Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

peteeeed wrote: »

Pitch black

I like that one a lot. The sequels aren't nearly as good, but that's a horror movie with a great premise and interesting characters. A spaceship crashes on a sun-baked planet with a dangerous prisoner (Vin Diesel) on board, but he's not the scariest thing on the planet. It is a better film for focussing on the pilot (Radha Mitchell) who feels guilty for how she handled the crash.

Proud Mary
In trying to protect an orphaned boy, a guilt-ridden hit woman sparks a bitter mob war and soon faces tremendous threats from all sides

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Begin Again

The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia
15-year-old scientist Ashley Garcia explores the great unknown of modern teendom after moving across the country to pursue a career in robotics.

Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment
Sparks fly and romance blooms when Shelby, a vegan chef, meets Greg, a developer - until their opposing views clash.

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Ozymandius2011 wrote: »

Rise of Empires: Ottoman. A fairly detailed docu-drama series about the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. Watched it last night.

cdgalwegian wrote: »

Ottoman Rising (on IMDb), but Rise of Empires: Ottoman (original title) in RT (and on Netflix).

Weird that IMDb changed the title to Ottoman Rising; maybe there was an idea to start a series of rising empires, but there's been a change of tune. Dunno.
Great series though, both as one that provides very good background info, and one with pretty decent acting and directing (for the genre), to make it a very high quality history piece.

Annabelle: Creation
Years after their daughter's death, a dollmaker and his wife open their home to several orphans, who soon begin to fear one of his eerie creations.

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Surly Squirrel brings his animal amigos together in order to save their beloved park from the greedy mayor's destructive plans.

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Finally found them:

cdgalwegian wrote: »

I've watched the first 3 episodes. Like many French series it's rather slow and low-key, but it's got some interesting things going on with decent acting. No r/v's on IMDb or RT, but other reviews say it gets more interesting as the episodes go on. I actually quite like the slow pace, given the contemplative nature of the conceit involved, and the slow reveals of some large nefarious goings-on, without any hints of any large-scale conspiracy, yet. It's intriguing, though it's pace might not be for all.

cdgalwegian wrote: »

Finished it. It does pick up the pace somewhat, then ends suddenly; I hadn't realised it's only 6 episodes. I quite liked it; quite an interesting storyline, examining the impact on the human psyche of the possibility of immortality, along with the darker side of suicides and murders. What it examines is the thought that immortality has its downsides.
Reminds me of the ennui inherent in immortality considered by the ancient Greek philosophers, which of course was brought to its philosophical apex in the series 'True Blood'.:p

Spectros Season 1 (brazilian)
A group of teens get caught up in a supernatural clash as vengeful spirits from centuries past rise up in the Liberdade district of São Paulo.

Untamed Romania
This documentary explores how the legendary creatures of Romania's vast wilderness roam free yet endure the ever-changing seasons.

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tomorrow we have
The Last Thing He Wanted
starring Anne Hathaway, Willem Dafoe, Toby Jones and Ben Affleck

finally got around to watching "The pharmacist". Another strong short netflix docu series. really enjoyed it.

Wanted to watch Searching for Sugarman which Im almost certain I saw on Netflix a couple of years back. It doesnt seem to be there now. Do they do that much, films fall off it after a few years?

whats coming in march
1st March
Studio Ghibli
Arrietty
My Neighbors The Yamadas
Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
The Cat Returns
The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya


Shutter Island
Crocodile Dundee
She’s Out of My League
Anime Ga Kill!
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
How to Be a Latin Lover
Forces of Nature
Made in Dagenham
Oasis: Supersonic
Sylvanian Families: Season 1
Sylvanian Families: Everyone’s Big Dream Flying in the Sky
Velvet Colleccion: Grand Finale
Voulez-Vous Rire Avec Moi Ce Soir
Voice: Season 1
Toot-Toot: Cary Carson: Season 2

3rd March
Freshman Year
Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis
Better Call Saul: Season 5, Episode 3
American Idol: 2020, Episode 3

4th March
Apollo 11 (i loved it )
This masterful retelling of the moon landings using stunning archive footage is a soaring triumph of cinema.



5th March
Castlevania: Season 3
Netflix’s animation, inspired by the classic video game, returns for a third season that’s even darker and more brutal.

First Reformed
Ethan Hawke is remarkable in Paul Schrader’s blistering, challenging study of doubt, guilt, despair and purpose.

