Netflix recommendations

[AnnO'Neemus]

Started the new thriller miniseries Pieces of Her, based on the best selling novel of the same name by Karin Slaughter.

It seems to have received lukewarm reviews so far but I’ve rather enjoyed the first two episodes. Fast paced so it doesn’t drag, and Toni Collette is as always great value, so a worthy entertainment vehicle so far AFAIAC.

Ah. I saw the thumb nail and thought 'I've seen that' but I've just realised I haven't seen it at all, I've confused it with Pieced of a Woman starring Vanessa Kirby.

Will check that out because Toni Collette is always brilliant.

 

[Epona]

Started the new thriller miniseries Pieces of Her, based on the best selling novel of the same name by Karin Slaughter.

It seems to have received lukewarm reviews so far but I’ve rather enjoyed the first two episodes. Fast paced so it doesn’t drag, and Toni Collette is as always great value, so a worthy entertainment vehicle so far AFAIAC.

Another Toni Collette fan here, will definitely give this a go!

I honestly find Slaughter's novels (at least the ones I have read) a little too gruesome, but yeah want to see this.

 

[miss direct]

I've been watching Manifest, which is a bit silly but easy to watch without having to concentrate too much.

Planning to start Midnight at the Pera Palace next week.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I know it considered sacrilege but I never cared that much for the original TCM and I quite like the remake. Its success kicked off the craze for remaking the major 70s and 80s horror classics and it’s better than most of those remakes. At the time it also was unusually brutal though that has been surpassed by the “torture porn” craze which followed.

The opener was a shocker and I was definitely engaged beyond 'pretty teens running around'. Maybe I am remembering wrong, but there was a little wolf creek style tension and empathy to it rather than just gore.

I still haven't seen a lot of the classics like nightmare on elm street and childs play etc.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Watched another snowpiercer. Is it just treading water?

Spoiler

whatsherface coming back as a ghost/delusion/internal monologue/conscience in everyone's mind was shite. She's either in it or not. I don't know what happened on set or behind the scenes but her character was good and has left the series severely lacking and without direction.

it really seems like they didn't expect a re commission and don't know what to do with it.

 

[T & P]

Watched another snowpiercer. Is it just treading water?

Spoiler

whatsherface coming back as a ghost/delusion/internal monologue/conscience in everyone's mind was shite. She's either in it or not. I don't know what happened on set or behind the scenes but her character was good and has left the series severely lacking and without direction.

it really seems like they didn't expect a re commission and don't know what to do with it.

Wait until you see this week’s episode. Turning weirder by the second

S3 seems largely disconnected from the previous two. Feels like they’ve done away with the pre-existing writers and directors and brought in a new team and told them to go nuts.

Still, Alison Wright is brilliant as always and good value to watch, as is Sean Bean. And I actually enjoyed this week’s episode, in a ‘so mad it’s certainly interesting and original’ way.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I'm intrigued

 

[T & P]

I'm intrigued

Don’t expect anything great though. Not even saying it’s very good overall. But not terrible either, and if you’re still vaguely engaged with the main premise, there’s an intriguing cliffhanger revelation at the end.

 

[T & P]

The Adam Project has just dropped

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

The Adam Project has just dropped

Is it any good?

 

[T & P]

Is it any good?

It’s perfectly alright as a family-friendly sci-fi adventure, which is actually what the film was intended as. But this is as divorced as most Ryan Reynolds films as it can be, so those expecting his wacky Deadpool style material will be disappointed. Ultimately it’s a certificate-12 Sunday afternoon film paying homage to various 1980s themes.

Fantastic maiden acting performance by the kid though.

 

[Epona]

It’s perfectly alright as a family-friendly sci-fi adventure, which is actually what the film was intended as. But this is as divorced as most Ryan Reynolds films as it can be, so those expecting his wacky Deadpool style material will be disappointed. Ultimately it’s a certificate-12 Sunday afternoon film paying homage to various 1980s themes.

Fantastic maiden acting performance by the kid though.

The bolded bit particularly appeals, added to list

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I'm a bit sick of Ryan Reynolds being exactly the same in every single film.

 

[T & P]

The bolded bit particularly appeals, added to list

Oh yeah, hints of ET, Star Wars and a few others to be found.

 

[T & P]

I'm a bit sick of Ryan Reynolds being exactly the same in every single film.

I don’t think this film is particularly heavy in that department. But if one finds him tedious or repetitive already this film will not change their opinion of him.

 

[BoxRoom]

I'm a bit sick of Ryan Reynolds being exactly the same in every single film.

Very much the same so it's really difficult wanting to watch this film because I love time travel shit. I'll watch it but I'm sick of him somewhat.

 

[T & P]

Very much the same so it's really difficult wanting to watch this film because I love time travel shit. I'll watch it but I'm sick of him somewhat.

Yeah, I love him myself so not an issue for me, but I can see why it might be for others. FWIW he’s not any worse in that respect than the likes of Ray Winstone, The Rock, Daniel Craig or plenty of others.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Very much the same so it's really difficult wanting to watch this film because I love time travel shit. I'll watch it but I'm sick of him somewhat.

Timeless is on Netflix. There were only two seasons of it, sadly, but it's a show rooted in a time travel concept.

A couple of things I liked about it were that each episode was set in a real life historical event like the Hindenburg disaster or Bonnie and Clyde, assassination of Abraham Lincoln, one of the Apollo rocket missions, etc., and I learned about stuff by Googling which bits were factual, and the other thing I liked was how it made points about society, because you viewed those eras through the lens of the time travelling team, white male pilot, black male engineer, white woman history professor, so you saw the latter two's experiences of racism and sexism set against that white male privilege, but not tub-thumping about it, just sort of acknowledging the way things were different.

