Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

Hrududu

I started “Staged”. Filmed during lockdown, a comedy where David Tennant and Michael Sheen rehearse a play they were supposed to be in pre COVID over Zoom. Very funny so far.

seligehgit

gmisk wrote: »

I have just finished series one of criminal.
It's really excellent imo.

Are the foreign language episodes worth a watch or should I just go to second series of UK series?

Do both,second season is very good.Ditto the various foreign language versions.

peteeeed

Some Japanese movies added - High & low and lots of sequels and spin offs

scouttio

Watching Staged and enjoying it so far. Tennant and Sheen work really well together. Nice and easy 6 20 minute episodes.

johnny_ultimate

peteeeed wrote: »

Some Japanese movies added - High & low and lots of sequels and spin offs

Just to note this is resolutely not the Kurosawa classic High and Low

peteeeed

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Just to note this is resolutely not the Kurosawa classic High and Low

Nope

2015

fin12

Thought the Duchess was pretty good. Binge watched the whole thing.

fin12

Johnny English strikes again is very funny. It’s my favorite one out of the franchise.

Fysh

The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then Bigfoot was a good watch, better than the name suggests. Good turns from Sam Elliot and Aidan Turner, and a story that somehow manages to encompass the events described in the title while having more nuance and character focus than you'd be expect. It reminded me a bit of Bubba Hotep, but might actually be a bit better than it.

peteeeed

A Love Song for Latasha
The killing of Latasha Harlins became a flashpoint for the 1992 LA uprising. This documentary evocatively explores the 15-year-old's life and dreams.

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inside no.9 has been removed , i would hope we will see it back soon

Tim76

Operation Odessa is worth a watch.

MonkstownHoop

Fysh wrote: »

The Devil All The Time is one of the upper-tier Netflix films; a great cast whos deliver solid performances, a strong narrative with multiple threads weaving together, with a Coens-esque feel to it.

Watched it last night, great film.

peteeeed

Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father season 4
Jovial comic Jack Whitehall and his stuffy father, Michael, take unusual and amusing trips to foreign lands in an attempt to strengthen their bond.

Kiss the Ground
Science experts and celebrity activists unpack the ways in which the earth's soil may be the key to combating climate change and preserving the planet.

Mighty Express season 1
Catch a ride with the Mighty Express -- a team of trains and their kid friends who overcome trouble on the tracks with quick thinking and teamwork!

The Playbook season 1
Coaches with championship résumés share their personal rules for success in sports and life in this reflective and inspiring documentary series.

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peteeeed

Coming in October
N=Netflix original

October 1st
Addams Family Values (1993) – Beloved 90s family comedy sequel which sees the Addams family contend with Uncle Fester’s new gold-digging wife.
A Moving Image (2016) – Small independent drama movie about an artist returning to her home that has been gentrified.
All Because of You (2020) N – Asian action comedy.
Banana (Limited Series) – Channel 4 limited series by Russell T. Davis.
Beyond the Mat (1999) – Sports documentary on WWE looking at the day-to-day lives of wrestlers.
Carmen Sandiego (Season 3) N – Animated series about the globe-trotting master thief Carmen Sandiego.
Corpse Bride (2005) – Tim Burton’s animated
Dennis the Menace (1993) – Family comedy from the early 90s based on the Beano cartoon.
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) – A family drama about a team that hopes to find a companion to their dolphin friend. Stars Morgan Freeman.
Familiar Wife (Season 1) – Korean drama fantasy series about a man waking up to a different reality.
Generation Revolution (2016) – Documentary on black activists changing the social landscape in London.
Gone Too Far (2013) – British comedy.
Good Morning, Verônica (Season 1) N – Spanish-language crime-thriller.
Into the Storm (2014) – Natural disaster drama starring Richard Armitage.
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) – Fourth installment of the found-footage horror franchise.
Pose (Season 2) – The hit US FX series with producer Ryan Murphy.
Kangaroo Jack (2003) – Comedy starring two childhood friends and a kangaroo
The Conjuring (2013) – Horror from James Wan based on the terrifying tales of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
The Last Tree (2019) – Small independent drama about a teenager moving to London.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) – Romantic comedy from Ken Kwapis about four best friends hoping to stay connected with each other.
The Three Musketeers (2011) – A modern-day remake of the classic tale that didn’t score great reviews.
The Ugly Truth (2009) – Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl feature in this rom-com from over a decade ago.
Tucked (2018) – Drama about an aging drag queen.

