Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

extra gravy · 14-01-2020 10:35am

pixelburp wrote: »

I have a friend who loves the machos & "cheese" you get at cinemas

Wait, huh? What cinemas are doing this 'cos that's a name and shame right there. That's the first I've heard, certainly my local IMC has nothing of the sort.

Point being anyway that it's very easy to get cheap cinema tickets with a small amount of effort.

Online Thursdays in IMC...€6 a ticket. Happy days.

cdgalwegian · 14-01-2020 10:35am

pixelburp wrote: »

Wait, huh? What cinemas are doing this 'cos that's a name and shame right there. That's the first I've heard, certainly my local IMC has nothing of the sort.

Point being anyway that it's very easy to get cheap cinema tickets with a small amount of effort.

Galway IMC (seen it again recently) and The Eye, Galway.

(Toffee popcorn is my weakness, which can't be got inside (800 calories a bag:eek:)

Tired Gardener · 14-01-2020 6:02pm

After the seeing Ricky Gervais on the Golden Globes, I watched his David Brent; Life on the Road.

Quite enjoyable.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 14-01-2020 6:29pm

extra gravy wrote: »

Online Thursdays in IMC...€6 a ticket. Happy days.

Odeon used to do €5 tickets on a Wednesday before a certain time

Ozymandius2011 · 14-01-2020 11:17pm

Started watching "Thieves in the Wood". Set against the backdrop of a community repressed by nobility of 18th century French-occupied Flanders. Reminds me a bit of the Robin Hood series in the 1980s. It's a series rather than just one film.

As someone who prefers the audio language to match the lip movements, I'm pleased I was able to select different languages for audio and subtitles for each one. That way it's more true to life, and I can hear Flemings speaking Flemish, while reading English subtitles.

mikhail · 15-01-2020 1:29am

I'm enjoying Medical Police. It's a spoof procedural in which a couple of medical doctors are running around the globe after biological terrorists. They're as dumb as rocks, but there's a nice mix of goofy jokes, slapstick, and playing with the conventions of those kinds of shows. Won't be to everyone's liking (comedy never is), but worth a spin.

peteeeed · 15-01-2020 9:39am

Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez
Via interviews with friends, players and insiders, this docuseries examines how Aaron Hernandez went from an NFL star to a convicted killer.

The Brave
With entry into the European Union at stake, Albania must rely on a mash-up of elite cops to take down a slippery drug lord dominating its economy.

Eye For An Eye
A cartel boss is released from prison and unknowingly put in the care of a vengeful nurse, whose life was tragically impacted by the drug lord.

Grace and Frankie Season 6

School of Roars season 1
Class is in session for mini-monsters Wufflebump, Meepa, Icklewoo, Wingston and Yummble, who learn quirky lessons from their teacher Miss Grizzlesniff.

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alchemist33 · 15-01-2020 9:52am

Ozymandius2011 wrote: »

Started watching "Thieves in the Wood". Set against the backdrop of a community repressed by nobility of 18th century French-occupied Flanders. Reminds me a bit of the Robin Hood series in the 1980s. It's a series rather than just one film.

As someone who prefers the audio language to match the lip movements, I'm pleased I was able to select different languages for audio and subtitles for each one. That way it's more true to life, and I can hear Flemings speaking Flemish, while reading English subtitles.

Is it any good?

heebusjeebus · 15-01-2020 10:12am

mikhail wrote: »

I'm enjoying Medical Police. It's a spoof procedural in which a couple of medical doctors are running around the globe after biological terrorists. They're as dumb as rocks, but there's a nice mix of goofy jokes, slapstick, and playing with the conventions of those kinds of shows. Won't be to everyone's liking (comedy never is), but worth a spin.

I loved the original web series "Childrens Hospital" so definitely going to give this a shot.

Ikozma · 15-01-2020 2:57pm

Gas anyone seen two popes?

marklazarcovic · 15-01-2020 4:12pm

Ikozma wrote: »

Gas anyone seen two popes?

Well worth a watch

Irish Aris · 15-01-2020 4:32pm

Ikozma wrote: »

Gas anyone seen two popes?

I saw it 2 days ago. Engaging enough and 2 great performances by Pryce and Hopkins.

I'm going through the 3 animated films that are nominated for an Oscar (Klaus, I Lost My Body, Missing Link).
I saw Klaus yesterday, very entertaining - a nice, different take on the Santa Klaus myth. And the animation looks so beautiful. I'll probably see the otehr two today and tomorrow.

Ozymandius2011 · 15-01-2020 6:53pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

Is it any good?

It is. It's a series.

Man Vs ManUre · 15-01-2020 9:38pm

Looking forward to watching the Aaron Hernandez crime series. This guy had everything going for him but lost it all for a gangster lifestyle.

johnny_ultimate · 15-01-2020 9:53pm

Finally got around to watching The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open. It's a small, modest Canadian film that nonetheless does a lovely job of capturing a fraught afternoon in the life of two very different women from indigenous backgrounds. It mostly uses a 'one-take' approach (with some disguised cuts AFAIK, plus standalone prologues for the two main characters) - but unlike 1917, which I felt was showing off, this one uses it effectively to stay with these women as things unfold. It's a triumph of perspective in that regard - whether that's as we watch conversations between them shift and complicate after little revelations or missteps, or when we stay with one character to see how she acts when alone. Tackles topics such as domestic abuse in a careful, empathetic way, avoiding the sort of overt imagery you might expect from a lesser film.

