Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

johnny_ultimate · 03-01-2022 9:50am

The Nest is astoundingly good, highly recommended - a slow, ominous study of a relationship and family slowly unravelling after they move to an overwhelmingly large house in England. Sean Durkin took his damn time following up from Martha Marcy May Marlene, and he delivered. Jude Law and Carrie Coon are both magnificent in it.

seligehgit · 03-01-2022 11:04am

Anxious People is a lovely heart warming comedy drama ( light hearted ).

bullpost · 03-01-2022 12:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118408721#Comment_118408721

I liked it. Gorgeous scenes and some great acting, though I agree with the plot weaknesses e.g. The doll sub-plot. I was probably biased as I enjoyed My Brilliant Friend so much from same writer.

dublin49 · 03-01-2022 12:42pm

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Having an irish young version of Colmans character was silly and confusing.There were lots of knowing looks that I didnt know what they meant,

There was a melancholic atmosphere to nearly every character that jarred.Wasnt the worst but can't understand the rave reviews.

cdgalwegian · 03-01-2022 1:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118409271#Comment_118409271

The Gentleman is Guy Ritchie back on Lock, Stock form; very entertaining, with a star turn from Hugh Grant.

flasher0030 · 03-01-2022 1:57pm

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Lots of love for it initially. The negative nancies came out of the woodwork then.

Very enjoyable movie.

And good call on Fracture. Can't remember the specifics. But there was something unexpected at the end I think.

Caquas · 03-01-2022 6:20pm

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Lost Daughter has a stellar cast and lots of advance hype. It got a rapturous reception at the Venice Film Festival and it has won “universal acclaim” from the critics. I expect a number of Oscar nominations and Maggie Gyllenhall may win for her adapted screenplay.

It is a psychological drama where little happens, most of the characters are unsympathetic and their motivations are obscure. It will leave most Netflix subscribers cold.

Maybe I should be more empathetic towards a cranky middle aged woman remembering her life choices but maybe she should be a little more grateful for a life where she gets to “work” while holidaying on a Greek paradise island. Either way, this film did nothing for me and doesn’t seem to have any defenders here. I wouldn’t have minded a film with serious discussions of literature but we just get passing references to Yeats and Auden (shame on Paul Mescal for playing a student from Dublin with zero knowledge of Yeats!)

Are the filmmakers and the critics completely out of tune with their audience?

https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-lost-daughter

03-01-2022 6:20pm

I really enjoyed don’t look up

second season of into the night wasn’t as good as the first but still enjoyable

half way through stay close, can’t stop watching if … I love this stuff anyway but really hope this doesn’t end shite.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 03-01-2022 7:17pm

I think it's funny people were complaining about Netflix being full of crap, and then when a bunch of more quality stuff gets added everyone hates it too.

I think the question people need to ask themselves especially with films, is would they have paid to see something in the cinema. Maybe some of these films are just crap, or maybe people are watching things they never would have chosen to watch if it wasn't streaming.

RocketRaccoon · 03-01-2022 7:21pm

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Based on the trailer for the lost daughter, I 100% would have went to the cinema to watch it. It looked right up my street, unfortunately the movie itself was absolutely tripe.

The Princess Bride · 03-01-2022 7:29pm

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I really liked it. I'm rather surprised at the negative reactions. Olivia Colman was excellent, portraying so many emotions very well. I felt Jessie Buckley's accent let her down at times, but overall, a film I'd both recommend and watch again.

Mehaffey1 · 03-01-2022 7:31pm

Never really took to The Gentlemen. Solid 3 out of 5 for me, wouldn't turn it over if it was on. Previous poster is correct though a great performance from Hugh Grant away from his normal softy roles.