October 2nd
A Go! Go! Cory Carson Halloween (Limited Series) N – Animated Halloween special
Dick Johnson Is Dead! (2020) N – Documentary drama centered around Kristen Johnson preparing her father, Dick Johnson, for the end of his life.
Emily in Paris (Season 1) N – Fish out of water comedy starring Lily Collins as Emily, an American midwest girl who moves to Paris for an exciting job opportunity but cultures soon clash.

Oloture (2019) – A journalist goes undercover in the prostitiuion trade.
Serious Men (2020) N – Indian comedy movie.
Song Exploder (Volume 1) N – Based on the podcast, this new docu-series deconstructs some of your favorite songs.
The Binding (2020) N – Italian demonic horror for Halloween
You’ve Got This / Ahi te Encargo (2020) N – Romantic drama.

October 5th
Line of Duty (Season 5) – Police procedural drama about the AC-12, a controversial police anti-corruption unit.

October 6th
Starbeam: Halloween Hero (2020) N – Kids Halloween animated special

October 7th
Hubie Halloween (2020) N – Adam Sandler’s latest Original comedy takes a stab at Halloween.

October 9th
Deaf U (Season 1) N – Docuseries told through the eyes of deaf students who attend Washington D.C. private college for the deaf and hard of hearing.
The Haunting of Bly Manor (Season 1) N – Horror anthology starring Victoria Pedretti. Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Turn of the Screw.
The 40-Year-Old Version (2020) N – Sundance Award-winning comedy from Radha Blank.

October 10th
Start-Up (Season 1) N – Weekly rom-com K-Drama series.

October 11th
Dr. Suess’ The Grinch (2018) – Illumination Studios brings this modern-day animated update to the classic Dr. Suess book.

Overlord (2018) – J.J. Abrams produced horror where a group of American soldiers finds some horrific Nazi experiments.

October 14th
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky (2020) N – Behind the scenes documentary on K-Pop group Blackpink.

October 15th
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis (2019) – Documentary that looks into new innovations to help solve the water crisis. Narrated by Jaden Smith.
Tattoo Fixers (Season 5) – The Channel 4 reality series where we follow Tattoo artists cleaning up some right old messes.

October 16th
Grand Army (Season 1) N – Coming-of-Age drama centered around five different students who attend a busy public Brooklyn High School, as they struggle to navigate love, sex, and life.
La Révolution (Season 1) N – French drama based on an alternate take on the French Revolution.

Star Trek: Discovery (Season 3) N – New episodes weekly – the next season of Star Trek Discovery where the crew of the USS Discovery head 930 years into the future.
The Da Vinci Code (2006) – Ron Howards’ excellent mystery thriller starring Tom Hanks.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) N – Historical drama directed by Aaron Sorkin based on the real-life controversial trial of the Chicago 7.

October 18th
Nobody’s Fool (2018) – Tyler Perry comedy.

October 19th
Unsolved Mysteries (Volume 2) N – Docuseries chronicling some of the weirdest and most controversial unsolved crimes and paranormal events.


October 21st
Rebecca (2020) N – Chilling romantic drama starring Lily James and Armie Hammer.

October 22nd
Cadaver (2020) N – Norwegian horror


October 23rd
Over the Moon (2020) N – Family animated adventure about a young Chinese girl who builds her own rocket ship to the moon in search of the goddess that lives there.

The Queen’s Gambit (Limited series) N – Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Beth Harmon, a talented but compulsive chess player who struggles with her drug addiction.





