Powell & Pressburger were true visionaries no doubt. Thanks for the heads up had not seen that
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Has anyone mentioned industry yet? Watched season 1 when it was first shown and thought it was OK but absolutely flying through seasons 2 and 3. Do people really behave like that in work places, even investment banks?
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Also love Powell and Pressburger. One of my favorite memories of going to the cinema was back in my feckless 20s and I was at a loose end on a Saturday. Local cinema was showing Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Popped in knowing nothing and came out 3 hours later absolutely buzzing and mesmerized. Always hoping for that feeling when I go to the cinema.
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Think i mentioned it on here at some point. Season 3 definitely felt like a step up. We rinsed it in a few days.
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Finished Rivals. Decent fun tv.
Bad sisters s2. 2 episodes in and ok so far. Fiona shaw is really good init.
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The name in no way matches up to the film does it?
When I met my wife, she was in grad school and we had access to all the cinematic treasures the university library could offer. It was pre-streaming and we watched all of P&P we could find. Colonel Blimp, Tales of Hoffmann, Peeping Tom, Black Narcissus… they recently did a retrospective here and we went for Red Shoes - top 5 film for me.
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My brother worked in the city in the 80s and Industry isn’t that far off the mark for that period but at least they were doing their bit for Columbia’s national debt 
No idea what it’s like today.
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Tony Soprano Tamagotchi for the fans on here
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I really really dug the Penguin series. Especially because it could have simply been set in NYC and it wouldn’t change a thing - you barely get the idea it’s related to Batman and that’s a good thing. Phenomenal acting by Farrell and especially by Cristin Milioti
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Same here. Great TV.
Gonna give this a look…
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This is a great blast of 90s nostalgia. Interesting to look back on a Britain that doesnt exist anymore. Unreal what Loaded got away with really
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I only got round to watching season 1 about 8 weeks ago and realised that I was basically an NPC and that some people in my work actually thought they were starring in it. I resigned 5 weeks ago…
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Watched Blitz on Apple TV the other night. Saoirse Ronan and Paul Weller (?! actually quite decent). With appearances from Stephen Graham and Kathy Burke amongst others, not a bad little film from Steve McQueen although the industry standard Eastenders accent everyone employs is a little much . 6/10
Also re-watching Severance S1 in prep for S2. Just as good on second viewing, absolutely brilliant TV.
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I’d probably give Blitz an 8/9 here- starts a little slow but that’s partly storyline…but hits its stride imo.
Seeing the war from a different perspective made a refreshing change. I loved it.
I think it will be seen as a classic in years to come, despite the occasional mockney stereotypes and artful dodgerisms from some of the child actors but the main kid George was great.
And finally Stephen Graham nailed his southern vowel sounds.
Glad Steve McQueen made it and not Christopher Nolan. 3 people stood around a lit firework wouldn’t have been a convincing portrayal of the Blitz.
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After the party. 2 eps in, brilliant so far.
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Kneecap
Was pretty fun, lots of nods to Transporting I thought.
Didn’t realise the lads were actually a real band till this morning.
Should have realised as they were really good.
Kemikaze tried to stop their funding which is no surprise.
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