Muahahaha · 03-01-2022 7:53pm

I enjoyed Dont Look Up, which is what brought me here- is there any way to search Netflix by director as I want to see what other Adam McKay films they have there. I know they dont have Vice as I searched it last night but would like to find out what they do have by him

Muahahaha · 03-01-2022 7:54pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 03-01-2022 8:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118412171#Comment_118412171

Just type his name in the search bar. They've got Step Brothers, The Other Guys, and The Big Short

johnny_ultimate · 03-01-2022 9:12pm

I liked The Lost Daughter - definitely an assured and interesting debut for Gyllenhaal. I admire films that are confident enough to be as prickly and hostile as its characters - there’s a quiet, understated vibe of unease and tension to every encounter, even though it only occasionally boils over to outright hostility. It’s a film that seems straightforward on the surface, but has a sharpness to it that lets it stand out. Definitely more Euro-arthouse vibes than you’d typically see from an American filmmaker.

My one issue with it, as much as I think Jessie Buckley is one of our best actresses, is the flashbacks. Not so much the accents or performances… I just think some of those scenes zap momentum from the main, ‘present day’ storyline and just aren’t quite as interesting. Well acted throughout, but it just didn’t land as well for me as the rest of the film.

Not a home run debut by any stretch, but more than interesting enough to sign me up to whatever Maggie G has planned next.

gmisk · 03-01-2022 9:40pm

Finished anxious people.

Lovely, easy watch, sweet, only six episodes and gets better as it goes along. Would recommend.

Nigzcurran · 03-01-2022 10:18pm

Don’t look up was excellent, not sure where the negativity is coming from, thought the likes of hill and blanchett were great and dicaprio gave his usual top notch stuff. 8/10 from me

dublin49 · 04-01-2022 11:30am

watched " the Nest " with Jude Law last night.Was ok,family upheaval drama along predictable lines ,watchable and held interest but nothing special.

Field east · 04-01-2022 7:24pm

On holiday and returning to Irelandtomorrow. Very efficient system and with such a Hugh demand for it ,. Thank u America

fritzelly · 04-01-2022 7:34pm

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Uh?

Aidric · 04-01-2022 9:00pm

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Similar to previous Coben adaptations for Netflix you have to suspend your disbelief from the off in order to stay with it to the end. It feels like a good cast wasted on a wafer thin plot. Despite all that I stayed with it to the end.

Wossack · 04-01-2022 10:30pm

Probably late to the party on this one, but started watching Kim’s Convenience and really enjoying it

GottaGetGatt · 05-01-2022 12:21am

Cobra Kai is just perfect.

km79 · 05-01-2022 12:28am

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I’m about to finish Superstore which I almost prematurely gave up on …….I watched a couple of episodes of Kim’s and gave up on it. May go back yet

i gave up on Schitts Creek 3 times before thankfully going back !

john9876 · 05-01-2022 1:46am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118418186#Comment_118418186

Yeah, Stay Close was complete nonsense but enjoyable nonetheless and easy to watch.

peteeeed · 05-01-2022 10:14am

Four to Dinner (2021) (Italian) - In this rom-com challenging the concept of soulmates, parallel storylines portray four single friends as they pair up in different couple combinations..

Rebelde (2022) Season 1 (Spanish) - As Elite Way School starts a new term, a familiar enemy -- a secret society called the Lodge -- threatens to crash the musical hopes of the first-years.

Redemption of a Rogue (2020) - In this dark comedy, a prodigal son returns to his hometown to see his estranged father before he dies. But earning his salvation proves complicated.

Ready Steady Cook (2020) Season 1 - In head-to-head cook-off competitions, gourmet chefs must use mystery ingredients determined by members of the public.

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TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 05-01-2022 10:56am

I've heard good things about Redemption of a Rogue. It's an Irish film though, and all the reviews were from Irish people, so we'll see.

zanador · 05-01-2022 6:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118410004#Comment_118410004

I honestly think Hugh Grant in that was one of the best pieces of acting I've ever seen.

holly_johnson · 05-01-2022 7:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118422645#Comment_118422645

I watched this last night & really enjoyed it too. Hugh Grant was really good. Michelle Dockery not so much. Took a few mins to get into it, but then it was a great ride.

