Movies and TV Shows

I haven’t owned physical media in quite some time. I am maybe getting back into it as well as setting up a media server.

I was just curious if most releases these days still contain commentary tracks from the directors/cast? If so, are there media server options to play these(this might be a question for a different community - so feel free to ignore this one if you don’t know or if it’s too off topic)

Holy shit that was crazy, so many references to evangelion, and a ending to match it too, might not be the cup of tea for everyone but I loved that finale mindfuck.

Curious how there was such an hype for season 1 and this one at least for me flew over the radar.

Finally finished the first two games from the recent trilogy and boy howdy is it an experience.

Thought that a movie was impossible, then remembered that there was a movie starring Alicia Vikander...

Went back to check and HOLY FUCK did the movie parallel the games so well.

It's obviously not a great way to do it... But TR is just not as grounded as we'd like to think.

The Last of Us worked since it has more grounded aspects... But when the climax of your game is Lara battling fucking undead Samurai, you have yourself a pickle.

However, a higher budget and a franchise guarantee would've made this an AWESOME experience... Imagine the bow and arrow scene from the movie, but with an older and more experienced Lara... Stealth shooting like in the games 😭❤️.

Reddit has a sort of love/hate relationship with Oak Island. Going into 11 seasons of interesting archaelogical evidence but no real treasure frustrates a lot of people.

https://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island

For those unfamiliar with the story...

"There is an island, in the North Atlantic..."

In 1795, three young men were attracted by strange lights to the elephant-shaped "Oak Island" off the coast of Nova Scotia.

They found an old block and tackle hanging from a tree branch over a depression in the ground, and, eyes full of dollar signs, began digging for treasure in what is commonly called "The Money Pit".

As they dug down, they would find a floor made from oak logs sealed with clay every 10 feet.

90 feet down, they found a 2 foot wide flat stone with strange inscriptions on it.

Eventually the tunnel flooded with water and the excavation stopped.

What has happened since is 200 years of digging, tunnelling and excavations, all hoping for a massive payday.

Nothing substantive has been found, but lots of ephemera interesting for archaeology has been.

And that's where we are today... two brothers who read the story of Oak Island back in the 1960s have been trying for 10+ seasons of television to get to the bottom of Oak Island.

It's from 2011. Got it from a thrift store in the Delaware Valley. It was in the Christmas section. Normally I collect VHS tapes, but I decided to get this one for the fun of it.

will have to wait until November 2024 to reunite with Vi, Jinx, and the rest of the show's eclectic cast of characters

a must see movie if you have followed the GameStop short squeeze in 2021!

Holy crap that ending was marvelous! Anyone feeling the same?

Martin Scorsese has released his newest flim starring Robert De Niro, Leonardo Di Caprio and Lily Gladstone. If you have watched it you may discuss it here.

Saw Haunting In Venice last weekend and liked it despite its flaws. Now we’re some people who want to watch or rewatch a bunch of murder mysteries. We already did the Branagh Poirot trilogy, done Knives Out and Glass Onion, and of course ultimate classics like Clue and Seven are on the list.

What are your favorites? Your hidden gems we should watch?

Compared to many bigots, I don't think the issue is some "woke/liberal agenda" being pushed and gone wrong, just shit writing and general over-the topness that is so very far away from season 1.

Here’s mine.

The year is 1983. Little House on the Prairie has ended its run as one of NBC’s highest rated scripted dramas. Thriller is the best selling album worldwide. Michael Jackson and Michael Landon must switch lives as Landon develops his passion project, tv show Highway to Heaven, and Jackson is about to appear in an NBC special with his brothers where he will wear a rhinestone encrusted single white glove and debut the moonwalk to an audience of 47 million. It is a critical moment in both men’s lives and careers as Landon struggles to bring stirring tales of God working in people’s lives in modern Los Angeles to television, and Jackson will win an Emmy for his performance of Billie Jean. What follows is a heartwarming and hilarious tale as both men put on the other’s shoes and fight for the art they believe in.

Circus Maximus 75 minutes

A 2023 American musical anthology film co-written, executive produced, and directed by Travis Scott. The film is Scott's directorial debut, with segments directed by a murder's row of talent: Gaspar Noé (Irréversible, Enter the Void, Climax), Nicolas Winding Refn (Pusher, Bronson, Drive, The Neon Demon), Harmony Korine (Kids, Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, Spring Breakers, The Beach Bum), Valdimar Jóhannsson (Lamb), Andrew Dosunmu (), CANADA, and Kahlil Joseph.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_Maximus_(film)

Beau is Afraid was the last one I recall. I think it was mostly the latter half of the movie where I started to get a bit confused and needed the ending explained to me.

What movies made you look up some kind of explanation afterwards? I feel like I have done it several times in the past for more surreal movies but can't think of any other examples.

It can also be a TV show.