What are you watching now?

[Jolly]

Went back and caught one I didn't get to when it came out. It's different.

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[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in What are you watching now?:

Watched Girl on the Train last night. Started actively despising it after the first 30 minutes, which were artistically crafted and incomprehensible. Then in hindsight, just overwrought and needlessly convoluted to tell an uncomplicated story. Which sucked anyway.

That was partly filmed in the village next to mine. I’ve never seen it. The movie that is.

[George K]

Hay @Mik ! Is "Sugar" any good?

[Mik]

Yeah, good characters, very film noir. Writing a bit implausible, but it just keeps getting more and more complicated.

[Mik]

Just watched E1 of The Gentlemen on NF. Freaking hilariously dark.

[George K]

@Mik said in What are you watching now?:

Just watched E1 of The Gentlemen on NF. Freaking hilariously dark.

It was a really solid "meh" for me.

[George K]

"To the Ends of the Earth"

On Amazon Prime

Based on the classic William Golding trilogy of novels To the Ends of the Earth tells the story of a young Englishman and aristocrat Edmund Talbot (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his long, dazzling and hazardous sea journey in 1812 from England to Australia. Edmund’s journey takes him on a rite of passage from youthful bravado and arrogance to maturity and humility.

[taiwan_girl]

Someday or One Day

After the death of her boyfriend, Wang Chuan-sheng (Greg Hsu), Huang Yu-hsuan (Ko Chia-yen) misses and longs to see her deceased boyfriend. Out of grief, Yu-hsuan frequently sends him text messages, hoping that he will somehow receive them.

One day, Yu-hsuan receives a parcel containing an old-school Walkman portable cassette player and a cassette tape of Wu Bai's album The End of Love. While listening to the tape on a bus, she falls asleep. Upon awaking, she discovers she has been transported to 1998, and has taken over the body of a high school girl named Chen Yun-ru. The night before, Chen Yun-ru had been hit by a car. When Yu-hsuan regains consciousness in Yun-ru's body, she sees a boy beside her hospital bed, who looks exactly the same as her late boyfriend. At first, Yu-hsuan believes she has been reunited with Chuan-sheng, but she learns things are not how they appear.

Trapped in living another person's life, Yu-hsuan tries to rewrite Yun-ru's fate. As she plays with destiny, Yu-hsuan learns about Yun-ru's "mysterious traffic accident".[5]

A Taiwanese series that was quite popular. There is a Korean remake on Netflix right ow that has done really well. I think top ten in world views recently, but I think the Taiwan version is better!! (No bias of course.) It was also made into a Taiwan movie, which condensed the 13 part series into a single movie. I recommend you watch the series instead.

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[89th]

@mark said in What are you watching now?:

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Mark I just started this... my brother recommended it. Said it was a combo of Interstellar and Donnie Darko LOL. I'll report back when I'm done watching it in a few days.

[Doctor Phibes]

On Netflix - this is quite a good documentary about arguably the greatest current movie composer.

He's also a very likeable individual, and turned composing for movies on it's head. Definitely worth a watch.

[bachophile]

Baby reindeer. Never heard of it until this morning, when I read an article about in the times.

Watched episode 1, intriguing. Gonna continue.

[bachophile]

Ok did 6/7 episodes. I hear the ending is a good one. Very heavy. Adult themes.(sexual violence, identity,) but quite fascinating.

[George K]

@bachophile said in What are you watching now?:

Baby reindeer.

Premise?

[bachophile]

Stalking. (In Scotland/london) crazy fat lady stalks naive young Scot with identity issues and a bit of loser but with a good soul.

[bachophile]

True ish story

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/arts/television/baby-reindeer-netflix.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

[89th]

@Doctor-Phibes said in What are you watching now?:

On Netflix - this is quite a good documentary about arguably the greatest current movie composer.

He's also a very likeable individual, and turned composing for movies on it's head. Definitely worth a watch.

Oh good to know. I'm actually going to his concert in September. Saw him a few years ago, too.

[George K]

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I enjoyed the book, though my memory of it is dim.

Don't waste your time on this.

The series gets some of Wolfe's wit and sarcasm. Some.

But all the characters are completely two-dimensional and caricatures. You really don't care what happens to any of them - they are little more than stereotype placeholders for an OK plot.

That said, I like Daniels, even though he over-acts in this role. Also, I've lusted after Diane Lane for a long time.

[Mik]

Me too on Diane Lane. Rrrrrowl….

[Horace]

Spoiler free review of Furiosa that makes me want to see it:

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[George K]

Is Sugar any good?

@Mik said in What are you watching now?:

Yeah, good characters, very film noir. Writing a bit implausible, but it just keeps getting more and more complicated.

Well, doesn't get more "noir-ey" than that, does it? Love the premise. Farrell is great, and the rest of the cast is outstanding.

The opening scene, in Japan, was great. It establishes Sugar as a conflicted, potentially very violent, and efficient professional. But...I feel like it's getting complicated for the sake of being complicated. The premise is simple - find the girl. But all the extraneous stuff is getting in the way of the narrative.

I'm enjoying the directing and editing. Very creative.