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Saw The Circle - the film with Emma Watson, Tom Hanks and John Boyega. Surprisingly watchable, even though none of the characters was believable, and the plot bumped about between the obvious and the ridiculous, or both. The 'live' social media comments were quite funny and it looked pretty. Good for procrastination, with in-built penance; you can enjoy it, but not too much.

Sorry for fouling up the thread with Tom Hanks.
 
Scaggs said:
Just finished this, loved it!

Edit (Station eleven that is. Don't know where the quote went?)
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I started a thread here as it's not a Netflix show:

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Station Eleven (post apocalyptic tv show, based on the acclaimed novel)

I finished this last night and it's so good, it deserves its own thread, Station Eleven may already be my contender for best tv drama of the year. The acclaimed novel by Emily St. John Mandel has been on my reading list but I never got round to it, so I don't know how it compares. Station Eleven...
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I thought the brand new Netflix exclusive Scream 5 film was meant to drop tonight in the UK? I guess it was US-only, as it’s not coming up right now when we search for it.
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It's not a Netflix film, theatrical release only for now. It's been mostly getting good reviews, so looking forward to it.
 
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Anyway, further to my initial report and as Epona also corroborated, Archive 81 continues to be highly watchable more than two thirds in. Can’t vouch for how it is going to end, but a firm recommendation from me so far.
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We watched the first one last night and were impressed. It could so easily be a cheap 2D effort, but it's so not.
 
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Finished Hellbound. It’s certainly decent but nowhere as gripping as Squid Game, so I am a bit puzzled by its even greater viewing figures.

I was a bit peeved off that none of the fundamental mysteries of the premise were answered in the finale, which felt a bit Lost-esque. Points awarded for a fairly original storyline though.
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I've just finished this and really liked it. I thought the supernatural element might end up putting me off but the human drama was good enough for me to keep me interested.

And I rather liked that it didn't explain itself....and pushed the door well and truly open for another series. I often don't like that but in this case, I really do want to know what's going to happen next.
 
I'm well pissed off with the Silent Sea. My wife and daughter like it so we are still ploughing ahead . . . . . but blimey, aside from the crappy story and people behaving in unbelievable ways (I have really just given up on the story), there are editing and filming issues. Quite often the camera 'crosses the line' making for some very confusing moments, especially when all the characters are wearing the same clothing and standing in rooms and corridors that all look the same from almost every angle.
I also keep seeing lazy / bad editing decisions that appear to be completely unnecessary.

Boo. Please end.
 
The Photocopier. A new award winning mystery-drama Indonesian film about a university student whose academic future is in jeopardy due to a wild night out she has no recollection of, and who sets out to try to deduct the events of the previous night.

Whereas not amazing, it’s still perfectly watchable. Could have been 20 minutes shorter, and it’s more social commentary drama than a whodunnit mystery, but would still recommend.
 
After five years I finally managed to watch,
I Called Him Morgan, a documentary about the short life and tragic death of the brilliant Bebop trumpet player Lee Morgan.
It was as good as I expected it to be.
Well told with a great soundtrack.
Whilst watching it I realised it is fifty years next month since his death.
Sad story, but portrayed with affection.
 
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The Photocopier. A new award winning mystery-drama Indonesian film about a university student whose academic future is in jeopardy due to a wild night out she has no recollection of, and who sets out to try to deduct the events of the previous night.

Whereas not amazing, it’s still perfectly watchable. Could have been 20 minutes shorter, and it’s more social commentary drama than a whodunnit mystery, but would still recommend.
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Sounds like the hangover. 'not amazing'
 
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I’d wager you’ll like it better than me, actually. It couldn’t be more different to The Hangover in tone, and without giving anything away, there are dark forces at work.
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I doubt it is. I was making a joke. Highlighting the juxtaposition that while the two films are clearly nothing alike they have a similar set up.
 
I've gone back to Gloria, and I'm finding that it still is good, even if they lay on the "Commies were worse" stuff a bit thick. I was always of the opinion that the budget had run out when they came to do the scenes set in the Angola and Guinea-Bissau wars, but the latest stuff shows them doing "more with less" on that front. By which I mean that they ram home the war is hell thing, and show it's even worse in colonial wars.

In the last ep I saw, the chief PIDE guy accuses the Americans of helping "terrorists" in their African colonies. Is this a reference to Holden Roberto, whose forces in Angola committed "regrettable excesses" against both white settlers and local African people, but who also seems to have been a contact (or an asset?) of the National Security Council in Washington?

Like most good TV series, this one strips bare the limits of the medium, I think. A novel, or even a movie, would be better at conveying the inner psychology of these characters, and evoking the historical context in which they were trapped.

(The39thStep - once I've finished the series, I'm going back to your post with "thoughts on Gloria" in it).
 
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We watched The Puppet Master last night. 😳

Highly recommended if you like true crime documentaries.
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I need to finish watching that - it's incredible, I spent most of it in awe at how gullible some people are tbh :oops:
I mean I feel bad for the victims. It's all really "wtf"?
He was obviously preying on people who were more likely to fall for the lies, it's just a really shocking tale all round. Went on for years too, peoples' lives wrecked by him.
 
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Liking Yellowjackets so far. So far it seems like Lord of the Flies but mostly from a before/after perspective.
 
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