Just watched the 2023 Japanese film Monster. This went under my radar until my wife suggested it. Very great film, and I love the execution of pov/perspective changes for each character as they all tie in together near the climax. The ambiguous ending was kinda weird for me. Not that I don’t like ambiguous endings, it’s just that this one was a tad bit too ambiguous. It reminds me of an old Mads Mikkelsen film that I won’t say so it doesn’t spoil you. It’s a good idea to go into this film blind. 8.5/10
[Kind of weekly thread] What have you been watching?
Submitted 9 months ago by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to moviesandtv@lemm.ee
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scytale@lemm.ee 9 months ago
knova@infosec.pub 9 months ago
The pilot was good.
totally agree. I’m hooked
TheOneCurly@lemmy.theonecurly.page 9 months ago
Catching up on Our Flag Means Death. The second season is very good.
A little late but just started Wheel of Time. As someone who never read the books I’m interested so far. It definitely pushes its budget sometimes but that’s nothing that can’t be overlooked.
I’ve also been catching up on Star Trek Strange New Worlds. I’m nearly done with the second season and it’s some of my favorite Trek ever. I think it’s good enough I’ll go pick back up Discovery.
wjrii@kbin.social 9 months ago
Discovery is almost more interesting as a meta-text at this point, though I think it takes more guff than it deserves. The tonal (and temporal) whiplash is a window into the creative process and audience feedback the churn of writers and shifting directives from Paramount.
Only one thing is constant: MICHAEL BURNHAM'S DRAMAWHISPERS!
TheOneCurly@lemmy.theonecurly.page 9 months ago
I will definitely keep that in mind when I start it back up. It’s a show that needs the right expectations going in.
freamon@endlesstalk.org 9 months ago
Fargo’s just finished an entertaining run. I wasn’t sure about the finale, but I’m going to watch it again now I know what they were going for (also, it had so many fade-to-blacks for what would be an ad-break that that I thought ‘is this the final scene?’ about 5 times).
True Detective’s back! Sort of: there was a clearly a show called Night Country that’s been Cloverfielded into the franchise. But Jodie Foster’s awesome (obvs) and the first episode was good, slightly spooky, fun.
I’ve got about 10 minutes left of ep 1 of Monsieur Spade - it’s handsome stuff, but required more concentration than I had last night.
Season 4 of Taskmaster New Zealand is really funny. If nothing else, someone like Bubba shows how comfortably middle-class the UK version has got.
Oh, and I’ve downloaded - but not watched yet - a show called Criminal Record (it’s got Peter Capaldi in it)
solitaire@infosec.pub 9 months ago
Not much these days at all. I’m not sure if less stuff is just coming out, or I’m interested in less of the stuff that’s coming out, but the last six months or so has been pretty dire. Looking at my tracker the last episode of a new show I watched was the finale of Archer in mid-December. I don’t even particularly like Archer. It used to be I’d basically track what day of the week it was by what show just dropped an episode.
Froyn@kbin.social 9 months ago
Currently watching: My Three Sons (Classic TV - Pluto)
Background noise while at work. Looking for something new to watch/bingeMost recently watched movie: The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (Nicholas Cage and Pedro Pascal in a buddy comedy/action)
On the cusp of greatness. Always a Nick Cage fan. Wife enjoyed it even though she thought Pascal was Banderaz initially.Most recently completed binged series: Bodies (Netflix)
Interesting concept/show, would be interested in a second season of it.
yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
Rewatching Xena: Warrior Princess. I’m having a blast, I think I’m going to get the DVD set after I finish