Albert Tatlock Posted December 4, 2024 Share Posted December 4, 2024 The Phantom of the Open A slight Sunday afternoon style watch in the vein of Eddie The Eagle etc. that I stumbled upon by accident but stuck with purely because of Mark Rylance. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted December 4, 2024 Share Posted December 4, 2024 I recently noticed that Tubi has a ton of British shows - some I have never seen before. But - right off - Vicar of Dibley - which I have not seen in many years. And to my surprise - the complete run of Prime Suspect. And an interesting series about the London Underground. Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted December 4, 2024 Share Posted December 4, 2024 1 hour ago, Analogman said: I recently . . . Recent easy watch BBC TV series I quite enjoyed - Ludwig. I think you liked Jonathan Creek so you would like that. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted December 4, 2024 Share Posted December 4, 2024 I will have to look it up. Finally got to see last episode of Detectorists - had to pay to watch it on Amazon. Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted December 4, 2024 Share Posted December 4, 2024 25 minutes ago, Analogman said: I will have to look it up. Finally got to see last episode of Detectorists - had to pay to watch it on Amazon. You mean the Christmas Special Holy Grail one - really good watch. Meanwhile . Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted December 4, 2024 Share Posted December 4, 2024 Yea - that one. I had not seen it until recently. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted December 5, 2024 Author Share Posted December 5, 2024 Despite their stylistic differences, both Edward Berger's Conclave and Clint Eastwood's Juror #2 feel like distressed responses to the same five-alarm fire. At a time when ideological divides in the Western world have led leading democracies to empower strongmen, Berger contemplates what it means to be a good leader and Eastwood goes even further, pondering whether "truth" and "justice" have been made so malleable that their utility has been vaporized. Both of these movies put on a good show, but it's hard to watch without trembling, too. The closing shots of Juror #2 have been widely read as a demand for accountability, but I'm not so sure. I'll avoid spoilers and simply observe that while we witness a convicted conscience, what happens next is less knowable. Might that final scene be about the acceptance of duty? Or might it be about kindred spirits bonded by parallel sins and a fraught desire for mutual understanding and pardon? That Eastwood refuses to clarify is entirely to his credit, because Juror #2 is at its best when reverberating with the dangers of abandoning core values, whether it is an individual, a justice system or an entire nation. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted December 5, 2024 Share Posted December 5, 2024 Maybe too British/Welsh for you lot. Not the greatest and the premise is just an excuse for a Life On Mars style then versus now culture clash comedy, but quite funny all the same and (a) I'm a sucker for anything filmed around my old hometown (b) I really did have P.E. teachers like that. . . P.S. Also a nice touch that king of the 70s theme tunes Mike Post did the Mammoth theme tune. P.P.S. As a result of binging those 3 episodes (new series coming in 2025) I then got into The Socially Distanced Sportsbar podcast (it started during the Covid period) featuring Mike Bubbins (see above). Very good indeed - sport and laughs. Again, helps if you are Welsh, but Bubbins is an American Football fan so there's often something in it for you lot. https://nation.cymru/culture/three-men-and-their-baby-the-unstoppable-rise-of-distant-pod/ EDIT: Who would have thought that the first few episodes of this podcast would now have me up to speed on such a Chicago luminary as Dick Buskus. Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted December 5, 2024 Share Posted December 5, 2024 From a while back - Car Share. Recommended and brilliant work on the premise of 90% of each episode being 2 people in a car. Peter Kay is a national treasure. . . Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted December 7, 2024 Author Share Posted December 7, 2024 I've seen All of Us Strangers three times now (this viewing: Criterion's 4K disc) and it just keeps getting better. It's the kind of film that asks you to scoot forward and lean in before it whispers its secrets to you. I love this movie. Link to post Share on other sites
Brian F. Posted December 7, 2024 Share Posted December 7, 2024 I saw this in the theater last year (on New Year's Eve). I ranked it as my ninth-favorite film of 2023. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted December 19, 2024 Share Posted December 19, 2024 Excellent documentary on The Dream Syndicate G 2 Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 Saw A Complete Unknown with my kid this morning. I thought it was great. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
brownie Posted December 29, 2024 Share Posted December 29, 2024 17 hours ago, calvino said: Saw A Complete Unknown with my kid this morning. I thought it was great. I’m pretty sure this is my favorite film of 2024, and I’ve seen over 40 films this year. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 12/28/2024 at 2:58 PM, calvino said: Saw A Complete Unknown with my kid this morning. I thought it was great. I saw it yesterday and really liked it. My expectations were low (particularly after my local paper (The Boston Globe) panned it) but I was thoroughly entertained. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Brian F. Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Oil Can Boyd said: I saw it yesterday and really liked it. My expectations were low (particularly after my local paper (The Boston Globe) panned it) but I was thoroughly entertained. I also saw it yesterday and enjoyed it. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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