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
very watchable and yet obviously not very good
this should be the tagline for netflix originals
― ||||||||, Saturday, 16 February 2019 17:33 (five years ago) link
the kid and the monkey are the obvious stars which is....not a great sign
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Saturday, 16 February 2019 17:40 (five years ago) link
Kinda funny how similar the set-up is to The Haunting of Hill House
Algorithm-guided no doubt
― Number None, Saturday, 16 February 2019 18:55 (five years ago) link
Not sure, might be taken verbatim from the comics? But I see what you mean.
Went the "skip to the spoilers" route, stopped even being passably entertaining by the midway point.
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Saturday, 16 February 2019 21:49 (five years ago) link
I've been watching a lot of trailer park boys
― Never changed username before (cardamon), Saturday, 16 February 2019 22:27 (five years ago) link
It had some funny moments, but The Breaker Upperers felt like half a film stretched rather thin. Needed slightly more of an actual plot.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 17 February 2019 06:27 (five years ago) link
hasan minhaj’s show is about prescription drug prices this week. there’s a gag about supreme getting into insulin that is largely funny because of how plausible it is
― maura, Sunday, 17 February 2019 14:42 (five years ago) link
Dragon Prince is so much better in its second season! Some really mature storytelling, both in subject matter and narrative choices.
― A Grape Ape Agape (Leee), Monday, 18 February 2019 21:23 (five years ago) link
Amanda Knox doc was very interesting. Less the whodunit side, more the awfulness of the Italian detective and Nick Pisa
― Never changed username before (cardamon), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 23:59 (five years ago) link
Is anybody watching One Strange Rock?
It is spectacular.
― Rhine Jive Click Bait (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 20 February 2019 01:11 (five years ago) link
Yes, big step up from S1 on many fronts. The animation seemed noticeably better too. I hope they can keep up the pace of a new season every few months
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 03:50 (five years ago) link
Re One Strange Rock, the combo of Darren Aronofsky & Will Smith is not a promising one, but I will give it a go.
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Thursday, 21 February 2019 04:45 (five years ago) link
For a popular science documentary abt life on our planet it's as elucidating as any I've seen. Neatly organized and creatively edited and full of whoa! moments
― Rhine Jive Click Bait (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 21 February 2019 05:31 (five years ago) link
Netflix destroy instantly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIGGKSHMQOM
― Number None, Sunday, 24 February 2019 12:14 (five years ago) link
Cor blimey that Ricky Gervais and his dark twisted sense of humour, eh?
― . (Michael B), Sunday, 24 February 2019 12:52 (five years ago) link
lol
― Only a Factory URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 24 February 2019 15:06 (five years ago) link
he says what we're all thinking!
― Number None, Sunday, 24 February 2019 15:07 (five years ago) link
lol again
― Only a Factory URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 24 February 2019 15:08 (five years ago) link
Third season of The Magicians is a big improvement on an already-decent-enough show. When I finish I've got to figure out a way to watch S4.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Sunday, 24 February 2019 22:15 (five years ago) link
So we watched the first season and it was just such a troubling show (using rape and molestation in gratuitous cheap ways) we stopped there. Does it actually get better? Bc misanthropic Harry Potter really does feel a little shallow as a premise
― Mordy, Sunday, 24 February 2019 22:21 (five years ago) link
When I finish I've got to figure out a way to watch S4.
The internet?
S4 has been excellent so far too
― groovypanda, Monday, 25 February 2019 07:59 (five years ago) link
not netflix but hulu: PEN15 is ok. not hysterically funny but I liked the three episodes I watched last night.
― akm, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 16:38 (five years ago) link
Just finished Umbrella Academy. It was kind of fun. Some of the casting was bad and some special effects, especially at the end, were really cringey. I didn't realize until after that this was a Gerard Butler graphic novel so more of the stylization made sense.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
gerard way! his tone is evident from the moment ellen page starts playing phantom of the opera songs on violin
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 27 February 2019 17:03 (five years ago) link