Netflix recommendations

[Mrs Miggins]

Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil was a good movie

That's bonkers that is.
In a good way.

 

[Sue]

Oh I might give that a look then. I keep seeing the title and thinking "I wonder what that is...?"

It was on at the LFF last year. Gave it a massive swerve as it all looked a bit too heartwarming and life affirming for my tastes.

 

[Pickman's model]

It was on at the LFF last year. Gave it a massive swerve as it all looked a bit too heartwarming and life affirming for my tastes.

yes, it sounded like the sort of thing i'd find emetic

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I watched an absolute gem last night called The Peanut Butter Falcon. The story follows a Down Syndrome man called Zak who escapes a nursing home to fulfil his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. He meets a fisherman played by Shia LeBoeuf who is also escaping his own problems, he reluctantly takes Zak under his wing to fulfil his dream whilst both are being chased by people who want them.

This is a loose retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and if you’ve remembered the book from your childhood, you’ll recognise some scenes that are a direct nod to events in the book.

It’s wonderfully acted, the direction and cinematography is on point. There are a lot of tender, funny and thought provoking moments, especially around how people, even if they have good intentions, can treat people with disabilities. Plus it’s not done in a mawkish, glib or preachy way a lot of films handle that sort of material. I just love a film where you are rooting for the main character from the go. Check it out folks.

Ah good. I've had that on my watch list, but never really felt like diving in. Probably will now.

 

[Sweet FA]

I watched an absolute gem last night called The Peanut Butter Falcon. The story follows a Down Syndrome man called Zak who escapes a nursing home to fulfil his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. He meets a fisherman played by Shia LeBoeuf who is also escaping his own problems, he reluctantly takes Zak under his wing to fulfil his dream whilst both are being chased by people who want them.

This is a loose retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and if you’ve remembered the book from your childhood, you’ll recognise some scenes that are a direct nod to events in the book.

It’s wonderfully acted, the direction and cinematography is on point. There are a lot of tender, funny and thought provoking moments, especially around how people, even if they have good intentions, can treat people with disabilities. Plus it’s not done in a mawkish, glib or preachy way a lot of films handle that sort of material. I just love a film where you are rooting for the main character from the go. Check it out folks.

Great film - have you seen Hunt for the Wilderpeople?

 

[N_igma]

Great film - have you seen Hunt for the Wilderpeople?

No I haven’t is it something similar?

 

[Sweet FA]

No I haven’t is it something similar?

Kinda.

Plot similarities but also great acting, affecting story, got something in my eye a couple of times.


Eta it's also very funny

 

[N_igma]

Kinda.

Plot similarities but also great acting, affecting story, got something in my eye a couple of times.

Thanks I’ve heard the name of the film before but I’ll definitely check it out now.

 

[Sweet FA]

There's also Leave No Trace which is a completely different film to the other 2 but has some similarities. Definitely not a comedy but a brilliant film.

 

[Badgers]

I'm sure Tiger King's been mentioned. I'm only just catching up. Fucking hilarious.

It sounded like a cunts show for cunts that was hosted by a cunt to me.

The 'zoo' has closed down now thankfully. Hopefully the animals are taking into proper facilities/care.

Tiger King zoo once owned by Joe Exotic shuts for good

Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park permanently shut its doors on Tuesday

www.independent.co.uk

 

[T & P]

The brand new season of Lucifer is now available.

 

[T & P]

Also, I finished Teenage Bounty Hunters. As a light entertainment vehicle it is actually very good, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for that kind of programme. Think Desperate Housewives meets Sex Education with some action thrown in. Relatively short and fast paced 40-minute episodes so ideal to dip in and out of it one at a time when you feel like it.

Teenage Bounty Hunters | Rotten Tomatoes

Twin sisters Blair and Sterling balance teen life at an elite Southern high school with an unlikely new career as butt-kicking bounty hunters.

www.rottentomatoes.com

 

[killer b]

Kinda.

Plot similarities but also great acting, affecting story, got something in my eye a couple of times.


Eta it's also very funny

I love (some of) Taika Waititi's stuff - Boy is brilliant too, and JoJo Rabbit was very enjoyable. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is his best so far though I think.

 

[killer b]

(I'd also recommend Leave No Trace fwiw - wonderful film)

 

[Sweet FA]

I love (some of) Taika Waititi's stuff - Boy is brilliant too, and JoJo Rabbit was very enjoyable. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is his best so far though I think.

Nice one - I haven't seen either of them.


eta Boy is on Prime which is handy.

