HBO Max Recommendations

[nickwm21]

Episode 1 of The Last of Us did not disappoint.


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[Supermoon]

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.

Watched the first episode of this last night. Pretty good for reality TV so far.

[kathleenturneroverdrive]

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.

For sure. His responses have made it sound like most of the accusations are true, too.

[mcski]

So the all gas no brakes guy had...no brakes? That sucks. His ability to deal w the insufferable was pretty good. Too bad that show /whatever you call these things now ran out of gas as well

[PB]

Episode 1 of The Last of Us did not disappoint.


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Are you familiar with the source material?
I'm not, so it's a slow burn start but pretty sure the show's a winner.

[Buzzworthy]

Watched the first episode of this last night. Pretty good for reality TV so far.

I’m now waiting for more to drop Thursday. I’m definitely enjoying this series. Back in college I did a little climbing in WV. Lots of fun but I’m also not a fan of heights. Watching climbing like this is pretty exhilarating.

[bagtagley]

HBO Max Recommendations

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

Get Back? Man I loved it, surprisingly. Renewed my appreciation for the Beatles. So cool to watch that album and those songs come to life. It was also interesting to see that they actually got along pretty well, contrary to the old Let It Be doc and everything I’ve read about those sessions.

[dookeyXXX]

The Card Counter
Paul Schrader 's (screenwriter of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and others) latest effort is a thematic and genre mash-up covering neon noir, hitman-with-a-heart-of-gold, hustler/mentor, and revenge territory.
Delivered in a steadily paced manner with a decidedly detached aura, the film is teeming with nuance and slow-burn tension. A fantastic score and plenty of saturated scenery only add to the overall ambiance.
Oscar Isaac gives a wonderfully understated and tense performance. Tiffany Haddish is a little bit awkward, but delivers some great lines and is really good at seductively drinking drinks and strutting in high heels. Tye Sheridan holds his own. Willem Dafoe makes a cameo.
The score, by Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, wavers between ethereal and visceral, really adding to the overall mood and flow of the film.

***[Interesting trivia: Robert Levon Been is the son of Michael Been, former bassist/vocalist of The Call. Michael scored Schrader's 1992 film Light Sleeper, which also featured Willem Dafoe].

RIYL
First Reformed; The Hard Eight; The Color of Money

[Buzzworthy]

^^ Tried to watch it twice. Couldn’t get into it though

[dookeyXXX]

^^ Tried to watch it twice. Couldn’t get into it though

The films that Schrader writes/directs can often be an acquired taste…

[dookeyXXX]

MALIGNANT
Whoa, is this film an unexpected hoot.

I actually shunned it when it was in the theaters because:
1. I have been pretty underwhelmed by most of director James Wan's cinematic output
2. The trailer made the film look like every other horror film on the market (especially those produced by Blumhouse, who makes some pretty generic crap more often than not).

Man, was I misled.

The film is a glorious 1980s inspired romp that mashes up myriad genres from detective procedural to demonic possession to evil doctors in a creepy sanitorium to serial killers and haunted houses. It also has some seriously gonzo action and some nifty practical effects, not to mention some really cool camera shots and photographic trickery.
Wishing I had taken a chance and seen it in theaters...

RIYL
Darkman; I Madman; Aliens

[toast2266]

The Card Counter
Paul Schrader 's (screenwriter of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and others) latest effort is a thematic and genre mash-up covering neon noir, hitman-with-a-heart-of-gold, hustler/mentor, and revenge territory.
Delivered in a steadily paced manner with a decidedly detached aura, the film is teeming with nuance and slow-burn tension. A fantastic score and plenty of saturated scenery only add to the overall ambiance.
Oscar Isaac gives a wonderfully understated and tense performance. Tiffany Haddish is a little bit awkward, but delivers some great lines and is really good at seductively drinking drinks and strutting in high heels. Tye Sheridan holds his own. Willem Dafoe makes a cameo.
The score, by Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, wavers between ethereal and visceral, really adding to the overall mood and flow of the film.

***[Interesting trivia: Robert Levon Been is the son of Michael Been, former bassist/vocalist of The Call. Michael scored Schrader's 1992 film Light Sleeper, which also featured Willem Dafoe].

RIYL
First Reformed; The Hard Eight; The Color of Money

I've caught two movies lately that had Tiffany Haddish in them - the card counter, and the unbearable weight of massive talent. I'm fairly baffled that any director would let her "acting" make it through to the final cut. She is utterly incapable of delivering a line, and she ruins every scene she's in. And she ruins the next scene too, because I'm still distracted by how awful she was in the previous scene.

[mcski]

That’s your best review line ever. Nice one

[PB]

I count 4 lines, so ... which line??

[BobMc]

The Last of Us is worth the subscription price alone.