I would have enjoyed it more if they actually got Aubrey Plaza to play the heroine (and if she just played herself as well) ...

ToddTT wrote:Just watched Prey on Hulu. Not bad.

I would have enjoyed it more if they actually got Aubrey Plaza to play the heroine (and if she just played herself as well) ...

I'm a big Aubrey Plaza fan, but Im cool with Amber. I saw her potential in Legion, which also featured Aubrey Plaza, and I'm interested in seeing how her future progresses. I'm also hoping for pirates Prey, a samurai Prey and a Prey in Africa.

BigDaddyG wrote:

ToddTT wrote:Just watched Prey on Hulu. Not bad.

I would have enjoyed it more if they actually got Aubrey Plaza to play the heroine (and if she just played herself as well) ...

I'm a big Aubrey Plaza fan, but Im cool with Amber. I saw her potential in Legion, which also featured Aubrey Plaza, and I'm interested in seeing how her future progresses. I'm also hoping for pirates Prey, a samurai Prey and a Prey in Africa.

Oh, Amber was fine.

What I want is to see Aubrey Plaza take down a Predator. Like, they would call the movie Aubrey vs Predator.

Alpha1971 wrote:Anyone follow any cooking shows or home repair shows ? I started watching YouTube for cooking tips and Video Jug for tutorials on how to do small home repairs. I am of Puerto Rican and Jamaican descent and have gotten some good tips on the dishes of my origins as well as food from the Spanish and English mother countries. Plus, different national cuisines and tips on American BBQ. Also seen blogs on local NYC restaurants from Korean fusion, Guyanese and Greek places in Queens, pizza and vegan places in Brooklyn, French inspired food from Vietnam and Africa,throughout the City. After the quarantine family have spent as much time as possible exploring NYC. Also love finding good Irish and English Pubs and Diners for the wide variety of food they offer. NYC is a great place to live. Where there is great food there is a great life !

One of the things I miss most about NYC, all the great food from around the world. I started collecting cookbooks a couple of years before the pandemic. Have about 60-70 Im guesing. Biggest surprise was how much some of them shot up in value over the years. Here are some suggestions based on your post.

I literally waited years to pick this cookbook up at a decent price. From all the reviews Ive read, this is the one to get. Out of print and pricey but old school Jamaican cookbook.

https://www.amazon.com/Real-Taste-Jamaica-Enid-Donaldson/dp/9766370214/ref=mp_s_a_1_28?crid=I9PDDHVLIPKV&keywords=jamaican+cookbook+traditional+jamaican&qid=1702248738&sprefix=jamaican+cookbook%2Caps%2C984&sr=8-28#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_div

This coobook is also out of print. For years the price used was around $400.00. They have some listed for $80 now, worth getting. Its by New Orleans most famous chef who sadly passed away during hurricane Katrina. Cooked for celebrities and president.

https://www.amazon.com/Austin-Leslies-Creole-Soul-Orleans-Cooking/dp/1883100100/ref=mp_s_a_1_31?crid=289YZOGK88Q9W&keywords=creole+soul+cookbook&qid=1702248884&sprefix=creole+soul+cookbook%2Caps%2C439&sr=8-31

This last one is in print, a lot less expensive, its a cookbook from all the British Isles, lots of pub food. Great reviews.

https://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Cooking-British-Isles-Photographs/dp/0754834220/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=3TRSYLCTF622R&keywords=british+isles+cookbook&qid=1702248834&sprefix=brish+isle+cookbook%2Caps%2C312&sr=8-3

martin wrote:

KnickDanger wrote:Reacher Season 2 👍

Oh, I was waiting on this one

Only have seen the trailers but I'm up for this one!

Watched season 2 of Strange New Worlds. Have to give them credit for trying some new things, instead of mainly recycling old plots from the original series like every other spinoff. Not always a bad thing. Can be fun if they add a new twist.

Star Trek the musical I was not expecting. The finale was fing hilarious. We knew this was a prequel to the original series, but with all the cameos by the new Kirk, it looks like that show will get its first reboot in almost 60 years.

GustavBahler wrote:Watched "The Creator" very good action sci-fi about AI. Visually stunning, the kind of big budget movies they made pre-Marvel. Which Ive enjoyed, but the Doctor Strange, and Spiderverse films are the only solid franchises since Endgame. I did like Quantuumania which got bad reviews. Its more of a family movie like Lost in Space than the standard Marvel action films which is was compared to.

Watched season 2 of Strange New Worlds. Have to give them credit for trying some new things, instead of mainly recycling old plots from the original series like every other spinoff. Not always a bad thing. Can be fun if they add a new twist.

Star Trek the musical I was not expecting. The finale was fing hilarious. We knew this was a prequel to the original series, but with all the cameos by the new Kirk, it looks like that show will get its first reboot in almost 60 years.

And this new documentary on WW2 on Netflix is outstanding!

GustavBahler wrote:Paid 20 bucks on PPV for Ridley Scott's "Napoleon. Waste of $$$ IMO.

Read a bunch of books on Napoleon. My favorite is "The Campaigns of Napoleon" by David Chandler. Really in depth look at his battle tactics.

Anyway, most of it is about Napoleon and Josephine. Little else given enough weight. Like his brilliant marshals. Nothing on Fouché, who was J Edgar Hoover, before he was. Lots of interesting subplots discarded in service of a melodrama.

Even the buildings looked sandblasted.

Didnt want a hagiography, Napoleon didnt deserve one. Just a more in depth look at the man. Would have been worth an extra hour running time.

Thanks. Was debating wether or not to 🏴‍☠️ it. Won't wast my time now. As an aside, the new season of True Detective looks interesting. I liked the last season, but I think it got unfairly judged due to the sudden public turn against the showrunner.