Netflix recommendations

[Spymaster]

That’s a subjective opinion and of course those if us who have watched the entire show see it differently than someone who appears to just watch a relative small part, apparently because of Thatcher. While I‘m not entirely sold in her performance myself (I’m up to episode 6) Thatcher‘s personae was a performance, therefore she never seemed entirely natural around others. It certainly helps to watch the show in it’s entirety rather than focusing on the bits with her in it, as hers merely is a supporting performance. Not sure why you make the entire show dependent on her performance, in several episodes she doesn't appear at all, in others just for a few minutes.

Nobody is making it all about her performance but the comment was made that the acting was great, which clearly isn't everyone's view, particularly in the case of Anderson's Thatcher.

 

[Mation]

I bloody love it. I think mentioning zombies does it a great dis-service.

I love that it just launches into the breakdown of society in the first episode, I love the use of humour, great characters, fast paced and only 8 episodes instead of some 30 episode US type bollocks where half of the time is spent with everyone talking about their bloody feelings. "Show, don't tell" is something these writers understand.

Recommended

I refuse to watch The Crown on principal

Just started watching this on the basis of your recommendation. Going well

 

[Mation]

several episodes she doesn't appear at all, in others just for a few minutes.

That's increased the chances of me watching a bit more. I didn't fancy having to skip through lots of scenes.

 

[tony.c]

I'm on 3rd episode of Barbarians. I like swords and sandals stuff.

 

[fucthest8]

I'm on 3rd episode of Barbarians. I like swords and sandals stuff.

It was good fun. Nonsense, but great.

 

[LDC]

Finished and thoroughly enjoyed season 2 of Undercover, and also To the Lake, an excellent Russian-made pandemic/disaster film. Finished with a good set up for the next season which I'll look forward to. Watched the Korean Time to Hunt last night which was quite good too. Might give the Korean zombie film Alive a go as well.

Anyone watched Arkansas?

 

[iamwithnail]

Honourable mention to "Insatiable", a drama/comedy series about beauty pageants in Georgia with lots of murder and intrigue (i thought it looked like garbage, but it's eminently watchable and does some reasonably decent talking about eating disorders and the like), and "Teenage Bounty Hungers", which likewise set in Georgia, is entertaining trash (high-school sisters from wealthy family accidentally become bounty hunters), and not at all the pile of skeeze that the title suggests.

 

[T & P]

Giving ‘6 Underground’ a second viewing, and enjoying it as much.

If you like Ryan Reynolds and his brand of OTT gory but undoubtedly funny Deadpool-style action comedy, and Michael Bay films, you’ll love this.

Great action thriller with a feel of Mission Impossible to it. They clearly had a lot of fun making this. In particular Michael Bay, who I reckon demanded of Netflix ‘right, not only I’m doing spectacular car chase scenes, but I want to literally show people being cut in half as their car disintegrates’ as a condition for making this.

If you don’t like that kind of nonsense you’ll hate this, so don’t bother. Otherwise, do. Certainly Ryan Reynolds fans.

 

[MrCurry]

Can it really be that no one has yet mentioned “Unnatural Selection“? (4 part documentary about gene editing and biohacking)

Amazing, creepy, eye-opening and just plain scary actually. It shows that more or less anyone can cheaply obtain the material to start splicing bits of DNA together at home and maybe even release their results into the environment. Where will this take us?!

Please someone else watch this and tell me if I’m right to be a little freaked out?

Watch Unnatural Selection | Netflix Official Site

From eradicating disease to selecting a child’s traits, gene editing gives humans the chance to hack biology. Meet the real people behind the science.

www.netflix.com

 

[Badgers]

I thought it was kind of poor for the first episodes but we were a bit stuck for stuff to watch, it kind of hits a really nice stride in the second half of the first season. They're all just hateful snobby dicks the first few episodes.

I found the same with Parks and Rec. Suspect that Shitts Creek will not be binged but will watch when feeling lazy.

 

[iamwithnail]

Just finished Biohackers, German series (drama), highly recommend.

 

[DotCommunist]

Its not new but Operation Odessa was good, story of an attempt to buy a former soviet submarine for a Colombian cartel. I had to check to see if the story was fiction.

 

[pieandmashfirm]

Watched white boy rick last night and enjoyed it .....its worth a go, also decent soundtrack

 

[Spymaster]

Watched white boy rick last night and enjoyed it .....its worth a go, also decent soundtrack

Good film.

 

[Epona]

It's not new, but I found Maniac last night and watched the whole thing (it's a sensible length mini-series rather than multiple long seasons) - Emma Stone and Jonah Hill star, and it is just the sort of slightly surreal reality-bending near-future/low-sci-fi type thing that I love - right up my alley.

