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Looks like you're correct. Removed from HBO Max this month as part of a large content purge by Warner Discovery so they can sell the rights to the shows to third-party ad-supported streaming services.
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Sharp Objects had similar good qualities as True Detective S1Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
Big Little Lies was good
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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
This is a quietly smoldering film, one which understatedly revels in multiple layers of complexity.
It’s at times a devilishly dark and fractured fairy tale, an anti-war film masquerading as a swervedriving comedic drama, and a scathing indictment of how routine can kill one’s mental—particularly philosophical—growth. It’s also a movie about loneliness, isolation, and the dissolution of friendship. Or perhaps it’s just a quirky yarn about two blokes living on an island off the coast of Ireland who enjoy a pint or four every afternoon around 2. The joy of this film is that you can make of it what you want. At times absurdist and other times achingly poignant, it moves along at a gentle pace, slowly building tension and a sense of gruesome entropy, but never wasting well-timed comedic inserts either.
The reason is simple: Netflix. All the streaming services were chasing after Netflix and Netflix fell flat on its face, started losing subscribers and was forced to concede it had evaporated hundreds of billions of dollars producing a library of generic programming no one cares about. HBO is tightening its belt and chopping shows because now all the streaming services suddenly do not want to become the next Netflix. Expect a lot less quantity going forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supermoon
I'll lose some quantity, but I draw the line at. losing quality.
George Harrison doc series is damn good
better than that Let it be crap last year.
100 Foot Wave is a great docuseries about Garrett McNamara pioneering big wave surfing at Nazare.
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…Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
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.
Ralph Fiennes was amazing in that ^.
He should win some kind of actor award or some such.
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Watched The Menu last night - really enjoyed it. One of the better movies I've seen in a bit. And agreed, Fiennes was fantastic.
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcski
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.
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
“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.
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.Quote:
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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.
Episode 1 of The Last of Us did not disappoint.
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Watched the first episode of this last night. Pretty good for reality TV so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
For sure. His responses have made it sound like most of the accusations are true, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
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
Are you familiar with the source material?Quote:
Originally Posted by nickwm21
I'm not, so it's a slow burn start but pretty sure the show's a winner.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supermoon
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
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
^^ Tried to watch it twice. Couldn’t get into it though
:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
The films that Schrader writes/directs can often be an acquired taste…
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
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookeyXXX
That’s your best review line ever. Nice one
I count 4 lines, so ... which line??
The Last of Us is worth the subscription price alone.
LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
I was pleasantly surprised by this doc.
I have to admit that I didn't know much about LR other than that she dated Jerry Brown on his first go-around as Governor of California. Suffice it to say, she was a badass during her career. What a set of pipes. And her command of different musical genres was pretty unparalleled. She also seems like she was hella cool and not a spoiled diva, which was refreshing to see given her stature and level of stardom she achieved.
The film is a classic documentary in that it unfolds in a pretty linear fashion, starting with LR's birth, her upbringing in the Southwest, and continues on from there chronicling her meteoric career.
To this end, the film contains some fantastic archival footage and a host of great interviews from the likes of Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Ry Cooder, Emmylou Harris, and more.
I had no idea how deep Ronstadt's career went nor about her connections to Neil Young, The Eagles, and others.
I also had no idea that she is just a singer (and a mightly damn good one), not a songwriter. She's like Sinatra, a vocalist with a signature voice that is heralded for her interpretations of other people's songs. She was also a maverick when it came to the course of her career (she literally flipped her script at least 5 times in terms of the genres of music she peformed).
The only minor off-putting element of the film is that it has a tendency to feel slightly maudlin when discussing why she retired from singing.
Still, if you are into popular music at all, this is completely worth watching for the classic footage and interviews with her peers.
Here’s another stellar doc about another badass lady:
JULIA
Sacre merde!!!
Julia Child was a Boss.
This is a wonderfully charming documentary about the life and times of a true gastronomic pioneer.
It's informative, illuminating, funny AF, and poignant.
She was truly a larger-than-life personality.
And her love of butter? Holy moly!
This weeks Last of Us episode had to be one of the best 60min of television in recent years….
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Looking forward to watching The Last of Us. It sounds great.
I wish streaming sites would get away from the weekly release formula though. Just release the whole damn season so I can watch it at my own pace.
Hard to argue otherwise .....Quote:
Originally Posted by nickwm21
Dooks - this is why you posted about Linda, isn't it?