What did you watch on Netflix/Hulu/other streaming sites? [Archive] - Page 5

VintageFemme

02-26-2021, 11:42 PM

Re-watching Lost on Hulu. It's just as good as the first time, maybe even better as there is always so much going on during any one episode that you can't help but miss something here and there. I didn't see it when it aired on the network all those years ago, I binge watched it the first time last year. I can't imagine having to wait an entire week just to see an hour and have that stretched out for six years. That's just crazy.

Gemme

02-27-2021, 08:27 PM

LOVED it, can't wait for season 2

Is there going to be a season 2? The place they left it at seemed like a good 'ending' to me. I wonder where they would take it from there.

Orema

02-28-2021, 05:21 AM

The Shadow Line (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1701920/)

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A British TV show (7 episodes) I found on Pluto and have been watching on Hoopla (https://www.hoopladigital.com).

A mystery about two police offices who are shot while on duty.

Lots of subtle racial triggers, but I still found it worthwhile because of the excellent acting by Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Eccleston, Lesley Sharp and Stephen Rea.

homoe

02-28-2021, 05:56 AM

Is there going to be a season 2? The place they left it at seemed like a good 'ending' to me. I wonder where they would take it from there.

As it looks right now, no there won't be at that...:|

FireSignFemme

02-28-2021, 04:49 PM

I Killed My BFF – True crime, but I seriously doubt they were ever anybodies best friend if they could be that psycopathic, sociopathic or whatever the hell it's called these days.

VintageFemme

03-01-2021, 11:40 AM

I've been watching The Luminaries on Starz. I love the storyline with all the mysticism but the filming is just crazy beautiful. I would watch it alone just for that.

An intricately woven, suspenseful tale of love, murder, magic and revenge set in New Zealand at the height of the 1860s gold rush, based on the Man Booker prize-winning novel.

GeorgiaMa'am

03-08-2021, 11:36 AM

I started watching Heartland on Netflix. I'm only on the first season, episode 4, but it seems kind of like a soap opera for horsey people. I think it's supposed to be heartwarming, but they haven't roped me in yet. (See what I did there? :| ) I haven't decided if I will stick with it or not. I decided to give it a chance because it's got 13 seasons - somebody must like it a lot, right?

I'm still watching Heartland, not because it's a great show or anything, but mainly because it is like watching the same thing over and over. I suppose it's a fine show if you're sick and too tired to look for something else to watch and just need something on in the background. I have lots of seasons left so I won't have to think about what to watch for a long time. If I fall asleep and miss something, it's not a big deal. It is kind of interesting in that it's about life on a horse ranch out West, and that's not something I know a whole lot about. I don't think I would recommend it though, unless you're a horse person or a lite-on-the-drama soap opera person.

Orema

03-15-2021, 04:08 PM

After Stonewall on Pluto.tv

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C0LLETTE

03-15-2021, 05:50 PM

"Below her Mouth" ...best real lesbian sex i've seen ever.
Was on Netflix, don't know whwere it is now. A friend found it at

https://www2.solarmovie.to/movie/below-her-mouth-19873/1-1/watching.html

Don't know where it is now, but if you find it, i'm pretty sure you'll like it.

FireSignFemme

03-16-2021, 01:52 AM

Jewish Law: Season 1

C0LLETTE

03-16-2021, 10:14 AM

Jewish Law: Season 1

Where can this be found?

FireSignFemme

03-16-2021, 09:30 PM

Where can this be found?

Netflix, it's a three part miniseries, basically follows families as they go about their day to day while living according to their dictates of their religion.

Gemme

04-03-2021, 08:15 PM

I just finished a doc series called Worn Stories (https://www.indiewire.com/2021/04/worn-stories-netflix-review-documentary-series-1234627383/) on Netflix. It was really good! I love that they start with the nudists.

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firecat242

04-29-2021, 05:52 AM

Working my way through The Sinner....on Netflix.
Does not disappoint!!

GeorgiaMa'am

04-29-2021, 08:22 PM

I watched this year's big Academy Award winner, Nomadland on Hulu. It was just as good as the book, although they did skim over some parts. It's about a 60-ish woman whose husband dies, and she subsequently becomes homeless. (Or as the character in the movie says, she's without a house but she's not homeless.) She fixes up her van and travels around the western U.S., working for Amazon and Wall Drugs and other places, attending rallies with other van dwellers, and making friends on the road.

While I was on Hulu, I noticed a couple of interesting things: Killing Eve has a third season, and The Handmaid's Tale is airing new episodes, one every week.

Gemme

04-29-2021, 08:57 PM

I finished a series called Dating Around on Netflix. I liked it. The Circle also has new episodes so I'll be finished with that tomorrow most likely.

Orema

05-01-2021, 12:18 AM

Watched The Children Act on Kanopy.com with Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead. Enjoyed it. Had some interesting storylines and the acting was good.

Here’s a clip of some of the actors discussing the film.

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Gemme

05-01-2021, 09:50 PM

I finished a series called Dating Around on Netflix. I liked it. The Circle also has new episodes so I'll be finished with that tomorrow most likely.

They are withholding the finale. Jerks!!!

Orema

05-02-2021, 05:48 AM

Watched S1E1 of Pose on Netflix and enjoyed it a lot. It's about mostly Black (Trans) women and gay men in NYC taking care of each other while living on the edges of society. Looking forward to binge watching more episodes.

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Orema

05-11-2021, 05:28 AM

Watched a couple episodes of Buried by the Bernards on Netflix. Thought I might enjoy it but got bored real fast with the matriarch of the family. Sometimes a show needs a few episodes before it finds its groove. I’ll give it another shot, but will move on if they can’t find another storyline other than the bossy mama.

Gemme

05-13-2021, 08:49 PM

I watched The Upshaws on Netflix. One season. I love Wanda Sykes and it was good to see Kim Fields again but I absolutely detested Mike Epps' character. I just wanted to backhand him any time he opened his mouth and that kind of ruined it for me. I do love me some Wanda, though, and she has creator credentials on this series so good for her.

I've since moved on to Hoarders and I feel muuuuch better about my clutter than I did before.

Gemme

05-16-2021, 10:06 AM

I finished the season of Hoarders on Netflix. I actually had to stop eating while watching the one with Flora and all those roaches. I nearly retched. A couple of weeks ago, I burned through Cheer Squad which is about the Great White Sharks squad in Canada. My heart ached for them during the rough season.

Orema

05-31-2021, 04:17 AM

Just watched The Dressmaker (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910904/) for the first time on Hoopla (https://www.hoopladigital.com) (through ROKU) and enjoyed it. Will watch it again.

Vincent

05-31-2021, 11:42 AM

Janis Joplin Doco released in 2015

Amazing how close and similar she was or actually the other way around,but to Amy Whinehouse,who also died at 27.
Both immensly talented strong women

But fucked up by societies expectations of women.

was great to hear Pink and Melissa and Grace Slick talk of Janis and her paving the way for women in rock

When I went to SF,I had my photo taken outside where she had lived.

I was 10 when she died
I remember just crying and crying

And yes I cried after the doco
It will always be sad and a great loss

Gemme

05-31-2021, 06:02 PM

Just watched The Dressmaker (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910904/) for the first time on Hoopla (https://www.hoopladigital.com) (through ROKU) and enjoyed it. Will watch it again.

I've seen that! It's good.

I finished the two seasons of Special on Netflix. It's clever, Jim Parsons produced it, there's a lot of adorable gay tushies in it and the episodes are short. Score!

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Orema

06-01-2021, 06:29 AM

Watched All of Me (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086873/) with Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin on Kanopy.com (by way of ROKU). I'm not a big fan of Martin's but he did some brilliant physical comedy that I had forgotten and it had me giggling seeing it again. Tomlin was good, as usual, but the story didn't hold up for me. Still, I enjoyed watching it again and remembering what I originally liked about the film.

