Disney+ we have Deadpool and Wolverine on the 12th of November, then yet another Star Wars series – Skeleton Crew, consisting of 8 episodes,and commencing on the 3rd of December.

Danny Dyer was amazing in Rivals, you really want him to end up happy.

We also watched a Man Called Otto at the weekend, having seen the Swedish(?) Man Called Ove a couple of years ago. It’s not bad; overly long and we thought Tom Hanks isn’t quite dour enough for it, but it was definitely a bit dusty as we were watching it.

I sometimes like to take a punt of the many B-movies available on Prime, they’re often (unintentionally!) entertaining, and because due to budget reasons they tend to be 90 mins (or less) like a proper movie, not some bloody 2.5-3 hr slog fest like everything else seems to be nowadays!

Started watching “Killer Weekend” (85 mins 🙂 ) last night (also known as “Fubar” apparently to avoid confusion with another film) and was pleasantly surprised to see Mark Heap’s name on the credits. This’ll be a cut above, I thought! Also features the late Keith from The Office, plus another chap I recognised from loads of stuff but don’t know his name. I really enjoyed it, actually pretty funny & decent practical effects (possibly no CGI at all, which is worth bonus points in my book!) Nice twist on the zombie genre too 🙂

We’re up to episode 4 of Rivals. It’s absolutely bloody fantastic! Danny Dyer is particularly brilliant

As for Danny Dyers finest role, surely that’s just being Danny Dyer 😀

Watched Hidden Numbers on Friday…. excellent.

(Based on a true story about three black women who work for NASA in the ’60s)

The Day of the Jackal is pretty good.

The Day of the Jackal is pretty good.

agreed, binge watched the first 4 episodes. It’s strange how you end up rooting for the ruthless murderer .

As for Danny Dyers finest role, surely that’s just being Danny Dyer ?

have you seen the trailer for his new film coming out next year . 100% NSFW ?

We enjoyed Hidden Figures (not Numbers) too.

Coincidentally my MiL was a computer programmer in a US govt research institute in the 1960s. Not NASA though.

It’s strange how you end up rooting for the ruthless murderer

Ruthless murderer Vs dodgy politician, tech billionaire and charmless amoral MI6 operative. Doesn’t seem all that strange to me!

I’m a couple of episodes in and enjoying it, though the needle drops are achingly trendy and just a bit obtrusive.

We enjoyed Hidden Figures

Ah yeah, my bad!!

Another vote for The Jackal.

Some properly tense moments! Watched the first 5 episodes in 3 days.

Just finished series 2 of The diplomat. I was really disappointed to get to the end – I wanted to keep watching. 🙂

Syndrome E on Channel 4; french, detectives, murders, mutilation, subliminal reprogramming, child abduction and I’m only on episode two!

Another vote for The Jackal.

Some properly tense moments! Watched the first 5 episodes in 3 days.

Just re-read the book in preparation – is it much the same? 🙂

Well he wears a cravat at one point…….

An antidote for the overhype of Paul v Tyson, Stable: The Boxing Game on iPlayer was outstanding. About the Mcguigan family gym and his stable of championship fighters, four episodes and it’s my new favourite sports doc. 10/10 would highly recommend

I’m a couple of episodes in and enjoying it, though the needle drops are achingly trendy and just a bit obtrusive.

Yeah, some of the musical choices are jarring and really don’t fit with what is happening on screen. I too am rooting for the Jackal. He’s a contract killer yet the most likeable character. I’m not overly keen on the usual ‘working cop/spy’s family don’t understand the needs of the job’ trope. Nor the whole Jackal family thing. Both just detract from the core plot.

It has likely been covered on previous pages but, The Penguin is a fantastic show, even if you’re not a Batman fan.

Just re-read the book in preparation – is it much the same? ?

I’m only 4 episodes in, but at the moment – not at all. So far it’s taking the odd scene/line here and there and plonking it in (almost Easter egg style), plus some general themes/characters. I can’t help laughing when “based on the Fredrick Forsyth novel” pops up every time, I thing “inspired by…” would be pushing it.

I’m really enjoying the music choices. Only jarring thing for me is why they chose to go with a total James Bond pastiche for the beginning credits.

Anyway it’s still great and you should watch it 🙂

Just re-read the book in preparation – is it much the same?

