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cneutron wrote:HBO recently reran the entire series, and I caught about 1/3 of it. I was blown away by how demonstrably monstrous some of the characters you root for are, ESPECIALLY Tony. Maybe I had rose colored glasses on about the narrative. It hit in the same way, and the balance between lionization and villainy is WAY more on the villain side than I remember. Maybe i'm just older and have less interest in male aggression these days. It actually made me appreciate the show more, in the same way that I do Breaking Bad. You are still rooting for Walter, even as he's as he's turned into a complete dark hat. Very interesting. I really need to see The Sopranos again as it has been too long. I'll likely experience it, like you did, differently with older eyes. I really want to watch it the same time as my kid brother watches it for the first time. He and I may have to get that HBO streaming service for this experiment alone.

I really enjoyed the Two Killings of Sam Cooke on Netflix.

noise&light wrote:My Rockford pals told me about Minding The Gap months ago and now it's showing up on all these Best of Documentary lists for 2018. Streaming on Hulu now. Recommended for fans of Rockford, IL and skateboarding.i really enjoyed this. thanks for the recommendation.

Clyde wrote:The Great Silence on Prime. Maybe my favorite spaghetti western.!!!Love it.

mrcancelled wrote:The Fyre Festival documentary was an good watch, but a little warning, there's some of the worst human beings you'll ever see just doing what they do best. I haven't seen the Hulu one but that might be the one to watch, as one of the marketing companies responsible for the festival were producers of the Netflix film, so I'm sure they let themselves off easier than they should have, but were undoubtedly responsible for some heinous shit. The most disturbing part of the whole thing was knowing that this kind of white collar crime and shitbaggery goes on every day, but with greater sums of money, more innocent people affected, the only difference is that this one was failed to return profits to the folks at the top. Worse still is I can't help but to think there'll be people watching this and thinking that Billy and the other shitheads were baller types that should be looked up to--like the more than a few people who didn't see Wolf of Wall Street as an indictment for the conduct of the people involved. Maybe slight spoilers below but if you know any of the story it shouldn't be news.It's hard to pity anyone involved aside from the workers who were fucked over and lied to, especially the ones on the island who desperately needed the work and who are going to have a very hard time recovering from it. I couldn't help but laugh at folks paying 10 grand to see Ja Rule in some gross MTV party style festival.interesting that you reference the only two movies I've watched on Netflix in the past two weeks while wasting away an evening. i had the same reaction to the Fyre festival doc in the sense that I need to see the Hulu one, but I already hate everything about marketing and FuckJerry so even though they may have absolved themselves of sins in the Netflix doc, they are already guilty in my mine. However, I came away with the exact reaction regarding the audience reaction to this vs. Wolf of Wall Street. I think the exact opposite. I feel that Wolf glamorized the shithead behavior and didn't paint that crowd as negative as it could have (compared to say, Boiler Room) and the Fyre doc definitely left it without any question that this guy is garbage that should spend a very long time in jail. I don't see how a regular joe watches that and thinks "I want that"

VaticanShotglass wrote:dvockins wrote:Also, imagine not having the logistical aptitude of Insane Clown Posse.These ICP guys know something more than how make smoked jerky from road kill !!

andteater wrote:Fyre doc definitely left it without any question that this guy is garbage that should spend a very long time in jail.The absolute douchebags that were attracted to that scene weren't surprising, but the extremity of sociopathic behavior managed to be incredible to me. Imagine realizing that you were in a condition of limited resources and deciding not just to hoard resources, which is disgusting but understandable to me, but actively destroying resources in order to make your experience more comfortable. Not a margarita machine, either. Fucking destroying shelter.I haven't attended The Gathering of the Juggalos, but I get the impression that kind of behavior wouldn't happen there if a tornado ripped through the event.Also, imagine not having the logistical aptitude of Insane Clown Posse.

While I get the feeling it might get screwed up in translation, The Umbrella Academy apparently will make it's debut over the weekend.

dvockins wrote:Also, imagine not having the logistical aptitude of Insane Clown Posse.

rayword45 wrote:Flowers from the defunct Seeso is a wonderful British sadcom, and anything with Olivia Colman gets bonus points.Breezed thru season 1 about a week ago and loved it. Season 2 isn't grabbing me at all though.