Gemme

06-01-2021, 06:43 PM

I'm watching The Kominsky Method now and it's fabulous.

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Orema

06-05-2021, 07:06 AM

Am watching High on the Hog on Netflix and it's really good.

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Have also been binge watching Season 6 of Bosch on Prime and enjoyed the story lines. I think I missed a season or two. Will need to go back and check.

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Gemme

06-07-2021, 05:07 AM

I found a show on Netflix yesterday and wound up watching the whole season in one day. To be fair, there's only one season, the episodes are most around 40 minutes each and there's only a few of them.

BUT

It's really good. Whether by design or not, it's about a mysterious virus that affects the whole world and hybrid animal babies. The two come together, I promise, and it's really well done, I think. It's based on a comic and is produced by Robert Downey Jr., which I wasn't expecting. Learned that after I watched it. Ironman did good!

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Orema

06-13-2021, 03:40 AM

Started watching The Baker and The Beauty on Netflix and am diggin it.

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Gemme

06-13-2021, 07:00 AM

Started watching The Baker and The Beauty on Netflix and am diggin it.

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I liked that one! Currently, I'm watching this. I love Daym!

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Orema

06-15-2021, 02:09 AM

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This is the original Baker/Beauty tv show from Israel. Just started watching it yesterday on Amazon Prime and I really like this version. It’s not as clean and wholesome as the one with Cubans in Florida. There’s something sweet about the Cuban version and something more realistic about the Israeli show. Am enjoying them both.

Bèsame*

06-20-2021, 05:34 PM

I was holding out for a good binge day
Well today, it was.

Season 4 of The Handmaid's Tale.
Just like always..sucked right back in.

Happyfemme

08-20-2021, 07:47 PM

I am watching Star Trek The Next Generation on Hulu.

Gemme

08-21-2021, 10:25 PM

I'm currently watching iZombie on Netflix.

homoe

08-29-2021, 08:03 AM

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Pretend It's A City........

Outstanding IMHO

homoe

08-29-2021, 08:58 AM

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Pretend It's A City........

Outstanding IMHO

7 episodes.....

Gemme

08-29-2021, 12:14 PM

I watched a quick one season show called Daybreak on Netflix and also the remake of She's All That (He's All That) and it is eh. There's a lot of social influencing/ers in it and I like that the lead is not a size 0. I like that they brought Rachael Leigh Cook back, too.

There's a bit of that wink, wink in Daybreak too, because it breaks the 4th wall, which Ferris Bueller's Day Off did and Matthew Broderick was in both as well.

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In between the side stuff I watch, I'm still working through iZombie. I think it has 5 seasons and I'm in season 4 now.

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Orema

09-06-2021, 07:08 AM

Watched Do The Right Thing on the criterion channel and I forgot just how great it was on so many fronts. The opening dance sequence by Rosie Perez, the vibrant colors, using veteran and upcoming actors, the message of changing neighborhoods, the beautiful shots of Brooklyn, the anger and violence and the very powerful music.

Think I'll spend some time re-watching Spikes films.

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Orema

10-10-2021, 03:37 AM

Fired!

From IMDB: When actress Annabelle Gurwitch was fired from a play by Woody Allen, she wondered how she would cope with being downsized by a cultural icon. Turning to friends in show business, she was assured she was not alone. Everyone she knew, from her rabbi to her gynecologist, had their own account of getting the boot. Featuring interviews with comedians, economists and regular working folks, and drawing on her hugely popular book, Fired! is a humorous look at downsizing in America.—Anonymous

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It was very good. I watched it free of charge and with commercials at www.TubiTV.com (streaming through ROKU).

FireSignFemme

10-10-2021, 09:00 AM

The dumbest movie ever. This is what happens when I steer clear of facts and let my mind drift off into the land of visual fiction. Basically it was just a whole bunch of gloomy gray weather, some wood chopping and a death. That and a large portion of it was in a foreign language I didn't understand which the close captioners didn't even bother to caption, not in any language. Well if those portions were as stupid as the rest maybe that was a blessing. I won't name the movie because it might peak curiosity and inspire others to have a look, maybe even watch it in it's entirety and I'm not a torturer. Besides somebody here might have made it or know the person who did but seriously come on Canada I know you can do better.

Orema

10-27-2021, 05:15 AM

Colin in Black and White | Official Trailer | Netflix

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What you know isn't the entire story. From Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay, Colin In Black and White shows the coming of age story of a kid who just wanted to play ball, but was destined for much more. Jaden Michael stars as young Colin Kaepernick in this six-part series about the athlete turned activist’s high school years. Colin In Black and White premieres October 29, only on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/ColinInBlacka...

From co-creators Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick comes Colin in Black and White, a bold new limited series that chronicles Kaepernick’s story, tackling the obstacles of race, class and culture as the Black adopted child of a white family. Colin in Black and White stars Jaden Michael as Young Colin before reaching the highest levels of American football as an NFL quarterback and becoming a cultural icon and activist; Nick Offerman and Mary-Louise Parker as his well-meaning parents Rick and Teresa; and Colin Kaepernick himself, who appears as the present-day narrator of his own story, guiding viewers through a robust and colorfully presented array of historical and contemporary contextual moments. You don’t know Kaepernick until you know Colin.

Coming to Netflix on October 29

JDeere

10-27-2021, 08:00 AM

Ju on, origins
raincoat killer
house of secrets

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Gemme

10-27-2021, 08:42 PM

Found. Netflix.

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Orema

11-01-2021, 04:23 AM

Colin in Black and White on Netflix.

It was heartbreaking, inspiring, entertaining, and good. I very much liked learning about the teenager that grew into a conscientious man.

Jaden Michael was excellent as a young Kaepernick, but I was just as impressed with Mary-Louise Parker as his loving but clueless mother who would sometimes follow her instinct without understanding why.

It was heartbreaking to feel his loneliness when seeing the racism, micro-aggressions, and colorism he faced. And the tears started flowing when his buddy explained why young Kaepernick couldn’t go with him on some of his escapades.

Colin did a very good job as narrator connecting all the dots.

Also, kudos to this team for shedding a little bit of light on why some bi-racial people identify as Black. (The choice isn’t always theirs—it’s often a reflection of how they’re treated by society. Think: Barack Obama or Nikole Hannah-Jones. Astute parents prepare their children for this. Unfortunately, Kaepernick had to learn this on his own.)

I often avoid films about bi-racial families because they seem to only want to show one side—the side of possibilities and not the side of realities, but this series rang true for me and it’s one I’ll watch again.

JDeere

11-02-2021, 06:07 PM

Found. Netflix.

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that one made me bawl like a baby! Also opened my eyes to how some international adoptions happen as well.

Orema

11-05-2021, 03:24 AM

The Harder They Fall on Netflix

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Watched this yesterday and enjoyed it a lot! Almost errbody was on fire! It was funny, violent, sweet, and sad. Just what you want in an old-school style spaghetti western. And of course, the violence and shootouts were choreographed well, even though I had to turn away a couple times.

I will definitely watch this one again.

JDeere

12-03-2021, 08:46 AM

I watched a ton of horror movies and such

too many to list them all while i have been in bed the past week, for injury to my back and I'm on steroids and pain meds!

VintageFemme

12-13-2021, 09:29 PM

I started watching Yellowjackets {Showtime} and before I knew it, I'd sat through all five available episodes. The first episode is good and gets your attention and then in the second episode it gets really good really fast. They drop new episodes on Sundays.

Orema

12-18-2021, 09:21 AM

Kevin Hart has been on my shit list for years, but a friend encouraged me to give True Story (Netflix) a try and I was taken with the first episode. Much better than I ever expected and I'll watch another episode this weekend.

