August 22, 20206 yr Active Members I just watched the first episode of this new HBO series. Very promising. Just drooling for Jonathan Majors makes it worthy to watch, but it is a very well written, performed, and produced TV. I wish HBO followed Netflix model and released the whole series at once.
August 22, 20206 yr Active Members 4 hours ago, Latbear4blk said: I just watched the first episode of this new HBO series. Very promising. Just drooling for Jonathan Majors makes it worthy to watch, but it is a very well written, performed, and produced TV. I wish HBO followed Netflix model and released the whole series at once. Did Jonathan Majors have a supporting role in "Da 5 Bloods.". The name is very familiar. Good film.
August 22, 20206 yr Active Members 24 minutes ago, Buddy2 said: Did Jonathan Majors have a supporting role in "Da 5 Bloods.". The name is very familiar. Good film. Yes, sir. But here, he is almost always in the screen, and almost always showing his beautiful upper torso shirtless, or very lightly dressed.
August 24, 20206 yr Author Active Members I caught up on Umbrella Academy. Enjoyed it, most say S2 was better than S1 but it seemed a touch more boring for me. Really missed Cha Cha and Hazel.
August 28, 20206 yr Active Members Have you seen this, guys? If you are into science fiction, and Ridley Scott, you are probably biting your fingers as I am. I cannot wait.
August 28, 20206 yr Author Active Members I've been meaning to subscribe to HBO Max, Raised By Wolves will probably make me do it! Though I also want to see Doom Patrol, and the HBO staples like Jon Oliver.
August 29, 20206 yr Active Members 1 hour ago, JKane said: I've been meaning to subscribe to HBO Max, Raised By Wolves will probably make me do it! Though I also want to see Doom Patrol, and the HBO staples like Jon Oliver. And do not forget Legendary!
September 8, 20206 yr Author Active Members So I watched all of Doom Patrol. It is very unique, not very super-hero-y, some humor and pathos, kinda slow moving, fair amount of LGBT content (my favorite character is Gary) though a bit idiotic to keep Matt Bomer wrapped in bandages most of the time!!! Also caught up on Jon Oliver. For some reason (drunk but NOT DRUNK ENOUGH) I watched the Birds of Prey (Harley Quinn) movie. DO NOT RECOMMEND. FOR ANYBODY, except maybe an enemy. Liking the options on HBO Max, seems worth it, will eventually start Raised by Wolves. But first I wanted to watch The Boys over on Amazon Prime. First episode seemed mostly slow and pointless. Also finally got around to Knives Out. Pretty good, though that accent (why was Daniel Craig channeling Kevin Spacey?!) was stupid and the stuff related to the center of the story was obviously all wrong.
October 12, 20205 yr Active Members On 8/22/2020 at 12:25 PM, Latbear4blk said: I just watched the first episode of this new HBO series. Very promising. Just drooling for Jonathan Majors makes it worthy to watch, but it is a very well written, performed, and produced TV. I wish HBO followed Netflix model and released the whole series at once. I just watched episode 9. I cried like a baby. After the scarring #8, this one was sad and painful. Definitely, my favorite show this year so far and by far. The only thing where I find anything to improve is some of the acting. But it is not a distraction when the story is so well narrated and the content is so meaningful and engaging.
October 15, 20205 yr Active Members About halfway through the Lovecraft Country book here, might need to check out the series.
October 25, 20205 yr The Queens Gambit on Netflix was very enjoyable. I watched the entire thing this weekend and thought it was excellent!
October 25, 20205 yr Active Members Thanks for your recommendation, @TotallyOz. I placed The Queen’s Gambit on my bucket’s list yesterday, and I was planning to start watching it tonight.
November 6, 20205 yr Active Members On 5/12/2020 at 11:05 PM, Lucky said: Is the sex scene a thing of the past due to coronavirus? Answer here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/may/11/normal-people-was-the-raunchiest-tv-ever-but-is-the-sex-scene-now-over Love this show, hope to see, season 2
November 20, 20205 yr Active Members IMO, a winner. DASH & LILY, on Netflix. Plenty of positive buzz on the Internet. A good choice after binging Queen's Gambit. Edited November 20, 20205 yr by Pete1111 punct.
December 19, 20205 yr Author Active Members Watched Ma Rainey's Black Bottom yesterday. It's something, especially knowing that Chadwick is dying as you watch, which is hard to separate from the content. His acting is stunning but it just seems like too much in this short a space to me. Everything about it is just unpleasant. Everybody is sweaty and pissed off, the amount of drama during a quick recording session is ridiculous. It just keeps beating you over the head with the message that these bad old times were bad. Kinda knew that. The music is interesting but less than you'd expect.
December 24, 20205 yr Author Active Members Enjoyed Superintelligence, charming and witty exactly opposite of most McCarthy movies.
December 25, 20205 yr Active Members Mentioned on the Christmas thread, I can confirm Guthrie Theater A Christmas Carol is quite good. The $10 price is a deal! I'll watch again. https://www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-tickets/2020-2021-season/dickens-holiday-classic/
December 25, 20205 yr Active Members ...and followed the above with streaming Chanticleer Christmas. $25 for me is worth the spend They are unmatched. https://www.chanticleer.org/special-events/a-chanticleer-christmas-from-darkness-to-light
December 30, 20205 yr Author Active Members So I've now watched Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max... WW1984 is downright BAD. It shits all over the continuity and writing of the first movie. Throws in new bullshit all over the place and just accomplishes nothing.
December 30, 20205 yr Author Active Members Also watched The Midnight Sky on Netflix... Well, it perfectly captures 2020 at least. It is gorgeous, ponderous (many say slow), and interesting. But I wouldn't say I'm better or happier for having watched it.
December 30, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, JKane said: So I've now watched Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max... WW1984 is downright BAD. It shits all over the continuity and writing of the first movie. Throws in new bullshit all over the place and just accomplishes nothing. I really enjoyed it. It was a VERY Slow start but once it started, I enjoyed the show and the actors. 1 hour ago, JKane said: Also watched The Midnight Sky on Netflix... Well, it perfectly captures 2020 at least. It is gorgeous, ponderous (many say slow), and interesting. But I wouldn't say I'm better or happier for having watched it. Sorry, I wanted to like it and I watched it.but, like you, I am not sure I am happier for watching it. It was about as blah as I could watch. I just finished Vikings Season 6, the final 10 episodes and they were lovely. I loved the story and the conclusion.
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