Wassup Man Go: Season 1
Riverdale: Season 4, Episode 15

6th March
I Am Jonas
A turbulent past haunts Jonas, who recalls his teenage love affair with the impulsive, twisted and yet irresistible Nathan.

Blockers
Generations clash in this laugh-out-loud teen-and-parent comedy that balances progressive smarts with gross-out giggles.

Guilty
A police officer, demoted to dispatch duty, is consumed by a call from an abducted woman desperate to be saved.

Paradise PD: Season 2
“The war is coming… hard,” promises Netflix’s adult animation about an inept police department, which is back for its second season.

Spenser Confidential
When two Boston Police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser (Mark Wahlberg) teams up with his no-nonsense roommate, Hawk (Winston Duke), to take down criminals in this action-comedy. Directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), Spenser Confidential stars Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter), Winston Duke (Us), Alan Arkin (Argo), Iliza Shlesinger and Austin Post.

Ugly Delicious: Season 2
Netflix’s food series sees chef David Chang tour the globe. The aim is to discover different cultures, cuisines and cooks – and then find a way to mash them together. Directed by 20 Feet from Stardom’s Morgan Neville, the series follows the founder of Momofoku, dishing up hot topics, spicy laughs and a huge portion of mouth-watering images.
The Protector: Season 3
White Gold: Season 2
Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City
Itaewon Class: Season 1, Episode 11

7th March
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 12, Episode 2
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked: Season 12, Episode 2
Itaewon Class: Season 1, Episode 12

8th March
Sitara: Let Girls Dream

10th March
Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal
Netflix’s Carmen Sandiego reboot gets its own interactive offering.

Marc Maron: End Times Fun
Better Call Saul: Season 5, Episode 4
American Idol: 2020, Episode 4

11th March
Straight Outta Compton
The solid elements just about the outweigh the stodgy ones in this biographical drama about N.W.A.

On My Block: Season 3
Netflix’s teen series, co-created by Lauren Iungerich (Awkward), Eddie Gonzalez and Jeremy Haft, is a coming-of-age comedy about four bright and street-savvy kids in LA. Starring Diego Tinoco, Sierra Capri, Jason Genao, Brett Gray, Jessica Marie Garcia and Ronnie Hawk, it follows the friends as they navigate their way through the triumph, pain and the newness of high school in the South Central neighbourhood.

Dirty Money: Season 2
From crippling payday loans to cars that cheat emissions tests, this investigative series exposes brazen acts or financial corruption and malpractice.
12th March
Riverdale: Season 4, Episode 16

13th March
A Quiet Place

Elite: Season 3
Netflix’s series, written by Carlos Montero (The Time in Between) and Darío Madrona (Génesis), takes place in Las Encinas, the best and most exclusive school in Spain, where the elite send their children to study. It’s also where three working class kids have just been admitted after their academy was collapsed and the local council divvied up the students between other schools in the area. They thought that they’d lucked out, but maybe they weren’t so lucky after all – because by the end of Season 1, a dead body had turned up and a suspect had been found. Season 2 saw the class grow in size, with the addition of several new faces. Now, with the first two seasons’ murder plot wrapped up, the ripples of what was found out continue to spread.

Kingdom: Season 2
An epidemic turns Joseon into hell on earth amid the ravages left by the ever-growing greed of the Cho family. In Kingdom Season 2, Crown Prince Lee Chang continues his desperate, bloody struggle, with no one he can trust to help him.

Go Karts
From Top Gear director Owen Trevor and Paper Planes screenwriter Steve Worland, this Australian family film follows 15-year-old Jack, who, when his mother moves them to a new town, discovers go kart racing and dedicates himself to the sport. With the support of an old race-car driver with a secret past, and his new best friends, Jack must learn to control his recklessness to win the national title.

Lost Girls
The narrative debut of two-time Oscar nominee Liz Garbus follows Mari Gilbert, as she relentlessly drives law enforcement agents to search for her missing daughter and in the process sheds light on a wave of unsolved murders on the South Shore barrier islands of Long Island. Inspired by true events, it stars Amy Ryan, Gabriel Byrne and Lola Kirke.

