Whatcha watching?

[Jeff Scott]

Episodes three and four of the first season of A Discovery of Witches.

Then later on the Australian GP, which was super exciting/excellent tonight.

 

[Dynacord]

Just watched Adolescence on Netflix. So well done. All the acting is top level but the performance by the kid in the main role is absolutely incredible. Sort of like watching some of the wunderkind videos of 12 year old bass players with incredible chops but he has such depth, range and 'maturity' to the performance.

Rewatching this and blown away on the technical level as each episode was shot as one continuous long take. "While shooting the British show, which traces the emotional fallout after a teenage stabbing, the camera was handed between operators like a relay race, clipped on and off drones and passed between the fast-moving crew as they followed the actors in and out of buildings and vehicles."

The one-take wonder of ‘Adolescence,’ a family drama about knife crime

Each episode of new four-part Netflix drama “Adolescence” was filmed in a single continuous shot. The British show launching Thursday follows a young boy accused of stabbing a classmate.

apnews.com

Can't overstate how difficult this is - it only takes something as minor as one extra looking directly at the camera to blow a take.

 

[MJ5150]

Brewster's Millions.
It's been a long while since I saw that last. I like Richard Pryor.

-Mike

 

[Gorn]

I went to see Novocain and sat down in the wrong theater and saw this instead. It's apparently a horror movie, and it had the right tone and everyone in it was great, but they went with PG13 violence and very little of it. It didn't go all in and ended up being mediocre because of it. I don't know anything about this movie but someone had a vision but held back a lot. It's A24. It could've been weird and creepy like it clearly was meant to be, but it was barely anything. It could've been really good.

 

[WG Plum]

Still enjoying the new season of Yellowjackets.

 

[gln1955]

Wheel of Time Season 3

I rewatched the last two eps of season 2 and ready to dive in.

 

[WG Plum]

Wheel of Time Season 3

I rewatched the last two eps of season 2 and ready to dive in.

That's not a great show, but I've enjoyed it.

 

[MonetBass]

We watched "A Real Pain" over the weekend. It was good. I appreciated some of the shot choices Eisenberg made, and Kieren Culkin definitely deserved his Oscar.

 

[gln1955]

That's not a great show, but I've enjoyed it.

It's pretty standard fantasy fare, but well done, imo. It's gotten thoroughly trashed by book readers. It's like just about every other adaption in that you just have to take it for what it is.

 

[Dynacord]

We watched "A Real Pain" over the weekend. It was good. I appreciated some of the shot choices Eisenberg made, and Kieren Culkin definitely deserved his Oscar.

I liked it a lot. Have stayed in the same hotels in both Warsaw and Lublin (and in the same elevator shown in the movie at the one in Warsaw had Willam Dafoe get on). Eisenberg has now become a dual US/Polish citizen (as am I).

 

[Gorn]

I've been busy and just now finally managed to see the last episode of Severance at work. I had to step away because I almost cried like a baby. A fat, hungry baby.

It's quiet, and subtle and minimal but this is some of the best Christopher Walken you've ever seen. Everyone is so good. The show is so good. Everyone should watch Severance, and then immediately cancel apple tv plus when they're done.

 

[MJ5150]

Transformers: Rise of the Fallen.
I dig these movies. I watch them when they show up and I'm not busy. As it usually goes with these movies, shortly after watching one I'll be out and about and come across someone with an Autobot or Decepticon logo on their ride, and it freaks me out.

-Mike

 

[WG Plum]

I've been busy and just now finally managed to see the last episode of Severance at work. I had to step away because I almost cried like a baby. A fat, hungry baby.

It's quiet, and subtle and minimal but this is some of the best Christopher Walken you've ever seen. Everyone is so good. The show is so good. Everyone should watch Severance, and then immediately cancel apple tv plus when they're done.

There are a few other things on Apple+ that I like.... but not many.

 

[Gorn]

There are a few other things on Apple+ that I like.... but not many.

See was pretty good. I hate what they did with Silo.

 

[gln1955]

There are a few other things on Apple+ that I like.... but not many.

Slow Horses
Silo
Foundation
For All Mankind
Ted Lasso
Bad Sisters
Dark Matter

Sorry, I couldn't get past two episodes of See. Nothing in it made any logical sense.

 

[Gorn]

I forgot about For All Mankind. That show's great.

Sorry, I couldn't get past two episodes of See. Nothing in it made any logical sense.

They pushed a bit too far with what a blind society could accomplish. But it was entertaining, but forgettable.

 

[WG Plum]

Invasion was cool too, hope it gets another season.

 

[MJ5150]

I started watching 'Tales from the Loop' again, the Amazon series.

-Mike

 

[gln1955]

I started watching 'Tales from the Loop' again, the Amazon series.

-Mike

I liked it, but I see why it didn't get past one season. Too slow and artsy for mass consumption.

 

[Bob_Ross]

I've been busy and just now finally managed to see the last episode of Severance at work. I had to step away because I almost cried like a baby. A fat, hungry baby.

It's quiet, and subtle and minimal but this is some of the best Christopher Walken you've ever seen. Everyone is so good. The show is so good. Everyone should watch Severance, and then immediately cancel apple tv plus when they're done.

The missus and I just watched the first two episodes of Season 1 tonight. Fascinating...

I am honestly surprised that a show that is SO EFFING WEIRD is as popular as it apparently is! But I like weird, and the missus was more engaged than usual when it comes to weird, so we'll probably stick it out and watch the whole series. Two seasons, right?