Netflix UK October TBD Releases
Mank (2020) N – David Fincher’s biographical drama about Herman J. Mankiewicz, co-writer of Citizen Kane.
The One (Season 1) N – Sci-Fi drama based on John Marrs’s novel of the same name.
Tiny Pretty Things (Season 1) N – Drama centered around a group of aspiring students of an elite ballet academy.

Masked Man

Delighted Line of Duty season 5 is being added.

NIMAN

Finished Schitts Creek last night.

Overall a great show, mild humour at times but quality maintained throughout. Many belly laughs too.

Some superb comedic acting too.

The Raging Bile Duct

NIMAN wrote: »

Finished Schitts Creek last night.

Overall a great show, mild humour at times but quality maintained throughout. Many belly laughs too.

Some superb comedic acting too.

I thought this was quite sweet...

https://twitter.com/JarettSays/status/1247930496715128837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1247930496715128837%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ftv-and-radio%2F2020%2Fsep%2F21%2Fschitts-creek-the-five-things-that-make-it-such-perfect-emmy-award-winning-tv

peteeeed

dark crystal age of resistance cancelled

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a34104149/netflix-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance-cancelled/

Mickeroo

Ah what, I thought we'd get a second season at least. Season 1 was one of the best shows they've done in the last few years.

iniall

Good to get a date for season 3 of Star Trek Discovery. But when is Netflix (or Amazon) going to bring us The Lower Decks?

pixelburp

Mickeroo wrote: »

Ah what, I thought we'd get a second season at least. Season 1 was one of the best shows they've done in the last few years.

Agreed, but I had heard it was very expensive to make; aside from the sets & puppets IIRC they had to do a global casting call just to get enough puppeteers to operate all the "cast". Plus it was an odd show demographics wise: obviously based on a classic kids movie but the show was too dark & violent - with adult pacing - for younger eyes IMO.

johnny_ultimate

October 2nd release Dick Johnson Is Dead! is meant to be superb. It’s Kirsten Johnson's follow-up to her stunning documentary Cameraperson, and has been received with much enthusiasm from critics. Very much looking forward to it.

deisedude

NIMAN wrote: »

Finished Schitts Creek last night.

Overall a great show, mild humour at times but quality maintained throughout. Many belly laughs too.

Some superb comedic acting too.

Make sure to watch Best Wishes, Warmest Regards - A Schitts Creek Farewell story. Its on Netflix too, documentary about the final season.

DenMan

I've started Away. It's brilliant, really enjoying it!

p to the e

Haven't seen "Beyond the Mat" in years. Great documentary for anyone with a passing interest in professional wrestling. Jake the Snake had one tough life and Terry Funk is nuts. It's crazy to look back on some scenes and see what has become of them.

The "Song Exploder" series could be very interesting. I've listened to the podcast a few times and for the uninitiated it's interviews with song writers about their process while creating one of their works. My favourite was probably Loren Bouchard about his theme tune to "Bob's Burgers".
https://songexploder.net/loren-bouchard

Electric Nitwit

p to the e wrote: »

The "Song Exploder" series could be very interesting. I've listened to the podcast a few times and for the uninitiated it's interviews with song writers about their process while creating one of their works

Thanks for highlighting this, missed it when I read the list somehow. I love the podcast, a series could work nicely

seligehgit

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Watched it last night, great film.

+1

Absolutely brilliant.

A real slow burner,not normally a fan of that era film but it's enthralling.

Very strong performances all road.

Addle

What time do shows become available?
Emilia Holmes should appear at some stage today.
It’s getting positive reviews.

peteeeed

Enola Holmes
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.

Slaughterhouse Rulez
New to town, a middle-class teen flounders at a top boarding school when a nearby sinkhole at a fracking site unleashes tremors of terror.

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peteeeed

Addle wrote: »

What time do shows become available?
Emilia Holmes should appear at some stage today.
It’s getting positive reviews.

8 am normally