Films to watch & to look out for

@fluffy2560

Just watched it and it was bloody amazing. Watch it if you get the chance. Somewhere on the internet.

Starring

Kate Beckinsale as Maureen

Matt Craven as Joe

Robert Farrior as Lewis

Scott Eastwood as Robeson

Affinity

2025

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Chilean martial-arts star Marko Zaror is Bruno, an ex-SEAL struggling with PTSD. He lives a life in fear of his demons until one day when he discovers a beautiful woman with no past of her own. Together they begin to build a life, but when she disappears, Bruno must return to his violent past if he’s going to save her from a shocking conspiracy.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/0b-HSxyod0c

(I wonder if it's like The Fifth Element (1997) starring Bruce Willis)?

The Partisan

2024

Action / Thriller / War

A Polish spy who works for the British during the Second World War. After a betrayal, she is compromised in Warsaw and finds herself in a murky world of treachery.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/nwo0pUHpRWw

The Woman in Cabin 10

2025

Drama / Mystery / Thriller

A journalist witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard a luxury yacht at night—only to be told that it didn’t happen as all the passengers and crew are accounted for. Despite no one believing her, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/1QbfJzTPY4w

Now on Netflix

The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
Drama / Mystery / Thriller

A journalist witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard a luxury yacht at night—only to be told that it didn’t happen as all the passengers and crew are accounted for. Despite no one believing her, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/1QbfJzTPY4w

Now on Netflix - @SimCityAT

So far, so good, I got halfway through it and fell asleep watching it in bed. Not that it was boring, but cos I was knackered so I will watch it today. But if you like a good thriller and mystery, you will like this. I do like Keira Knightley. But this has had mixed reviews.

The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Now on Netflix - @SimCityAT
So far, so good, I got halfway through it and fell asleep watching it in bed. Not that it was boring, but cos I was knackered so I will watch it today. But if you like a good thriller and mystery, you will like this. I do like Keira Knightley. But this has had mixed reviews. - @SimCityAT

I do like Kiera Knightley (or Kiera Daytimely perhaps - see what I did there)

I watched Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) last night.  2.5h long!  The CGI was excellent.  Reminded me of Avatar.  Filmed in Australia.  I could tell by the trees and landscape.  Was I satisfied, maybe a bit.  There will inevitably a sequel, prequel, re-imagining, blah-blah.  I really liked the original series and movie.  Been diluted a bit.

Killing Faith

2025

Thriller

In the summer of 1859, a widowed physician reluctantly agrees to take a recently freed slave and her mysterious Caucasian daughter on a five-day journey through the bloody West to find a distant town's Faith Healer. The woman believes her daughter is possessed. The doctor believes she simply carries The Sickness. Either way, the fact remains that every living thing the girl touches mysteriously dies.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/ptUTA9Te3Xk

Hmm, I may have to look into getting Netflix again!

Murdaugh...downloadable now...8 episodes, first 3 online, then one a week. Funny the name is Murdaugh, just like Murder (in perhaps Southern accent)! 

Oldie movie, late 1950s, bit of a melodrama.  James Mason comes across as an almost terminally sick and painkiller drug addicted schoolteacher circling life's plughole and trying to take down everyone around him. That's after he develops a near fatal arterial disease.  I always like James Mason and this pushes his talent somewhat. It was a box office flop but has since become something of a cult classic.  Quite possibly it pre-empted the US opioid crisis of recent times - perhaps even on a par with the infamous Reefer Madness. 

Walter Matthau appears as a supporting actor. He became one of the great actors of his time.

I really am getting into Tubi again. Binge watching TV series like T.J, Hooker, Starsky & Hutch, Perry Mason (Original B&W version), The Twilight Zone, The Listener.

I did watch The Whistleblower earlier today. Wow, what a moving film that was.

