and i love Brendan Sexton III
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 3 February 2019 05:58 (five years ago) link
I liked Russian Doll a lot though Netflix and its UI kinda stepped on the final shot
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Sunday, 3 February 2019 06:04 (five years ago) link
Lyonne is a great example of someone with no range but a fantastic presence just doing her thing
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Sunday, 3 February 2019 06:05 (five years ago) link
that is v wrongheaded to me but ok
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 3 February 2019 06:19 (five years ago) link
I agree with that. I disagree with "she’s dumb and she says stupid shit" though. She says a lot of great shit in this show! off the top of my head I can't remember any of it but I was consistently amazed by some of her lines last night while I watched this high as fuck.
― akm, Sunday, 3 February 2019 06:42 (five years ago) link
i fkn love Natasha, i have loved her since Detroit Rock City and I want to hi five her for boning down with Edward Furlong before he spiralled idk why mr veg had such a bee in his bonnet abt her character tho. *shrug*
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 3 February 2019 06:49 (five years ago) link
One of my friends randomly appeared in the first episode of Russian Doll so A+.
― Yerac, Sunday, 3 February 2019 13:20 (five years ago) link
Yeah, wonder were they got the background partygoers.
― Only a Factory URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 February 2019 15:10 (five years ago) link
She had like two lines! (throwing her out of the bathroom)
― Yerac, Sunday, 3 February 2019 15:42 (five years ago) link
Oh that was your friend?
― Only a Factory URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 February 2019 15:43 (five years ago) link
I've never seen Natasha in anything since "...Cheerleader" and I love her so much in this
― fgti's romance (flamboyant goon tie included), Sunday, 3 February 2019 16:10 (five years ago) link
natasha lyonne is the goat, can't wait to see this show
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Sunday, 3 February 2019 16:11 (five years ago) link
she was good on Orange is the New Black before I gave up watching that show (not because of her, it just got boring)
― akm, Sunday, 3 February 2019 16:23 (five years ago) link
She's been a consistent bright spot in OITNB, but she's only on the show in waves.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 3 February 2019 16:24 (five years ago) link
she is Natasha turned up to 11 in Russian Dolls - ie fkn magic my favorite line “I’m like if Andrew Dice Clay and the little girl from Brave had a baby”
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 3 February 2019 16:35 (five years ago) link
also this post from Jake Fogelnest on IG the other day is pretty coolhttps://i.imgur.com/azFB33I.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/MCFMLrZ.jpg
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 3 February 2019 16:39 (five years ago) link
aww
― maura, Sunday, 3 February 2019 17:08 (five years ago) link
Kingdom episodes 2-6 brought out more excellent headwear and the rest was entertaining enough too
― seandalai, Sunday, 3 February 2019 22:30 (five years ago) link
So I've been to the cinema about 3 times in the past 4 years (babies) and there are definitely a few mainstream films I'd like to see that normally would be 'at the video shop' by now (we do actually have a decent local one but it's now a pain to get to) but none of them are streaming on Netflix! I appreciate it's allowed loads of decent TV to be made but I also want it to replace regular DVD rental places as it was SUPPOSED TO DO. Stuff like "I, Tonya" and "Moneyball". I can't be arsed paying for two subscription services or having to spend time searching to see which service has which movies (increasingly difficult to do). Do I need to switch to Amazon Prime?
― kinder, Monday, 4 February 2019 10:46 (five years ago) link
In the UK at least, neither Prime or Netflix have many recent movies. There's the odd one but most appear on Sky's subscription Movies packages first.
Prime will have (some) newer movies but they won't be included in your subscription and you'll have to pay extra to "rent" them so I guess that's closer to the traditional video shop model.
― groovypanda, Monday, 4 February 2019 12:45 (five years ago) link
In the UK, these people still offer a DVD rental service by post, I guess including new releases:
https://www.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/
― Ward Fowler, Monday, 4 February 2019 12:52 (five years ago) link
That Jake Fogelnest thing is so cute
― froggles! (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 4 February 2019 13:45 (five years ago) link
kinder - you might want to try your library? ours seems to get everything, and makes it easy with holds. interlibrary loan for more obscure and older titles.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Monday, 4 February 2019 13:58 (five years ago) link
ahh thanks! I had actually clocked dvds in our local library, made a mental note and promptly forgot. you've made my day!
