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So the Facebook algorithm suggested "River" on Prime in my feed the other day.  British police procedural starring Stellan Skarsgård.

We're three episodes in and it's really good.  Surprised it's 10 years old and had never heard of it.

 

 

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    Watched The Three Burials of Melquiades Estradas tonight. Every Texan should be required to watch this film.

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September 5 - movie that tells the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis from the viewpoint of the ABC control room. Pretty good show all around. 

9 hours ago, MAROON said:

September 5 - movie that tells the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis from the viewpoint of the ABC control room. Pretty good show all around. 

That is an excellent movie. I was happy they didn't try to replace Jim McKay with an actor and went with historical footage.

Biopic series from a few years ago: GRANT.  Very, very well done and revealed so much history I never knew before.  Brit actor Justin Salinger portrayed Grant and did a fine job of showing how USG never lost sight of the objective.  Plotline shared common themes with Surly CR threads.  Grant was branded “dictator” for sending US troops to quell mobs during Reconstruction.  When Grant died in 1885, Reconstruction was essentially over and America devolved.  Jesus, my _grandfather_ was born in 1880!  A gritty, bloody biopic.  Sherman was right.  War is all hell.

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Heads of State stars John Cena and Idris Elba, and is really terrible. Just awful.

I went to rotten tomatoes fully expecting a score of around 15%, and it's at 65%. Audience score is 80%. 

 

I finally got around to watching American Thunder.  It was solid.  Taking NASCAR to LeMans.  Learned a lot about both sports in one doc.

13 hours ago, Red Five said:

Heads of State stars John Cena and Idris Elba, and is really terrible. Just awful.

John Cena out front should have been a clue.

On 7/3/2025 at 3:39 PM, pyrohornIII said:

I finally got around to watching American Thunder.  It was solid.  Taking NASCAR to LeMans.  Learned a lot about both sports in one doc.

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I don’t know. But I’m gonna find out now. Thanks.

I guess it might have been discussed somewhere on this thread but not lately. Has anyone ever watched this Australian cooking show “My Kitchen Rules”? My in-laws are British and Irish so they’re always watching and suggesting various Commonwealth shows they find on Britbox or wherever and they told us about this one on Prime. 

We’ve watched almost two seasons and it’s pretty good, thoughtless fun. 

On 7/3/2025 at 2:24 PM, Red Five said:

Heads of State stars John Cena and Idris Elba, and is really terrible. Just awful.

I went to rotten tomatoes fully expecting a score of around 15%, and it's at 65%. Audience score is 80%. 

 

Eh.. it's very cliché and predictable but it's John Cena and he's the US president. It's mindless dumb entertainment. Some people enjoy that occasionally. Also:

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1 hour ago, BurntEyes said:

It's mindless dumb entertainment.

It is certainly mindless and dumb. Not sure I'd call it entertainment. 

8 minutes ago, Red Five said:

It is certainly mindless and dumb. Not sure I'd call it entertainment. 

Some people enjoy that occasionally

Which part of some was unclear in my original post? 

Heads of State was a lot of fun.  It's a summer popcorn flick with lots of well done fight scenes and jet fights and crazy car chases.  The jokes were plenty good enough.  

Some people may prefer a classic novel or the local playhouse.  

new series from the "Bosch" universe starts Wednesday, "Ballard". 

5 hours ago, tbone_ said:

I don’t know. But I’m gonna find out now. Thanks.

primer:

 

33 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Serious, serious business, shitty movies are. 

Not nearly as serious as taking silly movies seriously.

26 minutes ago, Elvis said:

Heads of State was a lot of fun.  It's a summer popcorn flick with lots of well done fight scenes and jet fights and crazy car chases.  The jokes were plenty good enough.  

Some people may prefer a classic novel or the local playhouse.  

AND Priyanka Chopra Jonas in a lot of tight fitting clothes... but who likes that sort of thing.

2 hours ago, Mittens said:

primer:

 

I used to be a big NASCAR guy, but my interest has lessened over the past several years, and I didn't know anything about this.  I enjoyed it very much, despite the fact that Rick Hendrick is a fat fucking asshole.  I'm not surprised that Knaus ran the show, he's a sharp motherfucker. But, in all fairness, he built on a lot of shit that Ray Everham invented. 

"Ballard" is pretty good through 2 eps.  If you like Bosch or Lincoln Lawyer, give it a try. 

August 25 - final season of Upload 

Only 4 episodes 

31 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Any good? I need something to watch while im laid up.

Nothing revolutionary about it but it’s quirky and fun 

Started Sons of Liberty because I enjoyed Turn! Washington's Spies so much.

It's an entertaining watch.  For both shows I love the depiction of how the colonists had very real choices to make, as did the wealthy landowners.

Paul Revere was a bigger badass than I initially thought.

The biography of Jayne Mansfield done by her daughter Mariska Hagerty is good.  I had watched  JM in The Wayward Bus and enjoyed it, so gravitated to the doc.   It's always interesting how many very talented and intelligent women were keyholed into their personas by the men in Hollywood and NYC.  Hedy Lamarr always stood out, but also Monroe and now Mansfield.  How frustrating it must have been for them to be seen only for their body or looks.  

On 7/9/2025 at 10:09 PM, Gil Bang said:

"Ballard" is pretty good through 2 eps.  If you like Bosch or Lincoln Lawyer, give it a try. 

Never watched Bosch, but started Ballard last night,  watched 4 episodes and enjoyed it. 

On 7/9/2025 at 10:09 PM, Gil Bang said:

"Ballard" is pretty good through 2 eps.  If you like Bosch or Lincoln Lawyer, give it a try. 