I really am getting into Tubi again. Binge watching TV series like T.J, Hooker, Starsky & Hutch, Perry Mason (Original B&W version), The Twilight Zone, The Listener.I did watch The Whistleblower earlier today. Wow, what a moving film that was. - @SimCityAT

Rachel Weisz and David Strathairn are great actors.  The others, not that enamoured. with, even with the Redgrave name attached.

I also like all those old shows.  Twilight Zone was fave.  The old ones for sure.

I went to see Jerry Springer the Musical in London with Mrs Fluffy and David Soul was the narrator.  Alas David Soul has departed the stage permanently.  He became a British citizen after settling in London. That was all a good move.  He was popular in the UK I seem to remember.   

And btw, Raymond Burr  also played Ironside and people were surprised he could walk.

I'm getting The Whistleblower right now.  Good tip! Thanks!

I really am getting into Tubi again. Binge watching TV series like T.J, Hooker, Starsky & Hutch, Perry Mason (Original B&W version), The Twilight Zone, The Listener.
I did watch The Whistleblower earlier today. Wow, what a moving film that was.
- @SimCityAT

Thanks for the viewing tip!

I will check this one out;

Always enjoyed seeing Rachel Weisz and of course Vanessa Redgrave.

Raymond Burr, I was slightly surprised to find out he was in a years long relationship with Jonathan Frid, AKA Barnabas Collins of Dark Shadows fame.

I really am getting into Tubi again. Binge watching TV series like T.J, Hooker, Starsky & Hutch, Perry Mason (Original B&W version), The Twilight Zone, The Listener.
I did watch The Whistleblower earlier today. Wow, what a moving film that was.
- @SimCityAT
Thanks for the viewing tip!
I will check this one out;
Always enjoyed seeing Rachel Weisz and of course Vanessa Redgrave.
Raymond Burr, I was slightly surprised to find out he was in a years long relationship with Jonathan Frid, AKA Barnabas Collins of Dark Shadows fame. - @Marilyn Tassy

Raymound Burr's partner was Robert Benevides (They were domestic partners until Burr's death in 1993)

Thanks for the viewing tip!
I will check this one out;
Always enjoyed seeing Rachel Weisz and of course Vanessa Redgrave.
Raymond Burr, I was slightly surprised to find out he was in a years long relationship with Jonathan Frid, AKA Barnabas Collins of Dark Shadows fame. - @Marilyn Tassy

I didn't know that about Raymond Burr.   Yes, it looks like he was gay.  I read up on him on Wikipedia.   

Of course, as with all these actors, they are playing a part, they are just faking everything, including their personal life.    They aren't tough guys really or mafiosa types. It's just pretend arty stuff.

Kind of interesting how there's gay cover in Hollywood. Some of those old stars were definitely gay but had to hide it.  Probably nowadays, no-one cares. 

The biggest surprise for me was Will Geer of the Waltons.  He was shacked up with a guy for many years.

The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
Drama / Mystery / Thriller


Now on Netflix - @SimCityAT
So far, so good, I got halfway through it and fell asleep watching it in bed. Not that it was boring, but cos I was knackered so I will watch it today. But if you like a good thriller and mystery, you will like this. I do like Keira Knightley. But this has had mixed reviews. - @SimCityAT

I saw this movie this afternoon and I thought it was pretty good.    It's short enough not to put you into a coma, the pace is good and the cast are well known names.   

The yacht is pretty interesting. I liked seeing the engineering spaces/engines etc.  Ok, that wasn't part of the plot.  I reckon renting that yacht cost them a fair bit or maybe they just lent it to the production and filmed all the yacht scenes in week.  I tried to work out where the movie was made and I didn't see Norway. I think it was made in UK studios and same in Canada.  The real name of the yacht is The Savannah and was based in Canada owned by a deceased mining magnate. 

@fluffy2560

Yeah, it was good, nothing special. Not sure why it got such bad ratings.

Interesting the yacht:

Capacity    12 persons

Crew    22/26 persons

And all the prizes that it had won, but it is a nice looking yacht.