Thecageyone · 05-01-2022 9:05pm

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He was better than his usual junk performances, but hardly 'best' anything acting-wise .. Film was enjoyable but nothing on the likes of Lock, Stock ... or Snatch.

zanador · 05-01-2022 10:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118423279#Comment_118423279

Ah yeah I thought the film was ok, enjoyable enough, but just that character and the way he played him, I thought it was done perfectly.

gmisk · 05-01-2022 10:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118422645#Comment_118422645

Naw he was pretty poor in this...but he was brilliant in Paddington 2 :)

Caquas · 05-01-2022 10:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118411525#Comment_118411525

Has any movie ever divided opinion so sharply? In the past, public reactions to art was often polarised around issues like morality, music, style but this is a film which the critics love but most people find, not offensive but simply boring. Perhaps the critics see something the rest of us are missing but nothing they say is a revelation to me or makes we want to rewatch it.

I think this will get Oscar nominations and if it wins a major Oscar (best adapted screenplay for Maggie Gyllenhall?), it will be a turning point for Hollywood. We have had a lot of Oscars recently for movies that few people watched and even fewer enjoyed but this would be a movie which a vast number of people have watched (i.e. almost all Netflix subscribers) and mostly hated.

What happens when the population rebel against the arbiters of good taste?

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lost_daughter/reviews?type=user

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 06-01-2022 12:03am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118423958#Comment_118423958

Not sure the Oscars have ever been about good taste.

johnny_ultimate · 06-01-2022 12:21am

The Lost Daughter’s such a random film for some bizarre internet culture war to be fought over. The vitriol over it in some quarters (good old ‘user reviews’) seems totally disproportionate to the film I watched the other night! I mean, I at least understand why Don’t Look Up is proving divisive :p

It’s a solid, well-made film IMO. If you didn’t like it, no problem! But there’s no weird sinister critical agenda or cultural turning point. It’s a small arthouse film on a big streaming platform - there’s been many before it, and there’ll hopefully be many more after it.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 06-01-2022 12:26am

Also, every single film that's been released since Septmeber has had pretty much the exact same discourse around it. Dune, The Last Duel, House of Gucci, The Power of the Dog, Spider-Man, Don't Look Up, now this. Its what happens in "Oscar Season".

Homelander · 06-01-2022 12:43am

The Lost Daughter delivered precisely what I would've expected from Maggie G to be honest, maybe even more than I would've expected.

It's a solid, well crafted movie with great performances. I personally found it compelling and thought provoking.

Ultimately a bleak journey of grief, guilt and something approaching regret but yet not entirely that. There's a good scene where Nina says "I don't know what to call this" that really compounds exactly what Colman's character has always, and continues to feel.

Not everything about it worked and I can respect that some people disliked it but saying it's utter tripe or that only critics like it, is a bit much.

~Rebel~ · 06-01-2022 1:23am

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People seem to have just gotten really tetchy about movies… I find it really weird, I’m watching so many movies that are totally fine. Not great, not brilliant, but fine. They’re well enough constructed, they tell a story with differing degrees of interest, and that’s it. They’re not making obscene objectionable points, or providing troublesome commentary on horrendous subjects, they just might not be works of art, or thrilling rollercoasters… and they get loads of vitriol piled upon them for daring to just be mediocre. I find it really weird how impassionedly negative people can be about it at times… honestly, I don’t even know how they find the emotional energy to get so angry about something so benign. Seem to be seeing more and more of it.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 06-01-2022 1:34am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118424684#Comment_118424684

I think it's tied in some way to social media, twitter in particular. You see it across every possible topic there. Everybody has to be the first to react, and they have to have a definitive reaction immediately, and nobody actually wants to have a conversation about anything, they just want their opinion known as soon and as loud as possible. And then they move on to the next one. There's also, I think, some level of performative outrage at times with some films. Like people will condemn an entire film because one character is morally questionable, even if the film makes it abundantly clear that they're not condoning anything they do.

I mean, the way twitter cycles through films in this way is incredible to watch. Critical thinking seems to be a thing of the past. Combine that with everyone having this weird need to have and express an opinion on everything all the time, and this is where we end up.

peteeeed · 06-01-2022 9:31am

The Wasteland (2022) ( Spanish) - A 19th-century family living in seclusion is visited by an evil being that feeds on fear. Can little Diego save his mother from the beast -- and herself?.