I really enjoy the Bosch stories along with Lincoln Lawyer. Love them all. Also loving Ballard. 

22 hours ago, pyrohornIII said:

The biography of Jayne Mansfield done by her daughter Mariska Hagerty is good.  I had watched  JM in The Wayward Bus and enjoyed it, so gravitated to the doc.   It's always interesting how many very talented and intelligent women were keyholed into their personas by the men in Hollywood and NYC.  Hedy Lamarr always stood out, but also Monroe and now Mansfield.  How frustrating it must have been for them to be seen only for their body or looks.  

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13 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

Well, guess there is gonna be a season 2 of Ballad.   

Hope they hit the high notes.

On 7/12/2025 at 1:11 AM, pyrohornIII said:

The biography of Jayne Mansfield done by her daughter Mariska Hagerty is good.  I had watched  JM in The Wayward Bus and enjoyed it, so gravitated to the doc.   It's always interesting how many very talented and intelligent women were keyholed into their personas by the men in Hollywood and NYC.  Hedy Lamarr always stood out, but also Monroe and now Mansfield.  How frustrating it must have been for them to be seen only for their body or looks.  

 My dad was a postal inspector and when I was a kid he had a trainee from Biloxi.  He’d been a cop on the coast and one of the first on the scene.  He was very graphic about the wreck and the various injuries.  And that she wasn’t decapitated as was widely reported; it was her wig on the pavement.  Initially the kids were in front of my ant Jayne and Mickey in the back; they stopped to pee and switched.

On 7/7/2025 at 4:11 PM, closetojumping said:

I guess it might have been discussed somewhere on this thread but not lately. Has anyone ever watched this Australian cooking show “My Kitchen Rules”? My in-laws are British and Irish so they’re always watching and suggesting various Commonwealth shows they find on Britbox or wherever and they told us about this one on Prime. 

We’ve watched almost two seasons and it’s pretty good, thoughtless fun. 

It’s our go to mindless show.  They don’t yell at each other like most reality shows.  For several years it was #1 in Australia.  We’re on S10 of Australia now.  Seasons are about 45 episodes each.  There are 15 seasons of Australia, 5 seasons UK, 3 seasons New Zealand, and 3 of South Africa on Amazon.

there was a terrible U.S. version years ago, with celeb cooks and cat Cora as a judge.  It was only like 8 eps and a horrible show, never to return.

The Offer, story on how the Godfather went from book to movie. Its fucking great. Maybe I'm in the few here, but I feel that I do more scrolling than watching,  but this has me.  

47 minutes ago, Dewey said:

The Offer, story on how the Godfather went from book to movie. Its fucking great. Maybe I'm in the few here, but I feel that I do more scrolling than watching,  but this has me.  

Watched it when it first aired on Paramount.  Great writing and cast.  You are not in the few here.  

 

@DDD Dad and anyone else that might have something left for legal drama.  Silk is about British barristers and their chambers and clerks, which is sufficiently different from US legal practice as to introduce some interest all its own, let alone the interaction between solicitors and barristers.  Also, the courtroom drama is somewhat more understated, in keeping with how I understand British procedure to work, so that and unfamiliarity with it means your bullshit detector doesn't go off quite as frequently as a lot of US stuff.

50 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

@DDD Dad and anyone else that might have something left for legal drama.  Silk is about British barristers and their chambers and clerks, which is sufficiently different from US legal practice as to introduce some interest all its own, let alone the interaction between solicitors and barristers.  Also, the courtroom drama is somewhat more understated, in keeping with how I understand British procedure to work, so that and unfamiliarity with it means your bullshit detector doesn't go off quite as frequently as a lot of US stuff.

Will check it out. Have you watched The Escape Artist with David Tennant?  Someone on here recommended it. Can’t remember who. It was very good. 

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1 hour ago, DDD Dad said:

Will check it out. Have you watched The Escape Artist with David Tennant?  Someone on here recommended it. Can’t remember who. It was very good. 

Yeah, Silk came up in relation to it.  Pretty decent.  I think if you liked Escape Artist, you'll like this.  It's why I tagged you.

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Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong
 

If you liked the Past Lives ending, then this is your movie. 
 

rom com. - about meeting the right person, but at the wrong time. 
 

Jamie Chung fine 
 

 

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Started binging Bosch after watching Ballard, just started season 4.  It is a really enjoyable show.  I keep waiting for Nina Meyers to go double agent (like she did in 24).  

Just started watching 24. Really digging the tension between Jack and Nina since they apparently used to be together, but now she's with Tony. I think Nina ends up saving the day, she and Jack get back together, they fight terrorists together every season and live happily ever after.

On 6/20/2025 at 8:28 AM, RPM said:

That is an excellent movie. I was happy they didn't try to replace Jim McKay with an actor and went with historical footage.

The greatness of Jim McKay was evident thru that horrific event.  He’s an iconic voice of my youth.

HBO Sports did a magnificent documentary before he died. Like you he was an iconic voice in my life. Wide World of Sports was a must watch on Saturday. I watched Munich play out in real time on our first color TV.

 

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7 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

Started binging Bosch after watching Ballard, just started season 4.  It is a really enjoyable show.  I keep waiting for Nina Meyers to go double agent (like she did in 24).  

Bosch was really great, and stayed pretty true to the books...for example, Lance Reddick as Chief Irvin.  He's exactly who I pictured when reading the books.   Solid casting, and great locations. 

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oh, and that fucking adorable redhead...Annie Wersching;  WHEELHOUSE .  Her death was tragic.  left a couple of little kids behind IIRC

Been really enjoying The Fall starring Gillian Anderson (and every Northern Irish actor there is)

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