What are we watching now?

[JiveTurkey]

Putting Train Dreams on the list. Joel Edgerton is always good in whatever he's in.

 

[Whizzinby]

Watching the last season of Stranger Things. I'm enjoying it...but boy I wish they got this done way faster. It's weird how grown all the kids are!

Yeah they are stretching the limits of being high schoolers.

That said, it gained enough momentum in the last couple episodes to give me hope that they are going to be able to give it a decent enough ending, that the series really deserves.

Spoiler: Not really spoilers, but for blind watchers

The story and subsequent time jump to start the season seemed a little off, and begs some questions about the intervening time between the season 4 finale and season 5 opener. And, I’m not entirely sure I like how they are using a couple of the main players this season, but maybe they’ll have a more meaningful impact in the back half of the season.

 

[mbenigni]

Almost forgot: I snuck in a little crime flick called Caught Stealing over the weekend. Kind of a throwback in a lot of ways. A bit obvious/ predictable at points, but good trashy fun overall. Strong performances and production values.

 

[sleewell]

The complete unknown was good

 

[JiveTurkey]

Almost forgot: I snuck in a little crime flick called Caught Stealing over the weekend. Kind of a throwback in a lot of ways. A bit obvious/ predictable at points, but good trashy fun overall. Strong performances and production values.

Really dug this one. Throwback is a great word for it!

 

[mbenigni]

Really dug this one. Throwback is a great word for it!

I must admit, I miss the ‘90s. :)

 

[laxu]

Yeah they are stretching the limits of being high schoolers.

That said, it gained enough momentum in the last couple episodes to give me hope that they are going to be able to give it a decent enough ending, that the series really deserves.

For sure. It started a bit mediocre but really ramped up. Excited to see the rest.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Watching the new Diddy doc


Watched Edington the other day. Pretty wild film, didn't know what to expect but I'm a big Ari Aster fan and was curious to see what his departure from horror would be like. I enjoyed it, kind of had Cohen brother vibes

 

[JiveTurkey]

Watching the new Diddy doc


Watched Edington the other day. Pretty wild film, didn't know what to expect but I'm a big Ari Aster fan and was curious to see what his departure from horror would be like. I enjoyed it, kind of had Cohen brother vibes

Eddington has been on and off my list for awhile. Pedro Pascal overload and reliving the whole covid thing have put me off. Is it worth a watch?

 

[spawnofthesith]

Eddington has been on and off my list for awhile. Pedro Pascal overload and reliving the whole covid thing have put me off. Is it worth a watch?

I'd say so, although it is definitely politically dense with the covid and other events of 2020 being the forefront of the subject matter, it also seems like a very multitiered and multidirectional satire on all of it. Second half of the film just takes a wild turn that solidified it as a good watch for me

 

[JiveTurkey]

I like Aster and I don't mind political takes, provided they're interesting, on top of the fact that there was certainly some angles to mine in that era. As weird as this sound; I also feel like Juoaquin (sp JFC) needs a turn to take him out of Joker crazy land. He did that then kind of went bonkers it seemed like. Or he just comes off as a super sensitive soul when you watch interviews with him. Him playing a sane character is a good change of pace. Unless it turns out he's totally nuts in this

 

[spawnofthesith]

I like Aster and I don't mind political takes, provided they're interesting, on top of the fact that there was certainly some angles to mine in that era. As weird as this sound; I also feel like Juoaquin (sp JFC) needs a turn to take him out of Joker crazy land. He did that then kind of went bonkers it seemed like. Or he just comes off as a super sensitive soul when you watch interviews with him. Him playing a sane character is a good change of pace. Unless it turns out he's totally nuts in this

 

[dbagchee]

I like Aster and I don't mind political takes, provided they're interesting, on top of the fact that there was certainly some angles to mine in that era. As weird as this sound; I also feel like Juoaquin (sp JFC) needs a turn to take him out of Joker crazy land. He did that then kind of went bonkers it seemed like. Or he just comes off as a super sensitive soul when you watch interviews with him. Him playing a sane character is a good change of pace. Unless it turns out he's totally nuts in this

Yeah you should watch it

 

[Jazz Padd]

We don’t watch much Hollywood fare these days, but me and the Mrs. enjoyed this with friends last night. Evocative blend of history and fiction with some NYC nostalgia for me, plus a bit of jazz and familiar faces.

 

[mbenigni]

We don’t watch much Hollywood fare these days, but me and the Mrs. enjoyed this with friends last night. Evocative blend of history and fiction with some NYC nostalgia for me, plus a bit of jazz and familiar faces.

This sounds right up my street - thanks.

 

[Orvillain]

 

[JiveTurkey]

We don’t watch much Hollywood fare these days, but me and the Mrs. enjoyed this with friends last night. Evocative blend of history and fiction with some NYC nostalgia for me, plus a bit of jazz and familiar faces.

I really wanted to catch this but then the reviews when it came out were pretty brutal, oddly enough? If I see it streaming somewhere; I'll give it a shot.

Finished up Hannibal. 10/10 series

Watched this half of new Stranger Things. For me; it's pretty much turned into the biggest nostalgia pandering thing ever made for us 80s kids. I continue to get Lost flashbacks when we watching it; albeit over 40 episodes instead of 140

Edited for they should have led with the last 10 minutes

 

[Los-D]

 

[la szum]

Finished Struck By Lightning last night. 4 episodes. Really well done historically accurate piece.

Yes, the good ol' US of A has always had batshit crazy p*****cs, with good people dissuaded from
the price of entry, and awful, rotten to the core people thinking it would be a great gig.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Strong uncanny valley vibes looking at whatever that is.