Have binge watched some of the 90 Day Fiancé Pillow Talk on Discovery Plus. I l love watching couples watch other couples. Quite funny at times. It's interesting how we have the right answers when observing others.

Binge watched some oldies on Pluto (Medium, Life After Beth, CSI Miami).

Am looking forward to catching Stephen Colbert interview Denzel.

Gemme

12-28-2021, 11:04 PM

I just found This Changes Everything today on Netflix and devoured it. So good!

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Vincent

12-30-2021, 03:49 PM

total control an ozzi series
set in rural country town and politics in Canberra 'our capitol'
this is real look at the real Australia
co created and produced by Rachel Griffiths 'six feet under'
but the lead is a black Aboriginal woman single mum 'Deborah Mailman'
an absolutly brilliant series,and awsome to see Rachel Grifiths funding home made quality television

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9318588/

Orema

02-02-2022, 09:00 AM

Watching the British Parliament and PM Johnson get rowdy at parliamentlive.tv

Would love to see our Congress and President have these televised question-and-answer chats and debates.

https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/d6d424a8-1604-42f8-a9c1-da65c1e87358

Orema

02-20-2022, 09:20 AM

Just started a series that's free during Black History Month for Amazon Prime members: Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09PQCJ23Y/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s1). It's produced by MasterClass (https://www.masterclass.com). The speakers are: Jelani Cobb, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Angela Davis, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Sherrilyn Ifill, John McWhorter, Cornell West.

Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love covers over 400 years of American history within its 54 lessons and 10-plus hours. It contextualizes thoughts of race and racism, discusses gaps in traditional education in U.S. history, and challenges these obstacles while offering tools and techniques to empower change in our own lives.

I had thought about signing up for this series at MasterClass.com when I heard about it last year, but not at the $15.00 a month (billed annually!) subscription fee. So glad MasterClass and Amazon are offering this at no cost even if it is for a limited time.

JDeere

03-11-2022, 03:51 PM

Weed The People, with my Boomer adoptive mom..who is a Retired RN...I truly never thought I'd hear her say that I need to move to get Medical Marijuana card and smoke it...

Sad thing is, the illegal growing sites are making the legit regulated growing sites, look bad.

Weed, is not a gateway drug by any means, as the old bs propaganda says from the olden days, as I tell my mom. I was doing harder, illegal drugs way before I smoked weed....I was an abusing addict for 3 years, been clean off of that crap for over 20 years now.

Also the show on Netflix UNWELL, Passing, the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie

Orema

04-02-2022, 06:30 AM

Watched June Again (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9729768/) on Kanopy.com.

From Kanopy: During a fleeting bout of lucidity from her dementia, June Wilton has precious little time to bring together her estranged children, save the family business, and rekindle an old flame.

It was okay, but nothing I'd watch again. Had a Hollywood ending that I didn't appreciate.

Also watched Jane Wants a Boyfriend (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3302654/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) on Kanopy.

From Kanopy: Jane is a bright-eyed young woman in her mid-20s living with autism. When her parents announce that they're moving to the suburbs, they propose that Jane move in with her overprotective, recently engaged older sister, Bianca. Inspired by Bianca's relationship, Jane announces that she wants a boyfriend - and that she wants Bianca's help. Bianca embarks on a search, pessimistic that anyone will accept Jane's eccentricities. Unbeknownst to Bianca, her good friend Jack, a womanizing sous chef who wants to change his ways, becomes enamored with Jane, and goes around Bianca's back to ask her out on a date.

I quite enjoyed this and will watch it again in a few years. It, too, had a Hollywood ending, but it worked for me on this film.

homoe

04-02-2022, 06:55 AM

SUPER PUMPED: THE BATTLE FOR UBER (Showtime)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler and Uma Thurman star in the propulsive new Anthology Series. Based on the shocking true story, of the meteoric rise and fall of Uber founder, Travis Kalanick. With a lift from venture capitalist Bill Gurley and board member Arianna Huffington, Kalanick takes a win-at-all-costs approach to forge the fledgling start-up into a multi-billion-dollar tech titan. But every surge comes at a price – and as his visionary drive spirals out of control, it threatens to be the downfall of it all.

Trust No One (Netflix)

The Hunt for the Crypto King is a Netflix original documentary film directed by Luke Sewell. Its story follows a group of cryptocurrency investors who investigate the untimely death of their exchange's founder, Gerry Cotten as well as the $250 million that they suspect he stole from them.

I am enjoying both!

Bèsame*

04-02-2022, 08:43 AM

Closed For Storm. Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans, abandoned after Katrina.

Project Runway for Juniors...right up my alley for creative ideas. That was me when I was younger.

That Thing About Pam.

VintageFemme

06-06-2022, 09:12 PM

Shining Vale on Starz. It's like this crazy train wreck you just can't look away from. Courteney Cox and Mira Sorvino are amazing in it for all kinds of different reasons.

And of course, Gentleman Jack on HBO Max.

Bèsame*

06-07-2022, 01:53 PM

My phone service has gifted me Apple TV for a year. Oh, and did I ever mention they give me Netflix as well.

The Morning Show....so far 😊

Orema

06-24-2022, 04:44 AM

Amazon Women on HooplaDigital.com.

52 minutes, French with English subtitles, 2015, directed by Anja Unger.

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From Hoopla: In France, there are currently about 250,000 women living with only one or no breast. No pictures exist for these statistics and no one talks about it. The current medical discourse does not appear to wish to acknowledge "one-breasted" women anymore. Some brochures, including the one produced by the charity "Vaincre le cancer" (Win over Cancer), tell us that removing a breast is now regarded as a mutilation. The aim is to "restore the aesthetics of the breast" through surgical reconstruction. No one is interested in knowing whether women are prepared to put up with the attendant pain and inconvenience or whether these are the aesthetics they actually want.Amazon Women brings together several women who chose not to be "reconstructed" and who posed for photographer Art Myers for an art exhibition celebrating their choice. The documentary challenges conventional ideas about women, femininity and female beauty.

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11426623

Orema

06-25-2022, 07:09 AM

Dark Waters

Available on Peacock for free with commercials.

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From Wikipedia: Dark Waters is a 2019 American legal thriller film directed by Todd Haynes and written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan. The story dramatizes Robert Bilott's case against the chemical manufacturing corporation DuPont after they contaminated a town with unregulated chemicals. It stars Mark Ruffalo as Bilott, along with Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, and Bill Pullman.

The film is based on the 2016 New York Times Magazine article "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare" by Nathaniel Rich. The story was first told in the 2007 book Stain-Resistant, Nonstick, Waterproof and Lethal: The Hidden Dangers of C8 by Callie Lyons, a Mid-Ohio Valley journalist who covered the controversy as it was unfolding. Parts of the story were also reported by Mariah Blake, whose 2015 article "Welcome to Beautiful Parkersburg, West Virginia" was a National Magazine Award finalist, and Sharon Lerner, whose series "Bad Chemistry" ran in The Intercept. Bilott also wrote a memoir, Exposure, detailing his 20-year legal battle against DuPont.

Dark Waters had a limited theatrical release on November 22, 2019, by Focus Features, and went wide on December 6, 2019. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $23 million.

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It was predictable but I still enjoyed it.

Orema

06-26-2022, 08:34 AM

I watch the first episode of the 21st season of Law & Order on Peacock (the 21st season is free with commercials) and didn't enjoy it.

The acting felt hammed up but I don't know if it was from (1) bad acting by Anthony Anderson and Jeffrey Donovan, or (2) bad editing with the camera lingering on the actors too long, or (3) bad directing. But it was bad.

And it seems that Sam Waterston was trying to play the role he played 20 years ago instead of growing into an older, slower man.

The recording quality (film or video or whatever is used these days) seemed low.