I really am getting into Tubi again. Binge watching TV series like T.J, Hooker, Starsky & Hutch, Perry Mason (Original B&W version), The Twilight Zone, The Listener.
I did watch The Whistleblower earlier today. Wow, what a moving film that was.
- @SimCityAT
Thanks for the viewing tip!
I will check this one out;
Always enjoyed seeing Rachel Weisz and of course Vanessa Redgrave.
Raymond Burr, I was slightly surprised to find out he was in a years long relationship with Jonathan Frid, AKA Barnabas Collins of Dark Shadows fame. - @Marilyn Tassy
Raymound Burr's partner was Robert Benevides (They were domestic partners until Burr's death in 1993) - @SimCityAT

Hmm, perhaps Frid was a fling?

IDK so many housewives had a crush on Barnabas Collins, never guessed he batted for the other team.

Thanks for the viewing tip!I will check this one out;Always enjoyed seeing Rachel Weisz and of course Vanessa Redgrave.Raymond Burr, I was slightly surprised to find out he was in a years long relationship with Jonathan Frid, AKA Barnabas Collins of Dark Shadows fame. - @Marilyn TassyI didn't know that about Raymond Burr. Yes, it looks like he was gay. I read up on him on Wikipedia. Of course, as with all these actors, they are playing a part, they are just faking everything, including their personal life.  They aren't tough guys really or mafiosa types. It's just pretend arty stuff.Kind of interesting how there's gay cover in Hollywood. Some of those old stars were definitely gay but had to hide it. Probably nowadays, no-one cares. The biggest surprise for me was Will Geer of the Waltons. He was shacked up with a guy for many years. - @fluffy2560

  Will Geer, now that is out of character!

I know as a hairdresser so many people assume all male stylists are gay.

Not True, allot are but some just like having all the ladies to themselves.

Years ago I told my husband to sign up for beauty school, Mr. Laszlo, the ladies in Beverly Hills would go just for the name alone.

He is very good at cutting my hair, only nipped my neck two times, I know my skin does not hang on my neck so there is that!

Forgot to check out the movie The Whistle blower last night, still on my list to watch.

Watched a video by a hospice nurse, things she will never do.She has seen too much.

No drink, no smoking or vaping and motorbike ridding, no e-scooter or bike riding, saw too many head injuries with or without a helmet plus too many broken collar bones.

IDK, when you get older you can hurt yourself just laying in bed!

My old neighbor in Ca; was in her early 80s and her back was always getting hairline breaks from turning in bed the wrong way!!

Will Geer, now that is out of character!
I know as a hairdresser so many people assume all male stylists are gay.
Not True, allot are but some just like having all the ladies to themselves.
Years ago I told my husband to sign up for beauty school, Mr. Laszlo, the ladies in Beverly Hills would go just for the name alone.
He is very good at cutting my hair, only nipped my neck two times, I know my skin does not hang on my neck so there is that!
Forgot to check out the movie The Whistle blower last night, still on my list to watch.
Watched a video by a hospice nurse, things she will never do.She has seen too much.
No drink, no smoking or vaping and motorbike ridding, no e-scooter or bike riding, saw too many head injuries with or without a helmet plus too many broken collar bones.
IDK, when you get older you can hurt yourself just laying in bed!
My old neighbor in Ca; was in her early 80s and her back was always getting hairline breaks from turning in bed the wrong way!! - @Marilyn Tassy

I'd have thought accidental nips by a hairdresser were bad news. Presumably no sterilisation of equipment between clients?  No idea.

Yes, who would have believed Grandpa Walton was that way inclined. 

I guess it was an open secret as according to Wikipedia, he was with his male partner for many years.  Didn't seem to stop him make believing.  He also had a wife and kids so presumably he liked to swing both ways.

