Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendation Thread

is it? it looked interesting and def like the kind of thing we normally like (a little 'over the garden wall'esque)

Yeah, Hilda is just great! Beautiful hand-drawn animation, and all around this wonderful sensibility where nature bleeds into tangible mythology. Kinda like Totoro, if Totoro was informed by Nordic folklore instead of Japanese.

It takes a couple episodes to really come together, and it is for sure a kid's show (though idk what age would be appropriate), but if the aesthetic appeals at all, def check it out. I thought it was pretty, funny, and dreamy.

"Kinda like Totoro, if Totoro was informed by Nordic folklore instead of Japanese" and Kevin Huizenga worked on it too

think sabrina is fine

Another vote for Hilda,although I didn't manage to get through the whole thing.

Decided to try ep 3. Sabrina's constant wokeness is beginning to wear me down.

it is for sure a kid's show (though idk what age would be appropriate)

I'm sure the books sell to as many adult readers as children

Oh I'm sure, and the show is entirely enjoyable. I'm just aware some people are allergic to anything pitched at kids, and I'm largely aware of that due to ilx.

tbc, if you're an adult but can get into Pixar, for ex, you could watch this.

oh no American Vandal was just cancelled :(

Boo.

I love that show, but at least it's self contained by season.

Is Sabrina OK to watch with a 9 year old? Thinking about watching w/my daughter.

Hilda is great. books are great too

AV2 was a dud :/
AV1 owned

xxpost I would say it’s a little bit too scary & grownup for a 9 year old. The scary parts are pretty full-on for a kid that age imo

in other news I love Sabrina

I'm enjoying it.

Plus Bronson Pinchot!

And the Castlevania animation is fine, po-faced, hokum.

xxpost I would say it’s a little bit too scary & grownup for a 9 year old. The scary parts are pretty full-on for a kid that age imo

Thanks! We got through about 5 minutes last night and she said it was freaking her out. We went ended up watching the first two episodes of Hilda (which we both loved).

aw <3

omg I didn’t realize the school principal was played by Bronson Pinchot until this thread - and I’m on ep 3! It’s a pretty fun show! Though i think a top-notch comedy writer could elevate it to tv greatness.

I watched The Dark Crystal last night and boy does it hold up! (Not going to traumatize my kid with it yet though, maybe in a few years)

Hmm - don't care for the 'shining' knock off in ep 7. Seems...unpleasant.

really looking forward to the DArk Crystal prequel which is coming to netflix at some point. maybe next year or 2020?

Next year some time, yeah!

I love the first two Transporters, but replacing Jim Henson and Frank Oz and David Odell and Brian Froud with the director of Clash Of The Titans and the writer of some Annihilation comics for Marvel doesn't seem like a recipe for improvement

I don't know if this thread is only about series or Netflix originals, but the film-geeks should check out 'Dovlatov' by Aleksei German Jr, which for some reason is on there. Not the best film in the world, but a different kind of experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coos41slD1I

I am expecting the dark crystal reboot to be soul-crushingly bad, so if it’s even halfway decent that’ll be ok #netflixstandards

i am really loving the cinematography in Sabrina, esp the phosphorescent greens & yellows & rich dark colors, and the weird blurred lens when magic is going on, the textures of the costumes, and i love the score too...it’s all been great for me so far. agree w rrrobyn that a good comedy writer could really make it.

they're using only puppetry in dark crystal so that's something.

Dovlatov! Love his books.

First episode of Sabrina was fine. Good mood and vibe, occasionally questionable acting choices and/or writing. I think we'll stick with it.

Salt Fat Acid Heat was great. Nice to see a local (to me) person getting this kind of attention. I could definitely see her taking up the Anthony Bourdain's position in the food world.

She's amazing. I loved her ease with languages.

Salt Fat Acid Heat is so joyful. So much less troubled than Bourdain. <3 the host.

I take it back, I think my wife was bored by Sabrina (whose missteps grated on me - the largest is probably its dark, violent vibe is paired with, essentially, cartoon characters, like the Look At Me, I'm EVIL teacher/witch or the quirky aunts/cousins, a vibe with at least in episode one doesn't work imo, so either I'll watch it with my ambivalent daughter or let her watch it with her Riverdale friends. Haunting of Hill House, however, we loved the first episode of that, but it's almost too good, in that it was *too* scary for my wife and daughter!

glad Hop Hop Evolution got a second batch of episodes, prob their best documentary (Wild Wild Country being the only real competition imo)

not sure if it's been covered in this thread, but lol: The Sinner quickly went from mildly intriguing to ridiculously terrible ...

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I'm excited to watch those. The first four were great, but when it ended I was like "why'd they stop right before getting to..." basically everything in the new eps.

I thought the first season of the sinner was fantastic!

I got rid of my account for a few years and now that I'm back it's fucking to find anything. Netflix seems to think all I care about are superhero shows.

s2 of the Sinner is so much better than s1

so not netflix, but just became available on amazon prime, and I am only bringing it up because of my pure astonishment on how unlikeable two very likeable actors are in this movie...but holy crap Destination Wedding was really, really bad.

Decided to try ep 3. Sabrina's constant wokeness is beginning to wear me down.

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plenty of good in it but plenty of bad/clumsy/lazy stuff too, pity because the quality is def in it. herself is plugging through ive got ironing to do.

should i start a thread for Sabrina?

Yep

yeah sure its big enough

I'm excited to watch those. The first four were great, but when it ended I was like "why'd they stop right before getting to..." basically everything in the new eps.

haha yeah. I started on the new season with the Southern ep, which does not disappoint

just really well researched, great interview subjects, occasionally incredible footage

ok Sabrina thread started under “double double toil and SATAN”

cannot link bcz on my phone but go there :D