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The Revenge Club

I dont know if this has been mentioned before crime/drama---6 episode all out IMDB 6.8/10

Its a lightweight IMO, but if you have to much time on hand--or want something lighter.. have a look

Blurb-- Six divorce support group members shift from seeking healing to plotting revenge. Their shared pain creates an unexpected alliance, turning therapeutic meetings into something more sinister.

It's from 2024, but I just watched Mr Bates v the Post Office. It's about one of the worst examples of corporate greed and lying, and the failing UK justice system. For balance, it depicts a thoroughly decent Conservative MP who recognised the lies and deception and supported the 'little people'. It's fact-based. And the issue is still dragging its heels due to the lies from the Post Office boss at the centre of the scandal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Bates_vs_The_Post_Office

1 hour ago, Watawattana said:

it depicts a thoroughly decent Conservative MP

The much maligned Andrew Bridgen perhaps ?

Recently watched "Easy Rider" and noticed that Denis Hopper uses the term "man" in nearly all his rhetoric and wondered if he really was a bit of a "dopehead", then I remembered him in "Apocalypse Now" doing exactly the same thing......so perhaps that is how he normally spoke??

Anyway I enjoyed Easy Rider and also watched "The Godfather" and that has to be an all time great movie!

2 hours ago, johng said:

The much maligned Andrew Bridgen perhaps ?

It was James Arbuthnot I was meaning.

Dan explores his past with an imprisoned father, brother and uncle.

Working in prison triggers fears he's destined for jail too.

His growing obsession endangers himself and his family.

Run Away

Simon's perfect life is shattered when daughter Paige runs away, later found strung out in a park. Simon's search leads into a dangerous underworld where an act of violence rocks his life.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9169516/

Took a look at a movie I saw back in the early 80s, called "The Thing" and it good because I saw aspects of it that I had missed the first time round......"set in Antarctica where scientists encounter a parasitic, shape-shifting alien that can perfectly imitate other life forms, leading to intense paranoia and distrust. The barren, frozen landscape of Antarctica is a crucial element, amplifying the themes of isolation and survival against an unknown, insidious threat that could be anyone". 

5 hours ago, xylophone said:

Took a look at a movie I saw back in the early 80s, called "The Thing" and it good because I saw aspects of it that I had missed the first time round......"set in Antarctica where scientists encounter a parasitic, shape-shifting alien that can perfectly imitate other life forms, leading to intense paranoia and distrust. The barren, frozen landscape of Antarctica is a crucial element, amplifying the themes of isolation and survival against an unknown, insidious threat that could be anyone". 

I can remember watching The Thing all those years ago. The effects were indeed "special".

11 hours ago, xylophone said:

Took a look at a movie I saw back in the early 80s, called "The Thing" and it good because I saw aspects of it that I had missed the first time round......"set in Antarctica where scientists encounter a parasitic, shape-shifting alien that can perfectly imitate other life forms, leading to intense paranoia and distrust. The barren, frozen landscape of Antarctica is a crucial element, amplifying the themes of isolation and survival against an unknown, insidious threat that could be anyone". 

Stephen Colbert thinks this is the greatest movie ever, once when he had his wife on the show she nagged him about it.

On 1/2/2026 at 9:41 PM, xylophone said:

Recently watched "Easy Rider" and noticed that Denis Hopper uses the term "man" in nearly all his rhetoric and wondered if he really was a bit of a "dopehead", then I remembered him in "Apocalypse Now" doing exactly the same thing......so perhaps that is how he normally spoke??

Yes. I caught that decades ago that he is incapable of speaking a sentence that does not have "man" in it at least twice (and of course it is an exaggeration, sort of). And yes, that's him being him, even the photography. I suspect that scene where he appears frightened of Brando's character is really about him realizing he was wearing on Coppola's nerves. For more on this stuff check out

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

There is a re-cut called Apocalypse Now Redux that includes French colonial hold-outs living in the jungle: IMO just itself is worth seeing the movie again.

Jay Kelly.

If you like George Clooney you'll love this movie. If not stay clear of it.

It's real Oscar-bait, full of the sort of scenes the Academy loves. He is in nearly every scene, and I have trouble believing he didn't direct it himself. George loves George.

9 hours ago, bendejo said:

Stephen Colbert thinks this is the greatest movie ever, once when he had his wife on the show she nagged him about it.

