Netflix recommendations

[littlebabyjesus]

Two recent things.

London Spy. (Short series.)

I won't give away the plot and will leave you to decide upon it. The performances are fantastic and the portrayal of relationships, both sexual and platonic, are superb. Worth the watching just for that. Jim Broadbent is, as ever, the best thing in it.

Rustum (film)

High-camp 1950s-set Indian melodrama, which appears intent on out-Sirking Douglas Sirk. It's absurd, very knowing, but quite compelling.

 

[T & P]

Watching Travelers (annoying American spelling). Watchable time travelling sci-fi series so far. The bloke from Will and Grace is the main lead, and he's quite good too.

 

[felixthecat]

Kids for Cash
Fucking hell. The number of young lives ruined by a corrupt US justice system is beyond belief. So, so many children incarcerated
I really wanted to do serious damage to the 2 judges involved.

 

[mystic pyjamas]

The drop. Low key New York crime story starring Tom Hardy. Very well acted and a drama that draws you in from start to finish.
Loved the dog.

 

[snadge]

Watching Travelers (annoying American spelling). Watchable time travelling sci-fi series so far. The bloke from Will and Grace is the main lead, and he's quite good too.

Travellers starts pretty cheesily but by the end of the the season becomes a pretty good mindfuck, good stuff.

 

[T & P]

Travellers starts pretty cheesily but by the end of the the season becomes a pretty good mindfuck, good stuff.

Agreed, it was better than I had expected it.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

That Helix tv series went potty at the end...bonkers.

 

[DaveCinzano]

That Helix tv series went potty at the end

Bit too protracted for me.

 

[DaveCinzano]

 

[8den]

Agreed, it was better than I had expected it.

It's actually pretty decent, with some clever ideas well executed. Its alot better than I thought it would be.

Spoiler

You know the surprise party for Will around Ep08? My brother is in that scene

 

[T & P]

Cool (the spoiler bit). Is it filmed mainly in Canada, or the US?

 

[8den]

Cool (the spoiler bit). Is it filmed mainly in Canada, or the US?

Vancouver. My brother is pretty much a full time extra and has more movies & tv shows coming out than Nic Cage meets JJ Abrahams. He's in A Series of Unfortunate Events, War for the Planet of the Apes, The new Gus Van Sant tv show, Supergirl, and thats all i can remember. I think he's in Van Hesling and a couple of other things.

 

[Thimble Queen]

Another vote for the Lemony Snicket series. Really enjoyable.

We're watching that now... Thumbs so far

 

[Mrs Miggins]

We got into American Horror Story and have just finished Season 2. S1 was brilliant, couldn't fault it. S2 was going so well until the last few episodes, and it got to WTF territory. Shit fucking ending too. Putting off S3 now in case that's wankier.

I luuuurve American Horror Story! S3 is the witchy one and it's great.
I've just spotted that S5 is on Netflix so will be bingeing that at some point in the near future.
I binged S4 in 4 days on a trip to the States as it was not available in the UK at the time.....was literally standing with the remote in hand, bags packed with minutes to go for my departure to squeeze in the final one!

 

[Mrs Miggins]

We're watching that now... Thumbs so far

I massively prefer the actors in this to the film version and the theme song is absolutely stuck in my head

 

[Thimble Queen]

I massively prefer the actors in this to the film version and the theme song is absolutely stuck in my head

I watched the film but I can't really remember it... I like this one bc it feels like a mixture of Tim Burton and Wes Anderson but a bit more knowing maybe...

 

[lefteri]

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

A story I had no idea about, very well told

 

[souljacker]

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

A story I had no idea about, very well told

Yeah, I enjoyed that. I remember reading about it at the time and thinking it was a bit iffy.

I finally finished Better Call Saul a couple of nights ago. It's good but seemed a little slow paced. Onto s2 of Gotham now, which is looking very good already after the first two episodes.

 

[lefteri]

I finally finished Better Call Saul a couple of nights ago. It's good but seemed a little slow paced.

It is but I find that refreshing in a TV show, maybe that kind of leisurely pace is something I associate with independent films

 

[Orang Utan]

I don't get this aversion to a slower pace either.
I don't find Better Call Saul slow at all though.
Everything that happens in it is relevant to the development of the characters.

 

[Opera Buffa]

Girlfriend's Day is a really good one-off TV movie from Netflix Originals, about a greetings card writer (Bob Odenkirk again).

It's no big commitment (think it's about an hour long), funny and quite sweet in places. I'd give it 9/10.

 

[BoxRoom]

Ultimate Beastmaster!
It's like a hardcore nightmare computer game made real type version of Wipeout where contestants from around the world have to tackle obstacles in what is pretty much a giant dragon type beast.

We got way more invested in it than we reckon we should have.

 

[crossthebreeze]

I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore - a terrible title, but i really enjoyed this film - a dark/awkward/absurd comedy and vengeance thriller. I laughed from about 10 seconds in to the end - from awkward social observations to splatter violence. I also thought the main characters of Ruth and Tony were totally realistic in their frustrations, nervous rage, and oddness, and i really liked the way it subverted some of the tropes and gender norms of the thriller genre.

 

[T & P]

Starting 12 Monkeys (the series). Only half way through the first episode but seems good so far. Anyone seen it?

 

[dervish]

Ultimate Beastmaster!
It's like a hardcore nightmare computer game made real type version of Wipeout where contestants from around the world have to tackle obstacles in what is pretty much a giant dragon type beast.

We got way more invested in it than we reckon we should have.

We watched a bit of that the other day, it's trying too hard to be Ninja Warrior but more american. I thought it was a bit weird tbh, didn't really like it, but I do get really carried away with Ninja Warrior, I think Beastmaster is missing the excited Japanese, it adds a certain something.

 

[DotCommunist]

Starting 12 Monkeys (the series). Only half way through the first episode but seems good so far. Anyone seen it?

managed 4 eps when it first came out. Its ok but never gripped me, the film was just much better

 

[Thimble Queen]

I watched Riverdale over the weekend. Its a murder mystery drama based on Archie comics. It's actually pretty good for throw away young people's telly. Some of the characters are annoying but they are supposed to be. I'm up to date with it now so need to wait to watch the last two episodes until they are released. Recommend it, if you want something light and easy to watch.

 

[Vintage Paw]

I rarely watch films, but I watched Copenhagen last night. Enjoyed it.

28 year old American bloke is in Denmark to give a letter to his grandfather, who he has to find first. Meets girl, goes on something of a journey of self-discovery.

Nice film. Bit tragic, bit sweet, bit heartfelt, little bit controversial, nice and gentle in its mood for the most part.

 

[chandlerp]

Been really enjoying Backstrom starring Rainn Wilson from the US version of The Office. It's excellent and I can't believe Fox cancelled it after one season (I can really because Fox are cunts that always ditch decent shows.)

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I started to watch Cleverman last night. Was very tired, so only watched a bit, but was impressed by it. I think I'm gonna enjoy it.