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• After Life, Ricky Gervais, sad, sweet, with a good dose of gallows' humour^ - Road Warrior 06:17:21 03/30/19 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Streaming recommendations? posted by Victor Khomenko on March 26, 2019 at 15:06:22

  
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• RE: Streaming recommendations? - Awe-d-o-file 19:09:43 03/29/19 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Streaming recommendations? posted by Victor Khomenko on March 26, 2019 at 15:06:22

  Tin Star on Prime
  Marvelous Mrs. Maizel on
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  The Last Post on Prime
  
  
  
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  "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
  
  

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• 'Battle Creek' on Netflix - mbnx01 18:01:51 03/27/19 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Streaming recommendations? posted by Victor Khomenko on March 26, 2019 at 15:06:22

  'Endeavor' on Amazon Prime.
  
  
  
  
  "To Learn Who Rules Over You, Simply Find Out Who You Are Not Allowed to Criticize."
  
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• Cold War... - tunenut 20:00:12 03/26/19 (9)
  In Reply to: RE: Streaming recommendations? posted by Victor Khomenko on March 26, 2019 at 15:06:22

  just showed up on Amazon Prime. I saw in a theater. My favorite of 2018.
  
  

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  • Evening with Zama - Victor Khomenko 06:02:23 04/01/19 (2)
    In Reply to: RE: Cold War... posted by tunenut on March 26, 2019 at 20:00:12

    Unusual, and unusually beautiful film, but most definitely not for everyone.
    
    I don't regret seeing it at all. I know some people were about to puke over it, based on their reviews. I enjoyed floating with it - no relation to the final scene...
    
    I would put it in the same category as Lavinia Currier's Passion in the Desert, with images so beautiful and so thick you need a chain saw to cut through them. Is it just the coincidence that both directors are women? If so, I would certainly add Claire Denis to this cohort, with her incredible Beau Travail.
    
    It was way too gloomy for my wife, who could not deny its visual beauty, but it was simply the wrong kind of a mood for her.
    
    Thank you for your recommendation, it was a very gratifying experience, with memories, that are bound to prove lasting.
    

    
    
    
    

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    • RE: Evening with Zama - tunenut 13:03:09 04/02/19 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: Evening with Zama posted by Victor Khomenko on April 01, 2019 at 06:02:23

      Glad you enjoyed it. I used a neutral word interesting to describe it...scenery, setting, mood caught me up but I did not get any deeper connection. I will look up Passion in the Desert, I do not know it.
      

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      • I did get that. :) - Victor Khomenko 14:10:40 04/02/19 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: Evening with Zama posted by tunenut on April 02, 2019 at 13:03:09

        I noticed that word, so I had some concerns. :) Mainly in my wife's department, which does not appreciate gloomy stuff. Thank God she missed some of the final scenes. :)
        

        
        
        
        

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  • Loved it, thank you! nt - Victor Khomenko 18:25:22 03/30/19 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Cold War... posted by tunenut on March 26, 2019 at 20:00:12

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  • Cool, thank you! Will check it out. nt - Victor Khomenko 07:41:34 03/27/19 (4)
    In Reply to: RE: Cold War... posted by tunenut on March 26, 2019 at 20:00:12

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    • a few more on amazon from 2018 - tunenut 09:52:35 03/27/19 (3)
      In Reply to: RE: Cool, thank you! Will check it out. nt posted by Victor Khomenko on March 27, 2019 at 07:41:34

      Zama is free on amazon prime. I found it very interesting.
      
      Two more of my favorites are not free but can be paid for. These are Burning from Korea an Shoplifters from Japan. Both are quite thought provoking or at least were for me.
      

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      • RE: a few more on amazon from 2018 - Beethoven 20:16:04 03/27/19 (1)
        In Reply to: RE: a few more on amazon from 2018 posted by tunenut on March 27, 2019 at 09:52:35

        Gosh, so good to see The Burning and Shoplifters mentioned. Those two were my two favourite movies from last year. I still can't get The Burning out of my mind. It's not everyone's cup of tea, as my wife didn't particularly care for it.
        

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        • RE: a few more on amazon from 2018 - tunenut 21:25:08 03/27/19 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: a few more on amazon from 2018 posted by Beethoven on March 27, 2019 at 20:16:04

          I watched Burning twice. There is some ambiguity that I won't go into. I really really enjoyed 2nd time through. There is so much subtlety in the performances. Brilliant IMO. I have not seen Shoplifters a 2nd time, but plan to do that soon. It really surprised me. These, along with Cold War, made up for lots of less interesting movie going.
          

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      • Thank you, wrote them down! nt - Victor Khomenko 10:49:41 03/27/19 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: a few more on amazon from 2018 posted by tunenut on March 27, 2019 at 09:52:35

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• Have you seen Happy Valley? - johntoste 15:39:30 03/26/19 (4)
  In Reply to: RE: Streaming recommendations? posted by Victor Khomenko on March 26, 2019 at 15:06:22

  It's not very happy but it's well done.
  
  I liked
  Homeland (maybe that's on Hulu?)
  The Americans
  and most of Peaky Blinders.
  
  Your mileage, of course, may vary.
  Good luck.
  

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  • Yes - Victor Khomenko 15:45:57 03/26/19 (3)
    In Reply to: RE: Have you seen Happy Valley? posted by johntoste on March 26, 2019 at 15:39:30

    Have not seen Peaky Blinders, but from the description - not the kind of a movie my wife would like. :)
    

    
    
    
    

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    • She'd love 'The Punisher' for sure . . . - Billy Wonka 21:40:56 03/26/19 (2)
      In Reply to: RE: Yes posted by Victor Khomenko on March 26, 2019 at 15:45:57

      More blood and bullets than anything you've seen. So violent, it was canceled after two seasons instead of the NF standard three.
      
      You can see 'Roma' as a streamer.
      

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      • RE: She'd love 'The Punisher' for sure . . . - CG 10:41:30 03/28/19 (1)
        In Reply to: RE: She'd love 'The Punisher' for sure . . . posted by Billy Wonka on March 26, 2019 at 21:40:56

        Or, it was cancelled because Netflix did not own the production company used to produce all the Marvel comic based programs and because Disney (owner of Marvel stuff) is a soon-to-be competitor.
        
        You have to remember that this is all just a business to these guys running the entertainment companies. Most of them would be just as happy and satisfied running a soft drink or hygiene product company next week as they are now. Happier if the money was better.
        

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        • I'm crushed they are really interested in my blood lust. * - Billy Wonka 16:11:47 03/28/19 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: She'd love 'The Punisher' for sure . . . posted by CG on March 28, 2019 at 10:41:30

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