The racial conflict and tension didn't feel authentic and felt like they were pandering to the lowest common denominator.

Had me yearning for the days of Green and Bricoe.

Think I'll skip the rest of the season.

Gemme

06-26-2022, 01:56 PM

I found The Hidden Lives of Pets today on Netflix and I'm liking it so far. There's dancing parrots and a base jumping dog and a bunny with a Guinness world record and car racing rats. What's not to like?

JDeere

06-27-2022, 05:09 PM

Mainly horror movies on Netflix
I found an app for my Roku Tv that plays only horror movies, so Ive been watching that.

VintageFemme

06-28-2022, 08:52 PM

My sister and I just finished another round of Outlander. It was her second time and I'm a little embarrased to say how many times I've seen it. And while it's never as good as the first time, it's at least as good as the second. She lives in a different state so we just text while watching it and well, that's kinda all we both watched for the last couple weeks. LoL

JDeere

07-02-2022, 01:15 PM

Rumble on Netflix, about Native American influences on music.
The movie about Mr. Rogers

I'm going to see if I can find AMC channel because I was told there is a Native American show on there called Dark Winds.

Vincent

07-02-2022, 03:19 PM

Just watched 3 seasons of Babylon Berlin an excellent period piece of Berlin before the Rise of Hitler

Beautifuly Shot
Everything about it is of high quality
I had no idea before Hitler Germany rivaled Hollywood,cinematicaly

It is based on a WW1 PTSD soldier cop,with very strong woman roles.
A mixture of contextual History and fictional stories

English Sub titled

Reach *BANNED*

07-03-2022, 08:45 PM

Given My cable boxes will not arrive until tomorrow I have been watching some movies on Prime Video.

The two that I watched and really like were:

The Tender Bar

In 1972, 9-year-old J.R. Maguire moves into his grandfather's dilapidated house in Long Island, N.Y. Searching for a father figure, he falls under the unconventional tutelage of his uncle Charlie, a charismatic, self-educated bartender who introduces him to a handful of the bar's colorful regulars. As the years pass and J.R. grows into a young man, he tries to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer.

Stars:

Ben Affleck; Tye Sheridan; Lily Rabe; Christopher Lloyd; Daniel Ranieri

This movie was just wonderful and I believe Ben Affleck directed it as well. This one that I would buy and watch over and over.

Beautiful Boy

Teenager Nicolas Sheff seems to have it all with good grades and being an actor, artist, athlete and editor of the school newspaper. When Nic's addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his father does whatever he can to save his son and family.

Stars:

Steve Carell; Timothée Chalamet; Maura Tierney; Amy Ryan

Another great movie that I would buy and watch over and over. This movie is based on a true story and you can tell that when you watch it. It seemed to be very factual.

FireSignFemme

07-03-2022, 11:17 PM

Part one of a docuseries about children old enough to know better too young to care who do things like phoning in bogus bomb threats, making fake 911 calls, things of that nature. Serious crimes, not very young children at sleepovers making prank phone calls – Do you have Sir Walter Raleigh in a can? Well you better hurry up and let him go before the police find out ha ha ha. It's a changing world.

Orema

07-04-2022, 07:23 AM

P Valley on Starz. I'm still digging this. It's vulgar, obscene and so good. Some of the storylines (Colorism is one and Andre is another) are too thin and predictable. Sometimes I speed up the video when Andre comes on the screen. He's so annoying. But the acting by Brandee Evans (Mercedes) and Nicco Annan (Uncle Clifford) is outstanding and keeps me wanting more. I'm also taken and surprised by the complex relationships with the men. This is a show about Black female sex workers in the south and the complex relationships they have among each other and with others, but the relationships between a number of men are just as complex and surprising. And I'm here for Lil Murder and Uncle Clifford.

Animal Kingdom on TNT, Amazon Prime, Sling (with spoilers). This is an American TV series based on an Australian film, that's based on an Australian crime family headed by a woman. Season 6 is the final season of the series, thank goodness. Don't think I could take another season of Smurf (young nor old) who is easily the worst TV mother in the history of TV mamas. Smurf died in season 4, but we're seeing flashbacks of her as a young, selfish, and cruel mother in seasons 5 and 6. These days Smurf's family is still pulling heists led by J and Pope. I've got a feeling things are going to get rough and someone will die. I'm hoping it's not Pope. As sick as he is, he still has more integrity than the rest of them put together. Job well done by Shawn Hatosy (Pope).

Soft*Silver

07-08-2022, 05:32 PM

P Valley on Starz.
Animal Kingdom on TNT, Amazon Prime, Sling (with spoilers). This is an American TV series based on an Australian film, that's based on an Australian crime family headed by a woman. Season 6 is the final season of the series, thank goodness. Don't think I could take another season of Smurf (young nor old) who is easily the worst TV mother in the history of TV mamas. Smurf died in season 4, but we're seeing flashbacks of her as a young, selfish, and cruel mother in seasons 5 and 6. These days Smurf's family is still pulling heists led by J and Pope. I've got a feeling things are going to get rough and someone will die. I'm hoping it's not Pope. As sick as he is, he still has more integrity than the rest of them put together. Job well done by Shawn Hatosy (Pope).

I LOVE this show. I too can’t stand Smurf, but just the older one. I don’t care for the actress either.

homoe

07-08-2022, 08:05 PM

Anatomy of a scandal 2022 ‧ Psychological thriller ‧ Netflix. Sienna Miller,
Michelle Dockery, Rupert Friend.

Parliamentary minister James Whitehouse is a happily married man with a loving family home, then a scandalous secret comes to light.

I enjoyed this and never saw the twist that was coming.......

Bèsame*

07-09-2022, 07:17 AM

Season One, Lincoln Lawyer
House of Gucci

It's too hot to play in the garden!

Orema

07-09-2022, 08:11 AM

[spoilers again]

I LOVE this show. I too can’t stand Smurf, but just the older one. I don’t care for the actress either.

Yanno, I think I like the older Smurf better than the younger Smurf (Janine), but both are a mess as far as I can see. Though, I can't get past the older Smurf putting out a hit on Baz and his lady (and having Pope do it).

Would love to hear your take on some of these people or storylines (if you have the time and are inclined):
What do you think happened to Baz's birth mom?

What's the deal with the Black guy (biker) in Escondido? Is he an undercover cop or federal agent? Or maybe a hit man for a rival heist gang?

Do you think Smurf intentionally seduced Pope? I'm thinking of a sex scene Pope had with a woman and it made me think he was fantasizing about some things he did with Smurf.

Any characters you like or expect to die? I think Craig may die (as he did in the film this is based on) or Josh (aka J). I'm hoping it's J. But something tells me J may be the last one standing with all the money and goods.

Can you think of any TV mothers who are/were worse than Smurf? I can't think of one.

Orema

07-09-2022, 08:18 AM

Have been watching the ICE tv series (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4659174/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_10) on Starz. It's okay but I'm only watching it because Ray Winstone (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935653/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) and Raymond J. Barry (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000855/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) are in it. I'll watch the rest of the season and then will probably move on because it's not even holding my interest.

Orema

07-09-2022, 08:28 AM

Saw bits of the Essence Festival of Culture on YouTube. It took place last weekend in New Orleans and it was nice seeing an older Janet Jackson who's moving more slowly these days. I also caught Debbie Allen and her dancers doing the "gitchy-gitchy yayayaya" with Patti LaBelle. They turned it out. Looks like fun was had by all.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZoIq3RMUGo

Bèsame*

07-13-2022, 04:02 PM

so......after all the hoopla and being so late to even look. I decided to try the first episode to see if it even was appealing. I'm not one to watch this sort of thing. But...just like that I got sucked in..

