Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
My Octopus Teacher is the only one I can recall right now that I rated
Netflix recommendations
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Yes, that was good, but ages ago so they're not exactly turning good ones out.
Humberto
Margin (martian) margin
Half way through Red Rose, a series shot around Bolton involving a group of recent school leaver friends. Mysteries and spooky goings on involving phone apps occur. Creepier than it sounds. It's well done with a likable cast although there may be some themes some would prefer to avoid or know about in advance.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Nowhere near as good as Killing Eve. The level of Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh's acting is in a whole other league to that of Keira Knightley. Ditto Gary Oldman in Slow Horses and a much better ensemble cast if you want to watch something about spies.
I mean, it's entertaining, don't get me wrong, and there are some good bits, but it's three stars out of five, at most, whereas Killing Eve and Slow Horses are five stars.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Oh there is a series of sports documentaries that are fascinating, I have very little interest in sport as a whole but some of the scandals and corruption that goes on makes excellent viewing.
I forget what the series is called, but there are a few of them about different sports scandals, if that is what you're referring to.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
I quite liked that, I think it was on another channel originally, I want to say it's a BBC production?
But yes, quite enjoyable.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Nae Pasaran is also a brilliant documentary about another strike, sort of, about some Scottish aircraft engineers who refuse to work on some Rolls Royce engines from Chilean air force planes, because of the regime. It's on iPlayer, though, but I highly recommend it.
BBC Scotland - Nae Pasaran
Forty years on, Scottish factory workers discover the impact of their act of solidarity.
Agreed. I'm a fan of both Killing Eve and Slow Horses and think they're superior. But I've seen both and I'm in episode 2 of this and still enjoying.
I think one was, the US gymnastics abuse one but the others weren't but still good, the Simone Biles one and another on the US vs Jamaica running teams.
I'm also not into sport but they were good.
If course the best sports doc of the year was on BBC, Linford Christie.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
I generally agree, but I found Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields to be somewhat of an exception, in that it was more centred on the women who had been killed or disappeared, the impact on their families and communities, and was quite clear that ongoing failure by the authorities to listen to women and girls had directly contributed to the killings being allowed to continue for years longer and with a much higher body count than should have happened.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
It's well worth watching , ordinary workingpeople taking a risky but principled stand against an international issue .Bit like the Dunnes strikers .Nae Pasaran is also a brilliant documentary about another strike, sort of, about some Scottish aircraft engineers who refuse to work on some Rolls Royce engines from Chilean air force planes, because of the regime. It's on iPlayer, though, but I highly recommend it.
BBC Scotland - Nae Pasaran
Forty years on, Scottish factory workers discover the impact of their act of solidarity.www.bbc.co.uk
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
The recent doc about waste, specifically about Amazon packaging etc was rather good. Unfortunately can't remember the name but it was short and to the point.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Personally I thought it was an absolute stinker.
Potential for a genuine dilemma, but the writers took the easy way out at every turn. It was established early on that the hero could remain 100% untainted, taking away any element of uncertainty or drama. The second chap was far more interesting, as he apparently didn't need to keep a clean sheet. After a fairly elaborate set up the villains made several stupid, unprofessional and unnecessary mistakes.
The shitty icing on the turd cake was the "I failed the cop exam nonsense". The white dog poo cherry on top of a tottaly irritating Kardasian lookin' girlfriend "you loved wanting to be cop, that was your thing, not checking bags, it's a waste of your natural born cop instinct "
Last Christmas muthafukkas.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
The Wham one was excellent.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy
(I think)
Excellent but really quite fucking depressing.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Rude Dog and the Dweebs?
Humberto
Margin (martian) margin
Precisely.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Yes and yes!
Yes, enjoyed that.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Knock at the cabin Film by M. Night Shyamalan. I felt initially that I'd seen it before but soon realised I hadn't, but had read the book it's based on.
So I knew what was going to happen. Except it didn't. The film veers wildly away from the book plot.
There's excellent casting in the film.
It's worth a watch
So I knew what was going to happen. Except it didn't. The film veers wildly away from the book plot.
There's excellent casting in the film.
It's worth a watch
tony.c
Well-Known Member
I watched the Six Triple Eight last night, quite a good story about a black US Womens' Army Corp who were assigned to Europe to sort out the mess in the internal military postal service.
Like the other WW2 units of black servicepeople their role was unacknowledged after the war and only being recognised recently.
Like the other WW2 units of black servicepeople their role was unacknowledged after the war and only being recognised recently.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
I was going to watch this last night but wasn't particularly inspired by the storyline. 'Women sorting out post' doesn't sound too exciting.
Might try it this weekend on your recommendation.
tony.c
Well-Known Member
I didn't think it would be good tbh. But as a former postal worker I thought I'd give it a go. It's more about the racism and discrimination they faced than the post sorting (which I thought could have been better organised). But I did get into it.
I'll take a look.
T & P
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Do. It’s much more then just that.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I don't really like Wham by the way. Not by any stretch of the imagination. . . But this was engaging and looked beautiful. It's just textbook excellence. Flawlessly cut pre existing audio interviews and Incredibly creative dynamic edited archive footage and stills.
Next time I have to edit a music doc, I'm watching this again first.
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AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
I haven't seen this, but might look out for it now.
I know you're an expert, but sometimes I think even us non-professionals* can watch something and appreciate the craftsmanship in beautiful editing/filmmaking.
*I've done a wee bit of editing professionally, but tended to leave it to the experts.
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