Film & TV Recommendations

[Bluesofa]

The Curse (2022) Six thirty-minute episodes  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16352098/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 

Channel 4 (UK) comedy about a useless 1980s crime gang who pull off the biggest gold heist ever.
Starring Steve Stamp, Abraham Popoola, Natalie Klamar, Emer Kenny.

A bit of fun, nothing serious at all. The fashions at the time were well done, making it funny in itself.

The series is being shown right now on C4 now, but it is all available on torrent.
 

[DwizzleyMatthews]

The Hunt ( 2020 )

Action/Thriller ( or foul mouthed bloodfest to be more accurate).

A group of liberal elites kidnap 12 nobodies picked for their controversial web content , take them to a secure isolated location and hunt them. Called The Manor and widely thought to be a myth it becomes a reality when some text messages are leaked. Lead by the insanely rich and insanely insane Athena ( Hilary Swank ) it all goes a little wrong when one of the hunted turns it around.

Okay, so it’s pure escapism , totally unbelievable and probably overrated but I enjoyed the gratuitous violence, the dark humour and the political satire aimed at both Libs and Dems and their stereotypical reactions to each other.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8244784/

[DwizzleyMatthews]

On 2/8/2022 at 9:05 AM, Bluesofa said:

The Curse (2022) Six thirty-minute episodes  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16352098/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 

Channel 4 (UK) comedy about a useless 1980s crime gang who pull off the biggest gold heist ever.
Starring Steve Stamp, Abraham Popoola, Natalie Klamar, Emer Kenny.

A bit of fun, nothing serious at all. The fashions at the time were well done, making it funny in itself.

The series is being shown right now on C4 now, but it is all available on torrent.
 

Absolutely loving it !!

3 of the “ People just do nothing “ series back together as 3 adorable gangster losers. Mick the brain dead boxer , and habitual liar,  completes the gang of amateur wannabes. 

Some great characters.

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

One I have just started to binge now it’s halfway through season 2. 
 

Big Sky 

‘Based on a book series by CJ Box and Bought to TV by David E Kelly (lots of great series under his belt). First 2 episodes are great, with some good twists. All episodes available on all great Torrent sights.

 

[Faraday]

Louis Theroux - Forbidden America so1e01. 

Louis meets the latest incarnation of the American far right.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014khc

 

 

 

[Bluesofa]

 

Who Killed Billie-Jo (2022) 1hr 33mins  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18082210/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Documentary from Channel 5 (UK)
In 1997 a thirteen-year-old girl was murdered in Sussex. Initially her foster-father was convicted, then released.
A second trial failed. No one has since been convicted. Includes interviews with now-retired detectives involved in the case.

Available on torrent

 

[Faraday]

15 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Who Killed Billie-Jo (2022) 1hr 33mins  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18082210/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Documentary from Channel 5 (UK)
In 1997 a thirteen-year-old girl was murdered in Sussex. Initially her foster-father was convicted, then released,
A second trial failed. No one has since been convicted. Includes interviews with now-retired detectives involved in the case.

Available on torrent

Yes, that was all very strange.

Sion Jenkins, the step - father wrote a book about it all, which I read. Within the first chapter, it was clear to me that he murdered her, as his account was just too obscure.

He lied about a lot of things - saying he taught at Gordonstoun school & his teaching qualifications.

He had also been violent towards the children.

Certainly a fascinating story, but poor Billie- Jo, is still dead 

[Faraday]

The Fear Index 

Four part US thriller, based on a novel by Robert Harris

Looks alright, Josh Barnett stars.

Decent review from The Guardian, giving it 4 out of 5

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/10/the-fear-index-review-a-nail-biting-number-crunching-big-money-mystery

[Bluesofa]

Hidden Assets (2021) Six fifty-minute episodes  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15813014/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0  

Crime drama set in Ireland and Belgium, with diamonds and a terrorists. The Irish detective sergeant needs to piece it all together with her Belgian counterpart.
Starring Angeline Ball, Simone Kirby, Wouter Hendrickx, Peter Coonan, Charlie Carrick,  Cathy Belton.

Good plot with a  fast-moving story.

Available on torrent

[Faraday]

Licorice Pizza (2021)

Finally it's available, very good reviews & torrents are out now.