Stranger Things

( I would have never expected it, at all)

Orema

07-14-2022, 10:19 AM

Started watching Body Brokers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9585676/) on HBO. It's about fraudulent "wellness" centers/clinics for drug additcts. It caught my eye because Michael K. Willliams (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0931324/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t6) and Melissa Leo (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502425/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t9) are in it.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXd754EFfew

This also caught my attention because I worked with an art director who opened one of these clinics in Southern California and I couldn't figure out why. Well, I knew why ($$$) but I didn't know how. I should have known it was a government-funded operation because the people in her "clinic" clearly couldn't afford the prices she charged. Well this movie explains it all.

It delves too deeply into the drug culture for me to recommend. I just don't like seeing people shoot up nor snort drugs. But the storyline and some of the acting are worth the price of admission if you can stomach the indulgence.

There were twists and turns I wasn’t expecting and I was really taken with Jack Kilner’s acting.

It’s nothing I’d watch again, but for me it was worth watching once.

Orema

07-17-2022, 05:38 AM

Orema

07-18-2022, 06:35 AM

Received a free viewing of the EPIX channel this weekend.

Watched season 1 of The Godfather of Harlem with Forest Whitaker. It’s the story of Bumpy Johnson, a real-life dope king, during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The acting is superb but many of the storylines will probably be traumatic for many. Especially BIPOC women. Vivid scenes of rape, drug indulgence, murder. I’m always annoyed when the rape scene of a woman is shown as titillating and arousing. Makes me want to slap someone.

Would love to see the same story told by someone like Ava DuVernay with an emphasis on the relationship between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Malcolm X or the relationship between drugs and politics (something few are willing to fully explore). There’s so much to examine during that time period.

I will speed through season 2 today to see what happens but I’m not recommending it.

Yesterday I binged season 2 of The Godfather of Harlem and it was better than season 1.

Pros:

Superb acting by Forest Whitaker, Nigel Thatch, Giancarlo Esposito, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Vincent D'Onofrio, and and most character actors. (D'Onofrio acting borders on a caricature of The Chin, but his timing is so good that he's able to pull if off).
Informative and historically accurate on political and cultural issues I'm familiar with.
Good blending of old news reels with the dramatic acting
Interesting and complex relationships between men

Cons:

Triggers galore
Included titillating and arousing images as a woman is sexually assaulted, but the same context isn't placed on the men who are raped. This is a pet peeve of mine, but it's worth mentioning.
Colorism is shown and briefly addressed but isn't explore in any meaningful way.
Obscene gun violence
Many of the relationships between women were disappointing, dishonest and distrustful.

Glad I watched it but also glad I didn't pay for it.

Orema

07-19-2022, 03:50 AM

Orema

07-19-2022, 05:56 AM

Watched some episodes of the series You Can’t Ask That, Canada, season one, on Kanopy.com.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66lQTdxHEMg

Questions like: What are the perks to being a wheelchair user? Do you skip lines? Can you have sex with another?

It was insightful, funny, and touching.

Highly recommend.

You Can't Ask That is a documentary series that confronts prejudices and breaks down taboos in our society in an authentic and relatable way.

More episodes can be found here (https://www.ami.ca/category/2917/season).

https://www.ami.ca/category/2917/season

Orema

07-24-2022, 01:59 PM

Saw an old episode of Night Gallery with Diane Keaton. She was a seemingly clueless ingenue working for a bitter man who’s restricted to his bed. It was better than expected.

Orema

07-24-2022, 06:25 PM

Just finished the latest episode of P Valley. So good but it’s just as frustrating.

The most interesting, complex and layered relationships are among men in a show about female sex workers. The men have more shades of gray to their wants, desires, faults. The women don’t get the same treatment—they’re good or bad, angel or devil, whore or madonna.

I’m watching it with someone in Chapel Hill. It’ll be good to get her take on the latest episode.

Also watched a bit of John Wick. It’s always fun to see Keanu in action.

Orema

07-30-2022, 10:33 AM

Watched some episodes of Love on The Spectrum on Netflix.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86TrUPszc9Y

It’s no surprise that people on the spectrum face the same obstacles others face when dating. It’s enlightening watching them navigate the dating scene.

I’m enjoying it.
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Also watched The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross on Sling. This week’s program was a reminder to me to visit my local AME church. I need to quit putting it off.

Orema

08-02-2022, 04:04 AM

Watched another good episode P Valley (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9340526/).

The outstanding performances are by Brandee Evans (as Mercedes Woodbine, a tough veteran strippe) and Nicco Annan (as Uncle Clifford Sayles). Most of the acting is good, but these two are the most convincing to me.

This Starz TV show is shunned the same as The Wire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire) when it came out. The Wire was ignored and never received an Emmy… and like The Wire, folk will talk about P Valley 20 years from now about how it’s a critique on American capitalism and politics, etc.

Orema

08-08-2022, 08:42 AM

VintageFemme

08-08-2022, 09:16 AM

Have been watching Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek on Pluto.tv. Jeopardy has its own channel on Pluto showing back-to-back episodes that are fun to watch. I saw the first episode with Trebek as host. It's been interesting watching how the show has changed over the years.

TheGrio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGrio) now has its own channel on Pluto.tv. Have seen a couple good programs and some real losers, too. According to news sources, TheGrio has "merged" formats with BNC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_News_Channel), but it looks like they've canceled all the BNC news programs (!) and are just throwing anything on the air.

Maybe TheGrio needs some time to get things together, but this "merger" reminds me of the changes made to BET when they were once a good source for news (with some of the country's top journalists) and not just a booty-shaking entertainment company. Not that there's anything wrong with shaking a booty or making a buck, but more was needed and expected from Robert Johnson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Johnson) and Viacom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932006)) when it came to BET.

I like Pluto as well. I've been watching the old gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows since Spring. There are like five bazillion seasons and episodes so there is plenty to binge on for at least a year I'm thinking. I watch a couple episodes most days, they're only 20ish minutes long. At first it was pretty brutal to watch LoL the filming, the acting, the writing - all ridiculous but I remembered loving it as a kid so I stuck with it to see why and now I'm into season 9 and it's really good. It just took everyone a little while to find their niche and for the characters to grow.

Orema

08-08-2022, 11:31 AM

I like Pluto as well. I've been watching the old gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows since Spring. There are like five bazillion seasons and episodes so there is plenty to binge on for at least a year I'm thinking. I watch a couple episodes most days, they're only 20ish minutes long. At first it was pretty brutal to watch LoL the filming, the acting, the writing - all ridiculous but I remembered loving it as a kid so I stuck with it to see why and now I'm into season 9 and it's really good. It just took everyone a little while to find their niche and for the characters to grow.

I used to rush home from school to catch Barnabas and Angelique (sp?) on Dark Shadows. It was so good and different than anything I watched back then. I caught a couple episodes recently on Pluto and cringed a bit too, but was moved by the memory of how important it used to be to me. How much joy I got out of watching it. I wasn’t even in high school and was lucky not to have television restrictions. I still stop for awhile when I come across it on Pluto.

bright_arrow

08-19-2022, 03:05 AM

Started season 3 of Locke and Key, and plan to watch The Sandman next (Netflix)

Orema

08-20-2022, 07:29 AM

Watched Evil By Design: Exposing Peter Nygard on STARZ.

It's an account of the women who where preyed on by Peter Nygard and survived.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopUxfvZy4k

It's a good and thorough documentary, but it's nothing I'd watch again. I'm on the fence when it comes to recommending it because the man is vile.

Gemme

08-30-2022, 03:35 PM

I watched season 4 of Glow Up on Netflix. Love!

Jedi

08-31-2022, 02:08 AM

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Orema

08-31-2022, 05:48 AM

Good Grief, New Zealand series

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBen4Sq36zY

From YouTube: Two very different sisters inherit a funeral home and its eccentric employees. Can they figure out their lives while staring death in the face?

