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As always, all opinions are valid in my book, but any horror fan who doesn’t like The Haunting of Hill House or Midnight Mass has a very different concept of the genre to mine.
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Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Honestly still think Flanagan's adaptation of Hill House is not only the best screen adaptation I've seen of the story in recent years, but just works fantastically as a series - he did so much with it and took it to another level IMO.
One of my favourite things on Netflix (along with Mindhunters, The OA, and Sense8)
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Silly Rabbit
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
I loved it, iirc from the discussion about it here when it was newly released, it was the dialogue based plot exposition that some people didn't enjoy, however I thought it was great anyway.
I thought the end was great, and overall it just highlighted where religious belief could lead.
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Samantha Sloyan as the deranged church caretaker was superlative
bellaozzydog
rolling turds in glitter
Just watching this. Extraordinary film. Worth a watch
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
We loved Usher (finally finished it! We were watching together fitting around OH's shift work which can sometimes take a while - but he was adamant that we continue watching it ASAP which is a good sign), there were some excellent performances in it - pacing was a little slow at times IMO (I often feel that about TV shows/films in general though! Especially when there is a lot of dialogue, probably more to do with my APD and concentration issues) but overall it was good and entertaining.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
In other news, I watched Spencer largely on the basis that I find Kristen Stewart highly entertaining (not quite a crush on her as such, more just that I find her and sometimes her acting style interesting).
I watched it so you don't have to - it is clearly a film that is trying to be a bit arty and clever with the soundtrack switching between modern jazz and chamber music (best bit of the film was the music) and some too obviously "clever" scenes and camera work - but the whole thing just came across as massively indulgent and cloying, I struggled to get to the end even with Stewart in the leading role.
Perhaps it is just that ultimately, the subject matter fails to grip me - I have very little sympathy with the title character either IRL or on screen.
The whole thing seemed vacuous and saccharin level sentimental. I expect to get shot down by some of the Urban film intelligentsia as tends to happen when I voice strong opinions about a film, but I really didn't rate it at all.
I watched it so you don't have to - it is clearly a film that is trying to be a bit arty and clever with the soundtrack switching between modern jazz and chamber music (best bit of the film was the music) and some too obviously "clever" scenes and camera work - but the whole thing just came across as massively indulgent and cloying, I struggled to get to the end even with Stewart in the leading role.
Perhaps it is just that ultimately, the subject matter fails to grip me - I have very little sympathy with the title character either IRL or on screen.
The whole thing seemed vacuous and saccharin level sentimental. I expect to get shot down by some of the Urban film intelligentsia as tends to happen when I voice strong opinions about a film, but I really didn't rate it at all.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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In general yes. I think it's expected. I haven't seen the show but I can picture exactly what you describe.
persimmon
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Was this on Netflix?
Just watched this.
What a monster of a film. Up there as one of my favourites of British cinema. Terrific performances, killer soundtrack - Jah Shaka appears. The atmosphere is bleak, tense, gloomy, from the neons of Soho to the gentle dance in the community hall party to the desolate railway arches. Must watch for a Londoner. Though does contain some very violent scenes and depictions of racism.
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Two episodes in, we’re rather enjoying Creature, a new Turkish fantasy gothic drama series that is a basically a reimagining of Frankenstein set in Ottoman Empire-era Turkey, and incorporating additional themes such religious prejudice.
Very good so far, and well produced
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Very good so far, and well produced
Creature Netflix Review 2023: A Mesmerizing Tale of Creation and Consequences - Talkies Corner
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And a solid early-season recommendation for Bodies, a part travelling sci-fi, part police drama miniseries set in London across several timelines. Still on the first episode but an intriguing premise and well produced. Encouraging reviews too
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Bodies review – Stephen Graham’s thrilling cop drama leaves you wanting more and more (and more) | Television & radio | The Guardian
Ambitious, tense, explosive: this genre-blurring whodunnit travels time to visit four detectives investigating the same murder – in different eras. It’s exceptionally good value
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
And a solid early-season recommendation for Bodies, a part travelling sci-fi, part police drama miniseries set in London across several timelines. Still on the first episode but an intriguing premise and well produced. Encouraging reviews too
Bodies review – Stephen Graham’s thrilling cop drama leaves you wanting more and more (and more) | Television & radio | The Guardian
Ambitious, tense, explosive: this genre-blurring whodunnit travels time to visit four detectives investigating the same murder – in different eras. It’s exceptionally good value
I started that the day it arrived on Netflix but wasn't in the right state of mind/concentration on something new to get into it and it ended up on in the background - will definitely try again though, it looks like my sort of thing.
Just have to be ready to concentrate on something, which is not always the case with me (which is why I tend to rewatch familiar things "for comfort" at times when I might struggle with something new - I blame the APD and issues with focus/concentration).
Street Gang - How We Got to Sesame Street
Fascinating and moving documentary that will resonate with anyone of a certain age who was raised by the show.
Fascinating and moving documentary that will resonate with anyone of a certain age who was raised by the show.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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That sounds good. Though I feel like I have seen something similar. Maybe a Henson documentary.
This one initially focuses on the early days with a focus on the children (inner city and black) being let down by television programming. There's classic early Muppet footage when the puppets were aimed at a more mature audience and how the Children's Television Workshop and Jim Henson made groundbreaking television.
If it was starting out today, the usual suspects would be screaming "woke" at it. It was, in its own way, revolutionary television.
I bought my kids a dvd of Sesame Street, they really liked it too. Might watch it with them, my eldest anyway.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I've give a watch. Sounds good. Is it new? Not sure how I missed it.
I think I might have been watching the defunctland Henson vids
It's from a year or two back and received widespread acclaim.
Therew was one just about Big Bird a few years back
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It doesn’t seem to be on UK Netflix
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Nooooo.It doesn’t seem to be on UK Netflix
Well ok, that explains why I missed it.
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