Not a film for everyone, I hasten to add, but if you're into your quiet and understated arthouse dramas this is an impressive effort from directors Elle-Maija Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn.

peteeeed · 16-01-2020 9:37am

Deadcon
A group of uber-popular, social media influencers' trip to a digital media festival grows dark when an evil spirit wants to lure them to their demise.

Jezebel
During the internet's infancy, a vulnerable woman follows her sister into the sex industry as a webcam model but her sudden popularity tests their bond.

Minions

NiNoKuni
Two average teens go on a magical quest to save the life of their friend and her counterpart from another world. But love complicates their journey.

Shadow
As three kingdoms struggle for control of a walled city, a figure with a rare power spins a web of intrigue that entangles a king's court.

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tomorrow
Sex Education: Season 2
Ares: Season 1
Netflix’s first Dutch original series is an eight-part horror
Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 4
Nailed It! Germany: Season 1

correction · 16-01-2020 11:09am

Watched Mid90's the other night. Had been meaning to watch it basically since it came out but never got around to it. I'd say it's one of my favorite films I've seen in recent years, it had everything I love in a film. The soundtrack and general aesthetic appealed to me so much I would've happily sat through a 3 hour plus version of this film but I guess at only 85mins it's short and sweet.

Very impressive debut by Jonah Hill. The skateboarders turned actors were all very good and lended to the realism of the film. Lucas Hedges also puts in a fantastic turn.

padjocollins · 16-01-2020 11:58am

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Well worth a watch

thought it was very good. not very religious myself

peteeeed · 16-01-2020 1:58pm

mindhunter season 3 has been indefinitely delayed due to David fincher stating work on Netflix movie 'mank'
all 3 main actors are being released from their contracts

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 16-01-2020 6:08pm

Just finished The Bonfire of Destiny (Bazar de la Charité in it's original French)

It's based around a real historic event where the building hosting a major charity event attended by Parisian fancy types caught fire and burned to the ground. 126 people died, mostly women.

The series follows 3 (fictional) women who survive the fire. Alice, a young aristocratic woman due to be married to Julien, arranged by her father to save the family from bankruptcy. Adrienne, wife of an up and coming politician who has zero scruples when it comes to what he'll do to win an election, and Rose, Alice's maid, who is due to leave for America with her husband the week after the fire.

I'd describe it as more of a melodrama than a serious drama, in that some of the situations that arise after the fire seen a bit far fetched. After the 2nd episode I thought it was going to be something like Gran Hotel, soapy outlandish plots and ridiculous drama, but it pulls itself back a little after that and becomes a really watchable series.

LaChatteGitane · 16-01-2020 6:23pm

Bazar de la Charité is indeed very good. Original version, always.

Blondie919 · 17-01-2020 1:56am

Anyone here watch Top of The Lake? I thought the first season was really good if a little unsettling. I recently started season 2 but the first episode has made me a bit uneasy. It's very dark and grim. Even more so than the first season. It could be a heavy season. I like dark stuff but I can't see myself binging too much on this season. Anyone know if it's worth staying with it?

RandomUsername · 17-01-2020 7:57am

Blondie919 wrote: »

Anyone here watch Top of The Lake? I thought the first season was really good if a little unsettling. I recently started season 2 but the first episode has made me a bit uneasy. It's very dark and grim. Even more so than the first season. It could be a heavy season. I like dark stuff but I can't see myself binging too much on this season. Anyone know if it's worth staying with it?

Yea stick with it, it's a decent show

peteeeed · 17-01-2020 9:07am

Ares: Season 1

Netflix’s first Dutch original series is an eight-part horror that dives into a secret student society in the heart of Amsterdam where best friends Rosa and Jacob surrender to a world of wealth and power. But slowly they start to realise they’ve entered a demonic place, built on secrets from the Netherlands’ past. A place where true power comes at a terrible price.

Sex Education: Season 2

Netflix’s coming-of-age comedy, which stars Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield, follows Otis Milburn, a socially awkward high school student who lives with his sex therapist mother, Jean. In Season 1, Otis and his friend Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey) set up a sex clinic at school to capitalise on his intuitive talent for sex advice. In Season 2, as a late bloomer, Otis must master his newly discovered urges in order to progress with his girlfriend, while also dealing with his now-strained relationship with Maeve.

A Fall from Grace

When gentle, law-abiding Grace confesses to killing her new husband, her skeptical young lawyer sets out to uncover the larger conspiracy at play.

Nailed It! Germany Season 1
Home cooks try -- and inevitably fail -- to re-create spectacular confections on this comical competition show, all for a sweet 5,000 euros

Hip-Hop Evolution Season 4
Interviews with influential MCs, DJs and moguls trace the genre's dynamic evolution from the 1970s through the '00s in this documentary series..

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Sugarlumps · 17-01-2020 10:25am

Aaron Hernandez doc is enthralling.

2smiggy · 17-01-2020 12:23pm

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Aaron Hernandez doc is enthralling.

it's excellent.

he's not the sharpest , very sloppy at covering his tracks !!

Nalz · 17-01-2020 3:38pm

Are forensic files gone? Can't find it now, was watching them last night

alchemist33 · 17-01-2020 3:42pm

I enioyed Dont F*** With Cats, more the international manhunt than the Facebook sleuths aspect. Any other good real-life manhunt-type series?

Nalz · 17-01-2020 3:44pm

Nalz wrote: »

Are forensic files gone? Can't find it now, was watching them last night

looks like it's gone, I just checked twitter and there's a few complaining about it.

fin12 · 17-01-2020 6:29pm

Nalz wrote: »

Are forensic files gone? Can't find it now, was watching them last night

That’s such a brilliant show and the narrator can’t think of his name is excellent. Love his voice.

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