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personDon't believe everything you thinkThe liminal spaceVeteran
Can't remember if I recommended it earlier in the thread. But the HBO show The Pitt started its second season. Its an emergency room drama with an older Noah Wyle (the young doctor on the old NBC ER show). Its the sort of show that appeals to a broad section of people and won Emmys for the first season.
I'm really hyped about this. I wish theaters would show it where I live, but they aren't going to so I have to wait until it gets released in some other country on physical/digital media. I loved the previous film of the director Long Day's Journey Into Night from 2018, it was purely sensational, what cinema was meant to be. I expect nothing less from this.
I also watched some Tsai Ming-liang films. He has a "walker" series where he films a monk just walking very slowly. I'll get to it sometime, for now, Goodbye, Dragon Inn was my favorite, a meditative piece on cinema. Taipei Suicide Story was also a favorite of mine, different director and only 45 minutes. It was a great way to start the year, with so many amazing experiences.
'One battle after Another' was a little silly but great fun.
Much like this film...
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personDon't believe everything you thinkThe liminal spaceVeteran
A show from 2011-16, Person of Interest. Its about an ASI and its developer who use it off the record to save people's lives. At the time the mass surveillance angle seemed very pertinent and the ASI a bit of an interesting afterthought. Though watching again through today's lens all the surveillance stuff barely moves the needle and the AI concerns hit harder. A lot of the surveillance worries have been solved for, but a lot of them a think are just a matter of we don't really care so much anymore. On the AI front it spends time wrestling with many of the worries that we have today. Its also a pretty good show in its own right.
I watched the 2024 movie Civil War ...It's about the perspective of the journalists moving through a collapsing United States. As they travel toward Washington, D.C., what they encounter is like snapshots of different mini-conflicts rather than one coherent war.
I saw Project Hail Mary yesterday and enjoyed it. Definitely not your typical movie. I don't want to spoil it but it's more a thoughtful movie rather than constant action. My partner who doesn't like science fiction liked Ryan Gosling and the alien
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personDon't believe everything you thinkThe liminal spaceVeteran
@Jeffrey said:
I saw Project Hail Mary yesterday and enjoyed it. Definitely not your typical movie. I don't want to spoil it but it's more a thoughtful movie rather than constant action. My partner who doesn't like science fiction liked Ryan Gosling and the alien
I recommended the movie to my barber. She said she didn't like scifi and I emphasized the relationship between Grace and Rocky, it gave the movie a heart that the Martian didn't have.
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personDon't believe everything you thinkThe liminal spaceVeteran
My TV died and I had to get a new one. It came with a 30 day free trial of Apple TV. So, asking if anyone has any recommendations for good things to watch there.
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JeroenNot all those who wander are lostNetherlandsVeteran
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@person said:
My TV died and I had to get a new one. It came with a 30 day free trial of Apple TV. So, asking if anyone has any recommendations for good things to watch there.
It depends on your tastes, I think, but there are many award-winning series on there. I liked Foundation, the sci fi series based on the works of Asimov, and Severance, the office drama with a twist. For All Mankind was also good. Pluribus I’ve heard good things about.
For movies there are a few exclusives you might want to catch, like F1: The Movie, Wolfs, Napoleon and Greyhound. It’s not the greatest platform for movies but there are some nice ones.
Remarkably Bright Creatures is a drama narrated by an Octopus. I enjoyed
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personDon't believe everything you thinkThe liminal spaceVeteran
I've been enjoying For All Mankind on Apple TV. Its an alternate history if the Soviets had been first to the moon and continued the space race. It imagines moon bases by the 80s and people on Mars in the 90s. Plus a lot of alternate timelines, like where the Trailblazers draft Michael Jordan rather than passing on him or Ted Kennedy winning the Democratic nomination over Jimmy Carter to become president.
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I just watched the 1998 movie "The Sphere" .
Impressive cast… Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L Jackson, Sharon Stone. But was it good?
I really liked that movie. Most people hate it. Too Hollywood-y, + the ending... but I thought it was one of the better sci-fi mysteries.
