What movies or TV shows are you watching now?

[i claudius]

I just watched the last episode of the leftovers , i have watched it , its not bad , but now , can anyone explain to me what it was all about?

[jope]

I just watched the last episode of the leftovers , i have watched it , its not bad , but now , can anyone explain to me what it was all about?

You remember?

"I don't understand what's happening."

"Me neither."

I guess, that was the scene that explained everything.

[rijit]

Not a huge fan of marvel and the like, but Jennifer jones, as per recos on here i:Ds surprisingly watchable.

[JHolmesJr]

Watchin Prawn Sacrifice...the story of a high flying ex-SAS farang who chucks up his freewheeling lifestyle as a mercenary in the congo for the love of an isaan farmgirl and opens a prawn fishery in nakhon sawan.

Sorry....I meant Pawn Sacrifice....really well done film on Bobby Fischer.... great stuff, even though i dont know shit about chess.

Also Sno has finaly released a treasure Paradise Love....the first of a brilliant trilogy by austrian director Ulrich Seidl....why this never won the Palm D'or is beyond me....i saw it years back but this one has nice big hardcoded subs.

Enjoy!

[BookMan]

Watchin Prawn Sacrifice...the story of a high flying ex-SAS farang who chucks up his freewheeling lifestyle as a mercenary in the congo for the love of an isaan farmgirl and opens a prawn fishery in nakhon sawan.

Sorry....I meant Pawn Sacrifice....really well done film on Bobby Fischer.... great stuff, even though i dont know shit about chess.

Also Sno has finaly released a treasure Paradise Love....the first of a brilliant trilogy by austrian director Ulrich Seidl....why this never won the Palm D'or is beyond me....i saw it years back but this one has nice big hardcoded subs.

Enjoy!

Looking forward to watching both these.

I think paradise Love is worth a further mention and video clip...

On the beaches of Kenya they're known as "Sugar Mamas" -- European women who seek out African boys selling love to earn a living. Teresa, a fifty-year-old Austrian and mother of a daughter entering puberty, travels to this vacation paradise. She goes from one beach boy to the next, from one disappointment to the next and finally she must recognize: On the beaches of Kenya, love is a business.

[BookMan]

The Detectorists had its final episode 6 for this season.

They will be having a Xmas special in a couple of weeks.

[rijit]

http://www.metacritic.com/tv/saints-strangers

saints and strangers period drama starting with the crossing to America of the mayflower

just started this one looks promising

[rijit]

^^^So far after episode 1 a watchable drama well produced and reasonably well acted, however rather thin story wise.

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[Frank James]

The Last Panthers

I confess, I don't completely understand what's going on in this show about a third of the time, but I really like it. I made the mistake of dl'g episode 1 which had no subtitles. I told myself, no problem, I'm such an international guy, I can follow this, even the Serbian stuff. Well.....no.

I've watched all four of the "hardcoded eng. subs" eps, and this story really moves, with an unpredictable script, not the same old tired cop show stuff. And we get to see a lot of the "Eurozone", high and low.

Great to see John Hurt in top form, and also to see an Algerian/French cop as a protagonist, and not as a stock scenery "Muslim."

I check every day to see if more episodes are up, but so far, not.

TEN, and cancel my ticket to Belgrade!

[mca]

Bit of an oldie which initially slipped under my radar but I'm enjoying the Banshee series about a crook who takes on the identify of a dead sheriff. Enough violence and profanity to keep me entertained. The only thing I don't like is the softcore sex scenes as I think the show stands up on its own without needing a bit of t and a.

Edited December 9, 2015 by mca

[BookMan]

Mr.Calzaghe.........worth a look even if you are not into Boxing..

https://torrentz.eu/search?q=Mr.Calzaghe

The.Making.of.Trump.......its entertaining, goes back to the 70s, when he got a gift of 1 million from Dad----worth watching, even if just to see the comb overs getting bigger each year.

https://torrentz.eu/any?q=The.Making.of.Trump

Trying to find a decent copy of Legend......I like Tom hardy, & in this they reckon he plays a great role as both the brothers.

Nice call on Mr. Calzaghe oxo1947. Watched it last night and thought it was superb.

I liked this one too. Stood up better than many of the hollywood boxing stories. A little bit of the propaganda puff piece to it, but nevertheless well done.

having his father train him throughout his career was an impressive feat.

[Ulysses G.]