Heartland: Season 13
100 Humans: Season 11
BEASTARS: Season 1
Bloodride: Season 1
Women of the Night: Season 1
Itaewon Class: Season 1, Episode 13

14th March
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 12, Episode 3
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked: Season 12, Episode 3
Itaewon Class: Season 1, Episode 14

16th March
It (2017)

17th March
The Post
Spielberg’s gripping thriller about the importance of a free press is understated, but its relevance is deafening.

Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom: Season 1
Clever sheep Shaun, loyal dog Bitzer and the rest of the Mossy Bottom gang cook up fun on the farm in this show from Aardman Animations.

Bert Kreischer: Hey Big Boy
Better Call Saul: Season 5, Episode 5
American Idol: 2020, Episode 5

18th March
American Idol: 2020, Episode 6

19th March
Altered Carbon: Resleeved
Dai Sato, the creative mind behind Cowboy Bebop, further explores and expands upon the Altered Carbon universe in this new anime series.

20th March
The Letter for the King: Season 1
A young boy holds the fate of the kingdom in his hands when he embarks on a quest to deliver a secret message in this fantasy drama.

Tiger King
From the executive producer of FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened comes this docuseries about Joe Exotic — a gun-toting polygamist who presides over an Oklahoma animal park — and the murder-for-hire plot that led to his arrest.

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker: Season 1
Netflix’s new series inspired by the life of Madam CJ Walker tells the untold and highly irreverent tale of Sarah Breedlove, exploring how the black hair care pioneer and mogul overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and some trifling family to become the USA’s first black, self-made female millionaire, Starring Octavia Spencer, Carmen Ejogo and Tiffany Haddish.
6th March
Itaewon Class: Season 1, Episode 15

21st March
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 12, Episode 4
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked: Season 12, Episode 4
Itaewon Class: Season 1, Episode 16

23rd March
Freud: Season 1
A young Sigmund Freud solves disappearances and murders in late 19th-century Vienna, where he and a psychic medium get tangled in an occult conspiracy.

24th March
Better Call Saul: Season 5, Episode 6
American Idol: 2020, Episode 7

25th March
American Idol: 2020, Episode 8

27th March
Ozark: Season 3
Netflix’s drama from Jason Bateman returns for a third run. Six months on from Season 2 and the casino is up and running, but Marty and Wendy are fighting for control of the family’s destiny. Marty preaches keeping the status quo. Aided by an alliance with Helen and drug cartel leader Omar Navarro, Wendy plots for expansion. But when Wendy’s brother Ben comes into town, everyone’s lives are thrown into chaos.

28th March
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 6
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 12, Episode 5
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked: Season 12, Episode 5

30th March
I, Tonya

31st March
Friday Night Dinner: Season 4
Better Call Saul: Season 5, Episode 7
American Idol: 2020, Episode 9

peteeeed wrote: »

First Reformed
A Quiet Place
It (2017)
The Post
I, Tonya

Few decent films coming up there

Cheers for the update peteeeed, always appreciated!

jimmymack wrote: »

Makes it kind of redundant, doesn't it? :P plenty of good docs up there all the same

Ha ha, it was just funny timing

I had a quick look at the website and it looks great, I've bookmarked it. Thanks for the pointer

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I finished S2 of Sex Education tonight and overall I'm not sure I liked it as much as S1. I appreciate them exploring some of last years "supporting" characters and also the introduction of some new ones, but it kind of made a lot of the series feel a bit disjointed. It does come together brilliantly in the last 3 or 4 episodes though.

Gonna be hard to follow up such a great first season. I think they did it justice. I really hope it gets a third. It made a mark in between all the terrible TV.

Love is Blind is strangely addictive. Netflix trained us to binge watch box sets, I hate this release in batches of episodes lark!

Better Call Saul season 5 ep 1

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Muahahaha wrote: »

Wanted to watch Searching for Sugarman which Im almost certain I saw on Netflix a couple of years back. It doesnt seem to be there now. Do they do that much, films fall off it after a few years?

its on prime

was doing the usual sunday night search for a movie - usual criteria - it can't be too long, said we'd give a film called 'No Escape' a whirl.

stars Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan, about an american chap who moves his family to start an new job in an Asian country bordering Vietnam.
The morning after they arrive, there is a political uprising and they find themselves in the middle of it. I had low expectations, but its actually quite harrowing (probably emphasized by the fact I have 2 kids the same age as the girls in the film). doesn't outstay its welcome just over an hour and a half.