Weekly “What are you watching” Thread || Week of December 10th, 2023
I don't have a lot to add to, still watching the same TV shows:
- Fringe is still good
- What We Do in the Shadows is okay, got me some chuckles, but no laugh out loud moments yet
- Amazing Stories (1985) is still boring
- JoJo's Stone Ocean arc is still great
- Love, Death, & Robots' tones are still all over the place
The only other thing that I watched is David Fincher's The Killer. While I don't dislike it, I am just not feeling it, unlike other Fincher's works.
Edit: I forgot that I did watch 2 other movies, Predators (2010) and Bad Boys II, I barely remembered anything happened in Predators, on the other hand, I find Bad Boys II ok, it suffers from Michael Bay's excessive cuts without breathing moment.
So, what have you been watching last week?
The Curse (Nathan fielder tv show)
Oh, can't wait to watch that. I just recently finished Nathan For You, and it's one of the best comedies out there.
Movies this week and a bit.
The Holdovers, beautiful Christmas movie with just the right amount of Christmas theme. Not too much.
The Mole, from Mats Brügger. Impressive real life undercover story to uncover the criminal deals of the north Korean regime.
Dumb money, absurd to see the story in a movie. I remember the events while it happens the gme 💎 ✋ craze. Nonetheless fun movie.
Tv:
I finally started watching peaky blinders.
Law man bass reeves. They spend a good amount on this show it's looks nice. The acting of the main char is good. Sometimes others miss the beat. Unnecessary soundtracks where silence would serve the scenes better.
Bookie, easy to watch, light, funny. good actors.
I've never heard of The Mole, probably need to find it.
Also, Is Law Man Bass Reeves part of the Yellowstone series? I dare not to touch that Taylor Sheridan-verse, too many spinoffs, not sure if it's worth the time investment.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13243898/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
I dont know if it is part of the yellowstone series. According to this website it is not, https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a45805998/lawmen-bass-reeves-yellowstone-1883/
Just caught up to Young Sheldon, cute premise but the plot is now tiring as its drawn out.
I love the earlier seasons of What We Do In The Shadows but the later ones are inconsistent.
Saw What a Wonderful Knife (2023) on Shudder yesterday.
A girl kills a slasher villain, then a year later wishes she was never born and ends up in an alternate universe where the killer is still alive and continuing to terrorize the town.
Stars Jane Widdop from Yellowjackets. I liked their character quite a bit. Justin Long's in it too, Joel McHale, Cassandra Naud (Influencer)... Really good cast.
Christmas movies generally aren't my thing but I was in the mood for something seasonal. I enjoyed it.
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Film
I need to watch Slow Horses and Monarch. And probably start Dr. Who next year.
Also, I was expecting Krampus to be a German film, but apparently it's American?
Yes, Krampus is American - with a few subtitles for a German speaking character in one early scene.
The character of Krampus seems to have captured a much wider, more international, imagination in recent years. I would like to see a German film version - or appearance in some media - that sticks to the root of the story from that perspective. However, the US version does a pretty good job.