Bit of an oldie which initially slipped under my radar but I'm enjoying the Banshee series about a crook who takes on the identify of a dead sheriff. Enough violence and profanity to keep me entertained. The only thing I don't like is the softcore sex scenes as I think the show stands up on its own without needing a bit of t and a.

The macho lady-boy gets on my nerves. I don't like being brain-washed by TV shows.

[Inn Between]

Bit of an oldie which initially slipped under my radar but I'm enjoying the Banshee series about a crook who takes on the identify of a dead sheriff. Enough violence and profanity to keep me entertained. The only thing I don't like is the softcore sex scenes as I think the show stands up on its own without needing a bit of t and a.

The macho lady-boy gets on my nerves. I don't like being brain-washed by TV shows.

So, how do you like to be brain-washed?

[giddyup]

Bit of an oldie which initially slipped under my radar but I'm enjoying the Banshee series about a crook who takes on the identify of a dead sheriff. Enough violence and profanity to keep me entertained. The only thing I don't like is the softcore sex scenes as I think the show stands up on its own without needing a bit of t and a.

The macho lady-boy gets on my nerves. I don't like being brain-washed by TV shows.

How are you exactly being brain-washed?

[rijit]

Bit of an oldie which initially slipped under my radar but I'm enjoying the Banshee series about a crook who takes on the identify of a dead sheriff. Enough violence and profanity to keep me entertained. The only thing I don't like is the softcore sex scenes as I think the show stands up on its own without needing a bit of t and a.

The macho lady-boy gets on my nerves. I don't like being brain-washed by TV shows.

How are you exactly being brain-washed?

Seems every time there's anything slightly 'alternative 'sexual he has to constantly remind us how much he doesn't approve.

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[Will27]

Trend Setters

For those of you that like a good English crime series, this

one called Prey, starring John Sims looks pretty good.

A new season of Prey has just started.

Epsiode 1 of 3 is out there now.

Summary: Prey’s second season, which is not a direct sequel to season one, will tell the story

of Prison Officer David Murdoch, whose life becomes complicated when events spiral out of control

on a routine visit to a Manchester hospital with a female prisoner. David takes a phone call, which

will change his life forever and suddenly sees him on the wrong side of the law. With the life of his

heavily pregnant daughter, Emma, threatened, David has no alternative but to go ‘on the run’ and inadvertently becomes ‘the prey.’

For those interested, trailer is here:

https://player.vimeo.com/video/141768329

[BookMan]

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

One for the Zombie/Post Apocalypse fans. This one has taken the comedic route, and sadly, laughs are infrequent early on...and also fairly infrequent later on, though the back half of the movie is better. There are some funny parts ion it and a few original bits...but it is no more than so so... 4/10 from me

Three scouts, on the eve of their last camp-out, discover the true meaning of friendship when they attempt to save their town from a zombie outbreak.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727776/

[BookMan]

In the above vein..Coming very soon

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

[BookMan]

The Wave, a disaster style movie from Norway. Fairly predictable but done quite well. As these Scandinavian productions seem to do, it avoids much of the unnecessary histrionics and implausible plot lines we are used to seeing form Hollywood. Decent weekend couch watch. It is available with hardcoded subs. 7/10 from me

The Wave

Even though awaited, no-one is really ready when the mountain pass of Åkneset above the scenic narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger falls out and creates a 85 meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3616916/

[JHolmesJr]

The Wave, a disaster style movie from Norway. Fairly predictable but done quite well. As these Scandinavian productions seem to do, it avoids much of the unnecessary histrionics and implausible plot lines we are used to seeing form Hollywood. Decent weekend couch watch. It is available with hardcoded subs. 7/10 from me

Saw it last night…i watched it till the end which means it was good enough for me.

Very different treatment from a hollywood production….the hollywood version would have actually shown the cliff disintegrating and falling apart plus some mega carnage.

Think the scandies underplayed it due too budget.

Also caught a real sleeper of a black comedy…Just Jim….one of the few british films I've enjoyed.

Apart from Sighseers which was GREAT.

[rijit]

After the excellent first series tranxparent returns with a second.meta critic and co raves http://www.metacritic.com/tv/transparent/season-2 so thats the order of the weekend for me

'the walk ' watchable film of the 1970 high wire walk between the twin towers http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-walk

enjoyable biopic of bobby fishers hugely symbolic 1970's world title chess challenge http://www.metacritic.com/movie/pawn-sacrifice

[BookMan]

Jingthing is running a poll on if we live in a Golden age of television

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877881-poll-do-we-live-in-the-golden-age-of-television/

There is certainly some good shows being produced

[BookMan]

American Hero Stephen Dorff plays a hard-partying slacker with telekinetic powers in Nick Love's offbeat superhero dramedy.