I enjoyed it too. It stretched the imagination.
Can't remember if I recommended it earlier in the thread. But the HBO show The Pitt started its second season. Its an emergency room drama with an older Noah Wyle (the young doctor on the old NBC ER show). Its the sort of show that appeals to a broad section of people and won Emmys for the first season.
I'm really hyped about this. I wish theaters would show it where I live, but they aren't going to so I have to wait until it gets released in some other country on physical/digital media. I loved the previous film of the director Long Day's Journey Into Night from 2018, it was purely sensational, what cinema was meant to be. I expect nothing less from this.
I also watched some Tsai Ming-liang films. He has a "walker" series where he films a monk just walking very slowly. I'll get to it sometime, for now, Goodbye, Dragon Inn was my favorite, a meditative piece on cinema. Taipei Suicide Story was also a favorite of mine, different director and only 45 minutes. It was a great way to start the year, with so many amazing experiences.
Beautiful Tibetan Buddhist short film ...Enjoy 🙏🙏🙏
SUPERMONK
I've been watching "The Lying King" on reality TV
This won Best Picture at the Oscars…
'One battle after Another' was a little silly but great fun.
Much like this film...
A show from 2011-16, Person of Interest. Its about an ASI and its developer who use it off the record to save people's lives. At the time the mass surveillance angle seemed very pertinent and the ASI a bit of an interesting afterthought. Though watching again through today's lens all the surveillance stuff barely moves the needle and the AI concerns hit harder. A lot of the surveillance worries have been solved for, but a lot of them a think are just a matter of we don't really care so much anymore. On the AI front it spends time wrestling with many of the worries that we have today. Its also a pretty good show in its own right.
As some of you know I am a movie.
I move about a lot, in case I get filmed.
Lately I have been eating cookies with cookie monster...
https://wehavecookies.social/explore
See you on set sometime...
I enjoyed this simple feel-good movie. The producer is from Little Miss Sunshine. Free on youtube.
I watched the 2024 movie Civil War ...It's about the perspective of the journalists moving through a collapsing United States. As they travel toward Washington, D.C., what they encounter is like snapshots of different mini-conflicts rather than one coherent war.
I saw Project Hail Mary yesterday and enjoyed it. Definitely not your typical movie. I don't want to spoil it but it's more a thoughtful movie rather than constant action. My partner who doesn't like science fiction liked Ryan Gosling and the alien
I recommended the movie to my barber. She said she didn't like scifi and I emphasized the relationship between Grace and Rocky, it gave the movie a heart that the Martian didn't have.
My TV died and I had to get a new one. It came with a 30 day free trial of Apple TV. So, asking if anyone has any recommendations for good things to watch there.
It depends on your tastes, I think, but there are many award-winning series on there. I liked Foundation, the sci fi series based on the works of Asimov, and Severance, the office drama with a twist. For All Mankind was also good. Pluribus I’ve heard good things about.
For movies there are a few exclusives you might want to catch, like F1: The Movie, Wolfs, Napoleon and Greyhound. It’s not the greatest platform for movies but there are some nice ones.
A very gripping SF story. An interesting 'invasion' premise. Well developed and told.
I enjoyed it.
I've been wanting to watch Unforgiven (1992). Tomorrow I will make some pop-corn and watch it!
The greatest western ever made, in my opinion. I won’t spoil it for you but you’re in for a treat!
My favourite Western, stars former James Bond
mmm... I has popcorn... I has Western worth rewatching?
Cowboys & Aliens was rather silly…
Remarkably Bright Creatures is a drama narrated by an Octopus. I enjoyed
I've been enjoying For All Mankind on Apple TV. Its an alternate history if the Soviets had been first to the moon and continued the space race. It imagines moon bases by the 80s and people on Mars in the 90s. Plus a lot of alternate timelines, like where the Trailblazers draft Michael Jordan rather than passing on him or Ted Kennedy winning the Democratic nomination over Jimmy Carter to become president.
Yep! The sillier the better. I will watch almost anything SF.
Alternative timelines @person?
Maybe you would like the series 'Hello Tomorrow'