Found this on Sling TV. It's not in the same league as Six Feet Under, but I'm enjoying it.

Orema

09-03-2022, 07:16 AM

I started watching the CBS series, The Good Fight (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5853176/) again. I stopped watching because it took place during (and focused on) President Trump's administration. I've started watching it again because, with space and time, it's more palatable and the acting is good and fun.

CBS is showing the first 5 seasons on Pluto TV hoping people will sign up to watch the final season on Paramount Plus. I already have it at a crazy discounted price so I'll catch it there.

VintageFemme

09-16-2022, 06:30 PM

My sister and I have been binging via texting, Alone on Hulu. So good. We're on Season Four and just can't get enough of it.

cricket26

10-23-2022, 11:39 AM

28 Days Haunted on Netflix

If you want to watch a scary Halloween show this is it! Three teams spend 28 days in some of the most haunted locations in the United States for an experiment based on the theories of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. I have a signed copy of Ed and Lorraine's book Graveyard: True Haunting from an Old New England Cemetery.

I used to love this stuff!

deb0670

10-23-2022, 07:34 PM

Son and i have been watching Riverdale.

GeorgiaMa'am

11-29-2022, 10:20 PM

I've been watching Star Trek: Discovery on Paramount+. It is really, really good!

First of all, let me just say that Sonequa Martin-Green is Totally Hot. She has the lead role, and let me also just say that having a female lead in Star Trek is very satisfying. Also, did I say she's HOT? The fight scenes are so exciting - there's a lot of hand-to-hand combat in this show, and it's really well done. But mostly what make Sonequa/Michael so hot is her amazing acting skills. She has spoken some lines that sent shivers down my spine. She also plays Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead, both of which she has received much critical acclaim for. I'm convinced she's really going to be a big star someday.

Back to ST: Discovery - the time line of this show is just prior to when Captain Kirk, Spock, Lt. Uhura and the gang take off on the Enterprise in the OG series Star Trek. And we actually get to see Spock! He is so Spock-ish in this series, except noticeably younger in experience and attitude, as well as age. Ethan Peck is also a great actor.

The story lines are solid. The writing is excellent. I recommend this series to all SF fans, even the Star Wars ones. It's a really exciting ride, engrossing and addictive. I'm speeding through season 2 at the moment. Also, it has been renewed for a 5th season.

Note: I found out that I have Paramount+ already because of my cable company. I have never gotten around to cutting Xfinity loose because when I was finally ready to let it go, I discovered how much we actually watch cable - especially the boy, who watches lots of sports. So if you are still hanging on to your cable, you may have Paramount+ for free.

deb0670

12-03-2022, 07:23 PM

I am streaming a show called The Mentalist on the Roku Channel. It is so good.

Gemme

12-07-2022, 10:27 PM

I am streaming a show called The Mentalist on the Roku Channel. It is so good.

I remember watching that show! Simon Baker and Robin Tunney had great energy together and I love his natural accent.

Orema

12-08-2022, 05:30 AM

Riches on Amazon Prime

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM7MFXbjy8k

Just binged the first season of this soap opera and I’m enjoying it, on the most part. The season ending was a disappointment but overall the show is good, exciting and everything that a Tyler Perry production isn’t, thank goodness. I’m here for this.

It takes place in London but it feels like Chicago to me.

Orema

12-18-2022, 06:02 AM

Showtime had a free preview for a few days and I caught up on The Chi. The Chi, along with Pose, has some of the best LGBTQ+ representation I’ve seen on the small screen. Also caught up with City on a Hill, it’s okay, but nothing to write home about. Though Kevin Bacon is better since he dropped the scratchy voice—that didn’t work at all.

I also caught a couple episodes of George and Tammy. The acting is superb. Can’t turn away when Michael Shannon (playing George Jones) is on the screen. And Jessica Shastain (playing Tammy) is just as good. This series will certainly receive some awards.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjrEeuQ5838

From Showtime’s YouTube page: Starring Oscar winner Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (Bullet Train), GEORGE & TAMMY chronicles the country music power couple, Tammy Wynette and George Jones, whose complicated-but-enduring relationship inspired some of the most iconic music of all time. Remembered as the “First Lady of Country Music,” Wynette’s most successful song “Stand by Your Man” remains one of the most iconic and best-selling country singles by a female artist. Known for his once-in-a-lifetime voice, George Jones’ song “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” is still widely called the greatest country song of all time. With over 30 number-one country songs between them, including duets “We’re Gonna Hold On,” “Golden Ring” and “Near You,” George and Tammy’s legacy, both musically and romantically, remains one of the greatest love stories ever told.

YouTube is showing some episodes of George and Tammy for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_V1dem3FzY

GeorgiaMa'am

12-18-2022, 01:14 PM

. . . George Jones’ song “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” is still widely called the greatest country song of all time.

It's certainly the saddest country song of all time. I get a little sad just thinking about it.

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I watched the new QAF on Peacock. It was only 8 episodes, and then it got canceled - as well it should. I didn't think it was very good, and certainly not epic like the original BBC or American Queer as Folk.

GeorgiaMa'am

02-01-2023, 09:01 PM

I just finished watching Better Call Saul, and wow it was great. I even paid extra to see the final season, season 6 which is currently only available for sale (I got it for only $10 though, because I am an Amazon Prime member. It was worth every penny.)

Better Call Saul is good enough to stand on its own, but if you've seen Breaking Bad (and if you haven't, you should), Better Call Saul cleans up a lot of loose ends from Breaking Bad. I won't spoil it for you, but I'll just say BCS encompasses a longer time line than BB. It's jaw-dropping, funny and satisfying.

GeorgiaMa'am

02-02-2023, 08:18 PM

I've gotten about halfway through the episodes of Wednesday on Netflix. It's definitely creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky. It's also a whole lot of fun! I did not know until I started watching it that it was directed by Tim Burton. Danny Elfman is involved in the music too! So if you like Tim Burton movies (such as Edward Scissorhands) you'll like Wednesday. It's the same type of humor, very dark - as are the sets. The music is very Danny Elfman-esque (think Beetlejuice). Also, the sound is low - my hearing is kind of bad and I had to turn the volume way up to hear everything, as I seem to have to do with all Tim Burton movies. But other than that, I have no complaints. Wednesday Addams the character is deadpan, snarky and creatively vengeful. All the members of the Addams family seem to be moving through the everyday colorful world in black and white. It's a neat filmmaking trick - they blend in visually, but they don't either. Tim Burton seems to improve his craft with every project he works on. I'm thoroughly enjoying this series.

Orema

02-03-2023, 09:34 AM

Will Trent on Hulu. Very good, fun, thoughtful.

With some nice eye candy for this mature lesbian.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy9PoT19ujk

GeorgiaMa'am

02-05-2023, 12:04 AM

I watched Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, and it was really good! It explained a lot of things that I never quite understood about the Elvis phenomenon, as I am just barely old enough to have not really understood what the big deal was. I saw Elvis live, actually, once when I was four and once when I was seven (I think) - that would be leather outfit Elvis, and then white outfit pudgy Elvis. I saw him both times with my parents, and to me, Elvis was my dad's music.

