Netflix "Watch Instantly"
I just recently rejoined Netflix and was pleased to see they have added a "Watch Instantly" feature where you can stream
I'm watching it and enjoying it, but it suffers from the same thing many documentaries seem to suffer from, and that is the constant repeating of the same thing over and over and over. I'm guessing they do this in order to draw it out into multiple episodes.
The Hulk Hogan documentary was good. Yes it was repetitive. I liked the Andre the Giant doc better.
I just finished watching Elway on Netflix. Did not find it as good as most of the other sports related documentaries on Netflix. America's Team was great, and when I was done I felt I had some very good insight into the personalities/lives of several of the key players, coaches, and off course, Jerry Jones.
At the end of Elway I am not sure I really knew anything about him as a person . They basically danced around the whole divorce thing, other than to note it happened. It was not really a dive into what made Elway tick....imo.
Hogan doc is just another sanitized WWE puff piece full of repetition and needless revisionism. I say pass unless you're a real Hulkamaniac.
Hogan doc is just another sanitized WWE puff piece full of repetition and needless revisionism.
I'm sure there is an argument that was the point.
Hogan doc is just another sanitized WWE puff piece full of repetition and needless revisionism. I say pass unless you're a real Hulkamaniac.
Brother!
Man On Fire, the movie, is one of my favorites. The Netflix limited series (??), after 2 episodes, is pretty damn good. I like and agree with pretty much all of the changes they made for the show.
Spoiler
Making the girl older was a good call. She’s far more involved now and 7 episodes of Creasey protecting a kid would get old. She did need to be the age she was in the film, though.
Killing off the entire family seemed excessive, mostly because Bobby is awesome and I’d have liked much more of his character, but I’m glad the conspiracy in the film isn’t the same. There’s more than enough to work with here.
And the big change… He’s no Denzel but he more than holds his own. I don’t think I’ve seen him in anything before but he’s very convincing so far.
Man On Fire, the movie, is one of my favorites. The Netflix limited series (??), after 2 episodes, is pretty damn good. I like and agree with pretty much all of the changes they made for the show.
I’ve seen that show come up but thought it was a movie remake, which felt heretical given how good the original was. May check it out now [emoji106]
I’ve seen that show come up but thought it was a movie remake, which felt heretical given how good the original was.
There is a chance you meant the 1987 original with Scott Glenn as the original, but it sounds more like you meant the 2004 remake with Denzel as the original. Either one gets Creasy with a fun former partner actor with Christopher Walken in the Denzel version, but the surprise is Joe Pesci in the actual original.
There is a chance you meant the 1987 original with Scott Glenn as the original, but it sounds more like you meant the 2004 remake with Denzel as the original. Either one gets Creasy with a fun former partner actor with Christopher Walken in the Denzel version, but the surprise is Joe Pesci in the actual original.
Hmm, interesting- I had no idea!
Michael
I thought it was excellent. Casting terrific across the board ... his mother, father, Gordy, Quincy, Michael himself. Music for me is good. I was around when the Jackson 5 hit, and it was big. 80-something percent in my book.
Project Hail Mary
Didn't like it at all. I would say considerably more than half the movie was dedicated to the cutesy bromance between Gosling and the rock/chimp alien. With the fate of the planet and billions at stake, just on and on with the cutesy relationship (I guess reminiscent of ET, which I never saw).
I was giving it a 20-something percent. As I was leaving I looked it up on Tomatoes guessing it would be in the 50s. It was 95%. Oh well.
Not seen Project Hail Mary, but read the book. Thought it was ok, but quite a bit of what I liked was the suspense around what the alien ship was, what was on it, and whether theyd even meet.
They seemed to have spoiled all that in the trailer!
I've always preferred to go in dark and I have the feeling currently trailers are showing more than ever, from what I do see in between averting my eyes out of complete disinterest / spoiler aversion :-/
I'll probably end up seeing Michael at some point but I can't help but lament the trend to make the least controversial movies ever about extremely interesting people
I only watch teasers these days. If the trailer is 2+ minutes, it's almost guaranteed to spoil the whole movie.
M.I.A. on Peacock is decent, not great, slow burn, especially for that type of show, and the end sets up for a likely season 2.
Legends on Netflix is good after 2, it's kind of like Slow Horses.
Lord of the Flies was decent, of course read the book and did report in school. lol
Man on Fire is decent; I haven't finished it yet.
Widow's Bay is good.
M.I.A. on Peacock is decent, not great, slow burn, especially for that type of show, and the end sets up for a likely season 2.
Will check it out. Curiously it is available on Parmount+, but in Peru, not in Canada or USA!
Will check it out. Curiously it is available on Parmount+, but in Peru, not in Canada or USA!
"While M.I.A. is a Peacock Original in the United States, it is distributed internationally by Paramount Global Content Distribution. This has led to the fragmented availability you are seeing:
United States: It streams exclusively on Peacock as of May 7, 2026.
Peru (and other International Markets): Paramount+ has the rights to the show in most international markets, including Latin American countries like Peru.
Canada: The situation is different because Global TV holds the broadcast rights in Canada. Episodes air on Global TV and stream on the Global TV app or via Stack TV (available on Prime Video).This happens because Peacock does not operate globally, so its owners (Comcast) often sell the international airing rights for their shows to other distributors like Paramount"
This is from google AI. The show is from the makers of Ozark and is a revenge tour type show.
This is from google AI. The show is from the makers of Ozark and is a revenge tour type show.
Nice!
Speaking of tv shows, I have just started A Gentleman in Moscou which is pretty darn solid especially for those that enjoy/want to learn more about the aftermath of the Russian revolution, especially for the (mis)treatment of the elite (Ewan Mcgregor is excellent in it!) : https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_gent...