 

[Epona]

Timeless is on Netflix. There were only two seasons of it, sadly, but it's a show rooted in a time travel concept.

A couple of things I liked about it were that each episode was set in a real life historical event like the Hindenburg disaster or Bonnie and Clyde, assassination of Abraham Lincoln, one of the Apollo rocket missions, etc., and I learned about stuff by Googling which bits were factual, and the other thing I liked was how it made points about society, because you viewed those eras through the lens of the time travelling team, white male pilot, black male engineer, white woman history professor, so you saw the latter two's experiences of racism and sexism set against that white male privilege, but not tub-thumping about it, just sort of acknowledging the way things were different.

Oh god I watched the Hindenburg one with OH and I had a bit of a thing about that at the time and apparently I ruined it because I talked all the way through about some inaccuracies in the plot

 

[rubbershoes]

I'm thinking of ditching Maid. The first episode was powerful, but it's gone downhill since then and it's entirely due to the director.

Musical interludes, overblown characters (her mum), and other annoying touches are relegating it to the unfulfilled potential shelf.

It's not clear what they are trying to do with the show. It's like they decided to do Cathy Come Home with some kooky humour.

 

[T & P]

Started to rewatch Korean apocalyptic horror series Sweet Home. It really is rather good, and holds up to repeat viewings.

The pace can feel a bit slow in places but don’t let that put you off. A very enjoyable, well made series of the genre.

 

[welovebadgers]

Timeless is on Netflix. There were only two seasons of it, sadly, but it's a show rooted in a time travel concept.

A couple of things I liked about it were that each episode was set in a real life historical event like the Hindenburg disaster or Bonnie and Clyde, assassination of Abraham Lincoln, one of the Apollo rocket missions, etc., and I learned about stuff by Googling which bits were factual, and the other thing I liked was how it made points about society, because you viewed those eras through the lens of the time travelling team, white male pilot, black male engineer, white woman history professor, so you saw the latter two's experiences of racism and sexism set against that white male privilege, but not tub-thumping about it, just sort of acknowledging the way things were different.

I fucking loved Timeless. Abigail Spencer (the history prof) was also incredible in Rectify.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Started to rewatch Korean apocalyptic horror series Sweet Home. It really is rather good, and holds up to repeat viewings.

The pace can feel a bit slow in places but don’t let that put you off. A very enjoyable, well made series of the genre.

I never managed to finish episode one.

 

[smmudge]

I'm thinking of ditching Maid. The first episode was powerful, but it's gone downhill since then and it's entirely due to the director.

Musical interludes, overblown characters (her mum), and other annoying touches are relegating it to the unfulfilled potential shelf.

It's not clear what they are trying to do with the show. It's like they decided to do Cathy Come Home with some kooky humour.

I kind of get where you're coming from and I wasn't sure at that point either, but we stuck with it and would say it was worth it. It felt a bit like one of those endless disaster after disaster (like Bridesmaids) which I'm not keen on but in the end there was more nuance than that.

We also finished Pieces of Her. Love Toni Colette obviously, and it was watchable. But I did feel

Spoiler

the back story was the only interesting bit, the "current" parts were just half of them running around aimlessly while the other half wondered where they were

The OH is working this weekend so I've taken the opportunity to branch out some more (it means I can watch films with subtitles or older than 10 years).

The Girl with the Yellow Jumper - first Ugandan film on Netflix apparently. It says it's 100% true apart from the names a statement which itself is clearly not true, many plot holes etc but still a fun watch.

And Tomorrow the Entire World, about a German antifa group, because I've missed films about the German political youth.

 

[nottsgirl]

Just watched the 3rd episode of Snowpiercer, it was a bit rubbish to be honest.

 

[T & P]

Taboo. A 2017 BBC period crime / drama miniseries (though apparently soon to have a second instalment) set in early 19th century London, and featuring a solid British cast.

I hadn’t even heard about it until I came across it online this week. Slow burning but very decent indeed so far. Good reviews as well, so I was surprised to see no mention of it in the entire TV & film forum, never mind this Netflix thread.

Taboo (2017 TV series) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Taboo. A 2017 BBC period crime / drama miniseries (though apparently soon to have a second instalment) set in early 19th century London, and featuring a solid British cast.

I hadn’t even heard about it until I came across it online this week. Slow burning but very decent indeed so far. Good reviews as well, so I was surprised to see no mention of it in the entire TV & film forum, never mind this Netflix thread.

Taboo (2017 TV series) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

That show is ace. I've watched it twice. Buckle up T&P! You're in for a treat.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Tried another snowpiercer. I don't think I even know what is going on anymore. It's just like watching background radiation.

 

[Brainaddict]

Taboo. A 2017 BBC period crime / drama miniseries (though apparently soon to have a second instalment) set in early 19th century London, and featuring a solid British cast.

I hadn’t even heard about it until I came across it online this week. Slow burning but very decent indeed so far. Good reviews as well, so I was surprised to see no mention of it in the entire TV & film forum, never mind this Netflix thread.

Taboo (2017 TV series) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Taboo

Now on iplayer - Tom Hardy in Georgian London and with some East India Company shenanigans. Seen the first ep, not sure what to think about it yet. Some nice sets and camera work.

www.urban75.net

It has a great start but unfortunately I think loses coherence through the series.

 

[Sweet FA]

as Brainaddict already posted