 

[killer b]

Nice one - I haven't seen either of them.

friends speak very highly of his Marvel superhero film Thor: Ragnarok too, but it just seemed like a standard modern superhero blockbuster to me.

 

[Sweet FA]

friends speak very highly of his Marvel superhero film Thor: Ragnarok too, but it just seemed like a standard modern superhero blockbuster to me.

It's very good. I quite like a modern superhero blockbuster anyway but T:R is warm and funny too in places.

 

[Sue]

Nice one - I haven't seen either of them.


eta Boy is on Prime which is handy.

FWIW. I really didn't like Jojo Rabbit. Manipulative and just not very good.

 

[krtek a houby]

Lovely short doc, John Was Trying to Contact Aliens. About a young man, who searched the stars for extraterrestrial life via the music of Can, Fella Kuti and so on.

It's likely to bring a tear to your eye.

 

[fucthest8]

(I'd also recommend Leave No Trace fwiw - wonderful film)

I thought it was incredible. Brilliant performances all round and the storytelling is so deft. No big expositions or high dramas, instead single sentences and brief physical interactions carry huge weight. Beautiful film.

 

[magneze]

Lovely short doc, John Was Trying to Contact Aliens. About a young man, who searched the stars for extraterrestrial life via the music of Can, Fella Kuti and so on.

It's likely to bring a tear to your eye.

Agreed, it's great.

 

[not-bono-ever]

finished Inhuman rescources ( Cantona series)- not a bad way to waste time

Now jammed into Dark- I do like it

 

[Idris2002]

Kinda.

Plot similarities but also great acting, affecting story, got something in my eye a couple of times.


Eta it's also very funny

If you liked Sam Neill in Hunt for the W., check out his (much earlier) film Sleeping Dogs, set in a dystopian future New Zealand in which Neill is swept up against his will into the resistance against a Kiwi military dictatorship. Like HFTW, there's a lot about being On The Run in the Aotearoa bush.

 

[DexterTCN]

Ip Man 4 and Cobra Kai both out today.

 

[Aladdin]

I watched an absolute gem last night called The Peanut Butter Falcon. The story follows a Down Syndrome man called Zak who escapes a nursing home to fulfil his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. He meets a fisherman played by Shia LeBoeuf who is also escaping his own problems, he reluctantly takes Zak under his wing to fulfil his dream whilst both are being chased by people who want them.

This is a loose retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and if you’ve remembered the book from your childhood, you’ll recognise some scenes that are a direct nod to events in the book.

It’s wonderfully acted, the direction and cinematography is on point. There are a lot of tender, funny and thought provoking moments, especially around how people, even if they have good intentions, can treat people with disabilities. Plus it’s not done in a mawkish, glib or preachy way a lot of films handle that sort of material. I just love a film where you are rooting for the main character from the go. Check it out folks.

Watched this thanks to your recommendation. Really enjoyed it.

 

[Orang Utan]

Lovely short doc, John Was Trying to Contact Aliens. About a young man, who searched the stars for extraterrestrial life via the music of Can, Fella Kuti and so on.

It's likely to bring a tear to your eye.

Can’t praise this enough. It’s such a sweet and touching film full of love and hope, just what we need right now. Everyone should watch it, it’s only 16 minutes long. You won’t regret it.
this is John searching for extraterrestrial life while his grandma does a bit of knitting:

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

friends speak very highly of his Marvel superhero film Thor: Ragnarok too, but it just seemed like a standard modern superhero blockbuster to me.

I found most of those marvel films unbearable, but enjoyed most of Ragnarok.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Lovely short doc, John Was Trying to Contact Aliens. About a young man, who searched the stars for extraterrestrial life via the music of Can, Fella Kuti and so on.

It's likely to bring a tear to your eye.

I saw that pop up and saw it was only 15 minutes so stuck it on, didn't know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised. Lovely.

 

[BlanketAddict]

The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs is still on there.
Six vignettes, the Tom Waits one is divine.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Still watching 'Crash Landing on You'. I'm losing interest but my wife and daughter are crazy about it. Last two episodes I have pulled a face when they suggested putting it on, but quite soon I can't help becoming engaged and sitting through the whole thing.

I'm on the last series of Bojack Horseman. A very slow start to most of season one and maybe even season two, but it has become a most excellent series and I will be very sad to see it go. Sorry to see Tuka a Bertie didn't take off as a replacement and, they are commissioning puerile shit cartoons like Final Space and Hoops. Boo.

New series of Sanrio's Aggressive Retsuko. First episode was a bit shite in that Retsuko has taken a bit of a step back and is being a bit of a dick. Hope it gets back on track.