Yeah, just finished it. There are truly no limits to how the human brain can be fucked about with
I think he was able to get away with a lot simply because paedophilia was so unknown and taboo
I think it was horribly clever of him to 'reveal' he'd been abused and his 'therapy' was to lie with a child because presumably they'd think 'Well, it must be safe because surely he'd be the last person on earth to do to a child what was done to him', whereas now we know that childhood abuse can be risk factor for being an abuser. Still astonishing that parents waited weeks to report each abduction, though.
Russian Doll....I watched it a week or so ago. I liked it. A lot. And I'm finding it's one of those things that is lingering large in my memory. So it's a big thumbs from me. It's just very creative with fantastic performances.
Plus exposing me to Harry Nilsson who I've never heard of before.
Just finished The Umbrella Academy. Fucking loved it. Crazy, stylish, funny. Not everything makes sense but you can easily forgive that. Th last three episodes are superb.
Robert Sheehan and the kid actor in particular are vintage good in it.
I thought "this is rubbish" at the first attempt, and turned it off after 20 minutes. But I went back to it last night, and I think it's better than I initially thought.
I finished UA today and I thought it was great. I’m not sure there are any hugely groundbreaking things in there but there are a lot of different tropes mixed up in an entertaining way and done well, which in the end produces something original. The performances are really good too and keep you watching even when you pretty much know what’s going to happen next (and it introduces new elements regularly anyway). Also it doesn’t have the “Netflix slump” where it starts being padding around 2/3 of the way through.
I’m a bit tired of superhero shit on Netflix but this isn’t in the usual vein.
I finished UA today and I thought it was great. I’m not sure there are any hugely groundbreaking things in there but there are a lot of different tropes mixed up in an entertaining way and done well, which in the end produces something original. The performances are really good too and keep you watching even when you pretty much know what’s going to happen next (and it introduces new elements regularly anyway). Also it doesn’t have the “Netflix slump” where it starts being padding around 2/3 of the way through.
I’m a bit tired of superhero shit on Netflix but this isn’t in the usual vein.
Would you recommend having a look to someone who really doesn't care for the usual superhero shit at all? People seem to be praising it but I am not one for superhero shit usually.
Would you recommend having a look to someone who really doesn't care for the usual superhero shit at all? People seem to be praising it but I am not one for superhero shit usually.
I’d say worth a go - it’s more like an urban fantasy story where some of the characters have been forced into superhero roles as children, but part of the plot is how that has messed them up. As the story goes on there are other parts to it all. The performances really do make a lot of it too.
We're watching "Behind the Curve" about Flat Earthers. I know someone who is a flat earther. Tbh that's probably the least of his idiosyncrasies, as it were
I thought "this is rubbish" at the first attempt, and turned it off after 20 minutes. But I went back to it last night, and I think it's better than I initially thought.
Would you recommend having a look to someone who really doesn't care for the usual superhero shit at all? People seem to be praising it but I am not one for superhero shit usually.
Yes, it’s a lot more about a highly dysfunctional family than about their powers. The acting and character development is very good, the cinematography stunning in places, and story a achieves a good balanced mix of dark comedy, drama, and action.
Russian Doll....I watched it a week or so ago. I liked it. A lot. And I'm finding it's one of those things that is lingering large in my memory. So it's a big thumbs from me. It's just very creative with fantastic performances.
Plus exposing me to Harry Nilsson who I've never heard of before.
The Flat Earth documentary was predictably sad in so many different ways!
What I did find interesting was how many of the first eathers also espoused other anti - establishment, as they would put it, views such as anti-vaccines.
Needless to say they did not convince me the world is flat.
The Flat Earth documentary was predictably sad in so many different ways!
What I did find interesting was how many of the first eathers also espoused other anti - establishment, as they would put it, views such as anti-vaccines.
Needless to say they did not convince me the world is flat.
I love that they spent $20,000 on a gyro which showed immediately what it should about the earth's rotation. Even when they tried to mess with it. And then they didn't trust the result of their own light experiment!
Mark Sargent seems like someone who is very full of himself and just loves the celebrity. He's clearly head over heals in love with Patricia Steere as well.
I love that they spent $20,000 on a gyro which showed immediately what it should about the earth's rotation. Even when they tried to mess with it. And then they didn't trust the result of their own light experiment!
Mark Sargent seems like someone who is very full of himself and just loves the celebrity. He's clearly head over heals in love with Patricia Steere as well.
A very nice antedote to the flat earthers - Most Unknown - a kind of tag team of 9 scientists meeting scientists from completely different areas of study to talk about their work. It's a brief insight into some fascinating stuff.
My favourite bit was when he was in the flight simulator at the space centre and walked away complaining that it didn’t work after tapping the screen a hundred times like a frustrated child. Then the camera panned to the massive green start button that said ‘START’ in big letters.
There are a few films that deserve the oscar this year, this is easily one of them. Wanna talk long shots, deep focus, water, bookshelves...and you can go bigger if you like.
In years to come people will reference this in how to make a film. It's amazing.
I am sick in bed so I've watched the Secret Agent (Toby Jones) which was ok. Five Came Back which was absolutely fantastic. And finished watching the flat earth one, which was terrifying.
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