Raheem
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Oh yeah RRR. I got it mixed up with RRE (a record album)
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Started this a few weeks ago on your rec and am now half way through S3. Excellent.
Just when you start thinking The Swede might have reformed ...
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Mrs Miggins
There's been a slight cheese accident
Watched a 3 part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's "Decline and Fall" from 2017 and if you like that sort of thing, it is an excellent watch. I really enjoyed it.
Cracking all-star cast as well.
Cracking all-star cast as well.
Should be through just your normal subscription.
T & P
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Just finished the first episode. Very good indeed, and a strong recommendation based on it
ETA: Everyone please note this has nothing to do with James Corden’s stupid panel show!
ETA 2: Like most right-thinking folk I find baseball excruciatingly boring, but don’t let that put you off trying this out. Baseball is just the background premise gelling the story and characters together
A League of Their Own (2022) | Rotten Tomatoes
Following the journey of the WWII All-American professional women's baseball league players as they travel across a rapidly changing U.S.
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Reno
The In Kraut
It's based on the hugely successful 90s movie.Just finished the first episode. Very good indeed, and a strong recommendation based on it
ETA: Everyone please note this has nothing to do with James Corden’s stupid panel show!
ETA 2: Like most right-thinking folk I find baseball excruciatingly boring, but don’t let that put you off trying this out. Baseball is just the background premise gelling the story and characters together
A League of Their Own (2022) | Rotten Tomatoes
Following the journey of the WWII All-American professional women's baseball league players as they travel across a rapidly changing U.S.www.rottentomatoes.com
A League of Their Own - Wikipedia
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I don't think I have seen it since it came out, but I seem to remember it being a decent enough film despite being about baseball.
I seem to recall Madonna in it? Tom Hanks? and Gena Davis.
I seem to recall Madonna in it? Tom Hanks? and Gena Davis.
Reno
The In Kraut
Madonna had a relatively small supporting role and for once wasn't terrible, Davis and Hanks were the leads. I'm not a huge fan of the film, apart from Davis and Hanks every character is a stereotype and it's a little too corny for my taste. I could imagine the new TV series being better.
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Ah yes, I seem to remember it being hung more on Madonna for press reasons, (all EPK clips etc) and being surprised she only has a small part when I actually saw it. I saw it once when I was 19, so I am surprised I remember anything about it. I am already imagining GLOW vibes from a TV series.
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Breaking my infamous posting go-slow of the streaming threads in the (so far) one-man protest of them all not appearing in 1 thread....
...To give a strong recommendation for The Outfit Watch The Outfit (2022) | Prime Video The Outfit (2022) - IMDb
It's all shot in 1 location, a tailors shop, and deals with the aftermath from a night of gangland crime - despite a lot of key characters having nothing to do with the criminality (and it's all pretty softly handled). Full of clever twists, and moves at a rapid pace, and your attention is suitably rewarded. One of those films whereby when the credits roll, you have a real sense of contentment that your time has been well spent and you've been entertained.
Predictably, Mark Rylance steals the show (playing... Mark Rylance*) and ensures it's not just a cold plot-twist-guessathon.
*Not actually Mark Rylance ofc, but I'm guessing another role playing the slightly ditzy, and unassuming, but endlessly kind and moral old man didn't require months of method acting (not that I'm complaining tbf)
...To give a strong recommendation for The Outfit Watch The Outfit (2022) | Prime Video The Outfit (2022) - IMDb
It's all shot in 1 location, a tailors shop, and deals with the aftermath from a night of gangland crime - despite a lot of key characters having nothing to do with the criminality (and it's all pretty softly handled). Full of clever twists, and moves at a rapid pace, and your attention is suitably rewarded. One of those films whereby when the credits roll, you have a real sense of contentment that your time has been well spent and you've been entertained.
Predictably, Mark Rylance steals the show (playing... Mark Rylance*) and ensures it's not just a cold plot-twist-guessathon.
*Not actually Mark Rylance ofc, but I'm guessing another role playing the slightly ditzy, and unassuming, but endlessly kind and moral old man didn't require months of method acting (not that I'm complaining tbf)
Chilli.s
mingling jets and statuettes
That gets a thumbs up from me tooBreaking my infamous posting go-slow of the streaming threads in the (so far) one-man protest of them all not appearing in 1 thread....
...To give a strong recommendation for The Outfit Watch The Outfit (2022) | Prime Video The Outfit (2022) - IMDb
It's all shot in 1 location, a tailors shop, and deals with the aftermath from a night of gangland crime - despite a lot of key characters having nothing to do with the criminality (and it's all pretty softly handled). Full of clever twists, and moves at a rapid pace, and your attention is suitably rewarded. One of those films whereby when the credits roll, you have a real sense of contentment that your time has been well spent and you've been entertained.
