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On 10/1/2021 at 9:42 AM, TBBills said:

The Many Saints of Newark out today on HBO Max

 

Interested to hear what folks thought about this movie.  I watched Friday night and enjoyed it a lot.  Love how they paid extra attn to characters like, Tony’s mother, Uncle Junior, and Dickie Moltisanti.  Thought Ray Liotta was horrible as the Moltisanti twins, IMO.  

 

I almost feel like there could be an additional prequel made.  I really need to watch this again.

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3 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

Interested to hear what folks thought about this movie.  I watched Friday night and enjoyed it a lot.  Love how they paid extra attn to characters like, Tony’s mother, Uncle Junior, and Dickie Moltisanti.  Thought Ray Liotta was horrible as the Moltisanti twins, IMO.  

 

I almost feel like there could be an additional prequel made.  I really need to watch this again.

I like it alot but I thought it was going to be a different type of story more on Tony. In reality it's about all the people around him and pretty much how they were manipulative to the family before Tony even came to the realization of wanting to be in power.

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On 9/2/2021 at 4:59 PM, Bad Things said:

We watched the first two episodes of the new Steve Martin / Martin Short / Selena Gomez show, "Only Murders in the Building" last night and really enjoyed it.

It's very well-made, with great writing and acting.  We'll see how the rest of the season goes, but so far it's been really good.

 

On 9/3/2021 at 4:58 PM, Bad Things said:

Yeah, same here.  I felt that way when I typed it!

I've heard of her before, but never heard her sing or see her act.  It was a pleasant surprise. 

 

On 9/8/2021 at 8:38 AM, The Jokeman said:

Me and my wife are watching it, Steve Martin is the best part of the show by far.. 

 

Just started watching “Only Murders in the Building” over the weekend. On episode 5 and really enjoying it. Same re: Selena Gomez but liking the character depth & her comedic delivery and the mix of boomer & sardonic-millennial interplay. Has a lot of artistry that might be rewarded come awards time.

 

Yeah, Steve Martin kinda dropped off the acting & comedy map for quite awhile in pursuit of his banjo stuff. Don’t know the backstory there. Similar to Chevy Chase wrt depression? Nice to see a return and hoping🤞🏼for more.

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1 hour ago, UConn James said:

 

 

 

Just started watching “Only Murders in the Building” over the weekend. On episode 5 and really enjoying it. Same re: Selena Gomez but liking the character depth & her comedic delivery and the mix of boomer & sardonic-millennial interplay. Has a lot of artistry that might be rewarded come awards time.

 

Yeah, Steve Martin kinda dropped off the acting & comedy map for quite awhile in pursuit of his banjo stuff. Don’t know the backstory there. Similar to Chevy Chase wrt depression? Nice to see a return and hoping🤞🏼for more.

I'd love a Chevy Chase drop in to make a Three Amigos joke/reference but doubt it would happen. 

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On 10/4/2021 at 9:29 AM, May Day 10 said:

 

I like it too.

 

I have no experience watching Korean content, but I really dig it.  I like how everything is shot, acted, and looking into a different culture as part of the background.

 

Anyway.  The Squid Game is great.  3 Episodes in and I like it.  


There are so many good movies out of South Korea. 
 

The Man from Nowhere

Burning

I Saw The Devil

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Oldboy

 

These are just a few, great content from Korea if you don’t mind subtitles.

 

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, Rockpile233 said:


There are so many good movies out of South Korea. 
 

The Man from Nowhere

Burning

I Saw The Devil

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Oldboy

 

These are just a few, great content from Korea if you don’t mind subtitles.

Obviously Parasite as well was fantastic, though that's not on Netflix.

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9 hours ago, Rockpile233 said:


There are so many good movies out of South Korea. 
 

The Man from Nowhere

Burning

I Saw The Devil

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Oldboy

 

These are just a few, great content from Korea if you don’t mind subtitles.

 

 

 

 

             My son was big on Korean movies and gave me a list to watch.

 

         The Chaser

         Memories of Murder

         The Chase

         The Admiral: Roaring Currents -- Based on a battle in Korean history

 

         He also gave me an odd Japanese movie -  Departures.  It is about how the Japanese handle funerals, I found the cultural take on this very interesting.

 

         The tough thing about these is finding them.

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On 10/6/2021 at 1:10 PM, Rockpile233 said:


There are so many good movies out of South Korea. 
 

The Man from Nowhere

Burning

I Saw The Devil

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Oldboy

 

These are just a few, great content from Korea if you don’t mind subtitles.

 

 

 

 

If talking Korean movies, Train to Busan is wonderful.

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On 10/6/2021 at 10:51 PM, Greybeard said:

             My son was big on Korean movies and gave me a list to watch.

 

         The Chaser

         Memories of Murder

         The Chase

         The Admiral: Roaring Currents -- Based on a battle in Korean history

 

         He also gave me an odd Japanese movie -  Departures.  It is about how the Japanese handle funerals, I found the cultural take on this very interesting.

 

         The tough thing about these is finding them.

The only thing I know about Japanese funerals is that they wear all white and not black to them.  Everything is pretty much 180 degrees the opposite in that culture, which is why I've been fascinated by it since I was a young teenager.