ANYWAY, the film was great. It was more or less chronological, covering from when Elvis was a child until his death. I especially appreciated how much the film incorporated the black music that had such a big influence on Elvis. Colonel Tom Parker is definitely cast as the evil magician behind the scenes, and played brilliantly by Tom Hanks. (It was interesting to see Tom Hanks in a role where he was not playing the nice guy.) Elvis is portrayed as a not too smart country boy, who could sing his ass off, and knew how to make girls swoon. I thought Austin Butler did a great job of playing Elvis throughout most of his lifetime. The soundtrack was really good, and I have heard a few songs from it on the radio, but I am definitely going to listen to the entire album now.

cricket26

02-05-2023, 11:10 AM

I just finished Army Wives on Hulu and if you make it to the 2nd season it really gets good! Now I am watching Blacklist on Netflix which is a totally different vibe but very entertaining. (I went from a feel good drama to a dark thriller what can I say I am complex haha)

GeorgiaMa'am

03-13-2023, 12:09 AM

I just started the second season of The Fosters on the Roku channel. Two lesbian moms have 5 kids, one from a previous marriage and 4 adopted from foster care. (Their last name is Foster, also.) It's a complex, fun, mostly happy drama of the Gilmore Girls variety. It was created and written by Peter Paige, of the U.S. version of Queer As Folk fame.

The kids are all teenagers, and they go through the usual teenage crises, including some specific to adoption and the foster care system. One mom is an assistant high school principal, and the other mom is a police officer. Also, the police officer's ex-husband is a police officer and her partner on the force. Rosie O'Donnell does a great job as the administrator of a group home, and Annie Potts and Lorraine Toussaint are great as the grandmothers.

There's a good deal of AA drama in this one, too, so if that's a trigger for you, you may want to avoid it.

This is exceptionally well-written and well-acted, and I am really enjoying it so far.

Orema

08-19-2023, 06:14 AM

I'm watching the remake of the Wonder Years (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12682076/) on HULU and am really enjoying it. It's about "A man recalls his experiences growing up in Montgomery, Alabama during the late 1960s."

It reminds me of my childhood and some of the important moments from it. It also shows me some of the things I missed out on.

The star of the show is Elisha Williams who plays Dean Williams and he's a very good child actor, but it's the actor playing his dad (Dulé Hill as Bill Williams) who stands out for me. Dulé Hill is such a good actor that he steals almost every scene he's in. I've seen Dulé over the years but I didn't realize how good an actor he was until I saw him in Ballers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2891574/?ref_=nm_knf_t_4).

GeorgiaMa'am

08-19-2023, 09:50 AM

I'm working my way through 8 seasons of House on Amazon Prime. It's kind of like bubble gum for the brain - all the episodes are pretty similar, and almost all of the characters are pretty reprehensible. Well no, House is pretty reprehensible while the rest just have average human character flaws.

It's interesting to me to hear about the different medical conditions, and it's lightweight enough that I can watch it and do other things at the same time. I'm on the 5th season right now.

I plan to move on to the final season of Picard on Amazon Prime after this.

GeorgiaMa'am

11-07-2023, 10:06 PM

Picard (Amazon Prime) was Excellent! The characters remain true to themselves while offering something new. Mr. Worf gets most of the funniest lines. Yes, they all look older, but that's part of the story line. The soundtrack was moving and gripping. It felt like a movie theatre motion picture, although it was made for streaming. See it on the biggest screen you can.

Star Trek: Into Darkness (also Amazon Prime) was lots of fun. J.J. Abrams directed it. Zachary Quinto was great as young Spock. And the evil enemy is . . . (wait for it) . . . Khan! We get to see some Khan backstory in this movie, and it's well done. There are some amazing fight scenes and action in this movie - the stunt people earned their paychecks! And, it's funny in all the right places. See this one on the biggest screen you can too.

GeorgiaMa'am

11-11-2023, 08:25 PM

I've been watching Mr. Mayor on freevee. It's a sitcom about the mayor of Los Angeles, played by Ted Danson. Holly Hunter is in it too, and I love her in anything she does. This is a pretty good comedy, and it's easy to watch it and do something else at the same time (something like crafts, or cleaning the kitchen).

Canela

11-11-2023, 09:20 PM

I’ve been watching Black Cake on Hulu! So good! It’s got so much going on in it and you’d think you’ve seen so much and there’s so much more! It’s entertaining in a dysfunctional morbidity…I don’t know if that makes sense to anyone but me. I am waiting for the next weekly episode…

Gemme

11-16-2023, 06:45 PM

Orema

11-18-2023, 07:30 AM

I watched seven episodes of Hijack (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19854762/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) on Apple TV and what a waste. They could have wrapped that up in two episodes. The reason for the hijacking is one of the stupidest reasons I ever heard of for hijacking a plane. Here's a link (https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/spoilers-the-hilariously-bad-ending-of-hijack-explained.php) to a review with spoilers if you're interested. Dusty thinks it's better than I do, but we agree on the ending.

GeorgiaMa'am

11-18-2023, 08:34 PM

Catching up on Grey's Anatomy and Aggretsuko. I think I've reviewed Aggretsuko before - it's an anime about a red panda who works as an accountant during the day, and at night sings death metal karaoke. There's a love story in there too. It's really cute and amusing. It's josei anime, which basically means it's geared toward adult women.

I took a break to watch another short josei anime, only 12 episodes. My Happy Marriage is basically a Cinderella story, with some magic and demons thrown in. It's set in approximately early 1900s Japan and is very interesting for that reason as well as being satisfying in a modern Cinderella kind of way.

All of these are on Netflix.

Orema

12-04-2023, 03:32 AM

I’ve been watching Killing Eve on Pluto. Pluto usually plays a couple seasons of a show from CBS, Showtime, and BET to get you hooked, hoping you’ll subscribe to the streaming series, but they’re showing all of the seasons of Killing Eve. This works for me because I can catch episodes that I didn’t fully watch or understand the last time around.

The acting is good and the killings are usually surprising, creative, not too gruesome and even fun. Some of the killings don’t seem to be deserved, but every serial killer can’t be a vigilante like Dexter.

The scenes are dominated by women. There are men with important roles, but most of them rely on smart women who are decision makers. It's one of the subtle things I like about this series.

cinnamongrrl

12-17-2023, 02:49 PM

I started watching Young Sheldon on Netflix. I hate to sound like a fuddy duddy…. But I love the wholesomeness of it. I only gave a cursory glance at Big Bang because I found Sheldon so annoying! I wanted to see how his personality was formed. It’s been very sweet thus far. His sister, Melissa, steals the show!

Chancie

12-17-2023, 04:07 PM

Has anyone been watching Reservation Dogs?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13623580/

GeorgiaMa'am

12-22-2023, 10:35 PM

I've been watching a slew of holiday movies with LGBTQ+ characters:

Exmas - Amazon Prime Video
A family that's really into the Christmas holiday invites their son's ex-gf to share in the holiday. She's been part of the family for 5 years, and the son has to stay out of town to work. He goes home at the last minute and hilarity ensues. His sister is a lesbian going through something similar, and that story gets plenty of screen time. This is a good one.

Christmas is Cancelled - Amazon Prime Video
Girl comes home for Christmas to find her dad is dating her high school nemesis. The bff is gender queer. I didn't mind spending 2 hours on this, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea.

The Happiest Season - Hulu
Gf loves the Christmas holidays, while her gf is ambivalent and content to stay home petsitting. 1st gf convinces other gf to travel home with her for the holidays, but doesn't bother to tell gf she isn't out to her family until they are on the road. I enjoyed this, although - lots of angst.

Let It Snow - Netflix
A group of teenagers tries to throw a Christmas party at the local Waffle Town. A couple of teens are lesbians and they spend the movie trying to get their act together. All the other (straight) teens do the same. This was a pretty good movie.

cinnamongrrl

04-27-2024, 06:42 PM

Idk if YouTube counts, but I discovered an amazing channel that I’m fascinated by.

It’s called Banijay History. It basically follows true cases that are being investigated by a forensic anthropologist in the UK. The difference is, she and her team investigate cases of the long dead. Like 400 years or more 😳 I admit, I stay up far too late watching. But it’s just fascinating. The science, the stories….

GeorgiaMa'am

05-03-2024, 03:20 AM

I watched Little Reindeer on Netflix because I found the idea intriguing, but also because of the hype. It is deeply disturbing, triggering, cringeworthy and NOT what I would call "dark comedy", as Netflix has billed it. It's just dark.

