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04-19-2022, 07:04 AM | #6981 (permalink) | |
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Have you seen The Fall?
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04-19-2022, 07:07 AM | #6982 (permalink) | ||
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04-19-2022, 08:59 AM | #6983 (permalink) | ||
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Oh btw jadis, I watched state of play. It was good and Kelly Macdonald and her accent are top tier. I think the last plot twist lacked a proper build-up so it seemed a bit unrealistic, but apart from that it's a well-constructed story. I always like watching journalism in action and especially the emotional entanglements between the characters were well done
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04-19-2022, 06:46 PM | #6984 (permalink) | |
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Cracker is one of my favorites. Gritty, bleak and so so well executed. The pilot was directed by Michael Winterbottom, one of the great directors of the generation who (like Danny Boyle in Morse) got his start in crime dramas. The actors are some of the best in the business (stunning guest performances from Robert Carlyle and Adrian Dunbar in addition to the regulars), the writing is sharp, the protagonist/antagonist highly intelligent and demon-ridden. It’s perf.
I guess my problem with Coben is the Netflixy feel of the shows. As though it was produced by AI… he’s a Jersey guy and the shows are set in Britain and France, sans any local flavor. Whereas Morse could only be set in Oxford, Cracker is a deeply Mancunian affair etc. And the dialogue is not exactly worthy of Le Carré (my gold standard is TTSS with Alec Guinness) Quote:
Wasn’t crazy about the first season, I thought even Scully looked a bit bored… |
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04-19-2022, 07:22 PM | #6985 (permalink) | ||
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A film I find more compelling is Winstanley, about the Digger leader. Amazing monochrome cinematography as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeLzc7s08ZU |
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04-20-2022, 03:30 AM | #6986 (permalink) | |||
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04-20-2022, 05:12 AM | #6987 (permalink) | |
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The Science Guy?
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04-20-2022, 08:01 AM | #6988 (permalink) |
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Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!
I've met Bill actually. My daughter and me walked up on him setting up for a presentation at the Museum of S&I in Chicago in the 90's. He's a riot.
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04-20-2022, 09:48 AM | #6989 (permalink) |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5iZZvyxtC8 Anyway gonna rewatch Cracker after I'm done with La Promesse. During the lockdowns we did TV time together so I had to watch lots of reality shows and anime but I can't do it any longer. Need to get back on my proper bs like watching Robbie Coltrane scream at a suspect about the death drive. |
04-20-2022, 10:12 AM | #6990 (permalink) | ||
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