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Mexico-City... We were there... well captured on film and consistent with our impressions.
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castalla
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Play Dirty - Prime. Newly released 100‰ rubbish. O/10.
castalla
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Defiance - Prime. Humans & aliens rebuild St Louis.... A series which is so utterly awful on every level (acting, screenplay, scenarios) that it becomes almost an addiction to see it through to the end. There's an 'alien' actress who is the spitting image of the young Marianne Faithfull 
. A couple of decent tunes in the soundtrack:
. A couple of decent tunes in the soundtrack:
castalla
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The Woman in Cabin 10 - Netflix. Contrived whodunnit. Who was the murderer? We don't really care 
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Missable unless you like Norwegian fjord scenes. 1/10
. Missable unless you like Norwegian fjord scenes. 1/10
hoohoohoo
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The 2024 Rebus reboot is good.
www.imdb.com
I don't think that Ken Stott is working anymore, but it would have been fun to have a cameo from the original.
Rebus (TV Series 2024– ) ⭐ 7.1 | Crime
Rebus: With Richard Rankin, Brian Ferguson, Lucie Shorthouse, Amy Manson. Inspector John Rebus, a hardboiled Edinburgh cop with a tendency to bend rules.
www.imdb.com
I don't think that Ken Stott is working anymore, but it would have been fun to have a cameo from the original.
Didn’t John Hannah do it before Ken Stott? The former was a bit lightweight and effete for the role, and I couldn’t imagine either of them having been in the military as I think Rebus was in the books.The 2024 Rebus reboot is good.
Rebus (TV Series 2024– ) ⭐ 7.1 | Crime
Rebus: With Richard Rankin, Brian Ferguson, Lucie Shorthouse, Amy Manson. Inspector John Rebus, a hardboiled Edinburgh cop with a tendency to bend rules.
I don't think that Ken Stott is working anymore, but it would have been fun to have a cameo from the original.
I always thought they missed it big time by not casting Iain Glen in the role - he would have more than covered all angles of the character.
The jury’s still out for me on the latest reboot tbh. I enjoyed it and Richard Rankin’s a good actor, but something about it (maybe the brother backstory) didn’t sit well with me - didn’t feel like Rebus somehow.
House of Guinness had a somewhat flat first episode, but then it got goingjust fine. Great use of music. And there should be an S2.
Btw my wife thinks Prince Andrei is a bit rough this time.
Btw my wife thinks Prince Andrei is a bit rough this time.
castalla
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The Last Frontier - Apple TV. More rubbish as a small Alaska town Marshal/State Trooper teams up with a disaffected female CIA agent to hunt down a rogue psychopathic former agent being transported ConAir-style (aircraft crashes en route). Everyday happenings under the Northern Lights.
1/10
1/10
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dangermouse
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That's right! ... Hannah started the role in the first series and Stott took over.
Iain Glen would fit right in. He's a bit handsome for the role
Brian Cox also did a monolog video as Rebus during lockdown. Not on Youtube anymore.
castalla
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Patriot - Amazon Prime Original. Utterly incomprehensible tale about US attempts to scupper the Iranian nuclear program. Black humour. Mostly set in Luxembourg for some unknown reason. Bizarre. There's a hidden reference to the Simon & Garfunkel artwork for the Sound of Silence album - God knows why.
Went to see “I Swear” at my local Odeon cinema last night about someone growing up with Tourette’s Syndrome. Good cast including Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake and the excellent Peter Mullan. Very funny in places, but equally touching.
And a good soundtrack
And a good soundtrack
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castalla
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I'm now watching season 2 of the Patriot.
This has to be one of the most surreal ser>es I I've ever seen full of weird characters, disjointed dialogue (in various languages, impossible scenarios
, a care dog. The soundtrack is a mix of classic pop and melancholy songs composed by the main character. Get past the first episodes & it's a keeper
castalla
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The Edge of Tomorrow - Tom Cruse. . A good attempt at an innovative Sci-fi drama. 7/1o
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I watched it 4 times
Few episodes into The Last Frontier on Apple TV+, not too shabby for the usual rogue CIA agent caper in Alaska. Must have had a fairly good budget for the plane crash and helicopter/bus scenes.
Also enjoying season 3 of The Diplomat - might watch an episode or two of that, and pick up The House of Guinness from where I paused watching a few weeks back.
Also enjoying season 3 of The Diplomat - might watch an episode or two of that, and pick up The House of Guinness from where I paused watching a few weeks back.
castalla
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Finally watched The Queen's Gambit. Excellent. Some great scenes with those unique 1960s automobiles. Super acting. 9/10
Yeah, it was well done.
castalla
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Last Light - Prime. Ridiculous end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it drama as evil environmentalist activists attack. Cardboard characters, script written by goodness knows who, stereotypes galore. Rubbish. 0/10