Watched all of Altered Carbon on Netflix. It’s like a combo of Blade Runner, Neuromancer, the Matrix, hard-boiled noir, and a bit of Battlestar Galactica. In fact the references/R.I.P.-offs are overt. It’s a bit of a mess - especially toward the end of the season - but it looks good and does raise the usual Philip K Dick/Black Mirror kind of questions about the implications of artificial consciousness.
Some reviewers are mad that the lead is played by a white guy - who is actually a Japanese-Slovak guy downloaded into a different body. And there is a lot of sex and violence, including some sexual-violence. I think the story is trying to use those as examples of how depraved people would be if they’re free from consequences but, as with Blade Runner or any number of noir detective stories, some may see it as just needlessly ugly and hostile to female viewers. I can see both perspectives.
I went to see Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. It’s really good though the old people sitting near me didn’t like it. It’s just about characters and how people learn to live with each other under awful circumstances. There isn’t much of an arc or extensive plot. That’s ok. Loads of good actors, including some pretty famous people in small roles.
I watched the film - forget the exact title - about the psychologist who invented Wonder Woman. I recommend it if you like stuff like Masters of Sex or that one about the Kinseys. It’s about smart people with ideas about sex and women’s liberation that were not popular in their day. They may have been wrong, ultimately, but you have to admire their willingness to look at it as honestly as they could.
Now i’m watching Prime Suspect: Tennison. It’s a prequel to Prime Suspect set in 1973. I never watched much of Prime Suspect, but the early 70’s vibe was intriguing, the lead actress is stunning, and it’s a good cop procedural. And it’s got that guy who plays a London gangster in everything.
Some reviewers are mad that the lead is played by a white guy - who is actually a Japanese-Slovak guy downloaded into a different body. And there is a lot of sex and violence, including some sexual-violence. I think the story is trying to use those as examples of how depraved people would be if they’re free from consequences but, as with Blade Runner or any number of noir detective stories, some may see it as just needlessly ugly and hostile to female viewers. I can see both perspectives.
I went to see Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. It’s really good though the old people sitting near me didn’t like it. It’s just about characters and how people learn to live with each other under awful circumstances. There isn’t much of an arc or extensive plot. That’s ok. Loads of good actors, including some pretty famous people in small roles.
I watched the film - forget the exact title - about the psychologist who invented Wonder Woman. I recommend it if you like stuff like Masters of Sex or that one about the Kinseys. It’s about smart people with ideas about sex and women’s liberation that were not popular in their day. They may have been wrong, ultimately, but you have to admire their willingness to look at it as honestly as they could.
Now i’m watching Prime Suspect: Tennison. It’s a prequel to Prime Suspect set in 1973. I never watched much of Prime Suspect, but the early 70’s vibe was intriguing, the lead actress is stunning, and it’s a good cop procedural. And it’s got that guy who plays a London gangster in everything.
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