Scholarship table
If you like a good scare The Haunting of Hill House was fantastic.
Watched "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" the other night. I'm a big Coen brothers fan, but even that one tested me a little. It's made of of six short stories, a couple of which were very good. A couple were pretty dull.
Saw it at NY film festival with several hundred people and the Coens. Reception was ok, but not overwhelming. Need to see it again alone on the couch.This is an interesting list and shockingly I am in sort of agreement. Llewyn Davis should be higher. A Serious Man and Burn After reading are really underrated movies. https://www.theringer.com/movies/2018/11/15/18096572/coen-brothers-movies-ranked-ballad-buster-scruggs-fargo-big-lebowski-millers-crossing-barton-fink
I have the final season of House of Cards 3.5 episodes before I gave up on it.
NetflixMedal of HonorSeven 45 minute episodes of Medal of Honor winners. Those guys were amazing, those that came home never bragged about the heroic actions, medals they won or the wounds they suffered. Most returned to normal medium blue collar jobs, some in family business.The story of Sgt. Edward Carter is just incredible and I cannot believe a movie wasn't made concerning his life, not just his actions in WW II. Short fact: not one black soldier won the Medal of Honor right after WW II ended. It wasn't until 1992 that Bill Clinton ordered a committee to investigate/oversee, then I believe eight soldiers got their due respect.Being each is a short episode, it was a good watch and learning experience.
Wife and I just binge watched End of the Fxxxing World. It is deliciously dark and nihilistic. If you enjoy eating at Arby's, you will like this show.
.Each episode covers a topic that many people don't know a lot about, and the topics vary widely, from....to wealth inequality.
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Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
Are straight to Netflix movies the millennial generation equivalent of straight to VHS/DVD movies?I remember, as a kid, going to blockbuster/Hollywood video/etc and seeing movies which never made it to theaters. Most look really low budget and terrible.