Wilfrid Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Two added to my list: El Conde, in which General Pinochet is an actual vampire and Zero Fucks Given, for the title and because Adele Exarchopoulos is rarely a waste of time (The Five Devils was great). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, Sneakeater said: Wait I thought they were ALL comedies! Sophie's Choice wasn't a comedy?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 It was Finnish? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Shoresy, on Hulu. It's an ode to "senior whale-shit hockey." Supremely Canadian. Extremely vulgar. And funny as anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 1/31/2024 at 2:31 PM, Wilfrid said: Zero Fucks Given, for the title and because Adele Exarchopoulos is rarely a waste of time (The Five Devils was great). It is good, and although there are laughs, it's more a study of a lost soul than a comedy. Intersting choice: about a third of the dialogue is in French, no subtitles. Adele is underrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 TD: Night Country ep. 4. This is the don't they know it's Christmas chapter, and the answer appears to be no, they don't. In no particular order, we know Danvers and Navarro although having mutual respect still have their differences about the past. Danvers has an ongoing conflict with her activist stepdaughter who hates the mining company. Navarro's sister has disappeared from a care facility and.... Meanwhile, the bodies have thawed out and been removed by Anchorage authorities who don't have the insight of Danvers and Navarro. The spiral logo/tattoo keeps reappearing in strange places. Danvers sees a polar bear while driving (or does she?). Danvers get wasted and she seems to have quite a capacity. Some bad actor (Clark?) has apparently commandeered a generator and possibly taken it to some unstable cave where who knows what nefarious deeds have happened or are about to happen. There's also some extraneous (?) stuff about a missing mail order bride from Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Just started watching Feud: Capote vs The Swans. I'm glad I read "La Cote Basque 1965" beforehand, both for the context and to be able to provide explanation to N. As she put it, "This is really sordid." And we've only watched one episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 7 minutes ago, StephanieL said: And we've only watched one episode. We're one up on you. I'm not super into it (nor was I super into the last Feud, although I did end up watching all of it). I'd really like to see more of the glamorous heyday and less of the sordid decline. Just for balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I know what I was watching 60 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 3 hours ago, Sneakeater said: I know what I was watching 60 years ago. Was it on CBS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Oddly it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Below Deck (original) is back, Captain Lee with his health problems, replaced by the tough dude from BD Adventure. Also, nobody mentioned Ayo Edebirri on SNL, what a star. I wish she was a stew on Below Deck. :weird-I-know: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 26 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: Also, nobody mentioned Ayo Edebirri on SNL, what a star. Well, she comported herself adequately. It was a pretty weak edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 The writing is what it is, I thought she did very well with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 She did fine with what she had to work with. I'm sticking with "adequate." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Monsieur Spade E3 & E4. The Frenchification of the story continues. Spade delivers some snappy patter. Cara Bossum has matured and is after any man in pants despite her youth. The dreaded Pierre has made off with the Algerian boy (Zayd) to everyone's dismay. Murders occur, but will they be solved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 TD: Night Country E5. Since there is only one more episode truths or suspected truths and motives are being revealed. Some are willing to do the mining company's dirty work, including murder. Thus far they have been thwarted. Next week we go under the ice with Danvers and Navarro and see if we can get to the bottom of things and if they can survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Monsieur Spade E5. This chapter is filled with copious exposition. We learn that the girl Spade brought with him to France may actually be his offspring with an altered birth certificate. Or is she? We learn that the reason various factions from different countries want to get their hands on the young boy is that he is a savant of coding and decoding which could be helpful in wartime. Or is he? Sort of analogous to all the folks trying to get their hands on the falcon. Meanwhile the boy remains in the clutches of the dreaded Philippe who seems bent on selling him to the highest bidder. Thus far, Alfre Woodard has yet to appear. So her last opportunity is the next episode or she'll be left on the cutting room floor. Edited February 15 by hollywood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Bob Marley: One Love. This presents a sketchy overview of the singer's brief life and career. Flashbacks and flash forwards seem more distracting than informative. You do get a lot of Marley's music and the lead performances are good. Still you are left wanting more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) The Taste of Things was very good. Go see it. The story is what it is - involving, albeit not terribly surprising. But the cinematography and the lighting are stellar, and if you're scarred by The Bear's terrifying high anxiety cooking scenes, this is a useful corrective. So leisurely! So joyous! It's about a bunch of people who know a lot about food and wine but don't need to earn any money. Wait, this sounds oddly familiar. Edited February 18 by small h 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I do want to see this. I am intrigued by a review that said it’s not like Babette’s Feast. I wonder why. And of course I associate Juliette and small town France and food in the wonderful Chocolat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, Wilfrid said: it’s not like Babette’s Feast This is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 TD: Night Country, E6. In this longer than usual final chapter we learn that Danvers and Navarro haven't been asking the right questions. The answers to those questions include pollution, corruption, rough justice and the police code of silence. Are these satisfactory answers? Well, that's on you. And you get to hear Billie Eilish sing the theme one more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I thought the finale was significantly weaker than the rest of the episodes, and I did not appreciate the "whodunnit" reveal, which I thought was both too neat and too pander-y. But I'm glad I saw it - lotta Silence of the Lambs vibes in this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Or in this case silence of the polar bears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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