BlogHide Resteemsnetflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 3 days agoThe Count of Monte Cristo (series): This has a chance to be something greatIf you grew up in North America, you probably already heard of this famous story... perhaps you were forced to read it in high school which to me, completely ruins reading for kids but whatever…netflixr (77)in series • 6 days agoThe Day of the Jackal (series): This one looks like it has a lot of promiseAfter finishing Succession I was at a loss as to what I should delve into next. I had heard from friends of mine that "Jackal" was something they loved and after watching just one episode I…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 10 days agoIssues I had with Succession, Season 4. Spoilers!So I just finished the last season of Succession which although a bit slow at times is something I consider to be one of the best drama series I have ever seen. In the end though and looking…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 11 days agoMemoir of a Snail (film): Beautiful and touching with an interesting graphical styleYet another film that I probably wouldn't have heard about if it hadn't randomly popped up on my Plex and was put there by someone else that devotes dramatically more time to that sort of thing than…netflixr (77)in streaming • 19 days agoRating the Succession characters over timeThere are a bunch of quite interesting characters in this series and I would say that almost all of them are written quite well and cast perfectly. One of the surprise actors that really kind of…netflixr (77)in movies • 22 days agoHere (film): It tries really hard to be touching, but mostly it is a boring film taking place in a single roomI can appreciate the sort of artsy style they were going for with this movie and the people that are in the movie do a good job in their roles. I'm not so sure that I think casting Tom Hanks as a…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 24 days agoDear Santa (film): I think that people are just tired of Jack BlackI don't know if I am or not but perhaps Mr. Black has run his course and it might be time for him to take a bit of a break or pull an Adam Sandler and perhaps try his hand at some sort of serious…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 27 days agoDune Prophecy (series): Early opinionI'm someone that has tried to be a fan of the Dune empire a lot more than I actually AM a fan of it. I like sci-fi and I want to get involved in one of the most famous stories ever told in that…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 29 days agoBorderlands (film): It really is as bad as they sayI don't think there are very many video game to screen films out there. In fact, I can only think of a couple that are even passable as entertainment and for the most part they fall flat.…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • last monthSuccession (series): It's really good if you are patient and probably have subtitles onThis show is something that a lot of my friends have been talking about for a while now but I never really bothered to get into it because when I first watched it I was distracted by my phone and…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • last monthBookie (series): A reasonably good comedy that doesn't take too longThe title kind of says it all. Sometimes I am in the mood for a comedy that doesn't have a laugh track and focuses on something different and I also want the episodes to be over in 22 minutes which…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 2 months agoWatching a movie that you have already seen with friends can be annoyingThis happened to me the other night. I had a few friend over and they were picking through my library on Plex and they asked me to suggest something because they know I watch a ton of films and…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 2 months agoThe Substance (film): A wild look into the human obsession with youthI look around my own life, particularly at the women I know and see an increasing obsession with the fountain of youth. Almost every girl I know has had some sort of augmentation and botox…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 2 months agoSweatpea (series): This ranks pretty high in my book so farI have only seen 4 episodes thus far but have been impressed up to this point. I remembered the main character's face when I saw it on a poster, but I couldn't recall from where. Then it was…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 2 months agoBeetlejuice Beetlejuice (film): It's good, but a bit of a letdown for fans of the original.This isn't to say that this film should be skipped, it really shouldn't because it is an inventive thing that got started in 1988 and then got shelved for nearly 40 years before they went back to…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 3 months agoSpeak no Evil (film): McAvoy does a good job. It's not great, not terribleThe horror genre or thriller genre is tough to do right so it is understandable that people would experience such difficulty in doing something new and fresh. What goes on in this one isn't…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 3 months agoWolfs (film): It's ok, but a lot of the humor seems forced and unnecessaryThis is the story about a couple of fixers, which are people that you call when you can't call the police, to take care of something that needs to be done with absolute discretion. All of the time…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 3 months agoMr. McMahon (series): I binge watched almost the entire thing in one dayThis is saying a lot when you consider that each episode is around an hour long and by the time I finally forced myself to stop watching it was nearly 4am. It isn't often that I run into a series…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 3 months agoSlingshot (film): A decent sci-fi film that is out of the ordinaryHistorically speaking SciFi is one of my favorite genres not just in film and TV but also in the written word. I think there are more opportunities for this sort of thing to thrive because we are…netflixr (77)in hive-166960 • 3 months agoSmile (film): An almost perfect horror filmI struggle to find good films in the horror genre because in my mind, it is one of the most difficult type of film to make something new, fresh, while also being genuinely scary. I had heard of…