Netflix recommendations

bestinase

bestinase

Netflix are raising prices in US and Canada again, so it's only a matter of time for ROW now. I guess those new Emily In Paris seasons don't pay for themselves!
 
Disobedience

Disobedience

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Just finished binging Kitz and basically
Verandi said:
Teenagers being miserable and generally violent, with 60 seconds of a lovely gay story in each episode.
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would be a great description for this as well. It was high teen camp and I really enjoyed it, even though the main character was very unlikeable and her motive was very basic and questionable.
 
HorseTears

HorseTears

If you're looking for a murder mystery series set in 1980s Cold War Poland, I recommend The Mire. (Though... watch it in the original Polish because you're not a philistine.)




If you're looking for a gay-themed murder mystery movie set in 1980s Cold War Poland (and amongst the real-life anti-gay mass operation by the communist Polish police), I recommend Operation Hyacinth.

 
Vasilios

Vasilios

Another Stay Close question, where do I know Richard Armitage from? He looks v familiar but none of his works listed rings a bell.
 
ABoy’sGot2Suffer4Fashion

ABoy’sGot2Suffer4Fashion

Vasilios said:
Another Stay Close question, where do I know Richard Armitage from? He looks v familiar but none of his works listed rings a bell.
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He was in Hannibal Season 3 if you watched that, and if you haven’t you definitely should. He was in the Hobbit films, the adaptation of North and South and in that Netflix show The Stranger. That’s all of what I know him from.
 
boom bazooka joe

boom bazooka joe

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Just finished The Silent Sea and it was great. All the reviews that said it was slow are on crack. Tense and stressful as hell, and Gong Yoo and Bae Doona are legends.
 
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HorseTears

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Judy Jetson Hooker said:
I've been binging Netflix true crime endlessly and this is the quick review you didn't ask for:

The Motive - Kinda horrible. I thought the reenactments were real but very bizarre story/case. One of the cops were so annoying and the defense lawyer was basically a horrible bullshitter. I hate lawyers.

Murder By The Coast - Amazing. Watch it. Slightly too long and then had a rushed ending but still so good and well done.

Sophie: A Murder In West Cork - I saw the twist coming in the first episode itself but still very watchable and strange and harrowing tale. I'm so convinced that the person at the end did it.

Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon A Crime - I'm surprised Brazil has a rule to let prisoners out for two weeks to rehabilitate. This was a good one as well. She's a monster even-though she's trying to convince otherwise.

The Ripper - I enjoyed this one alot.

Why Did You Kill Me? - This was just okay as well.

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer - This was just okay for me.

The Raincoat Killer - Stylishly filmed. Amazing. Insane story!

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes - This was very well done and doesn't overstay with too many filler episodes. Imma have nightmares.

The Women & The Murderer - This was fine but the court/trial retelling was good.

Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meir - AMAZING. Loved it. Perfect length too!

Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan - Skip it. TRASH.

Under Suspicion: Uncovering the Wesphael Case - He did it. I'm so sure about it. Absolutely bizarre case. I'm shook that he got off and got compensated by the government after.
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Thank you for this! The amount of true crime stuff on there is a bit overwhelming. You might consider putting that last one under a spoiler quote.
 
Bookwormboy

Bookwormboy

Have binged all of Archive 81 in one day. Mix of found footage, with hints of the Shining that goes all bonkers towards the end. Right up my street

 
M3G4N

M3G4N

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HorseTears said:
Thank you for this! The amount of true crime stuff on there is a bit overwhelming. You might consider putting that last one under a spoiler quote.
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Done.

I know there are a lot of true crime stuff in Netflix but as a true crime fan, I can’t help but want more. GIMMEH.
 
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jtm

jtm

Judy Jetson Hooker said:
I've been binging Netflix true crime endlessly and this is the quick review you didn't ask for:

The Motive - Kinda horrible. I thought the reenactments were real but very bizarre story/case. One of the cops were so annoying and the defense lawyer was basically a horrible bullshitter. I hate lawyers.

Murder By The Coast - Amazing. Watch it. Slightly too long and then had a rushed ending but still so good and well done.

Sophie: A Murder In West Cork - I saw the twist coming in the first episode itself but still very watchable and strange and harrowing tale. I'm so convinced that the person at the end did it.

Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon A Crime - I'm surprised Brazil has a rule to let prisoners out for two weeks to rehabilitate. This was a good one as well. She's a monster even-though she's trying to convince otherwise.

The Ripper - I enjoyed this one alot.

Why Did You Kill Me? - This was just okay as well. Skippable.

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer - This was just okay for me. Very skippable for me.

The Raincoat Killer - Stylishly filmed. Amazing. Insane story!

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes - This was very well done and doesn't overstay with too many filler episodes. Imma have nightmares.

The Women & The Murderer - This was fine but the court/trial retelling was good.

Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meir - AMAZING. Loved it. Perfect length too!

Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan - Skip it. TRASH.

Under Suspicion: Uncovering the Wesphael Case - He did it. I'm so sure about it. Absolutely bizarre case.
I'm shook that he got off and got compensated by the government after.
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Great write up, thanks. I did like the Times Square one more than you, mostly for me it was the whole history of the area and the generally fascinating archive footage of the time that I loved. And I had never heard of the case.

These true crime shows are the one thing I can never get enough of. The rest of Netflix I can do without these days. Except Cheer of course.
 
1986

1986

When missing turns to murder on Netflix is pretty good as well and a lot of the victims families talk so it shows you the impact these crimes have.
 
M3G4N

M3G4N

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jtm said:
Great write up, thanks. I did like the Times Square one more than you, mostly for me it was the whole history of the area and the generally fascinating archive footage of the time that I loved. And I had never heard of the case.

These true crime shows are the one thing I can never get enough of. The rest of Netflix I can do without these days. Except Cheer of course.
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The true crime shows on Netflix are mostly stylishly made and produced BUT they’re also way too long. We honestly don’t need more than 4/5 episodes. I don’t know why they keep doing this.
 
Lately

Lately

Judy Jetson Hooker said:
The true crime shows on Netflix are mostly stylishly made and produced BUT they’re also way too long. We honestly don’t need more than 4/5 episodes. I don’t know why they keep doing this.
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Their latest one about Times Square killer is only 3 episodes long so hopefully they finally learned that.
 
M3G4N

M3G4N

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Lately said:
Their latest one about Times Square killer is only 3 episodes long so hopefully they finally learned that.
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There’s a new one coming up about a con artist - let’s see how long that is.

I’m currently binging Stay Close - “He’s dressed like an ice cream.” sent me.
 
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