Beastars:

 

14 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

"Play Misty for Me" 

 Was just about to say, favourite Clint movie - Play misty.

 

When it comes to westerns, not Clint Eastwood - The Great Silence - I love it, might watch it this afternoon, one of the few of it’s time set in the winter. 

This was really interesting.

Unprecedented and audacious, HOLLYWOODGATE is the riveting result of the year director Ibrahim Nash'at spent with the Taliban in the wake of the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

Risking his life in the war-torn nation, Nash'at is on the ground with the Taliban when they enter an American base loaded with a portion of the roughly $7 billion worth of U.S. armaments left behind.

 

Driving towards an astonishing and chilling end, Nash'at tracks Taliban leaders as they attempt to transform from a fundamentalist militia into a modern military regime, employing Hollywood-style propaganda to achieve their goals.

 

 

The bibi Files

Docu over a family who are in the news a lot.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33338697/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_The%20Bibi%20Files%20

After hearing and reading so much about it, and the upcoming Series 3 to be made in Thailand, thought I would give The White Lotus a go. For me, what a load of bilge. Not even a tasteful glimpse of Sydney Sweeney's puppies! Gave up in Episode 3.

On 12/1/2024 at 9:15 AM, LosLobo said:

I am enjoying it. 

I prefer a slow burn—latency can be a virtue in film, as in life, especially when it builds to a satisfying climax.

Not if you fall asleep in the first half hour. I can get my climax much easier. 555

On 11/19/2024 at 10:15 AM, Andrew Dwyer said:

I liked The Penguin and this lead me to Gotham (2014 - 2019) , not sure how i missed this !! but 15 episodes in so far out of 100 and loving it.

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3749900/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

The prospect of watching a further 85 episodes of ANY series appeals to me NOT. Most further Series are simply made up to prolong the agony with such thin storylines, to keep the actors in a job, and get more of your money.

 

10 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

The prospect of watching a further 85 episodes of ANY series appeals to me NOT. Most further Series are simply made up to prolong the agony with such thin storylines, to keep the actors in a job, and get more of your money.

 

Agree, usually I would have sought pastures new after 2 or 3 seasons but not so with Gotham, up to S05E05 and sticking with it, only 8 more episodes to go but will be ready for a change then !!

Lost count how many have died but brought back to life by some foul means and how many times the main characters have been shot or stabbed …… worse than a night out in Bradford it is !!

20 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Agree, usually I would have sought pastures new after 2 or 3 seasons but not so with Gotham, up to S05E05 and sticking with it, only 8 more episodes to go but will be ready for a change then !!

Lost count how many have died but brought back to life by some foul means and how many times the main characters have been shot or stabbed …… worse than a night out in Bradford it is !!

Wasn't The Living Dead a bit like that, Series after Series, all getting less credible than the first.

Give me Brassic anyday.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/09/golden-globes-2025-full-list-of-nominations

Here's a list of all titles/stars nominated yesterday.  Take your pick.

I just finished "Black Doves", and whoever post that it got truly ridiculous halfway through the second episode was right. 

 

That said, I watched and pretty much enjoyed the whole series. 

Thought this was really good.

 

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

 

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

 

 

'A Man on the Inside' with Ted Danson is extremely appealing to men of a certain age. S1 has 8 episodes; I'm hooked after 2.

15 minutes ago, mikebell said:

'A Man on the Inside' with Ted Danson is extremely appealing to men of a certain age. S1 has 8 episodes; I'm hooked after 2.

 

We lasted 1 1/2 episodes only then binned it, all those pointless conversations with elderly ladies in the breakfast room or what ever it is killed it for us.

22 hours ago, KannikaP said:

The prospect of watching a further 85 episodes of ANY series appeals to me NOT. Most further Series are simply made up to prolong the agony with such thin storylines, to keep the actors in a job, and get more of your money.

 

 

The vast majority are. But there've been some good ones, and a good series keeps on giving week after week or day after day. I don't binge watch.

 

I keep a library of old series to watch again when I've forgotten them. E.g., I'm watching Rome again and enjoying it.

52 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

 

We lasted 1 1/2 episodes only then binned it, all those pointless conversations with elderly ladies in the breakfast room or what ever it is killed it for us.

Same here I was finding it boring.

If you like action sci-fi movies then Alita: Battle Angel is okay to pass the time. There is a new Alita 2 movie coming out this year

 

 

 

 

On 11/12/2024 at 11:56 AM, recom273 said:

New series of Silo starting on Friday 

I thoroughly enjoyed the first season.  I have watched the first four of season 2.  The female lead is excellent.  The plot is mostly a political one so far this season.

 

I recommend it.  When the episodes are released the download speed ramps up pretty quickly as lots of seeders.

Heretic, Hugh Grant at his creepy best. Really enjoyed this.

I've just finished season 1 of The Queens Gambit and it was very good IMHO. I passed on it the first time round, but following a recommendation by @LosLobo recently, I decided to give it a go. Glad I did. Thanks @LosLobo.

10 hours ago, giddyup said:

Heretic, Hugh Grant at his creepy best. Really enjoyed this.

Jeez no.

55 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

Jeez no.

Too cerebral for you?

Yesterday I endeavoured to watch a movie which was mentioned on a list of very good movies, and it was called, "All Quiet on the Western Front" (2022 version) so I thought I'd give it a go and I think I had watched the original which was made back in the 30s, and that was pretty grim. However this movie was dark, gruesome and grim all at the same time and if you ever wanted a movie to see what war was really like, then watch this – – if you can. I couldn't finish it because it was so dark/grim.

 

Tonight I watched a movie (again) called, "Lone Survivor" with Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster and Eric Bana and it was supposedly based on a true story about an incident in the fight with the Taliban in Afghanistan, and it was not short of action or gruesome scenes, but nowhere near as grim as the one I mentioned above.
 

7 hours ago, giddyup said:

Too cerebral for you?

A B flick made even more silly by casting Grant. He should stick to romance comedy. Well if it where up to me but who am I anyway.

Sicario - Day of the soldado.

 

Came out a couple of years ago.

Really damn good!

14 hours ago, bubblegum said:

Jeez no.

 

13 hours ago, giddyup said:

Too cerebral for you?

 

5 hours ago, bubblegum said:

A B flick made even more silly by casting Grant. He should stick to romance comedy. Well if it where up to me but who am I anyway.

Have to agree....load of krap....

Enjoyed this one.

Released from jail, Lang returns to his hometown in Northwest China. As part of a dog patrol tasked with clearing stray dogs before the 2008 Olympics, he bonds with a black stray. The two lonely souls embark on a new journey together.

 

 

7 minutes ago, Will27 said:

Enjoyed this one.

Released from jail, Lang returns to his hometown in Northwest China. As part of a dog patrol tasked with clearing stray dogs before the 2008 Olympics, he bonds with a black stray. The two lonely souls embark on a new journey together.

 

 

 

https://m.imdb.com/video/vi1498334745/?playlistId=tt26625693&ref_=tt_ov_pr_ov_vi

The Order - Jude Law

 

Good reviews....

 

https://m.imdb.com/video/vi1498334745/?playlistId=tt26625693&ref_=tt_ov_pr_ov_vi