Yes and no, it’s like an expanded universe, really and keeps just a few of the names etc. Top quality cast, although it feels a little like someone has taken elements of Bond, Bourne and Spooks/Slow Horses and worked out how to squeeze them together. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, I’m four episodes in and it’s working well.

I’m really enjoying the music choices.

Certainly this, loved the use of The Who in the last one I watched.

Only jarring thing for me is why they chose to go with a total James Bond pastiche for the beginning credits.

Does anyone watch the opening credits of anything any more? Especially given the Americans wanting to make them all about ten minutes long? Surely you just hit the ‘skip intro’ thing?

I’ve watched the 6 available episodes over the last week and its all very enjoyable preposterous nonsense

Surely you just hit the ‘skip intro’ thing?

Pretty certain there’s no skip button watching it via Sky on demand. They are also very short as credits go.

You’re right though. the opening credits couldn’t be any more Bond, either visually or musically.

Pretty certain there’s no skip button watching it via Sky on demand.

You can fast forward. At least – we can. I’ve got pretty good at hitting “play” just when the ads end 🙂

Indeed DrJ. Volvo really are doing us all a favour sponsoring Sky Drama, denoting as it does exactly the point to hit play 😀

You can fast forward. At least – we can. I’ve got pretty good at hitting “play” just when the ads end ?

Yes I could fast forward. Now I’m intrigued about the ads though. Are you recording it or something? Can’t you just select the lovely UHD/HDR on demand stream and avoid them completely – I might not have a skip button, but I definitely don’t get ads!

You’re right though. the opening credits couldn’t be any more Bond, either visually or musically.

Yeah it’s not just the music, the Alfa driving through the mountains next to the sea feels exactly the same shot as at the Aston driving through the mountains at the end of No Time To Die.

Series 2 of Bad Sisters has just come on Apple TV. That’s tonight’s viewing sorted. Series 1 was darkly funny genius! Absolutely brilliant! Sharon Horgan really is a top notch writer, but I think this is the best thing she’s done

Blimey , just finished season 1 of Gangs of London.

I don’t know what I was expecting, having watched and enjoyed the likes of Top Boy , but the frequency of violence and the graphical nature was quite relentless at times.
I’ll start season 2 next week after watching something less “intense” lol

Season 2 just goes all out fantasy land.

Theres a number of movies currently on you tube, that are either illegally uploaded, or possibly reedited.

Over the last couple of days I’ve watched Venom 3 and last night it was The Justice League. This latter one i think was reedited as it was 4 hours long and seemed to encompass the entire story.

Under the search term ‘Blockbuster movies 2024’

Alien Romulus is there too, just about to watch it before they take it down

Anyone persevering with Before on Apple TV?

Billy Crystal as a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, encounters a troubled young boy who seems to have a haunting connection to his past.

Got drawn in to the first couple of episodes, but now not much is happening….

Kneecap on Prime is the best movie I have seen on a while, based on a true story  it’s like an Irish Trainspotting for the 2020s. Killer soundtrack too.

 The Justice League. This latter one i think was reedited as it was 4 hours long and seemed to encompass the entire story.

Zack Snyder cut by sounds of things

Watched Heavy Trip on Prime last night. Dunno if its already been mentioned in this thread.

Comedy about a death metal band from a rural Finnish town. Really entertaining and very daft in parts.

Still working through Slow Horses S4 here – as good as ever, but very interesting to see where it diverges from the book. Also watching Lincoln Lawyer S3 on Netflix, which feels a bit darker, more serious than previous series. Don’t like the “six months later” timeline though.

Also, on the hunt for 30 minute shows to wind down with, stumbled across Intelligence on Netflix, with David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed. Not high-budget or particularly clever, but makes me laugh

Watched Heavy Trip on Prime last night. Dunno if its already been mentioned in this thread.

Comedy about a death metal band from a rural Finnish town. Really entertaining and very daft in parts.

I watched that the other week, silly and great fun. Reminded me a bit of that Eurovision one with Will Ferrell.

I think Heavy Trip 2 is coming out soon.

Blimey , just finished season 1 of Gangs of London.

same. proper LOL at whoever considered it “plausible” earlier in the thread. It’s one of the silliest things I’ve ever seen! Entertaining though, perhaps getting slightly bored towards the end as it’s just so ludicrous. Agree with the violence! I thought I was de-sensitised after GoT and The Walking Dead, some of this stuff was properly grim though. And it was pretty unrelenting!