splinky Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 minutes ago, bloviatrix said: Has anyone watched Cunk on Earth on Netflix? It's an amusing counterpoint to History of the World part II. something about it just annoyed me. i have no idea what exactly, but i lasted only 5 minutes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 hours ago, splinky said: something about it just annoyed me. i have no idea what exactly, but i lasted only 5 minutes I wasn't annoyed, just - is there a word for "not remotely won over?" That. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hollywood Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Alaska Daily seems to be heading to a logical conclusion. Perry Mason has gotten complicated. Who is guilty? Is there a puppet master behind the guilty parties? Perry struggles with his duties and his fears and his temper. Paul Drake deals with his conscience. Della takes off for 1932 Palm Springs in what looks like a well kept boattail Auburn and appears gratuitously naked briefly. Among her talents she is able to cook huevos rancheros. Yellow journalism is in full flower. There's a brief but inviting late night trip to Santa Anita. Perry displays some horsemanship. There's no femme fatale but suddenly Perry finds comfort with a prim and proper school teacher (played by Sam Waterston's daughter Katherine) who favors him with a French Dip from Cole's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miguel Gierbolini Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I have enjoyed a few things lately- Lucky Hank- Bob Odenkirk drama, comedy set in a second rate midwestern college. Only two episodes and I am liking although I have the feeling I have seen this story (The Chair?). Shrinking. Apple TV. Life in California. Bunch of Shrinks. Harrison Ford playing Harrison Ford. Works for me. Cute smart. The Luther movie with Idris (notJames Bond) Elba. Will Trent- Monk like Georgia detective. Perry Mason see Hollywood above. Fine series. Not my father's Perry Mason. Pokerface was fun. Saw Ted Lasso Season Ep 1. Meh Still to see the first episode of Succession. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Rain Dogs is pretty good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Tetris. It's not the best writing or the best acting, but it's quite the nail-biter for a film about licensing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hollywood Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 John Wick, Chapter 4. Now this is an action flick (sorry, Cruise, you lose). It's way long, but it takes a long time to kill 500-600 people in hand to hand combat. In addition to Keanu ("Yeah") Reeves, you get Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Skarsgard, Donnie Yen as Caine and Rina Sawayama (a Japanese music video star in her first film role). You get some sort of secret worldwide domination by The High Table, surpassing your usual all encompassing conspiracies by far. You get stunts galore, stunt effects and visual effects. You get locations in Jordan, New York, Osaka, Paris and Berlin. Quite a lot of Paris including massive amounts of mayhem in the traffic circle around the Arc de Triomphe and on the 222 steps to Sacre Coeur. You get In This Moment singing appropriately "I Would Die for You." There are borrowings from the Zatoichi films and his Cane sword (an homage?) and from "Vanishing Point." If you make it through the lengthy end credits you get to witness an epilogue with Ms. Sawayama and Mr. Yen. Will Wick return? Box office suggests yeah, hell yeah. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 samurai gourmet on netflix Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 That's not an old John Belushi sketch? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 4/1/2023 at 10:51 PM, small h said: Tetris. It's not the best writing or the best acting, but it's quite the nail-biter for a film about licensing. A colleague of mine, who watched it this weekend, said the same exact thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 I used to work in licensing, as it happens (at a very low level), and I don't remember it being anywhere near that exciting. But I didn't have to deal with the KGB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 5 hours ago, small h said: That's not an old John Belushi sketch? it is not Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hollywood Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Alaska Daily: So is this stretch over? The innocent have been vindicated. Now we seem to be moving into a family newspaper feud (shades of Dallas and the oil industry). Perry Mason: Clearly not over but complications are coming into focus on various levels. The school teacher is definitely pressing Perry and he likes it. Della is beset by various affairs past and present. Paul keeps trying to get to the bottom of things. The DA seems on shaky ground. Will the mastermind of the murder be exposed? Meanwhile, the lesbian bar seems like fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Ever finish a movie and wonder where on earth the title came from? Horror movie on Prime, "Barbarian." The internet tells me: "The closest utterance of the title within the film comes in the form of the setting. The movie primarily takes place on Barbary Street—a fictional, rundown road in the Detroit ghetto. Barbarian does make thematic use of its setting, offering subtle commentary on Detroit's economic and cultural abandonment." I guess I missed the name of the street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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