NoJ Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Watched "The Overnight" last night. I suppose that means the xmas season is officially over at my house. Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 We watched "I Tonya" today. Loved it! Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I finally got around to viewing "Don't Look Back," the Bob Dylan documentary from the 1960's. I enjoyed it. Dylan could be quite the confrontational prick with the media (and others), but for my money, he's still the greatest songwriter in the history of songs. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 The kid and I caught Spider-Man:Into the Spider-Verse this weekend - very entertaining. Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 “Springsteen on Broadway” was every bit as special as people have said. I’m not even much of a Bruce fan, but the story of his life, interwoven with songs from various eras (many of which I didn’t recognize) was just spectacular. Totally worth the 2:30 runtime. Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Started watching "The Good Place" recently. A really funny show on broadcast TV? Wonders never cease... Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I'm three episodes in on "Escape From Dannemora." Quite good. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Just finished up season one of Killing Eve -- pretty intense and fun at the same time. Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I'm enjoying the new season of True Detective, even though it seems as if they just hit the reset button and re-used the template from season 1. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I had a snow day yesterday and watched 22 July on Netflix. Very good! Link to post Share on other sites
Boss_Tweedy Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I finally saw "A Star Is Born." The acting to me was great, but the storyline just didn't do much for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I watched the Netflix documentary about the Fyre Festival (as opposed to the Hulu version). I hadn't really followed it when it was happening - except to understand that it was a real nightmare - but I had no idea how messed up it really was. There is plenty of blame go around but I thought they took an interesting look at the role of "social media influencers." Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I watched the Netflix documentary about the Fyre Festival (as opposed to the Hulu version). I hadn't really followed it when it was happening - except to understand that it was a real nightmare - but I had no idea how messed up it really was. There is plenty of blame go around but I thought they took an interesting look at the role of "social media influencers." I kinda felt bad about not caring about anybody in this film - other than the people who worked on it and didn't get paid. I don't remember hearing about this fest. I watched the doc on Netflix, too - I guess the organizer is more involved in the Hulu version -- the last thing I want to see is an interview with that guy. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I watched the doc on Netflix, too - I guess the organizer is more involved in the Hulu version -- the last thing I want to see is an interview with that guy.I watched Hulu and was glad to see the interview with him. If you decide to watch it, play this drinking game: Drink every time he pensively bites his lip. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 We watched the documentary: The Grim Sleeper yesterday. Good stuff if you like true crime type stuff. Amazing what the guy got away with for so long.... Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I watched Hulu and was glad to see the interview with him. If you decide to watch it, play this drinking game: Drink every time he pensively bites his lip. Throughout the entire Netfix Fyre doc, I think there was about 2.25 seconds of footage where that guy was not drinking.... Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Binge-watched the first season of The Kominsky Method on Netflix with Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin. Enjoyed it quite a bit. On to Season Three of True Detective. Link to post Share on other sites
Boss_Tweedy Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Saw "Stan & Ollie" tonight. Really enjoyed it. BBC Films does great work. Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 "Guitar, Drum, and Bass" = 3 x 1 hour episodes Stewart Copeland, Tina Weymouth, Lenny Kaye explore the rock/pop history of their instruments. Nicely done. Elvis - Rebirth of the King. Another BBC music doc exploring the comeback special and the first couple of Vegas years before the burgers. Link to post Share on other sites
brownie Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Saw "Stan & Ollie" tonight. Really enjoyed it. BBC Films does great work.I thought Steve Coogan was perfect as Stan Laurel. Great film! Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Glad to see some love for "Stan & Ollie" here. In the ‘90s, AMC would show L&H shorts every Saturday morning, and I became obsessed to the point where I actually read a book about them front-to-back, which doesn’t sound too weird except that it wasn’t a biography but a cross-referenced encyclopedia. Whether silent or sound, I’ve seen every extant L&H movie, and most of ‘em I’ve seen multiple times. “Stan & Ollie" shares my deep affection for the duo and their comedic precision--it’s a big smile of a movie--but to my eyes it doesn't quite match their craft, wit, and invention. Many of the dramatic points are perhaps too on the nose, punctuated with lovely yet surface-level echoes of their best-known sketches. For example, one of the subtexts of their shorts is that they are bickering marrieds, and “Stan & Ollie” makes that its major premise. In fact, nearly every scene is staged like a vaudeville routine--even their wives are presented as a screwball duo--which is entertaining yet ultimately wears a little thin. Still, it all unfolds with a likable finesse, and John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan are indeed perfectly cast. Transcending mere mimicry, their graceful, complicated, lived-in performances capture the bittersweet relationship between Laurel and Hardy and help elevate the movie into one of the most worthwhile biopics in recent memory. Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Loved Stan & Ollie. Saw it a week ago. Thought it was perfectly cast. It was also really about trying to avoid being obsolete. I'll be back with my True Detective thoughts. Just wanted to remind some folks that this Sunday's episode is already on HBO Go/HBO Now because of the Super Bowl. Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 "Guitar, Drum, and Bass" = 3 x 1 hour episodes Stewart Copeland, Tina Weymouth, Lenny Kaye explore the rock/pop history of their instruments. Nicely done. Where would I find this? This is something I'd enjoy.Russian Doll Best TV show I've seen i a long time. And short episodes are a blessing. Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Where would I find this? This is something I'd enjoy. BBC iPlayer so I don't know if you can get that. Or YouTube? Just found one of them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVgak9w7g_0 Meanwhile: Derry Girls Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 BBC iPlayer so I don't know if you can get that. Or YouTube? Just found one of them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVgak9w7g_0 Meanwhile: Derry Girls Thanks, I'll see if I can hunt them down. Link to post Share on other sites
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