What are you streaming on Amazon, Netflix, etc?

Netflix: The Union

 

American Honey (2016). Max.
Paterson (2016). Freevee.

Both these films are on Independent’s list of 47 brilliant films that did not receive an Oscar nomination. The first one on the list I had never even heard of, so I saw that first, and it was a very good one. I was always looking to see what would happen next. The film came out in 2016 and I decided to watch the only other film on the list released in 2016, and that was Paterson. This one, at 2 hours, I found the film a bit on the bore side, but Adam Driver, as usual, is very good. The main comedy element is carried by the character, Donny, and I would like to see a film based on his life more than Patterson, Driver’s character.

(No, there is no spelling error here - “Paterson” is the name of the town, and “Patterson” is Driver’s character. The irony is covered in the film.)

 

The Capture, Peacock.

 

The Lost Weekend (1945). Internet Archive. Very good film, won four Oscars.

The Searchers (1956). Cinema Box. A very good western with the Duke. On Independent’s list of 47 brilliant films that did not receive an Oscar nomination.

Village of the Damned (1960). OK. Very good non-graphic horror film. If you liked Vivarium, both have the similar premise of humans raising the brood of you-know-what.

 

Giant western saga on MAX called Horizon. Not bad, draw scene with Costner is epic.

 

Logan Lucky, Netflix. Funny comedy, has a very smooth flow.

 

Gilda (1946). Internet Archive. Rita Hayworth oozes sexuality.

Notorious (1946). Tubi. A Hitchcock classic with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.

Hawaii Five-O (1969). Paramount+. Completed S1. Was not impressed with the pilot and never cared for the Wo Fat character who would return as McGarret’s nemesis throughout the series’ run. I was three years old when the series started. I began watching the show around S6 when the show was well polished. This S1 was a bit rough but entertaining to watch the character development.
Notable appearances: Ricardo Montalban as an AWOL Japanese soldier (E4); Gavin MacLeod as an inmate (E5) and dope peddler (E16); Yaphet Kotto as a traumatized US soldier (E13); and Sally Kellerman as a wife conspirator (E23).

 

Horizon Part 1 on Max

 

We are like 60% through but had to take a break because visitors and social stuff.

Thoughts?

 

It's a long ass movie. Idk the first half was a little tough for me to get into. I started getting more of the situation and characters towards the end and liked it a little more. I don't think it was amazing but I will watch the others as they come out. It's an interesting retelling of a small part of history from pre to post civil war era. Supposed to be over a 12 year span for all four movies to cover

Something that does strike me is how much money was put into this and how long he wanted it to be done but could not get it funded.

 

Drive-Away Dolls, Prime. Ethan Cohen film.

 

Agree. The early jumping about was not smooth at the very least. Seems like on the other hand some predictability is being written in. I won't say much else, but it is decently entertaining and MAX gonna have more westerns which is cool.

 

I want to take this back. The last 40 minutes or so were pretty lousy and the sped up last few minutes were stupid, IMHO. Wife and I kinda looked at each other and did "wat?" faces................

Next we watched S2 E1 on Prime, Rings of Power. Wow that was pretty good I thought. Wifey was a little grossed out.

 

Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy war on NF.
6 part documentary series. If you enjoy history and/or westerns I would highly recommend it.

 

It (2017). Tubi. The child actors were very good. The film was better than I expected. I’m gonna have to see the sequel now.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2094). OK. Pretty good lovey dovey film. Technically a Sci Fi but more a drama love story, like Another Earth, which I enjoyed a bit more than this one.

Strangers on a Train (1951). Tubi. A Hitchcock classic. Grabs onto you shortly after the movie starts and doesn’t ket go till the end. But, police tactics are atrocious - shooting at a bad guy into a crowded merry-go-round is ludicrous.

 

Touch of Evil (1958). Internet Archive. An Orson Wells film noir. I don’t like the too-brief-dialogues, characteristic of this genre. Otherwise, good acting from the main characters.

Trainspotting (1996). Paramount+. Enjoyable British flick with decent soundtrack.

 

Clark (2022). Netflix, six-part mini series. Humorous bio account of Clark Oloffson, a Swedish criminal. The phenomenon termed "Stockholm Syndrome" arose from a 1973 bank robbery Clark was involved in. The bank robbery is covered in Ep 3-4.

 

Skinwalker ranch

 

Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). Cinema Box. A classic WWII movie; won seven Oscars.

The War Game (1956). Internet Archive. An intense docudrama about a nuclear attack. Won Best Documentary Oscar. I wouldn’t oppose it as required viewing at high school level.

Hot Fuzz (2007). Peacock. Funny.

 

Just finished EVIL on paramount. Really enjoyed it

Starting A discovery of witches on netflix