Basically, it's about a bartender/comedian who gets a stalker. Complexly, it is about so much more: abuser grooming and rape, questioning one's sexuality, mental illness, the people in his life who try to save him, self-worth, the unhelpful police system. What really makes this miniseries a serious contender for an Emmy, however, is the ending. So much becomes clearer - and even more complex - at the end.

Little Reindeer is definitely worth watching if you can work yourself up for it. It's only 7 episodes, so at least you get through them quickly. I highly recommend it. Now that I've read some reviews, I'll probably watch it again to catch all the things I missed the first time around.

GeorgiaMa'am

05-19-2024, 08:03 PM

I've been watching The Conners on Netflix. I never really got into Roseanne, because I just don't like the kind of "humor" that Roseanne Barr does. But ever since IRL she opened her mouth about some conspiracy theory (I think) and she went so far that the network (Spoiler Alert) killed her off, the show is much better. It's still about a dysfunctional family that (most of the time) does the best they can, but without so much hurtful sarcasm.

GeorgiaMa'am

08-11-2024, 06:08 PM

I've been watching Madam Secretary on Netflix, and it's really good! I never thought I would be able to get into it, but I don't know why - I was a huge fan of West Wing. It's not quite as good as WW, but what is?
Anyway, it's about an academic who gets called on to step into the Secretary of State role when the current SoS gets killed. She's smart and good at her job. She has a semi-functional family. She's friends with the president. I'm only halfway through the first season, but so far so good.

cinnamongrrl

08-12-2024, 05:31 PM

Another YouTube channel captured my attention. The channel is called Wes Wherever. It’s a young man who stealth camps in very strange and interesting places. The first episode I watched involved him camping on a rotary (also called a round about I learned) on the Cape. Very cool stuff.

Gemme

08-18-2024, 02:11 PM

I've been firmly planted in Amazon Prime lately. Judy Justice and Tribunal Justice are favorites. I watched the first season of The Serpent Queen. So good! And I watched Jackpot! yesterday for fun. John Cena is a blast. I really like that he is so self-deprecating (he's a producer as well as one of the main characters).

cinnamongrrl

08-20-2024, 11:13 AM

More YouTube:

Old New England houses….about the obvious

And

Chateau de Purnon: about the lengthy renovation of an ancient, but badly neglected, chateau. Amazing history. Definitely educates the viewer about architecture and 18th century life.

Bèsame*

08-22-2024, 07:17 PM

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Orema

09-13-2024, 01:57 PM

Come As You Are

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6722726/

Showing on Hoopla, Kanopy, Starz.

Three young men with disabilities hit the road in search of a brothel catering to people with special needs. Remake of the acclaimed Belgian film 'Hasta La Vista.'

Starring:Grant Rosenmeyer, rHayden Szeto and Ravi Patel
With: Gabourey Sidibe and Janeane Garofolo

Really enjoyed this.

GeorgiaMa'am

09-13-2024, 06:15 PM

I re-watched Cocktail. I wasn't especially wanting to watch Tom Cruise, but I'm really looking forward to my upcoming beach vacation, and I wanted to see something with the ocean in it. I had forgotten that most of this movie takes place in New York City, but there were some good tropical scenes.

I've also been watching Bahamas Life on the Roku Channel. It's one of those shows where a real estate agent shows a couple three different properties, and they pick one. It's pretty good for that kind of show. They show a wide range of prices, depending on what the couples want. It's got me thinking I want to retire to the Bahamas.

Bèsame*

09-15-2024, 01:28 PM

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This was playing on the plane when I came home from Paris. I didn't like how it looked. However ...don't judge a movie by the title! Lol
I had to be talked into watching it. This is a movie, I bet my Mom watched, and we never talked about it. She would have told me it was good. Smiling.

GeorgiaMa'am

10-25-2024, 09:23 PM

I've been watching Anne Rice's The Mayfair Witches on Netflix. In a way, it's kind of disappointing, in that way that complex books that are condensed into a shorter film are disappointing. Several important plot points were deleted, several of my favorite characters were merged into a single role, and I'm not sure that someone who hadn't read the books would completely follow the movie. But still, as a reminder of a great series of books, it's a really good adaptation.

It's reminiscent of American Horror Story in tone and execution. Either there's a lot of CGI, or they spent a fortune on sets. Anne Rice's house on 1st Street in New Orleans is in the movie, although I don't know if they used it for the interior shots. The interior of the Pontchartrain Hotel looks authentic except for the interior of the elevator (which I have seen in person - and if you follow the story you will realize why they wouldn't want to use the original elevator in the film). If you like watching movies with actual historic filming locales, there's lots of eye candy in this film series.

For fans of the Anne Rice books, I definitely recommend it. For fans of AHS I recommend it, and for lovers of all things NOLA I recommend it. For people who are wary of the horror genre, I still tentatively recommend it; I would call it "horror lite". It's exciting, sexy and creepily beautiful, all at once.

Bèsame*

01-14-2025, 06:37 PM

Prime Time
On Call

Filmed in my home town. I love recognizing places. And it's a good cop show😉

Bèsame*

01-18-2025, 07:41 AM

I've switched to Netflix today. I found a series about the world of fake profiles, emotional exchanges and internet investigations.

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Click Bait

GeorgiaMa'am

01-18-2025, 06:34 PM

We went with the Disney Channel today. Robin Hood (the cartoon) was cuter than I remembered. We're about to watch The Apple Dumpling Gang - who can go wrong with Don Knotts?

Gráinne

01-18-2025, 07:23 PM

It's hard to find, but I finally caught the documentary The Six. There were eight Chinese passengers on the Titanic; six survived the sinking (hence the title). When the rescue ship landed at New York, these passengers (all men) disappeared. Researchers and historians in several countries tried to track them down.

To paraphrase it, because of exclusionary immigration policies, the six Chinese were not allowed to remain in the U.S, nor return to England. All six were put on a cargo ship bound for Cuba. One died there in 1914. Two others eventually returned to the chaos of China and disappeared. One other had too common a name to definitely trace.

That left two, one of whom did manage to get into Canada where he ran a restaurant for many years.

The most interesting was the last; a man in Wisconsin found that his father had in fact been on the Titanic from another relative. He had no idea, there was no speaking of it. All that time he thought his father was in China (the man himself was born when his father was already in his 70's.) With the researchers, he traced his father's early life in China and found distant relatives. The unassuming Wisconsin man was very moved from what his father had gone through.

The documentary was beautifully done and was an indictment on the long history of exclusionary policies that persisted into the 1940's.

GeorgiaMa'am

02-01-2025, 03:07 PM

I've been rewatching the last few seasons of NCIS, and I finally got to season 22, the last one and only one I haven't seen. Man, these people have gotten old! Of course, it's been 22 years. And, at the end of every episode there's a memoriam for someone who passed.

I sure am going to miss this show when it ends. I Googled it and no one seems to know if CBS will renew it for season 23.

cinnamongrrl

02-05-2025, 09:03 AM

I found out Northern Exposure is on Prime now….

I’m totally binging….

easygoingfemme

02-05-2025, 01:57 PM

I found out Northern Exposure is on Prime now….

I’m totally binging….

I love that show...

GeorgiaMa'am

02-24-2025, 05:33 AM

I'm watching JAG on Prime. It's interesting, but it's a little hard to take some scenes because there are always misogynistic men who give the female lieutenant a hard time. She always gets her own back, (including some fight scenes! she's really a badass - but a cutesy badass, sort of like if Julie-Your-Cruise-Director had a gun and knew some karate) so it's really kind of annoying in places. I don't know how long I'll stick with it.

GeorgiaMa'am

03-14-2025, 09:28 PM