 

I'll check out "Departures."  Thanks! 

 

 

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I highly recommend "Stranger," a Korean mystery on Netflix. It's very complex with 16 one hour episodes. However, it's very involving and every episode is good. It's about a district attorney who lost his sense of empathy and a detective who doesn't get respect from her peers. Very well done, great characters and plot. 

 

Unfortunately, I could not get into the second season. 

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1 hour ago, BillsPride12 said:

What is it about?  What's it on?

 

Honestly I don't even want to ruin the show. If you don't know anything about it and you like good and really unique storylines and great acting, watch it.

 

The creator/director also did Haunting of Hill House.

 

It's a bit of a slow burn, but it's amazing.

 

Also... plenty of social commentary mixed in there... specifically of a religious nature.

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On 10/6/2021 at 10:10 AM, Rockpile233 said:


There are so many good movies out of South Korea. 
 

The Man from Nowhere

Burning

I Saw The Devil

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Oldboy

 

These are just a few, great content from Korea if you don’t mind subtitles.

 

 

 

 


To add to this list, The Handmaiden is one of the best things I've seen this decade

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I watched the Japanese film "DEPARTURES" (mentioned upthread) last night.  Good movie that I would give a solid recommendation to.  Gives you some insight into modern Japanese culture.

 

It's up and available for free in its entirety right now at Youtube, which is where I watched it.

 

 

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On 9/30/2021 at 11:35 PM, transplantbillsfan said:

I finally did the Apple TV free trial just to start watching Ted Lasso. Loving it!

 

I'm actually thinking about keeping Apple TV for a month just to try the other originals like Schmigadoon, Foundation, and Lisey's Story.

 

Anyone have any thoughts on the Apple Originals?

For All Mankind (alternate reality of moon landing and what ifs) and Mythic Quest (comedy with Mac from It's always Sunny) are really good.  Foundation looks great but I haven't seen yet..  

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I just watched Maid, starring Margaret Qualley and her mom Andi McDowell.  It's a 10 episode series and it friggin gripped me.  It's a very powerful story dealing with domestic violence against women and those women's struggles to break the cycle.  Highly recommend it, and it's not completely a downer, there are some really happy moments along the way

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"Four Hours at the Capitol" on HBO is a good documentary worth watching.

 

Has tons of footage that the news did not show.

 

After watching the documentary, it seems like a miracle the whole thing did not turn into a gunfight with hundreds and hundreds of deaths.

 

 

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On 10/6/2021 at 1:10 PM, Rockpile233 said:


There are so many good movies out of South Korea. 
 

The Man from Nowhere

Burning

I Saw The Devil

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Oldboy

 

These are just a few, great content from Korea if you don’t mind subtitles.

 

 

 

 

Haven't watched Burning, but the rest...oh man. Great list. I'll add Mother, The Chaser, and New World.

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On 10/30/2021 at 12:09 PM, stuvian said:

gone bonkers for Midnight Diner on Netflix

 

      I have to really thank you for recommending this.  I did not expect it to be a foreign diner but that made it that much better.  After about the third episode, I had to watch one after another.  Took me a week to do through them all.  I will miss it.

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On 11/5/2021 at 1:48 PM, DD4Bills said:

Started watching Locke & Key on Netflix. Part supernatural mystery, part family drama. A few episodes in, and liking it so far. Based on a graphic novel/comic series by Joe Hill (Stephen King's son)

My S/O just finished all of this show and had some good things to say about it.

 

 I think she enjoyed it overall and would give it a solid thumbs up.

 

 

On 11/18/2021 at 11:57 AM, Greybeard said:

 

      I have to really thank you for recommending this.  I did not expect it to be a foreign diner but that made it that much better.  After about the third episode, I had to watch one after another.  Took me a week to do through them all.  I will miss it.

I just looked into this show.  I didn't realize it played in Tokyo...I will check this out tonight and probably quickly fall in love.

 

Thanks for mentioning.

 

 

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I had no desire to watch the new "in season" version of Hard Knocks on HBO, but happened to catch part of the episode that featured the Bills game. As much as I hated that game, I gotta say that I love Frank Reich. There was a scene where he was eating dinner the night before the game with Bruce Smith and Steve Tasker, and what he said about the talk he was going to give his team that night was maybe the greatest bit of Hard Knocks I've ever seen. Frank gets it, knows what matters and what doesn't, and comes across as a genuine guy. Hard Knocks in general...meh. Frank Reich on Hard Knocks? A+

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Anyone check out Foundation on Apple+?

 

I have read a lot of Asimov short story collections but never any of the source material for this show. I'm a big fan of sci-fi so this is on my radar but still not sure if I should give it the time as reviews seem to be a little mixed on it.

I'm curious if anyone has any insight to it on here.

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8 hours ago, Metal Man said:

Anyone check out Foundation on Apple+?

 

I have read a lot of Asimov short story collections but never any of the source material for this show. I'm a big fan of sci-fi so this is on my radar but still not sure if I should give it the time as reviews seem to be a little mixed on it.

I'm curious if anyone has any insight to it on here.

 

It's on my "To Be Watched" list, haven't started it yet. 

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