Deadly Cuts (2021) - Hoping to save their salon from developers, four Irish working-class hairstylists take on a local thug and enroll in an elite hairdressing contest...

Uncle Drew (2018) - In need of cash, hard-luck sneaker salesman Dax enlists a local legend and his old basketball squad for help to win a streetball tournament..

Meet the Adebanjos (2016) Season 1-3 - In South London, tradition clashes with culture as a Nigerian father tries to instill his old-fashioned African values into his modern British family..

The Club (2022) Part 2(Turkish) - In cosmopolitan 1950s Istanbul, a mother with a troubled past works at a nightclub to reconnect with and help the rebellious daughter she couldn't raise.

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pixelburp · 06-01-2022 10:07am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118423958#Comment_118423958

Has any movie ever divided opinion so sharply?

Yes. And far, far too many to mention. Respectfully, and not meant as a snipe, but few film critics or enthusiasts would ever hold the Oscars as arbiters of good taste or film; they're a rung above the Golden Globes in terms of respectability - but just barely. Occasionally, they pick the "right" film that's most deserving of the gongs, or at least most interesting (see Parasite at the 2020 OScars - and even then folks were grumpy) but otherwise misses the mark with milquetoast nonsense 9 times out of 10.

And even then, the total number of eyeballs shouldn't be the final metric in terms of what is deserving of a "best of" accolade.

What happens when the population rebel against the arbiters of good taste?

What would a rebellion even look like here?

TheRef · 06-01-2022 10:56am

Stumbled across Quo Vadis, Aida? the other day. A really really good Bosnian movie based on the Srebrenica massacre and focused on a translator for the UN trying to protect her husband and sons. Very highly recommended.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 06-01-2022 11:31am

Deadly Cuts is good fun. It's about a Dublin hairdressers taking on thugs, politicians, gentrification, and a prestigious hairdressing competition. The first 15 or so minutes are a bit rough as all the characters and plots are established, but once it gets going its a decent enough comedy.

peteeeed · 07-01-2022 10:32am

Mother/Android (2022) - In a post-apocalyptic world rocked by a violent android uprising, a young pregnant woman and her boyfriend desperately search for safety.

Johnny Test: Season 2 (2021) – Crafty 11-year-old Johnny Test and his genetically modified talking dog go on high-octane adventures to save his family (and the world) from disaster.

Hype House (2022) Season 1 - Get an inside look at social media's most talked-about stars as they navigate love, fame and friendship while creating content and living together.

Hanwoo Rhapsody (2021) Season 1 (Korean) - A delicious deep dive into Hanwoo explores the rich history and unique traditions of Korean beef, an unrivaled staple loved from head to tail..

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peteeeed · 07-01-2022 3:09pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB3xj2BKgHs

final season part 1 trailer

gmisk · 07-01-2022 6:49pm

New film with chloe grace moretz added called mother/android.

Usually a sucker for post apocalyptic type sci fi....but it isn't great alas

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 07-01-2022 7:06pm

Watched Alive. Korean zombie film. Its decent enough, a similar set up to Night Eats The World, although not as concerned with being realistic as that one. Two very clean looking leads after the power and water had been off for quite a while. That aside it's a fun watch.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 07-01-2022 7:07pm

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I was hoping that would be good based purely on how much I enjoyed Moretz's last film, Shadow in the Clouds, but I haven't heard anyone say anything good about this one. I just realised the male lead is one of the less impressive actors from S1 of Euphoria too, so might push it down the watch list a bit.

gmisk · 07-01-2022 7:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118435122#Comment_118435122

Oh I really enjoyed shadow in the clouds.

The basic premise in this one is decent...but it is pretty crap, script is shocking, mish mash of other films and cliches...feels very cheap.

Ah....the male lead is dreadful. Chloe Grace Moretz does her best as does Raul Castillo (who I loved in looking) but wouldn't recommend

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