I watched Once Were Warriors with my friend and 2 other people in this old fashioned cinema. Was quite glad so few people were there as I cried A LOT during that movie.
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I tried it and probably got through about a half-dozen episodes. It was fine, but I still didnât laugh all that much or feel much for the characters yet. By comparison, Ted Lasso got me rooting for everybody by the second episode. Iâve just had a hard time motivating myself to do six seasons of a show people describe as more nice than funny.
If the episode with the least Ethan Hawke is the one you liked the most, then yeah, it may not be for you. I thought he gave the performance of the year-- and given John Brownâs mission, of course heâs going to have to be extreme and unrelenting.
lol, HBO Max has a bunch of the old Adult Swim stuff. Weâve been watching some Aqua Teen Hunger Force (I did not expect my wife to like it as much as she has). And I watched four episodes of Sealab 2021 after the New Year hit, lol.
Probably, but also David Chase looooved his anti-climax and lack of payoff.
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Anyone enjoy Red Oaks on prime? Having seen Caddyshack as a teenager in its original release it was right up my ally.
I Might Destroy You just didnât work for me because I didnât find any of the characters sympathetic, except for the gay guy.
Anyone see Giri/Haji.
I didnât think it was that great but it was interesting enough that I wanted to see it through to the end. It seemed to receive a lot better reviews than it desereved.
No, is it on your list? It looks good.
That was my biggest problem with it as well.
Thereâs a blast from the past. Loved Hagi.
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got a Hagi jersey from Romania. my little bro was an exchange student over there for a time. traded him a Dan Petrescu Chelsea jersey
that vid doesnât include the USA 94 WC goal against Colombia. pure joy lol the dance afterwards and his teammates
I think Sopranos was the last show I watched day and time it came out.
I used to get so hyped up Sunday nights to watch the next episode.
I definitely think binging has had an impact on story telling. Even series being launched weekly have yo keep in mind a significant percentage of the ultimate audience are going to binge multiple episodes.
But enough about gangster shows I donât want to upset you know who!
I think we see way more filler episodes in series now that often viewed as a solo entity would be received extremely poorly but when in the context of binging is much less of an issue and at times beneficial to the story telling.
I think, traditionally, the typical creators and their meddlers, had a difficult time extracting the middle of the story and letting it stand on its own without recapping and reexplaining things.
The reason I stopped watching Lost when it was on was entirely due to ABC scheduling. It frustrated me no end when you got two episodes in two weeks then no episodes for three weeks. It was just too inconsistent for me and I eventually stopped caring what happened.
Binging didnât start with tv. I would find books annoying if Greg released a chapter a week. I am aware there are a myriad of exceptions across the greater bookscape but for 99.999% of my reading I control the volume I want to ingest at a given time. I have been absorbed into a book and finished it in a day and also had them drag on for months. But it was always on a pace I ultimately controlled. Modern streaming television is just more of the same.
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Didnât watch the last few seasons. For us the cringe got stronger than the laughs.
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So in a moment of weakness a couple of months ago I agreed with Mrs S. that if she would finally watch Succesion I would watch the Magicians, which didnât look like my sort of thing at all.
The first few episodes confirmed what I expected, some sort of Harry Potter YA knockoff, but blow me if it didnât end up completely subverting my expectations and winning me over.
Long story short we ended up binging the whole 5 series quicker than an episode a night, something that Mrs S very rarely does, and the thing was a riot of fun. It was witty, inventive, increasingly surreal and really well acted all round. One character in particular was magnificently profane. Also I am a sucker for a pop-culture reference, and this is chock full of those. Overall a really enjoyable watch.
Swankydaughter has read the books and says it is the worst ending to a book she has ever read, and I have no idea if the series is the same, but I thought they tied it up satisfyingly. Even more so considering I read they were planning another series til quite late on.
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Also, does Hawks lip thing get more pronounced based on how much of a dick he is?
Some oars or a motor on the boat might be helpful.
On ep4 and the Breaking Bad comparison has become even stronger as the show has continued. The antagonist also makes this excellent for fans of gangster movies/shows.
Critics have not been kind to Your Honor so far, but itâs perfect if you are a fan of characters embracing a dark path in order to take decisive action and survive a sudden catastrophe.
Art and voice acting are pretty great; Iâm surprised you havenât caught it yet bc it seems in your wheelhouse.
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Youâre right, itâs just that the animated movies got very repetitive for a while. I trust your recommendation unless youâre wrong.
New one on HBO Max is billed as A Death in the Family but is a collection of short films with this one among several.
I only watched ADitF, and it was excellent. It continues past the death of Jason Todd to retell the origin of the reborn Red Hood, which was already done superbly in the Red Hood animated movie. This one goes over similar story beats but always feels fresh and worth rediscovering.
Freaks (Netflix)
Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world. Itâs a place where Abnormals are a constant threat â or so she believes. But when a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of whatâs really happening, Chloe soon learns that the truth isnât so simple â but the danger is very real.
Freaks walks the very edge between horror and thriller. The best way to describe this is as a spiritual sequel to Unbreakable/Glass. It is everything you like about Shyamalan and none of the stuff you hate. Each twist will have you racing to outsmart the movie and figure out the very nature of what youâre seeing.
Bonus: the detective is played by Grace Park from Battlestar: Galactica, the father is played by Emile Hirsch from Into the Wild
5/5
[X] premise
[X] cinematography
[X] score/soundtrack
[X] compelling point of view
[X] transcendent execution
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