The Movie and TV Thread

toomuchbaloney · Mar 24

Tweety said:

One of Them Days is a comedy about two roommates having a series of bad events some of which were caused by their own bad decisions. It's laugh out loud funny and suspenseful as you wonder how it's all going to resolve itself. It does have a lot of profanity though.

It stars established actress Keke Palmer who was named by the NCAAP Awards as Entertainer of the Year a few weeks ago. It also stars Sza who is a superstar in the music world whose collaboration with Kendrick Lamar is currently sitting at #1 on the charts. This is her acting debut and she's really good.

Agreed. This was fun.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 2

The Tourist is a two season BBC series with six episodes each on Netflix. It takes are well worn story about a man that wakes up from a head injury with amnesia and then struggles to put the pieces together. That being said it's extremely well done with a lot of twists and turns. I really enjoyed it.

There apparently is no plans for a season 3 but it's not entirely ruled out.

Paola Lopez · Apr 3

Best ROM com?

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 6

Paola Lopez said:

Best ROM com?

Not the biggest fan but one of my favorite rom coms of the last few years was Crazy Rich Asians and Licorice Pizza.

My fav of all time would be Sixteen Candles.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 6

Netflix British show Adolescence has a near perfect 99% on Rotten Tomatoes from the critics but the audience score is lower in the 70s. But word of mouth has made it a worldwide hit and much talked about, particularly in the UK.

https://slate.com/culture/2025/04/adolescence-netflix-series-uk-controversy-manosphere-andrew-tate-keir-starmer-parliament.html

It is a four-part series that is basically four scenes each an hour long. The first scene was very fast paced but the last two in the series was quite slow. The acting particularly by the father is really good. It centers around a 13 year old accused of murdering a teenage girl with a knife. I liked it well enough.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 7

Companion is a really good movie about a man who has a robot companion that he programs to commit a murder. She thinks she's human.

toomuchbaloney · Apr 7

Tweety said:

Companion is a really good movie about a man who has a robot companion that he programs to commit a murder. She thinks she's human.

That looks good. It has some vibes of Westworld in the plot maybe.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 8

Geostorm is a big budget disaster movie that is on Netflix. The film is from 2017 but just hit Netflix where it made the top 10 which is why I clicked it on while I was cooking yesterday and finished today.

I have since found it got a dismal 18% on Rotten Tomatoes. But I liked it for what it was, some mind candy with a hero and a heroic ending.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 11

I watched the first episode of "The Studio" on Prime Video and liked it so much I decided to get three free months of Apple TV+ that was offered when I got a new iMac.

It's four episodes in it's really funny and well done.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 15

I'm Still Here is a Brazilian movie that is a true story about the wife and mother whose husband disappeared during the dictatorship there in 1971. She later became a lawyer and an activist for indigenous people's. Her son wrote an autobiography which was adapted to this movie.

The movie was widely acclaimed and won the Academy Award for best foreign language picture. It was also nominated for in the Best Picture category. The lead actress gave a brilliant and subtle performance that won her a Golden Globe, as well as an Academy Award nomination.

I found the movie engaging and thought provoking.

Tweety, BSN, RN · May 6

The Residence is a Netflix comedy-mystery series about a murder of a White House staff member during a State Dinner at the White House. There is a large cast of characters and suspects and the world's greatest detective unravels layer after layer of whodunit fun.

Tweety, BSN, RN · May 12

Spa Night was on a recent NYT list of the 50 best movies on Netflix and I thought I would watch it even though it came out in 2016. (The writer is making the much publicized remake of "The Wedding Banquet" this year). It has an excellent 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

It deals with several topics of a young Korean American man living with his financially struggling parents, their expectations of his and his burgeoning sexuality when he stumbles. I found it very slow and somewhat boring.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/spa-night-2016