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Admin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:55 pm Mrs FTC has been watching Bodies. I’ve tried but it’s utter bonkers to me but SWMBO says it’s good.

Dunners wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 6:29 am Maxine

Tells the story of the Soham murders through the perspective of Maxine Carr. The focus on her means it’s light on perhaps the more interesting aspects of the case, such as the missteps during the investigation and the public reaction.

But, despite the focus being on Maxine, by the end I still didn't feel like I knew her anymore than when it started. Still, it's decent enough and as it's just a short three episode series, not much effort.

I do wonder what the families of the two murdered girls feel about this though. I did feel a bit uncomfortable with the subject matter being treated as entertainment.

Dunners wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2023 10:53 am The Long Shadow

It's an ITV drama staring just about every actor on their roster, about the Yorkshire Ripper murders between 1975 and 1980. It sets out to tell this story through the perspective of the women he murdered and how this affected their families and the community. And it does this really well. But, in doing so, it loses pace and momentum and doesn't capture the detail of the investigation. It also has a tendency to reduce the police involved in the investigation and manhunt into cartoon caricatures which, given some of their failings, risks letting them off the hook.

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:37 pm Killers of the flower moon- talky slow burn scorcese, a bit like The Irishman. I still liked it though.

greyhound wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:41 am just watched another hat trick by Harry Kane.
why English clubs did not make a massive
bid to get him is beyond me.
clubs have spent millions on rubbish.

CEB wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:09 am

greyhound wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:41 am just watched another hat trick by Harry Kane.
why English clubs did not make a massive
bid to get him is beyond me.
clubs have spent millions on rubbish.

Which English club? There are only a few clubs at the level he would have considered:
Man City
Man Utd
Arsenal
Chelsea
Liverpool

Man City didn’t need him
Spurs would not sell to Arsenal or Chelsea (nor would Kane go to them)
Liverpool’s big money priority was Jude Bellingham and they couldn’t afford him.
That leaves only Man Utd.

Spurs were intending to charge a lot more from a club in England, on the basis that strengthening a rival while weakening themselves wasn’t ideal. So Manchester United would have had to pay around £150m for a player with a year left on his contract, which was never going to happen, especially while there was uncertainty around a takeover.

There was basically no way Kane was going to a premier league club

Dunners wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:12 am The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.

Nicolas Cage goes meta, and it's brilliant. Seriously, if you want a funny, action film with a quirky sense of self depreciating humour, then give this a watch on Netflix.

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:54 pm Paddington 2- pretty enjoyable, especially the bits where he gets into a pickle. Has about 100 well known british actors in it. 7/10