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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

CopLand (1997) - An iconic cast doing what they do best. Stallone as Sheriff Freddy was fantastic.

The Drop (2014) - The late, great James Gandolfini supporting Tom Hardy in a well thought out gangster drama.

Oblivion (2013) - Tom Cruise plays a drone technician in a post-alien-invasion Earth. Olga Kurylenko is the most beautiful woman. Entertaining.

The Ghost and Mrs Muir (1947) - A feel-good ghost story about dying alone (somehow).

Prisoners (2013) - Hugh Jackman and Terrance Howard have a real rough week, with Jake Gyllenhaal giving a masterclass as the blinking detective.

Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) - Nicholas Cage gets his balls blown off because he thought about having sex with a woman whose chin could beat Jay Leno's in thumb wrestling. Movie was and hour and a half too long (runtime 1.43)

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

You win best summary award

A++

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

unfortunately wheel of time. I can't keep from wanting it to be better. I really don't get how that ip took so long for something and finally when it gets done it diverges so far from the source material.

You did better than me, I firmly gave up on it by the end of season one.

[–] pan0wski@infosec.pub 1 points 3 hours ago

I finished watching series called 1983. I liked it.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I just started watching Parks and Rec for the first time. Just started season 2

Ate a gummy and watched Prey, that was something

All in all, a slow week for watching, but a busy one in every other way

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Season 2 is loads better IMO they stopped trying to be the office.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

That's what I've heard, the spouse and I are giving season two a chance.

I will say in season 1 Leslie says her mom is as pretty as Margaret Thatcher and goddamn i belly laughed for a couple minutes on that one

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 points 4 hours ago

Ha! I'm British so totally approve of that joke

[–] Madbrad200@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago

The Last of Us. I finished the first game this week so started the series, it's pretty good. Easy 9/10

[–] CrystalJagger@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago

Watching Laverne & Shirley right now with my brother

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 5 hours ago

I've just started sugar on apple which I like. It's got Colin Farrel in it and it's easy watching, kinda film noir style. I've just given up netflix so I finished girls5eva and bojack, both of which I really like.

[–] blindbandit@lemm.ee 4 points 7 hours ago

My group of friends watched the new episode of Severance. We got more questions than answers lol.

[–] higgsboson@dubvee.org 2 points 8 hours ago

I... guess I didn't watch anything. My kids tend to monopoloze the TV

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Just started Deli Boys. Very funny.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 1 points 5 hours ago

I've not heard of that, what kind of humour is it?

[–] ghostlychonk@lemm.ee 2 points 9 hours ago

We just finished watching Dragon Ball Z Kai and are now on YuYu Hakusho.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

Started watching The Orville this week.

[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Finished every season of Dexter.

  • Dexter (8 seasons)
  • Dexter New Blood (1 season)
  • Dexter Original Sin (1 season)

Awaiting for the newest season, Resurrection.

Currently trying out SweetPea but it just seems not for me. Have watched 2 episodes but can’t really get into it. I will probably watch Jackal or Shogun instead.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Omelette du fromage?

[–] letheanfox@lemm.ee 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Watched all six Scream movies. Was really quite fun!

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 12 hours ago

That sounds like a scream.

...I'll show myself out.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I'm binge watching all three seasons of Log Horizon. And already in the third one. Fuck, I forgot how fun that anime series was.

[–] musubibreakfast@lemm.ee 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Does the log ever reach the sun?!

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 points 4 hours ago

It depends on the amount of errors and if you used the -verbose option.

[–] bbee@lemm.ee 3 points 12 hours ago

Call The Midwife!

And A Street Cat Named Bob. Very uplifting

[–] backscatter@lemm.ee 3 points 12 hours ago

I tried watching a movie from the '60s about the Algerian anti-colonialist story, but the flatform clapped out. Which is a shame because I was really getting into it.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I'd been meaning to watch Severance since season one came out, and I guess the viral marketing finally got to me so I binged it.

Season one is awesome. Season two is ehhhhhh. We'll see if season two can pull it together in the last episode.

I will say, much like Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul, I appreciate that Adam Scott and Zach Cherry were given a chances in more serious roles, because they both kill it. Although I found Irving and Dylan to be much more interesting characters, as their stories just appealed to me more for whatever reason.

[–] Starfarer@lemmy.today 1 points 11 hours ago

Completely agree about season two. It's been a bit of disappointment so far

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 2 points 12 hours ago

Pamfir, Wild Men, See How They Run and Last Night in Soho.

[–] BrownOtter@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago

F1 qualifying!