Watched the first episode of “The Residence” last night. Loved it, and will probably resume (binge-style) tonight. Still have a couple episodes of Ken Burns’ latest on the DVR, too.
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Yes, but they do nothing with that save for us to look at him and to look at other people looking at him. It’s fundamentally empty.
Like his life.
I thought it might be on purpose, just like the cliché scenes and cliché banalia uttered by the supporting cast in said scenes, but I’m no Baumbach connoisseur.
We loved it. Fun and not taking itself too seriously.
We thought it was a really great show: different, strange, touching, and with an incredible cast — the amazing as ever Sally Field, Eve Lindley and Jason Segel as an unlikely couple, and who knew André 3000 was such a talented actor?
We were curious about the documentary the show is based on, and watched The Institute last night. TBH can’t say it ‘cleared things up’ in any major way, and thought Segel did a great job with the subject matter.
Next up, Roofman with Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, inspired by the true story of a robber escaped from jail who hides in a toy store for almost a year. Fun, with Peter Dinklage as the asshole boss.
I just saw Roofman last night. I’m not a fan of Channing Tatum, but I thought that this was by far his best performance.
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I thought he was really great in it, too.
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We watched through the penultimate episode. I wanted to watch the last one, but got vetoed by Mrs. ricepad on account of the late hour. Hence, we lay in bed talking about how it might end. I do NOT want either of the star-crossed to be the culprit, but we can’t figure out how the note in AB’s possession figures into the story. I really like morality plays where the good guys win and the bad guys suffer, so I’ll be just fine if the guru-figure takes the fall whether he’s actually guilty or not. We fully expect a surprise ending, and will likely be disappointed if the most ‘interesting’ character ends up being The One.
More twists and turns to come!
“Yay” and simultaneously “oh no”! Thank you for not spoiling it, though! 
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Watched the documentary on The New Yorker magazine which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. It’s on Netflix and an enjoyable 90 minutes. I grew up surrounded by New Yorker’s and read them for years and husband still reads them online. I had also just read a book about Condé Nast and Newhouse taking over and there’s lots of New Yorker magazine content. It’s a wonderful smart publication and glad that it’s hanging in there.
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It seemed like it was taking the actual Clooney persona of friendly joking movie star and exposing the dark side of being famous and how it turns you into a narcissist. I liked the last scenes at the festival where he is watching actual clips of his past performances and his face reflects a lot of sadness and maybe regret. Anyway I enjoyed it and appreciate the great actors that kept popping up in small roles. Also written by Emily Mortimer who has a small scene.
Anyway I’m a sucker for Hollywood centric movies and nice scenery (and no bloodshed!).
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Yes, it was absolutely using Clooney.
Look, you all can like it for the reasons you say. I don’t want you not to like it.
I think it was headed in a critical direction but it was mere gesture for giving him the last moments of regret, for having him surrounded by fans, and for forcing us to stay with him nonstop of this sentimental journey. It skewed mawkish instead of dark. (I doubt Clooney would have allowed it any other way.)
As I said before, I anticipated just these kinds of arguments. Probably not going to continue along this vein, though.
Apropos.
This list makes me want to watch No Other Choice, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, possibly Bugonia ( not a fan of Lanthimos, really, but Stone & Plemons are forces to be reckoned with), maybe Is This Thing On.
And we might finally catch One Battle After Another, now that it’s less than $10 to stream.
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I went so so far down the rabbit hole watching you tube videos on Focaccia. Im now at RAI . Video’s from Italy .Focaccia . No English no subtitles . A cooking show that has chefs cooking. Great set design and chefs . Keep that pencil and paper in hand . Stopping to convert. Reminds me of great chefs on pbs .
Scribbling notes on scraps of paper before the internet.
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We watched the first two episodes. It is blatantly Invasion of the Body Snatchers, with (sometimes very dumb) attempts at humor. I neither love it nor hate it; I’m waiting to see whether it gets better or worse. I like Miriam Schor and was happy to see her. However briefly.
Have you kept up with it?
Yes, I am still watching it. It is definitely an acquired taste. Rhea Seehorn is the main reason for watching. She is excellent. It can drag at parts. The latest episode had maybe 5 minutes of dialogue.
Another interesting SNL documentary:
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We just watched this today, this was fun! I went in expecting it to be more slapstick … not sure if that’s because of the “hiding in a toy store” premise or because my main association with Channing Tatum is the Jump Street movies. It’s definitely more grounded than that, but very entertaining.
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