Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

i did not get the Fran thing at all but I still liked it the best

Interesting marketing fail: my wife assumed it was a theatrical release.

It came out two days earlier in limited release, and is showing in South Barrington.

Where is that, Australia?

South Barrington is a wealthy suburb of Chicago and the location of the famous megachurch Willow Creek Community Church. The Arboretum of South Barrington is a lifestyle center (shopping center) located within the village limits.

Huh. And they show Netflix movies? Why there?

Netflix shows films in major cities for awards consideration.

It's a Landmark theatre, which chain also had Roma and Buster Scruggs in their theatrical runs. (I'd expect this to last less than the couple of months those stayed screening.)

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Netflix shows films in major cities for awards consideration.

Edina, MN is swelling with pride right now

that's measles i think

Edina, MN is swelling with pride right now

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ditto santa fe nm

that one's type 2 diabetes

hmm no cop’s ever pulled me over for no reason in Santa Fe but Edina... they can get the measles

There are some occasional screenings of Netflix material for theaters that are interested (though understandably it's not common). I saw a screening of Cam last year the weekend it launched.

Okja and Meyerowitz Stories had coastal theatrical releases. Other Side Of The Wind played a few cities as well as premiering at festivals.

I am watching this Tiny House show and already... my anxiety about the first couple with all the books and breadmaker. I do not understand people.

That Barrington theater gets a lot of one-week releases. Even prior to Netflix, it would get star vehicles like The Humbling that the studio had given up on but probably had to release.

I love the idea idea of a tiny house! Just so long as it has space for all my stuff.

give me an anchorite cell any day

just the mere thought of a tiny house gives me claustrophobia. hell to the no

i make do with a tiny apartment

I can't watch that programme. It's too loud. I only like makeovers that are like the Repair Shop now.

i'm missing the daily Repair Shop detox after getting home from work. there were 30 episodes in the recent series though, so i can't really complain

maybe close enough to that is Salvage Hunters: The Restorers currently running on Quest. same kinda of thing, but the capitalistic aspect of it jars (it's very much "fix this so i can sell it" rather than "fix this to make middle aged white people cry on tv" that is the RS's forte)

Ok, I thought Tiny House was a netflix show, I see it's been on for several years. It is an annoying show.

It's very DISCOVERY.

I don't watch makeover shows although I have seen Trading Spaces and Property Brothers a couple of times. I forgot about the simmering passive aggressive relationships on them.

started an amazon prime video thread
What's good on Amazon Prime Video

I don't think there's been a mention of Gen Z Lord of the Flies, The Society yet?

Is it...good?

it's not "good" but it's extremely...watchable

i was in a relationship like that from 1999 thru 2005 iirc

I've watched 3 time loop (the best genre) films, some mentioned upthread.

ARQ rushes out of the gate, in the first minute you know exactly what you're getting. What it lacks in complexity it makes up for in tension, but there were a couple of totally insignificant but nice touches I noticed: the loop lasts 3 hours 14 minutes and 5 seconds, and there's mention of a 'riverrun' project.

The Endless takes a long time to show its hand but when it does, man. Shit is fucked up.

Synchronicity is rubbish, did not finish.

Coherence is a decent one from that genre, unless it has already been mentioned...

oh yeah, that's not on uk netflix but i have it torr3nted so must have had it recommended somewhere.

What's up with the crazy Black Swan looking Allison Williams cellist movie?

Coherence is a cut above the other three mentioned (by memory all rated pretty much correctly), agree that this is THE BEST GENRE. I'm sure I have seen a couple of decent Australian ones recently, but my records are all in a shandybang currently and I am shit at recalling titles.

OK, from just looking through the "AUS/NZ" section:
41: Don't honestly recall this, it must have been worthwhile enough to save though? (not very helpful, sorry).
Love and Time Travel: eh.
Mega Time Squad: A passable frippery, yeah why not?
The Infinite Man: I REMEMBER THIS ONE! A tad lighter than what's being discussed, I personally really enjoyed it.

That's just from that folder, I'm sure I have other timeloop shit from other timezones but oof, maybe someone else can make sense of this filing system. Also don't @ me with pedantry about whether those strictly fit the genre, but they all hopefully involve some sort of time travel shenanigans. I also have no idea what's on Netflix where, I'm just trying to be as helpful and one of my only worthwhile characteristics is that I will watch ANY OLD INDIE TRASH if it is time loop related! So, look forward to the "USA/CAN" list if I ever sober up enough to trawl through that...

Belgian ecstasy-ring thriller "Undercover" is kinda dumb but thoroughly entertaining, ten epsiodes

xp your input is much appreciated!

I've watched 3 time loop (the best genre) films, some mentioned upthread.

ARQ rushes out of the gate, in the first minute you know exactly what you're getting. What it lacks in complexity it makes up for in tension, but there were a couple of totally insignificant but nice touches I noticed: the loop lasts 3 hours 14 minutes and 5 seconds, and there's mention of a 'riverrun' project.

The Endless takes a long time to show its hand but when it does, man. Shit is fucked up.

Synchronicity is rubbish, did not finish.

How do I never know about this kind of stuff. Surely Netflix should be spoonfeeding it to me. Stupid algorithms!

Oh i probably spend as much time dragging right on all those 'sci fi'/'thrilling'/'mind bending' lists and then googling reviews as i do actually watching the things.

this is worth checking out, if you haven't already:
Dark: the German Netflix series that's like an amalgamation of Twin Peaks, Back to the Future, and X-Files (SPOILERS!)

Does happy death day count, that one was a good time

I eagerly anticipate the Happy Death Day sequel hitting streaming

control f "timecrimes"

I think Timecrimes is on netflix, and is personal fave of that best genre.

or Los cronocrímenes as it might be listed.

Timecrimes obv a classic of the genre. I just now started watching See You Yesterday, which appears to be a teen version of this, too early to tell if that's a good or bad thing but holy shit Michael J Fox just turned up, I'm on board...

Triangle is an awesome loopy movie.

I love Timecrimes

groundhog day > los cronocrimenes > happy death day > live die repeat > russian doll > frequently asked questions about time travel > x-files episode "monday" > run lola run > source code

all of these are great

― The Very Fugly Caterpillar (sic), Wednesday, February 6, 2019 6:42 AM (three months ago)

> Coherence, which is merely very good, > Triangle

Is that the one set on a suburban block where the power goes out or something?

They go to a dinner party, power goes out and then only appears to come back on in their house. They then see another in the distance and go to look, boxes with Polaroids turn up outside.

It's Bruno is an entirely enjoyable series. Helps that each episode is only 15 minutes long so you can watch the entire thing in about 2 hours.