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This city is ours was very good, just finished this week. 8 parts.
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Lots on YT about him.

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I've just heard that Season 2, episode 13 of Andor is going to be feature length, can't wait!

Maybe they'll confirm the baby is Poe?




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City Island. Our kind of film. Loved it.

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I watched the Road House reboot on Prime Video yesterday, it wasn't as bad as I expected.

Conor McGregor is hilarious.
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon May 19, 2025 9:00 am I watched the Road House reboot on Prime Video yesterday, it wasn't as bad as I expected.

Conor McGregor is hilarious.
The Roadhouse question is this; If both films were released today, denying the original its cult status, which one would you think is worse? :D
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon May 19, 2025 9:00 am I watched the Road House reboot on Prime Video yesterday, it wasn't as bad as I expected.

Conor McGregor is hilarious.
:Plonk: it was a steaming shower of shite, even without the original to compare it against it is a bad film
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I think Jake Gyllenhaal is a great actor but was terrible in this. Dunno if I missed the point of his characters personality, but he was as wooden as a pine forest! :wtf:
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Wild Rose with Jessie Buckley. I misread it and thought it was jeff Buckly who drowned with his boots on, but it was a great film regardless and didn't play to the more obvious ending. Got her on spotify now...


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I endured this predictable crap as the wife wanted to see it through despite my protests. Then at the end of the film she declared it predictable, slow and a bit boring! :wtf:

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Just watched The Swimmers. Wow

First hour showing how Syrian refugees get to Greece. Then smuggled to Germany.
True story.
Then shows one of them Swimming for the refugee team in the Olympics.

Just a nice film to watch

11/10
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Taipan wrote: Sat May 24, 2025 10:58 am I endured this predictable crap as the wife wanted to see it through despite my protests. Then at the end of the film she declared it predictable, slow and a bit boring! :wtf:

Enough about your sex life, how was the movie?
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Sons of Anarchy
It didn't get any better second time around
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Count Steer wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:59 am Sounds pretty good + anything with Walton Goggins in gets my vote. :D
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MrLongbeard wrote: Wed May 28, 2025 11:12 am
Count Steer wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:59 am Sounds pretty good + anything with Walton Goggins in gets my vote. :D
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I'll second that :shock:

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Yeah he doesn't do a very good trans person, and after Justified etc. it's a little disturbing.

Clarkson Farm Series 4
Still just good funny, with hints towards serious topics telly program.
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MrLongbeard wrote: Wed May 28, 2025 1:55 pm Yeah he doesn't do a very good trans person, and after Justified etc. it's a little disturbing.

Clarkson Farm Series 4
Still just good funny, with hints towards serious topics telly program.
Can you believe I'd wiped Venus van D from my mind? :D

Mind you, it's been a while since I watched Sons of A.

(Didn't he also do the drag thing in an episode of Justified or is my mind playing tricks again?).
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Count Steer wrote: Wed May 28, 2025 2:02 pm (Didn't he also do the drag thing in an episode of Justified or is my mind playing tricks again?).
It's been a awhile since I watched it, but it doesn't ring a bell
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MrLongbeard wrote: Wed May 28, 2025 2:07 pm
Count Steer wrote: Wed May 28, 2025 2:02 pm (Didn't he also do the drag thing in an episode of Justified or is my mind playing tricks again?).
It's been a awhile since I watched it, but it doesn't ring a bell
Nope. It's my memory and I'm mixing up SoA and Justified. I thought there was one episode that he glammed up and that was where the idea came from for SoA. But no.
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The City is ours.

It's not bad, based upon a drug-dealing family in Liverpool.

brings a lot of familiar scenarios up from my past... Not that i was a drug dealer, but well, i knew a man who knew a man ... Everyone knows

I'd give it a 7/10
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