Yeah, so good. And I don’t like cricket (I love it).
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I remember being buzzing that The Road was being made into a film. I liked it but it hit me hard. My two boys were similar age to the boy and the end fucking killed me emotionally for weeks. So being a dad did have an effect.
I just decided about 3 years ago to spend my time on things that are meaningful and bring me joy/fulfilment/add value or some human spirit/soul to life. And not just what I watch - music, work, relationships, family… everything.
I changed career from an electrician to working in social and mental health care. It can be bleak as you can get dealing with people in their worst moments in life - suicide attempts, end of life, vulnerable teenagers. And on about a third of the salary. I wouldn’t change it for the world. Wonderful people and even making a tiny positive difference to someones day is a gift. It’s a big fuck you to a lot of the internet/online culture of nihilism and cynicism and the promotion of the worst in human behaviour.
Tried to watch Civil War and gave up very quick. Not a judgement on the quality of the film/acting or whatever, just doesn’t interest me at all. Would rather read watch a documentary about some old Italian Truffle Hunters, or smoke a spliff and listen to Alice Coltrane, or walk to the beach with the dog, spend too many hours trying to make the perfect snare, Anything 
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The incongruous soundtrack as well- same technique as per Peaky Blinders.
If you’re going to set a show in the past the soundtrack generally speaking needs to be relevant to the period imo
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i like this. sames.
i think what i said in the “slow TV” thread applies here - i’m so tired of tv and movies trying to make me feel something - scared, angry, thrilled, envious, whatever. i like watching low-stakes things in which people do things well - cook, build, repair, design, create. i don’t wanna know about evil. only wanna know about love.
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Watch Songs of Earth if you haven’t already. It’s on iPlayer here.
A beautiful film.
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That looks good, ta for heads up.
Watched The Fog last Night after reading the comments here. It was great. Thanks! Horrors aren’t usually my thing, but I can feel a John Carpenter period coming on. As an added bonus it was filmed around Point Reyes which we know well, so lots of great memories of camping trips and riding.
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It is very slow, with little but interesting dialogue. And beautiful scenery, impeccably shot.
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Queer is set in 50s Mexico City, painstakingly recreated in sets and clothing, but features Prince 17 Days and Nirvana ‘come as you are’ on the soundtrack. Why not have a guy walking down the street in a shellsuit too, or have a Tesla truck drive past?
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The Studio - watched the mushroom chocolate episode last night and we were howling 
i suspect there may have been some method acting going on
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We watched it two nights ago too. We were in stitches too.
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a while back i got to talk to robin urdang - she was the music supervisor for the marvelous mrs. maisel. i thought she did an amazing job of “right song, right time” and i really liked how the music during the epsiodes were “of the era” and the credits tracks weren’t - they’d close out with “dear madam barnum” by XTC or “a girl in trouble is a temporary thing” by romeo void.
anachronistic, but compelling.
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Don’t think anyone’s asked but are people watching Sleb Traitors ?
(asking for a friend 
)
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My better half is loving it, she watches all of the versions of it.
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Old School Hollywood Buffet.
New band name?
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Same. And my lad. They LOVE it.
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Partridge lost its edge ever since Armando Ianucci left the writing team (although the Scissored Isle was pretty good). Couldn’t get through the new series.
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Never watched it before but we’re giving it a try this time coz we like a lot of the people
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Quite a good line up, actually heard of nearly all
Of them!
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