Yes. I caught that decades ago that he is incapable of speaking a sentence that does not have "man" in it at least twice (and of course it is an exaggeration, sort of). And yes, that's him being him, even the photography. I suspect that scene where he appears frightened of Brando's character is really about him realizing he was wearing on Coppola's nerves. For more on this stuff check out

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

There is a re-cut called Apocalypse Now Redux that includes French colonial hold-outs living in the jungle: IMO just itself is worth seeing the movie again.

I have seen the "Redux" version and thought it was great and it is one of my favourite movies!! Will also check out the Clooney movie (thank you) and one of his I liked but is little mentioned is called, "The American".........well worth watching IMO.

I am watching 'Red Eye', season 1 and it has been good so far.

17 hours ago, xylophone said:

I have seen the "Redux" version and thought it was great and it is one of my favourite movies!! Will also check out the Clooney movie (thank you) and one of his I liked but is little mentioned is called, "The American".........well worth watching IMO.

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Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

I suspect the very first scene in Easy Rider is a hint as to how that movie was financed: the guy influenced the movie business by telling the mavens "no."

(fun fact: that guy in the limo testing the sample is Phil Spectre)

I decided to try Disney's "Togo" and was very pleasantly surprised. "Based on a true story" about a heroic musher in Alaska and his lead dog Togo braving the elements to bring medicine dying children, I thought it was great, if a bit corny.

I only tried it because it stars William DaFoe, and I'll watch anything he's in.

I just finished watching 'Red Eye', season 1 and it was very good.

21 minutes ago, how241 said:

I just finished watching 'Red Eye', season 1 and it was very good.

Red Eye complete season 2 pack is also available on TheRARBG, TPB, LimeTorrents, Torrent Downloads etc

19 hours ago, bendejo said:

You might also appreciate

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

I suspect the very first scene in Easy Rider is a hint as to how that movie was financed: the guy influenced the movie business by telling the mavens "no."

(fun fact: that guy in the limo testing the sample is Phil Spectre)

Am trying to download this from PB and 1337x.to but having no luck....any other suggestions?? Thanks.

I am starting to watch 'Red Eye', season 2 and is have been very good so far.

14 hours ago, xylophone said:

Am trying to download this from PB and 1337x.to but having no luck.

Sometimes you just have to wait until the files are seeded..I have waited months..but sometimes the people with the file/seeder just never turns up again.

let the torrent client do its thing more than likely it will download ...'eventually'

No Other Choice

Another very sophisticated film masterpiece from Korea. It's as good as they say.

However, some caveats. It's long and at least for me I feel that there was so much going on that I will really need to watch it again (and maybe more times) to really get it.

For some that's a feature. I generally prefer one and done movies except old ones that you watch many years later.

That looks very good, JT.

Ebert gave it 4 stars.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/no-other-choice-park-chan-wook-film-review-2025

Twin sisters' lives change forever when Lily is kidnapped by their teacher.
After years in captivity, she escapes-but freedom brings new struggles as she finds everything changed.

Her family must heal while her captor remains at large.

A journalist investigates a murder in her hometown, clashing with a suspicious detective.

Two sides to every story - someone is lying.

Patience (TV Series 2025– ) - IMDb 7.5/10
Eight episodes of Series Two just dropped.

12 hours ago, Jingthing said:

No Other Choice

Another very sophisticated film masterpiece from Korea. It's as good as they say.

However, some caveats. It's long and at least for me I feel that there was so much going on that I will really need to watch it again (and maybe more times) to really get it.

For some that's a feature. I generally prefer one and done movies except old ones that you watch many years later.

I abandoned it midway. It was supposed to be a movie about the consequences of Korean men losing their jobs and the effect it has on them but as it went on it became more and more ridiculous. "Falling Down" with Michael Douglas had the same basic theme but was probably a better movie (although I have seen it in 40 years)

6 minutes ago, jaywalker2 said:

I abandoned it midway. It was supposed to be a movie about the consequences of Korean men losing their jobs and the effect it has on them but as it went on it became more and more ridiculous. "Falling Down" with Michael Douglas had the same basic theme but was probably a better movie (although I have seen it in 40 years)

Your opinion OK, but what you thought the movie was supposed to be was wrong. It's a dark comedic satirical thriller with an underlying social commentary message. As I said, it's very sophisticated. It demands a lot of its audience.

Patience Crime/Drama Season 2 8 episodes all out IMDB 7.9/10

I enjoyed season one last June---- A typical quirky UK crime series

Patience Evans works in a clerical role filing police records. An autistic woman, she has a special interest in solving puzzles and a secret fascination and talent for criminology—her unique perspective allows her to connect the dots through clues in a way others simply cannot.