The Great on Hulu.

A quasi historical (the subheading at the end of the opening says 'The Occasionally True Story') dramedy based on Catherine the Great.

Some good chuckles at the conflict between the Enlightenment and an entrenched monarchy, the Church, serfdom etc.

I'm late. Did you all talk about MAID yet? When I lived in Missoula I hung with Stephanie Land while she was thinking of writing the book. It's so fucking amazing to see it all unfold the way it did.

Mank on Netflix is fantastic. It’s made to look and sound like it was made in the late 30’s/early 40’s. For sound nerds it’s really fun. The dialogue with all the unnecessary reverb, and the sound effects and the way everything is mixed sounds like a talkie from the 1930’s.

Thanks to the Beatles I have nearly a month's worth left on Disney+. Is there anything worth a damn on there for someone who doesn't care for Pixar or Marvel stuff?

penningtron wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:26 pm Thanks to the Beatles I have nearly a month's worth left on Disney+. Is there anything worth a damn on there for someone who doesn't care for Pixar or Marvel stuff?

Lynch's THE STRAIGHT STORY.

Seems like some of the National Geographic stuff might be good. Been wanting to checkout that Jane Goodall doc on there.

This is one of their better true crime docs, if you don't find such things too creepy or problematic on principle. Too long by about 30 to 40 minutes, but well shot, and an interesting enough mystery. Several of the other ones are real groaners in comparison.

penningtron wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:26 pm Thanks to the Beatles I have nearly a month's worth left on Disney+. Is there anything worth a damn on there for someone who doesn't care for Pixar or Marvel stuff?

Brit Marling films.

jason from volo wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:04 pm (Apologies if you implied "Star Wars" when you said Pixar or Marvel)

Star Wars is it's own thing for sure.. but I guess I could've just said "kid shit" from the start.

The Owl House is a little bit on the nose, but also genuinely funny. Voice actor for the witch is ace.

Not on Netflix, but I started watching the Ghost in the Shell TV series because of our recent convo on the movie(s) in the film thread. Remarkable differences in style immediately noticed. Likely inspired more by the manga, Motoko is more sexed up with pouty lips and bathing suit outfit and more of a quipping, bantering type than her comparably expressionless counterpart in the film. Also everything is bright and shiny. Their city is more Demolition Man than Blade Runner. Everything feels weirdly contained and uniform. Claustrophobic, really.

We will see if the story brings anything interesting. My memory of reading the manga is a huge shrug of the shoulders. Indescribably boring. A lot of nerdy techtalk. I read some of Appleseed too and it's the same.

The intro slays though, so there's that.

kokorodoko wrote: We will see if the story brings anything interesting. My memory of reading the manga is a huge shrug of the shoulders.

It's been a while since I watched/read it but I'd have to agree. The Individual Eleven story has some interesting ideas around the lack of individuation that are kiiiiinda similar to the Human Instrumentality Project near the climax (?) of Eva, but it's just not as compelling or personal.