Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

the giant cheekbone white kid's real name is "Finn Wolfhard"

lol

i watched the first episode last night. dug it. in a Super 8 kinda way.

ftr: i loved super 8. so i guess i'm cool with faux-spielberg.

same here. maybe i'll give this a shot

i also thought winona was fine once i got used to seeing her as a run-down mom. which takes some getting used to.

Winona is the shining star of drunk history, so Ill give this a shot

I'm 4 episodes deep into Stranger Things now and it's totally riveting. Plus the musical score is phenomenal—all those old thriller/horror synths. I'm almost not even looking for familiar scenery at this point, considering it was at least partly shot in the town I live in.

Also, I just realized there are only 8 episodes and not 13. Sucks to already be at the halfway point!!

Watched all 8 in one go. I may be insane now, but that was fucking fantastic!

NOW I know why I recognize Nancy and Michael's mom. She was Dr. Faye on Mad Men.

Just watched an interview with the producers who say if Netflix grants Stranger Things additional seasons that it's not going to be an anthology series like American Horror Story or Fargo; they're going to base it around the same characters in the same approximate time—which, if you've made it all the way to episode 8, seems hard to believe. But I'm on board.

I finished watching Stranger Things and thought it deserves a thread of its own, so I started one:

A thread for Stranger Things, the "Goonies meets X-Files" new Netflix series (with SPOILERS!)

The Netflix original series “Scrotal Recall” has been renewed for another season, and has been retitled “Lovesick." fyi

shoulda been "Lovesack", hollywood you so crazy

This looks like it might be some good hate-watchin' material:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUN5uSu_VQM

hatewatch is right

Every generation gets the 24 Hour Party People it deserves.

i tried to watch david cross special but kept skipping around and then finally stopped. he goes on such looooooong limbs for jokes that aren't really that funny. gen-x shaggy dog stories. the political stuff just isn't fierce enough. yes, we hate republicans, blah, blah...

goes out on such long limbs....

david cross is not a very good standup comedian

in that movie you reckon the kid from the good wife gets offered a sure-fire shot at EDM fame in exchange for HIS SOUL and ultimately turns it down to make the 'real' music he (and his love interest whoops i mean lester bangs mentor figure) always wanted to? probably putting it out on vinyl in the last 90 seconds of the movie, and the EDM club chickee comes along for the ride, hangin up her furry boots to become a dance instructor

it's enough to make a guy start rooting for EDC tbh

didn't Zac Efron just make this movie?

ding ding ding

The Wave (2015) is good. it shames crap like San Andreas, The Day After Tomorrow, etc.

side eye...

San Andreas was dope

Tomorrow night's plans include getting high and watching DEATHGASM, New Zealand metal horror-comedy

Enjoyed the wave, despite some dodgy bits. Waaaaaaay better than san andreas (sorry)

i watched the guest last night and really enjoyed it - starts out as a fairly conventional psycho-in-suburban-home thriller then goes off the rails in some unexpected and amusing ways

so not gonna happen:

https://www.tribecashortlist.com/preview/movies/all

shortlist indeed!

"curated by industry insiders..."

the VNYL of FLM

i just paged through their list and at least 60% of them are available on netflix

i guess i'll sign up for this one tho cuz i wouldn't know if some like it hot was any good unless gary oldman personally recommended it to me

I just noticed season 2 of Narcos is out, probably end up binge-watching it this weekend.

Is that show good?

It is has a certain amount of faults which I haven't got time to go into, but is also very watchable and addictive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swTWozTxQ-E

LAST CHANCE U

^^ so good!

so not gonna happen:

https://www.tribecashortlist.com/preview/movies/all

shortlist indeed!

― scott seward, Monday, August 29, 2016 1:57 AM (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh man, GOON and THE BANK JOB, finally

streaming services have pulled the most amazing con w/r/t the movies they make available, they get people excited for what they pass up in the 50 cent DVD pile at yard sales.

otm

does anyone even use the original netflix dvd-in-mail model anymore?

yes, I do, although we've gone from a peak of 5 at a time to only 1

*raises hand*

mostly because new seasons of tv series and movies come out on disc way sooner than they start streaming, for the most part.

i use it to watch movies that aren't on streaming

i use it to watch movies that are on streaming bc i'm a fucking moron

i get blu-ray new releases on the regular.

No more discs for the last few years. Can't turn them over fast enough and don't care about new releases.