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If you like this type of films you must definitely watch Ready or Not, also on Netflix right now. Really, really good film of the comedy-horror genre, starring a superb Samara Weaving
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sparkybird
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Just watched Bajo Terapia (In/Under Therapy) on netflix. It's Spanish but presumably with subtitles.
3 couples are put together for a therapy session together without their therapist.
Intense, funny at times, uncomfortable, dark and a great ending.
Thought it felt like a play, then realised it was adapted from one.
Highly recommend
3 couples are put together for a therapy session together without their therapist.
Intense, funny at times, uncomfortable, dark and a great ending.
Thought it felt like a play, then realised it was adapted from one.
Highly recommend
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Buy Now - The Shopping Conspiracy
Short but powerful documentary on the grim state of the planet thanks to consumerism and capitalism
Short but powerful documentary on the grim state of the planet thanks to consumerism and capitalism
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I put this on to pass some time and enjoyed it. Great cast. I did have a few laughs. It's a bit sentimental, but quite touching too. Nice short episodes. Like an old style sit-com. Based on a true story and I was left wanting to know more about that.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Ok, I'm back on.
We'll give it a shot
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Geostorm is a very good bad film
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
It's OK. One ep in. Gentle. Couple of chuckles. The daughter seems on board.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Yeah, it is gentle. It spends two episodes on the set up and then it finds its flow. It's about old folks, so I won't say it gathers pace because it doesn't. The bromance between Charles and Calbert was done well. That develops a bit later in the series.
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Arcane has got even more pulpy and videogamey than S1 but it moves and looks like nothing else. The action scenes in particular are incredibly well made. It reminds me of Fury Road in that way: There are dozens of things going on, the editing is rapid fire, yet it's all perfectly clear in terms of geography, consequence of actions etc. There's always strong motivation behind each character and they don't just slug away at each other to pad it out. Truly some of the best action put to screen, animated or otherwise. It must cost a gazillion bucks.
The French animation studio behind it, Fortiche, is making a Greek myths scifi film next: Penelope of Sparta
The French animation studio behind it, Fortiche, is making a Greek myths scifi film next: Penelope of Sparta
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Nearly finished season 1. It's gorgeous to look at, that's for sure.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I think I must have been watching something else. Looks like a computer game to me and I am not feeling it at all.
Do I need to give it more time?
Do I need to give it more time?
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Nah, it's very empty in terms of writing and drama. If the look of it turns you off there's nothing else worth hanging around for.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
There's a new Denzel Washington produced adaptation of a an August Wilson play just gone up on Netflix - Piano Lesson.
I haven't watched it yet, but I've seen previous ones he's done and they are very good (Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - also probably still on Netflix) so I am earmarking this for some point when I am more able to concentrate than right now.
I haven't watched it yet, but I've seen previous ones he's done and they are very good (Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - also probably still on Netflix) so I am earmarking this for some point when I am more able to concentrate than right now.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Have you seen Dandadan?
The animation in that is superb. I don't really like action, in anything, but in this it's so stylistic and artful.
tony.c
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I just watched first two episodes of The Madness. Seems quite good so far. A black US CNN tv presenter, Muncie, on a weekend away meets a white guy staying nearby. White guy gets (apparently) murdered. Two masked men try to kill Muncie. The white guy is a white supremacist online activist. It seems someone, cops, FBI, white supremacists, or armed antifascist anarchists are trying to frame Muncie.
"Why would anarchists frame a black guy?"
"Because they're fucking anarchists."
Next episode Muncie goes to an anarchist gun commune.
"Why would anarchists frame a black guy?"
"Because they're fucking anarchists."
Next episode Muncie goes to an anarchist gun commune.
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krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Do you like art galleries?
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Why do you ask?
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Beautiful art but static - no action
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
The Madness starts promisingly, but starts to stumble after 4 episodes. By the end it has lost all momentum and what began as an interesting 'Enemy of the State' style thriller ends up with too many uninteresting threads to resolve and make sense of. A good cast is not given enough to work with in the end. When I saw Stephen McHattie on screen I was sure he'd have some meaningful role, but he was just a background cameo; which was weird. He didn't look very well though.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Well what I said was that despite Dandadan being mostly just action (which I usually find very dull), it's presentation is so glorious that it us a joy to watch.
Ranma is very different, but it's fights that very faithfully follow the look and feel of the manga are also superb (though my enjoyment of this might be aided by nostalgia).
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Look forward to seeing them both.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
If Dandadan had a more compelling storyline and I was 20 years younger it would blow my mind.
I'm not sure the new Ranma anime could be a better adaptation. I'm not saying it's amazing, because it was never my favourite Rumiko Takahasi manga.
mod
A modernist
i thought this mini series good. Based on a true story of the far right group National Action who killed MP Jo Cox.
Stephen Graham rarely disappoints and is excellent as a reformed former NF and BNP member who runs and anti-fascist who tried to expose them.
Written and produced by Jeff Pope.
The Walk In
Started watching Gangs of London on my mums recommendation. Got through the first season but bailed after 2 episodes of season 2 as it became very very far fetched.
Stephen Graham rarely disappoints and is excellent as a reformed former NF and BNP member who runs and anti-fascist who tried to expose them.
Written and produced by Jeff Pope.
The Walk In
Started watching Gangs of London on my mums recommendation. Got through the first season but bailed after 2 episodes of season 2 as it became very very far fetched.
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Nikkormat
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I only discovered Arcane this past few weeks. Watched series 1 & 2 and have become a bit obsessed. I'll probably watch them both again when I get time. Not my usual kind of thing, but it's fantastic.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I have managed to get through three episodes of A Man On The Inside in less than two weeks. This is binging for me.
So it must be good. Made me belly laugh a couple of times. Some great characters.
Better than The Good Place. Maybe I should give that one another chance, but I mostly found it annoying and unfunny. Too high-concept perhaps.
But A Man On The Inside makes me laugh and want to know what’s going to happen to the characters next, something which most sitcoms fail to do.
It’s even made me want to watch Brooklyn 99 cos I now have a massive crush on Stephanie Beatriz
So it must be good. Made me belly laugh a couple of times. Some great characters.
Better than The Good Place. Maybe I should give that one another chance, but I mostly found it annoying and unfunny. Too high-concept perhaps.
But A Man On The Inside makes me laugh and want to know what’s going to happen to the characters next, something which most sitcoms fail to do.
It’s even made me want to watch Brooklyn 99 cos I now have a massive crush on Stephanie Beatriz
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
I didn't expect to like it but gave it a go because I like Ted Danson, and also binged the first 3 episodes.
Funny and gentle. Should appeal to fans of Ted Lasso.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Watched the first couple of episodes of the new spy series Black Doves, today.
I was really looking forward to it but it's a bit whacky/spoofy which I wasn't expecting and has really pissed me off.
Guy Ritchie-esque crap one liners and ott fight scenes.
Might watch one more episode tomorrow to see if I can get into it but it's a bit dull and silly.
I was really looking forward to it but it's a bit whacky/spoofy which I wasn't expecting and has really pissed me off.
Guy Ritchie-esque crap one liners and ott fight scenes.
Might watch one more episode tomorrow to see if I can get into it but it's a bit dull and silly.
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