Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

ah i see! ok

3 eps in and really digging season 2 of End of the World but... is it just me or is there just So Much Soundtrack (tbf very well-curated so not mad about it)

I watched the first episode of that Charli XCX show and...well, I will watch the rest of it.

3 eps in and really digging season 2 of End of the World but... is it just me or is there just So Much Soundtrack (tbf very well-curated so not mad about it)

dolemite is my name is awesome. i kept expecting rico to turn up and ask for a slightly bigger cut than the $10 moore gave him in the alley. he would have been justified in asking for it!

s2 of the end of the fucking world is good, love both actors, but i agree, it really is more of a tone poem of cool songs than a coherent series this time around.

very happy to hear the excellent use of Scott Walkers the Sood Mans Back Again.

I haven't heard this version.

It’s great, it’s on Scott Sore.

will check it out! :)

Is Echo in the Canyon any good?

I've heard ... not really. My buddy told me of course there is some good stuff, but there is also a lot of Jakob Dylan or Fiona Apple performing songs of the era, which sounds unnecessary to me.

My buddy's other complaint was that it painted a really incomplete picture of that scene in service of the scene the makers wanted it to be. For example (and my friend is no fan of these two) there is apparently no really mention of Frank Zappa or Jim Morrison, both Canyon mainstays. I'll probably put it on when I'm assembling furniture or something.

no it's disappointing. first off, the covers as performed are across the board quite poor and just make you want to hear the originals. And yeah, it's really incomplete. There's a great story that exists about this period of music and these musicians but this really only brushes the surface.

the best part comes at the end during the credits when Neil Young shows up out of the blue and freaks out on guitar.

Ok, glad I asked, it didn't look great, but I was still intrigued

Felt more like an EPK for Jakob Dylan and his pals than anything.

I liked some of the interview segments with mguinn and Crosby at least. But correct me not even a mention of Joni?

I think it’s best going in to expect that the movie is primarily about a tribute concert that Jakob Dylan et al put together to perform songs from the mid60s associated with Echo Canyon based bands. There is historical footage provided and interviews with the original artists but don’t expect much coverage of any artists that weren’t featured in the concert or didn’t participate for whatever reason. I thought it was fine for what it was.

weird about Neil though...he's obv the elephant in the room as he's not interviewed but he's in the old Springfield footage and discussed a lot. I'm guessing he decided he didn't want to be interviewed at the last minute because he was pissed at Cosby for giving him a hard time about Daryl Hannah.

neil has the other best part in the movie, which is the archive footage of Buffalo Springfield doing 'for what it's worth' which transitions into Mr. Soul and the moment of that transition is fucking awesome. for whatever reason the only version of this on youtube that I found was in poor quality but here it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V8VvEzuQ6Y

Um that should’ve read Crosby.

We watched Knight Before Christmas. It was really bad. Although Vanessa Hudgens had a lot of nice coats in it.

Klaus was cute ifvyou need some holiday cheer

Jeff Garlin’s special is fun and goes by fast.

the Bikram doc was well made I thought

My yoga teacher was very disturbed by it!

it is indeed disturbing

Just finished Unbelievable. Wow. I want Merritt Wever's Det Duvall to somehow be in charge of stuff in my life.
Shows based on real life are often so much more interesting than scripted stuff. Because you're not anticipating the next step in the plot formula. You can see how everything simmered together to let this happen. Plus, no-one would really write rape victims like Amber and the Druid girl (actually, you know what? Veronica Mars might).
The episode where Toni Collett is like 'WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE??' - yeah! This is how I feel all the time! It's pathetic that I'm grateful it's spelled out in a few minutes of a Netflix miniseries.

I'll read that article linked upthread.

The Dragon Prince is finally paying off, the third season is really excellent. (Shame that the creator is problematic.)

^ Just started the first season of that with my nine year old and both really liking it so far

omg this The Movies That Made Us that they have their first episode as Dirty Dancing (the only one I will probably watch) A+.

This is on Hulu but the second season of Castle Rock is excellent, so much better than the first one and it even redeems the first one to a degree.

xpost I've never heard of that series, but was thinking of watching the Die Hard episode. Except ... there's no way Willis contributes, and Alan Rickman is dead, and John McTiernan is in jail ...

Oh, wait, they did get McTiernan, I guess he didn't serve long.

I also enjoy Castle Rock

Thirded. The two recent backstory episodes have been superb.

Can I watch Castle Rock season 2 without having watched the first season?

Yes, entirely new cast and storyline.

There was one payoff in a recent episode that wouldn't mean anything if you haven't watched the first season but other than that you're good.

The episode of The Movies That Made Us I saw kind of sucked. In another time it would have been a 10 minute VH1 segment.

The Politician is bonkers. I'm not sure I mean that in a good or a bad way; leaning towards the latter--Ryan Murphy strikes me as a self-righteous faux liberal in the Paddy Chayefsky mode--but I did keep watching. I legitimately laughed out loud once it was revealed what the Judith Light character's "skeleton" is.

xpost, yeah I only cared about Dirty Dancing. I am not into anything else.

do we have a separate thread for rhythm + flow or is no one watching?

Totally liking Castle Rock so far, 2.5 eps in, thanks everybody

I had some doubts about the second season of End of the Fing World but once I learned to enjoy the extremities to which the show is being pushed, it is indeed quite fun.

A Christmas Prince Baby was so boring. The prince is even more bland than usual. Netflix needs to do better with their casting in these movies. This guy is like, Deloitte-level hot.

Dolemite movie was a lot of fun despite a rough start. Wesley Snipes is sooooo good in it.

Also the new Michelle Wolf and Tiffany Hadish specials are really good.

xpost Is Rhythm + Flow good? I was wavering between that and Nasty Cherry but I hadn't read anything interesting about either yet.

i loved it tbh.

if “the British Baking Show, but hip-hop” sounds good to you then yeah, it’s fantastic. no “I didn’t come here to make friends” fake drama, some genuinely exhilarating moments, great hosts, and great guests.

The episode of The Movies That Made Us I saw kind of sucked.

Same format as The Toys That Made Us, which is also corny as hell (and also has a recent third series).

I’ve watched a lot of those over family gatherings. I admit to be interested in the content but damn are they obnoxiously put together. Least favorite quirk is replaying a snippet from an interview like 13 times an episode.

Key Grip: “We had no idea what we were doing!”

*re-run that clip twice every time in the story the production seemed dicey*

i don’t imagine I’ll ever watch any ____ That Made Us. Just seems like “those terrible VH1 talking head shows, but with better production values”...