Predictably, Mark Rylance steals the show (playing... Mark Rylance*) and ensures it's not just a cold plot-twist-guessathon.
*Not actually Mark Rylance ofc, but I'm guessing another role playing the slightly ditzy, and unassuming, but endlessly kind and moral old man didn't require months of method acting (not that I'm complaining tbf)
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Three episodes into Paper Girls and it actually seems quite good.
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee is a large slice of wtf, interspersed with bizarre wtf moments.
I followed his story at the time but this 2016 doc gives all/most of the unpleasant details. Holing up in Belize; hiring murderers as security, taking over a small town, keeping a group of suspiciously young looking local women at his beck and call, paying off the entire police force, owning a million guns, organising murders - he was a massive and deeply unlikeable bastard.
(As I was searching for the trailer, I realised there's a Netflix doc called Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee which probably supersedes this one as it was made in 2022)
I followed his story at the time but this 2016 doc gives all/most of the unpleasant details. Holing up in Belize; hiring murderers as security, taking over a small town, keeping a group of suspiciously young looking local women at his beck and call, paying off the entire police force, owning a million guns, organising murders - he was a massive and deeply unlikeable bastard.
(As I was searching for the trailer, I realised there's a Netflix doc called Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee which probably supersedes this one as it was made in 2022)
Nivag
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Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
Does the netflix doc mention the shiteating? 
T & P
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Oooh… strong first-episode recommendation for Sprung, a new offbeat crime comedy series that has just become available on one of Amazon Prime’s add-on channels, Freevee- which should be free to all Prime subscribers, as it’s advertisement-funded.
Bunch of low-level non violent misfits doing time in an US get released early and suddenly at the beginning of the pandemic, and find themselves having to share accommodation due to the lockdown. Which invariably leads to things.
Very watchable and promising first episode, and massive reviews by critics and public alike. Do check it out
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Bunch of low-level non violent misfits doing time in an US get released early and suddenly at the beginning of the pandemic, and find themselves having to share accommodation due to the lockdown. Which invariably leads to things.
Very watchable and promising first episode, and massive reviews by critics and public alike. Do check it out
Sprung
Synopsis:An unlikely group of formerly incarcerated people band together to use their criminal expertise for good.
Nivag
Well-Known Member
Pretty sure it did. I watched while "working"Does the netflix doc mention the shiteating?
izz
Increased Leisure Citizen
Just watched the first episode, quite promising and thanks for the recommendation
T & P
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I somehow had never heard of Leverage, an action crime comedy drama series that ran for five seasons between 2008-12, apparently to positive reviews from critics and punters alike. That’s not available for free, but its recent reboot series, Leverage: Redemption, is.
Revolves about a team of grifters helping individuals who have been wronged by the rich and powerful. A bit like the A Team but with MacGyver skills. Quite silly at places and requiring a similar degree of suspension of disbelief, but ultimately fairly watchable if you’re in need of fast paced undemanding entertainment. 6/10 if you don’t expect anything glossy.
Revolves about a team of grifters helping individuals who have been wronged by the rich and powerful. A bit like the A Team but with MacGyver skills. Quite silly at places and requiring a similar degree of suspension of disbelief, but ultimately fairly watchable if you’re in need of fast paced undemanding entertainment. 6/10 if you don’t expect anything glossy.
T & P
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You’d have to pay for the original series on Amazon, but it’s available for free on the STV player, which comes as a free app on NowTV, on the Virgin service and presumably on Sky and smart TVs: or you can watch online as well.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
Goodnight Mommy - seemed to get some bad reviews due to the usual "remake but not as good as the orginal" moaners. However not having seen the original Austrian version yet I was able to enjoy it on its own merits. It's a kindof mystery/thriller/horror sort of thing, but easily spoilered so just watch it. Great acting and direction.
donkyboy
Crazy Cat/Fox man
Breaking my infamous posting go-slow of the streaming threads in the (so far) one-man protest of them all not appearing in 1 thread....
...To give a strong recommendation for The Outfit Watch The Outfit (2022) | Prime Video The Outfit (2022) - IMDb
It's all shot in 1 location, a tailors shop, and deals with the aftermath from a night of gangland crime - despite a lot of key characters having nothing to do with the criminality (and it's all pretty softly handled). Full of clever twists, and moves at a rapid pace, and your attention is suitably rewarded. One of those films whereby when the credits roll, you have a real sense of contentment that your time has been well spent and you've been entertained.
Predictably, Mark Rylance steals the show (playing... Mark Rylance*) and ensures it's not just a cold plot-twist-guessathon.
*Not actually Mark Rylance ofc, but I'm guessing another role playing the slightly ditzy, and unassuming, but endlessly kind and moral old man didn't require months of method acting (not that I'm complaining tbf)
glad you posted. was after this but couldn't remember the title or who starred in it.
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