There are so many others, like Randolph Scott.  He was rumoured to be the domestic partner of Cary Grant.  Can you believe that?!  But there's many discussions about what went on in their shared Malibu house.  Maybe it was just for whopping it up.  There was that explanation.  But Cary Grant? Really?  He was such a cool dude, debonair, great looking and an absolute magnet for the ladies.  Love his films. Plays it straight and could do comedy.    My all time fave Cary Grant movie is Father Goose.  Just brilliant.  I see it every few years and can throughly recommend it for a light Sunday afternoon bit of fun.

If someone has osteoarthritis or some other bone condition, just sneezing can crack a bone.  Very old people die of broken hips. As soon as they break their hips and go into hospital, they probably aren't coming out again.

Weirdly I looked up something medical and it said "elderly" meant over 65.  Damn, that means me!  I never considered myself elderly but it looks like some officials do.  Blimey.

Geer had a 2-year relationship with a guy, but later ended up marrying a woman and having kids, which led to a happy relationship.

Back then, it was a punishable offence. It was kept very hush-hush, with only those in the circle knowing and not publishing it. There may well have been suspicions; in general, it came to light after their death.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

2025

Horror / Thriller

Suburban couple Caitlin and Miguel Morales hire seemingly sweet Polly to take care of their newborn baby. But Polly's true motives have little to do with singing lullabies — much to the horror of the couple.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/A0SFXzNMthc

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
2025
Horror / Thriller
Suburban couple Caitlin and Miguel Morales hire seemingly sweet Polly to take care of their newborn baby. But Polly's true motives have little to do with singing lullabies — much to the horror of the couple.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/A0SFXzNMthc - @SimCityAT

That's a remake, I'm pretty sure...

- @SimCityAT

Wonder how that maps on to current political views. 

And yes, it was all illegal even in Europe.  Some situations over here were really bizarre.  Sweden - despite it's apparent liberal leanings - had some very odd laws against trans people but I think it's all Euro-normalised now.  Hungary is particularly bad news for the LGBT+ community and incredibly hypocritical.  Like marriage is only between a man and a woman BUT same sex couples are entitled to equal treatment under EU law.   There's a lot of anomalies in the right leaning EU countries.

@fluffy2560

Yeah, the original is 1992 with Rebecca De Mornay. This is a TV movie (Hulu & Disney+)

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/o … dle-review

@fluffy2560
Yeah, the original is 1992 with Rebecca De Mornay. This is a TV movie (Hulu & Disney+) https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/o … dle-review - @SimCityAT

Yes, that's her.   She was quite a good actress.

I don't know if she was known as a special ingredient in her movies -  Mornay Sauce

@fluffy2560
Yeah, the original is 1992 with Rebecca De Mornay. This is a TV movie (Hulu & Disney+) https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/o … dle-review - @SimCityAT
Yes, that's her. She was quite a good actress.
I don't know if she was known as a special ingredient in her movies - Mornay Sauce - @fluffy2560

Well, I am going to give it a go now. Will let you know how it goes,

Hi!

I do looking for historically realistic (as films/ series can) Victorian era (+Edward) themed films and tv series, preferably ones which are not try to present the era trough modern lenses/ morality, nor about comedy.

Examples for what did I find so far:

1. Penny dreadful (tv series)
2. Wisconsin Death Trip
3. Various adaptations of Dickens novels + Les Misarables
4. Ripper Street (tv series)
5. The Alienist (tv series)
6. Sleepy Hollow
7. The mill (mini series, earlier, but fit the apprenticeship, poverty line)
8. The harlot's progress (also earlier, but fit workhouse theme and slums)
9. Copper (tv series)
10. Maison close (tv series)

The problem is that only slightly realistic even the ones I find and many too much about supernatural, while the era by default produced creepy practices, like mummy unwrapping parties, Arsenic Complexion Wafers, jewelry from dead relatives hair, post mortem family photos, gallow-rhymes as folks songs in schoolyards.