Worth a gander I thought...

 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/licorice-pizza-movie-review-2021

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt11271038/

[Bluesofa]

 

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022) 1hr 29mins  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11893274/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

A Netflix production.
After showing the two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, the documentary looked into the background behind the design of the 737 MAX and the politics behind why there was no documentation anywhere regarding an additional MCAS system.
It was all down to money.

Definitely worth watching.

Available on torrent.

 

[Santa]

For conspiracy theorists, I found this thoughorly entertaining on 'Youtube'.

 

[Faraday]

Snowfall s05 e01 & e02

Now available on the usual torrent sites.

 

 

[Bluesofa]

The Real Death In Paradise (2022) Five forty-five-minute episodes  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17719354/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

A documentary series from Discovery Channel UK detailing British Nationals who died abroad. Highlighting the difficulty getting information and sometimes justice when death occurred.

Featuring deaths in Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Australia, Seychelles.

Available on torrent.

[Bluesofa]

Lies We Tell (2017) 1hr 49mins  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4423984/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0   

Crime thriller. A trusted driver in Bradford has to deal with his dead boss' Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a life-and-death showdown.

I thought it was an excellent film. Perhaps if you're not British you might not appreciate highlighting the cultural differences between the groups involved.

Starring Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne, Sibylla Deen, Judith Barker, Reece Ritchie, Toyah Willcox.

Available on torrent.  Also on youtube

 

[Bluesofa]

Trom (2021) Six forty-minute episodes  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11856246/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0   

A Danish production set on the Faroe Islands.
A missing animal rights activist is found dead amid a local whale hunt. A journalist risks his own skin following the story.
In Danish with English (plus other) subtitles.

Available on torrent.

[Faraday]

11 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Starring Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne, Sibylla Deen, Judith Barker, Reece Ritchie, Toyah Willcox.

Toyah Wilcox...

"Echo Beach" Great song!

[Bluesofa]

49 minutes ago, Faraday said:

Toyah Wilcox...

"Echo Beach" Great song!

Yes it was.
But Toyah Wilcox? Martha and the Muffins were a Canadian group.

Edit: It looks like she released a version about ten years after Martha and the Muffins?

[Dedinbed]

56 minutes ago, Faraday said:

Toyah Wilcox...

"Echo Beach" Great song!

I'll echo that .. 

[Faraday]

10 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Yes it was.
But Toyah Wilcox? Martha and the Muffins were a Canadian group.

Edit: It looks like she released a version about ten years after Martha and the Muffins?

Thank you, Uncle. You are of course, quite right.

[Faraday]

Peaky Blinders

s06 e01 on ITV this evening.

 

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2022-02-24/when-is-peaky-blinders-season-6-out-and-will-it-be-the-last-one

[DwizzleyMatthews]

1 hour ago, Bluesofa said:

Lies We Tell (2017) 1hr 49mins  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4423984/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0   

Crime thriller. A trusted driver in Bradford has to deal with his dead boss' Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a life-and-death showdown.

I thought it was an excellent film. Perhaps if you're not British you might not appreciate highlighting the cultural differences between the groups involved.

Starring Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne, Sibylla Deen, Judith Barker, Reece Ritchie, Toyah Willcox.

Available on torrent.  Also on youtube

Hailing from Bradford I will give this a go but the 4.1 imdb rating will mean I will have my finger hovering over the delete button !!

[Bluesofa]

2 minutes ago, DwizzleyMatthews said:

Hailing from Bradford I will give this a go but the 4.1 imdb rating will mean I will have my finger hovering over the delete button !!

I appreciate what you're saying. I really liked it, but of course YMMV.

[DwizzleyMatthews]

1 hour ago, Bluesofa said:

I appreciate what you're saying. I really liked it, but of course YMMV.

I did watch it all the way through but thought it pretty bad, a shame as I like Keitel, Byrne and Mark Addy.

[DwizzleyMatthews]

Murder in the Valleys ( 2022 )

Back in 1999 a house fire in Clydach, South Wales took the lives of 3 generations of the same family . Police investigation lead to a murder trial , commonly referred to as the Clydach Murders, but this left the small community divided. More than 20 years later the police decided to review evidence over a 12 months period.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18083512/

I found it on 1337X