If anyone has any suggestions in a similar vein I'd be grateful - I've had my fill of takes on the zombie thing for now

 

[belboid]

It's not new, but I found Maniac last night and watched the whole thing (it's a sensible length mini-series rather than multiple long seasons) - Emma Stone and Jonah Hill star, and it is just the sort of slightly surreal reality-bending near-future/low-sci-fi type thing that I love - right up my alley.

If anyone has any suggestions in a similar vein I'd be grateful - I've had my fill of takes on the zombie thing for now

I was just strongly recommended that too, glad to hear more support for it. I'll get downloading.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

It's not new, but I found Maniac last night and watched the whole thing (it's a sensible length mini-series rather than multiple long seasons) - Emma Stone and Jonah Hill star, and it is just the sort of slightly surreal reality-bending near-future/low-sci-fi type thing that I love - right up my alley.

If anyone has any suggestions in a similar vein I'd be grateful - I've had my fill of takes on the zombie thing for now

Living with myself?

 

[Epona]

I was just strongly recommended that too, glad to hear more support for it. I'll get downloading.

I absolutely loved it, compelling viewing!

Another one we started to watch is If I Hadn't Met You (original title Si no t'hagués conegut ) - a slow paced Catalan alternate realities type thing - waiting for a day when OH isn't working to get on with it though as we both want to see it.

 

[Epona]

Living with myself?

Is that the Paul Rudd (he has to have an aging portrait of himself in an attic somewhere, he's older than me ffs - not jealous or anything ) film? I think OH watched it at some point and said it was good, will add it to the list, thanks

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Is that the Paul Rudd (he has to have an aging portrait of himself in an attic somewhere, he's older than me ffs - not jealous or anything ) film? I think OH watched it at some point and said it was good, will add it to the list, thanks

TV mini series. I wasn't mad keen on Maniac, but I also wasn't mad keen on living with myself, so you might like it.

 

[LDC]

Its not new but Operation Odessa was good, story of an attempt to buy a former soviet submarine for a Colombian cartel. I had to check to see if the story was fiction.

Oh seen that advertised, didn't know it was about that, might give it a watch.

 

[T & P]

It's not new, but I found Maniac last night and watched the whole thing (it's a sensible length mini-series rather than multiple long seasons) - Emma Stone and Jonah Hill star, and it is just the sort of slightly surreal reality-bending near-future/low-sci-fi type thing that I love - right up my alley.

If anyone has any suggestions in a similar vein I'd be grateful - I've had my fill of takes on the zombie thing for now

If you have Amazon Prime, check out Undone.

 

[Epona]

If you have Amazon Prime, check out Undone.

I don't, but will look out for it if it becomes available from other sources

 

[Spymaster]

If you have Amazon Prime, check out Undone.

Got me excited there and then I find out it's animated

 

[Epona]

Speaking of animations - watched the Spider Man: Into The Spiderverse animated film this morning, fucking ace Thoroughly enjoyable and the artwork itself was stunning

 

[T & P]

Got me excited there and then I find out it's animated

Well, not exactly. It’s actually a hybrid of real action and animation, filmed as a real action series and then painted over. Think of it as a lower grade Avatar. You can tell who the actors are, and the two main leads are very well known.

But the main thing is that it is a great story involving time travel and international conspiracies mixed up with upcoming family weddings and relationships.

It’s highly original and fresh concept- highly recommended. The first episode is not all that on the surface, but then shit gets real right from the beginning of episode 2.Worth giving it a go.

 

[T & P]

Speaking of animations - watched the Spider Man: Into The Spiderverse animated film this morning, fucking ace Thoroughly enjoyable and the artwork itself was stunning

100% this. I was reluctant to check it out because I care less and less for superhero stuff by the day, less so in animation form. But kept seeing rave review after rave review of it and decided to try it out. It’s not what you’d expect at all, and really bloody good

 

[Trencher]

Has 'Godless' had a mention? Engrossing western with a lot of strong female characters, not just the usual bar girls and wives fretting that their man is off to have a shoot out. Interesting to see Jeff Daniels playing a baddy, a very bad baddy , but then he does something to make you think again...

 

[Spymaster]

Has 'Godless' had a mention? Engrossing western with a lot of strong female characters, not just the usual bar girls and wives fretting that their man is off to have a shoot out. Interesting to see Jeff Daniels playing a baddy, a very bad baddy , but then he does something to make you think again...

Totally OTT but great fun.

 

[Orang Utan]

Got me excited there and then I find out it's animated

Why is that an issue?