HBO Max Recommendations

[PB]

I'll lose some quantity, but I draw the line at. losing quality.

[Woodsy]

George Harrison doc series is damn good
better than that Let it be crap last year.

[Dantheman]

100 Foot Wave is a great docuseries about Garrett McNamara pioneering big wave surfing at Nazare.

[toast2266]

Lots of new top tier movies popped up for the new year. The Menu, the John Wick trilogy, Cabin in the Woods, American Hustle, and others. Good to see some freshening of the catalog.

[dookeyXXX]

Lots of new top tier movies popped up for the new year. The Menu, the John Wick trilogy, Cabin in the Woods, American Hustle, and others. Good to see some freshening of the catalog.

THE MENU is solid entertainment…
The plot fits together like a well-made cassoulet that’ll make you smile when all the savory elements come together. The cast is stellar, making good with largely stock characterizations (douchey tech bros, the washed-up actor, the self-righteous critic and her pandering editor, etc.), but there are some rich turns from Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes, and Anya Taylor-Joy tucked in between the amuse bouche and dessert.
Totally worth making a reservation for.

PS
This would make a great pairing with Flux Gourmet, Triangle of Sadness, or Don’t Worry Darling.

[AK47bp]

Ralph Fiennes was amazing in that ^.

He should win some kind of actor award or some such.


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[toast2266]

Watched The Menu last night - really enjoyed it. One of the better movies I've seen in a bit. And agreed, Fiennes was fantastic.

[dookeyXXX]

Two from Steven Soderbergh:

I was really disappointed/underwhelmed by No Sudden Move.
On paper it appears to be a winner; a noir with a stellar cast. We’re talking Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta. However nobody in the cast really clicked, the plot was moderately confusing, and then the ending just kind of fizzled out. All in all it was rather lackluster and forgettable.
Honestly, the trailer is way more exciting and cool than the film itself…





On the other hand, while the general gist of Let Them All Talk is rather familiar—three estranged friends get together on a cruise— the stellar cast has chemistry and there’s enough interesting little drama tweaks to keep you involved. This one I highly recommend.

[mcski]

Shocking it’s a thumbs down. Soderbergh is a certified film genius. He rarely if ever misses

[dookeyXXX]

Shocking it’s a thumbs down. Soderbergh is a certified film genius. He rarely if ever misses

He’s one of my favorite directors, but No Sudden Move fell flat.
It reminded me a lot of The Little Things, another recent noir with a great cast that never really clicked and a ho-hum story.
YMMV, though…

Of his three originals for HBOMax, I definitely enjoyed the heck outta both Kimi and Let Them All Talk.

[toast2266]

Watched "This Place Rules" that covers the events leading up to January 6. No new revelations or anything like that, but Andrew Callaghan is really good at getting entertaining interviews with some fairly odd people. The whole thing is kind of hilariously depressing. If you haven't seen his YouTube stuff, he's worth checking out.

[Hott Butt Mud]

Watched "This Place Rules" that covers the events leading up to January 6. No new revelations or anything like that, but Andrew Callaghan is really good at getting entertaining interviews with some fairly odd people. The whole thing is kind of hilariously depressing. If you haven't seen his YouTube stuff, he's worth checking out.

I gotta watch this. I've heard from a few people now that this is awesome!

[kathleenturneroverdrive]

HBO Max Recommendations

“This Place Rules” was great. Getting the leader of the Proud Boys to admit he was making money off selling Biden apparel was a pretty fascinating moment (among others). That doc and “Pelosi In The House” both offer very compelling POV’s on 1/6.

Andrew Callaghan’s work with Channel 5 and All Gas No Brakes is worth a watch as well.

That said, last week a lot of sexual misconduct allegations came out against Andrew. I would guess they will likely cost him much of his career/following and would be surprised if “This Place Rules” doesn’t also disappear from HBO.

[toast2266]

That said, last week a lot of sexual misconduct allegations came out against Andrew. I would guess they will likely cost him much of his career/following and would be surprised if “This Place Rules” doesn’t also disappear from HBO.

Just saw that. That's a bummer. He seemed like he had a lot of interesting stuff ahead of him, but it sounds like he may well have ruined it.

[Buzzworthy]

This must be new. Chris Sharma’s The Climb. Climbers compete for $100k and a one year prAna spancership. Aquaman co produces. 3 episodes to start it off.