Actually not just the era, but anything old from 1780 - 1920's where workhouse, slum, asylum, convicts, orphanage, apprenticeship/ indentured servants, dark-themed industrial revolution is the topic.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle2025Horror / ThrillerSuburban couple Caitlin and Miguel Morales hire seemingly sweet Polly to take care of their newborn baby. But Polly's true motives have little to do with singing lullabies — much to the horror of the couple.Trailer: https://youtu.be/A0SFXzNMthc - @SimCityAT

Wow, I was not expecting that. Yes, it was a remake of the original but a different storyline to it, which made it interesting as you weren't expecting it.

Yes, yes, a thumbs up from me.

I occasionally have a look at the BBC iPlayer at the films, and I found Road House (2024). I wasn't aware they had done a remake of it. The Original one is far better with Patrick Swayze in Road House (1989).

The Long Walk

2025

Thriller

In a dystopian, alternate-America ruled by a totalitarian regime, 50 teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains. Based on the book by Stephen King

Trailer: https://youtu.be/1zggP9Yr8yk

If anyone is in the mood for a B movie from 1956, check out

The Wild and the Wicked, AKA, The Flesh Merchant.

Looks like some heavy editing was done since it is only 58 mins; long, Must of been rated X when it was released.

So silly yet disturbing.

If anyone is in the mood for a B movie from 1956, check outThe Wild and the Wicked, AKA, The Flesh Merchant.Looks like some heavy editing was done since it is only 58 mins; long, Must of been rated X when it was released.So silly yet disturbing. - @Marilyn Tassy

Human trafficking movie! 

Just shows how old this kind of behaviour is.

And it'll always go on in different forms - brothels, gambling dens, scam factories.

More things change, the more they stay the same.

If anyone is in the mood for a B movie from 1956, check outThe Wild and the Wicked, AKA, The Flesh Merchant.Looks like some heavy editing was done since it is only 58 mins; long, Must of been rated X when it was released.So silly yet disturbing. - @Marilyn TassyHuman trafficking movie! Just shows how old this kind of behaviour is. And it'll always go on in different forms - brothels, gambling dens, scam factories.More things change, the more they stay the same. - @fluffy2560

Yes human trafficking has been going on for thousands of years.

The Ottoman empire were masters at it. For well over 600 years they put people into slavery from eastern Europe to down in Africa. They had quotas

They still have all the records of their victims.

Hurrem and Kosem, two famous Ottoman Sultanas were slaves who rose to the top and helped rule Turkey.

Yes human trafficking has been going on for thousands of years.
The Ottoman empire were masters at it. For well over 600 years they put people into slavery from eastern Europe to down in Africa. They had quotas
They still have all the records of their victims.
Hurrem and Kosem, two famous Ottoman Sultanas were slaves who rose to the top and helped rule Turkey. - @Marilyn Tassy

I guess that 1956 movie is just a snapshot of life in those times.  Probably sensationalised and salacious to get rear ends on seats.   

Kind of reminds me of my previous mention of Reefer Madness. I have actually seen that film. It's so ludicrous that it was used for PRO-hashish groups to show how the messaging was absurd. 

I think the Ottomans were also the ones who created a bunch of eunuchs to work in their palaces.  Yet another type of abuse.

This is on Netflix. Got a good cast but mixed reviews.  I might watch it.

House of Dynamite

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Also being used

@fluffy2560Also being used- @SimCityAT

It's got Rebecca Ferguson in it which is interesting in one way. 

Despite her name, she's actually Swedish.

I like Ms Ferguson.  She's in the sci-fi series Silo.  Plenty to like.

Update:  I watched the movie.  Spoiler alert - I didn't like the ending.  This has happened before with Netflix movies.

I watched this oldie from 1970 this afternoon -  Cannon for Cordoba

Oddly, the movie stars Pete Duel who was an original star of Alias Smith and Jones, a Western TV series.   Duel is in a scene where he puts a gun to his head.  He of course shot himself in the head in real life.  And his part in the TV series was recast.

I always liked George Peppard. My fave movie of his is Operation Crossbow