What's good on Amazon Prime Video

We've been enjoying Tales From The Loop. Have seen first 5 of 8 episodes so far. It's beautifully filmed, interesting storylines, excellent acting, setting is mysterious & not explained (this is good). Pace is slowish & contemplative. Fits really well for the times. We're watching 1 episode per night, not binging.

Hey Joe Dante fans! Explorers and Eerie, India season 1 both free to stream with Prime atm

I think that's understandable with Zahler but I think he's interesting enough to stick with. I have *thoughts* but I'll have them on Simon's thread.

It looks like the Cadfael mysteries are available via Prime without extra subscriptions finally

are they good.

I haven’t seen them in a long time but I have fond memories of them being “Masterpiece Theater Name of the Rose” so take that as you will.

i think i will take that as a yes and now start binge watching.

thanks milo z. (i have no control over these things - you are entirely responsible if i go on a cadfael-induced rampage in a month’s time.

I don't know what day it was added but The Lighthouse is up.

hell yes, going to wait until it gets dark out and spend some time in THE LIGHTHOUSE

A bunch of Soviet films from the Ruscico vaults that appear worth a look have just been added to Prime:

Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase (1970)
Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair (1970)
A Captain at Fifteen (1945)
Commissar (1967)
Evdokiya (1961)
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka (1962)
The Golden Horns (1972)
Happy Go Lucky (1972 )
Holy Moly! (1988)
The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (1965)
I Am 20 (1964)
Kaschey the Immortal (1944)
Morozko (1965)
Night Witches in the Sky (1981)
Once 20 Years Later (1980)
School Waltz (1978)
Science Fiction Dilogy (1974)
The Secret of the Iron Door (1970)
Through the Thorns to the Stars (1980)

I am asking a Russian friend of mine which of these to see :)

One more that I missed: Father of a Soldier (1964)

That and Commisar, which I've long been wanting to see, are the only ones I've heard of before.

Also added to Prime but not Russian: 10 Rillington Place (1970), true crime thriller with Richard Attenborough playing a creep.

ooh thx! i want to see that Christie movie

Hard to find classic just added to Prime: The Go Between (1971)

The transfer looks good, although the sound could be better.

I haven't checked it out yet, but apparently the original theatrical cut of Altman's California Split was added recently: https://theplaylist.net/california-split-robert-altman-amazon-prime-20200512/

Hard to find classic just added to Prime: The Go Between (1971)

The transfer looks good, although the sound could be better.

Gave the Seberg film a look last night. I bailed about 30 minutes into it after the FBI baddies came on. It seemed to be just another dreary biopic-by-numbers with nice clothes, production design. I was a bit surprised I couldn't find any mention of it on ILX. I don't know, maybe Kristen Stewart's acting makes it worth staying with. I couldn't stop thinking she looked more like a depressed Ellen DeGeneres.

she's quite a depressing actress, imo.

anyone seen True History of the Kelly Gang?

tapped out about ten pages into the book, haven't read a Carey since

well, movies are different, and it's apparently a loose adap

fwiw The Kelly Gang film is only viewable for about a $7 fee on Prime and the other usual VOD providers.

seberg had terrible reviews when it premiered but people seem to like it more now that it's on streaming services. probably not going to watch it. kristin stewart is a depressing actress or at least she plays depressed people very well (like in Clouds of Sils Maria and Personal Shopper).

I really enjoyed the new film Frances Ferguson on Prime. Dry no-budget absurdist comedy about a bored young substitute teacher in Nebraska who gets caught hooking up with a student. The actress playing Fran is fabulous. Nick Offerman narrates. A Schubert scherzo on synth is the soundtrack.

Anyone catch The Vast Of Space yet? Super enjoyable movie about weeeeird goings-on in smalltown America in the late 50s, framed like an episode of The Outer Limits, great actors, dialogue, and lovely roaming steadicam shots from a dog's eye view.

So good I got the name wrong, 'The Vast Of Night' lol

Yes, watched it last week and thought it was excellent. Filmed on a micro budget too but with some amazing cinematography (and that one incredible tracking shot)

20 mins in, I was already wishing it was a TV series I was watching.

I mentioned it on the movies thread, possibly another thread as well. It's really well done, like a great student film prequel to "Close Encounters."

The Vast of Night is remarkably good

So talky! I understand they were going for a radio play feel, but it was exhausting. For people who feel like Mrs Maisel doesn't have enough dialogue.

I turned the subtitles on after a few minutes thinking I was in for a bit of a Sorkin-esque time but the dialogue slowed down and the snappiness ceased as the uncertainty ramped upwards.

Hm, ok. Maybe I'll give it another shot.

I mean, it's not exactly His Girl Friday speed. If anything I imagine many people will find too slow.

Yeah it was only the first 10 minutes or so doing the Sorkin walk and talk thing xp

some of the dialogue was hard to hear, I had to crank the volume

Knives Out and Knife + Heart just added to Prime. I really liked both movies..

Could be a theme? Next up Knife in the Water and Knife in the Head? Sling Blade?

Or not.

But did I mention Cutter's Way is on Prime?

I had a terrible time hearing a lot of the dialog in Midsommar on prime, and it sounds like I'm not the only one. Not sure if there's any kind of settings change I can make to help.

I've noticed poor syncing of sound with picture on some older movies on Prime that otherwise seemed to be good quality transfers. Just off by a split second, not enough to make them unwatchable for me.

I didn't have any sound problems watching Midsommar.

Oh hell yeah, I love Knife + Heart. Just in time for Pride, lol.

i have problems with dialogue in almost everything, I think it's because things don't downmix to stereo very well (all of these things are default surround now).

3 episodes in, and Prime's Utopia seems utterly banal and unnecessary compared to the Channel 4 original. I miss the quirky Tapia de Veer soundtrack, the beautiful cinematography, the feral Fiona O'Shaughnessy, the sociopathy of the original Arby and Lee. Really wish Prime licensed the original and financed a 3rd season (many threads to tie up there). Avoid.

Bad movie fans should check out Love on a Leash. Also on Tubi which is free with a few ads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu5Pi82-G8c

Upload, the transhumanist romance satire series, was a lot better than I expected.

What looked like Altered Carbon meets The Good Place has enough of its own ideas to keep one engaged through a long binging session. The jabs at marketing, corporate life, and class divides are welcome, but its carried by fine acting.

Only just caught up with The Boys, wow is it bingeable. I can imagine it being a GoT level hit in two or three seasons time.

Homelander is instantly an all time great TV villain.

And Stormfront for that matter!

I need to watch this, I loved the first series. Glad to hear it’s still good though!

Yeah they haven't really put a foot wrong yet. I've even become quite fond of Karl Urban's accent!