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I've finally got into The Break. 4 episodes in and it's all feeling a bit Cluedo (I'm struggling to keep track of the characters and their possible motivations) but I'm still enjoying it and it seems well-regarded so I'll plough on.
 
krtek a houby said:
Ended up starting AHS, Apocalypse. After episode 1, realised we'd skipped Cult, so we're doing to that instead.

Interesting premise for both.
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Cult is divisive. I really liked it (apart from Sarah Paulson’s screeching.)

For me, Apocalypse never quite lives up to the sum of its parts. Many fabulous elements, but I was left a bit “meh”.
Still waiting for the most recent season to make its way to Netflix. Must be soon.
 
spanglechick said:
Cult is divisive. I really liked it (apart from Sarah Paulson’s screeching.)

For me, Apocalypse never quite lives up to the sum of its parts. Many fabulous elements, but I was left a bit “meh”.
Still waiting for the most recent season to make its way to Netflix. Must be soon.
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Yes, SP and Evan Peters are favourites but can see how her performance (at least in ep 1 of Cult) might grate. It's a portrayal of hysteria (guessing) and there sure was a lot of that at the time...
 
Watched Worth last night. Brilliant. Lawyers in the aftermath of 911 looking to compensate victims families have to determine the value (worth) of a life. ‘Is a CEO worth more than a janitor?’

Better than it sounds.
 
September 22nd sees the release of the 4th (and final season) of Dear White People.

And it looks like
it's going to be a musical.

Hopefully a return to form after season 3 (imo) didn't aways hit the heights of previous seasons. Still enjoyable, though.
 
Is anyone liked Black Spot (Zone Blanche) and Netflix suggests The Fozen Dead, well I watched about 20 mins and it was appalling.
Like a bad, cheap soap opera :(
 
krtek a houby said:
September 22nd sees the release of the 4th (and final season) of Dear White People.

And it looks like
it's going to be a musical.

Hopefully a return to form after season 3 (imo) didn't aways hit the heights of previous seasons. Still enjoyable, though.
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I enjoyed the first 2 series of this.
 
Happy new year, Colin Burstead.

It's unlike most other Ben Wheatley films - no one gets killed.

Some good performances and the film carries you along without really going anywhere. Which is fine.
 
ATOMIC SUPLEX said:
Watching the Stowaway.
Stowaway (by mistake) on board a three man mars mission (how the hell??). Only enough oxygen for three (this later drops to two). Fab moral dilemma/drama/'what would you do?' time . . . . except no. Writer cop out time. The dodging of the moral element and the lack of investment in any of the characters utterly undermines the intended gut punch of the ending (which ends up just flatlining).
Obviously a low budget, no set affair, they waste their money on the shit spacewalk when they should have spent it on better writers.

Such a brilliant set up for what could have been an amazing film. I'm so pissed off.
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Finally got round to this. It was the opposite of binge-watching in that I persevered over 4 or 5 sessions thinking it might come good but it never did. Not quite bad enough to give up in total disgust at any point but nearly.
 
So 'Brand New Cherry Flavour' was very intriguing. I really enjoyed it, it was weird and often funny.

It was heading to some incredible ending and there was a beautifully wrapped box, sadly containing nothing much. If you have ever read any Steven King books, especially The Dark Tower then you'll understand., stories don't have to be all about the ending.
 
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Epona said:
He said sessions, not seasons :D
If there had been seasons of it I would not have persisted :D
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Oh right. Doi.
What an utter disappointment it was. Could have been a very interesting moral tail, but just kept writing it's own way out of any difficult choices. Boo.
 
Sunray said:
So 'Brand New Cherry Flavour' was very intriguing

But ultimately fell totally flat. It was heading to some incredible ending and there was a beautifully wrapped box, sadly containing nothing much
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I dunno, I felt it was headed that way from watching just the first episode. Glad I made the right choice and bailed straight away.
 
Sunray said:
So 'Brand New Cherry Flavour' was very intriguing

But ultimately fell totally flat. It was heading to some incredible ending and there was a beautifully wrapped box, sadly containing nothing much
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Since this is a recommendations thread, hiding your negative comments in a spoiler tag is just gonna lead to others thinking you’re recommending it and ending up just as disappointed as you were.
 
Beckett

Thriller with John David Washington. Beckett is on a romantic holiday in Greece and becomes embroiled in a conspiracy.

Has a 70s thriller vibe to it. 7/10
 
krtek a houby said:
Beckett

Thriller with John David Washington. Beckett is on a romantic holiday in Greece and becomes embroiled in a conspiracy.

Has a 70s thriller vibe to it. 7/10
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Unfortunately, I found it fell flat and failed to keep my interest. :(

I kept expecting it to get better, but alas it didn't
 
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