Superheroes have become so prevalent in our culture that they now even populate indie dramedies. Such is the case with British filmmaker Nick Love's (The Sweeney) quirky take on the genre, featuring Stephen Dorff as a middle-aged burnout who seeks personal redemption by using his telekinetic powers to fight crime in run-down New Orleans. But while it has some amusing moments, American Hero is not likely to pose much of a threat to the Avengers.

The ironic titular character is Melvin (Dorff), who uses his unexplained powers mainly for party tricks while devoting most of his energy to pursuing booze, drugs and women. Living with his mother and younger sister, he's estranged from his ex-wife (Keena Ferguson), who prevents him from spending significant time with his young son (Jonathan Billions) because of his hard-partying ways.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/american-hero-film-review-848006

[JHolmesJr]

If you want to see a really offbeat superhero film I recommend 'Defendor' with Woody Harrelson….its hilarious….a few years old so surely available at all the usual venues.

[evadgib]

The Last Kingdom

The best series I have watched this year by far

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4179452

I'm glad they left it open for a second series.

Edited December 13, 2015 by evadgib

[Frank James]

Unforgotten

I believe someone has already mentioned this fine British "police procedural" a few pages back. Excellent acting, great script, very unpredictable. I kept wondering how realistic it was, as far as British police going to such deep lengths to solve an old cold case. The forensic work on display here would cost a fortune, to say nothing of the hours put in by a squad of eight or nine cops, interviewing scores of suspects and witnesses. Do the UK police have no budgetary restraints?

Still, it was a great six episodes. Nobody tops the Brits with shows like these.

NINE, and ten to you if you figure out early who really done it.

[jope]

The Best Offer, a film from 2013. Good cast, sort of a love story between an old man (63) and a young woman (27) suffering from Agoraphobia. Somehow boring but I liked the wealthy environment. 5/10, maybe less.

Unfortunately, I was curious in which cities they filmed. So, I stopped watching for a minute and looked it up. The respective Wikipedia article not only gave me the different locations but also the ending of the film, which I had not seen coming. Piece of advice: if you want to know something about a film, look it up afterwards or avoid Wikipedia (my hands are still trembling on account of their deceit).

Edited December 13, 2015 by jope

[BookMan]

The Best Offer, a film from 2013. Good cast, sort of a love story between an old man (63) and a young woman (27) suffering from Agoraphobia. Somehow boring but I liked the wealthy environment. 5/10, maybe less.

Unfortunately, I was curious in which cities they filmed. So, I stopped watching for a minute and looked it up. The respective Wikipedia article not only gave me the different locations but also the ending of the film, which I had not seen coming. Piece of advice: if you want to know something about a film, look it up afterwards or avoid Wikipedia (my hands are still trembling on account of their deceit).

[JHolmesJr]

Great film, regardless of spoiler….geoffrey rush is top of the game.

[jope]

Unforgotten

I believe someone has already mentioned this fine British "police procedural" a few pages back. Excellent acting, great script, very unpredictable. I kept wondering how realistic it was, as far as British police going to such deep lengths to solve an old cold case. The forensic work on display here would cost a fortune, to say nothing of the hours put in by a squad of eight or nine cops, interviewing scores of suspects and witnesses. Do the UK police have no budgetary restraints?

Still, it was a great six episodes. Nobody tops the Brits with shows like these.

NINE, and ten to you if you figure out early who really done it.

No specialist when it comes to British policing, but I know that in Germany there is no difference between a murder case that is one day old or goes back 70 years. If there is the slightest chance, that the murderer is still alive and can be brought to (late) justice motivation is high and budget is never an issue in murder investigations. Old evidence is routinely reevaluated (new scientific methods, new suspects in the database). And even without new evidence British Police regularly reopen unsolved murder cases and start the investigation all over again with new officers and fresh ideas so to say.

Apart from motivation and budget, there is also a legal side to it. If there is no statute of limitation and if by law police are obliged to investigate crimes without having discretionary power to drop a case, then they simply have no choice und must start and complete an investigation no matter what. I know that there is no statute of limitation for murder in the UK, but can police in the UK decide which cases they investigate and which cases they drop? No idea, but I would be very much surprised, if they had that authority. Anyway, better do not mess with them and if there is something hidden in your closet, better come clean now. They'll get you anyway