― kinder, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:52 (five years ago) link
another big vote for Russian Doll here; do we have a thread yet?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 4 February 2019 14:53 (five years ago) link
finished it last night - pretty good, held my interest at least even though it didn't turn out to be much more than a riff on Groundhog Day (frankly I thought it was a little weird that this was never acknowledged/directly referenced). Lyonne is great, even if she does tend to chew the scenery she is a lot of fun to watch, and the rest of the cast was very solid too. also nice that, like Maniac, it hinged on a relationship that was deeply empathetic but essentially non-romantic.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 4 February 2019 16:41 (five years ago) link
When I can’t find something streaming I’ve rented a movie through iTunes - do people not do this anymore? I did feel kind of old when I did it last week... Russian Doll is so good. I watched it all last night and am so tired - but invigorated by good tv! - right now. Clever writing, top-notch casting, just enough creepiness just enough NYC 30something normalcy.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 4 February 2019 16:48 (five years ago) link
oh man, i think the groundhog day comparison is only skin deep. totally different themes, conclusions, ideas at play. love the video game theory explanations as to how THE EVENT is working. Satisfying ending.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 4 February 2019 17:09 (five years ago) link
"narcissist is stuck in repeating events until they learn to empathize with others" seems to cover both p well
― Οὖτις, Monday, 4 February 2019 17:12 (five years ago) link
ooh this sounds up my bag. thread delivers.
― kinder, Monday, 4 February 2019 17:12 (five years ago) link
with, ultimately, no explanation given beyond the one the characters manage to figure out for themselves
xp
spoilidad, I guess
― Οὖτις, Monday, 4 February 2019 17:13 (five years ago) link
Russian doll thread here: “Hey Birthday Baby!” Talk about Russian Doll on Netflixhave at it
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 February 2019 17:21 (five years ago) link
xp to shakey: yeah, that's the skin deep thing i was talking about.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 4 February 2019 17:37 (five years ago) link
"Abducted In Plain Sight" is like some perverse Christopher Guest parody on some levels. You just can't believe Middle America could get this...not surreal but just *plain fucking weird*. Jaw dropping stuff.
― So, This Leaked (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 4 February 2019 20:36 (five years ago) link
Still wanna punch Jan's parents.
― So, This Leaked (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 4 February 2019 20:37 (five years ago) link
ENBB, I’m in love w Derry Girls & I’m only 10 minutes in. I had two Irish roommates back when I first left uni and everything abt these girls is reminding me of them (so they are) :D
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 03:13 (five years ago) link
I'd say Velvet Buzzsaw was properly rubbish rather than merely underwhelming. A shame given those involved.
― brain (krakow), Friday, 8 February 2019 11:53 (five years ago) link
Erin and the bossy one w dark hair strongly remind of two people I have to work with irl that I absolutely loathe--in a school that's supposed to be resolving our reputation for bullying among students, they ARE the bullies. They lash out, preferring to solve problems with force and threat. It's causing me serious mental health problems to be in this environment.
Show-wise, the only person who seems reasonable/logical is the English cousin, who was the butt of every senseless cruelty in ep 1. No can do.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Friday, 8 February 2019 16:14 (five years ago) link
Velvet Buzzsaw was so confusing to me. Like all that talent, time, and money funneled into... this? Just as utterly silly and pointless as the trailer and synopsis suggest. Jake was kinda fun in that role, but it all adds up to nothing.
― circa1916, Friday, 8 February 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
Brand new 46 minute episode of Big Mouth!!
― groovypanda, Friday, 8 February 2019 17:42 (five years ago) link
Xpost yeah agree totally. Even my 13 yo was underwhelmed.
― nathom, Friday, 8 February 2019 20:25 (five years ago) link
Abducted in Plain Sight: me saying “what?!?” every ten seconds for an hour and a half
― mh, Saturday, 9 February 2019 04:37 (five years ago) link
Yup lol
― marcos smart (Spottie), Saturday, 9 February 2019 05:11 (five years ago) link
The ongoing fear of the parents that their social cohort would reject them for admitting things they did personally that were, all things considered, trivial compared to the safety of their kid. But the perception that tragedy happened to them, even if they had to remain unbelievably naive to feel they had little agency in what was going on, kept the events going. On in other words: what?!?
― mh, Saturday, 9 February 2019 15:59 (five years ago) link
Hadn't read anything about Beverley Luff Linn, stuck it on tonight and 30 seconds in realised it was by yer Greasy Strangler man.
Far more conventional and mainstream film than that was, arguably the better for it.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Saturday, 9 February 2019 21:40 (five years ago) link
A few episodes into Umbrella Academy, which has that perfect Netflix-series quality where it's very watchable and yet obviously not very good? The soundtrack choices and dialog are especially disappointing. Still, there's something refreshing about a comic adaptation that neither takes itself hyper-seriously nor as a Whedon-y smirkfest.
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Saturday, 16 February 2019 17:18 (five years ago) link
I'm having that classic streaming dilemma where I'm just piqued enough to find out what happens and I have to decide whether it's worth the time investment or if I should just head to wikipedia.
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Saturday, 16 February 2019 17:24 (five years ago) link
Good background material while doing the dishes imo
― mh, Saturday, 16 February 2019 17:31 (five years ago) link
**def the quality level we're talking about here
always happy to see homegirl get paid tho
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Saturday, 16 February 2019 17:31 (five years ago) link