Whatcha Watchin'?

[hepcat]

Peacock has a new British mini series that’s an adaptation of The Day of the Jackal. It stars Eddie Redmayne, who I’m a big fan of. I started it and so far it’s pretty damn good (with the exception of some questionable music choices). Of course I’m a fan of the original too….and not the crappy Bruce Willis version.

[Sudy]

What?? How could you not be a fan of the film that so brilliantly incorporated this not-at-all ear-bleedingly annoying hit?

[hepcat]

I will admit to enjoying Red Tape from Agent Provocateur at the time.



My issue with the music in this new remake is that it seems to dominate too many scenes. I don't need a blaring song to set the mood for every scene.

[paulbaxter]

I just discovered Detroiters on Netflix. Just hilarious. Probably just a little better if you're in or from the area. Lots of local references for sure. There's a bit in one episode about a guy asking for a ride home to his house in Lake Orion. It's a hell of a drive from downtown Detroit. But I'd still recommend the show to non-Detroiters. Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson star. If you watched Veep, Sam played Richard Splett.

[hepcat]

Detroiters is amazing.



But you're burying the lede here. Tim Robinson is behind the equally amazing comedy skit show I Think You Should Leave.

[YellowKing]

Just finishing up Ripley on Netflix. I know I'm a bit late to the party, but damn was this an amazing series. Beautiful cinematography (the choice to go black and white was genius), and the acting (particularly Andrew Scott as Ripley) was incredible. Haven't watched such a riveting series in a long time.

[hepcat]

The black and white cinematography is practically a lead character in the show. The trees lining the street while Ripley drives back and forth to bury a body at one point stands out as one of the most beautiful and haunting shots in a show I've ever seen.



Here's a great article in Vanity Fair about the cinematography.

I told my boss to watch it and he sat down with his wife one night shortly thereafter to check it out. He said his wife wouldn't leave the couch until she'd watched about 4 episodes in a row.

[Rumpy]

I personally on the other hand didn't care much for it. I think I gave up on it about halfway through.

[Malificent]

I respected the Hell out of Ripley. I just didn't enjoy it. Maybe I'm just in a mental space where I'm tired of humans being evil.

[hepcat]

I binged the next 4 episodes of Day of the Jackal the last couple of days. I still like it, but they sacrificed the one thing I really liked about his character at first: he’s very, very cautious about his “hits”. But they kind of veer away from that in episode 3. After that he seems to become less calculating to some degree.

Redmayne is still great though. And the lead investigator chasing him has grown on me as she starts to do some questionable things in pursuit of the Jackal. I’d give it 3.5 out of 5 right now.

[AWS260]

I've been watching sumo on-and-off this year; NHK's YouTube channel shows all the matches from the top-level tournaments.

Tonight I watched this documentary about a yokozuna who retired a few years back. It's good.