Netflix recs

[sasha_feather]

Antman and the Wasp, on Netflix USA

Unexpectedly delightful! If you haven't seen the first one, skip it, pretend it doesn't exist, just watch this one. Antman and the Wasp is funny and warm and is really what a super hero movie should be: a team of people who care about each other, working together to solve a problem. I enjoyed the visual gags and I especially liked Luis, played by Michael Peña. My only criticism is that it's a bit too long.

Content notes: none that I can think of.

Russian Doll, Netflix, 8 half-hour episodes.

Natasha Lyonne is marvelous in this surreal drama. On the night of her birthday party, Nadia dies, then wakes up back at her birthday party. It's a Groundhog's day style time loop where she keeps dying and re-setting, but she eventually discovers that someone else is stuck in the time loop with her. Nadia has some great quips; she is smart and loud-mouthed and sometimes abrasive-- an unusual TV character. It's dark and quick and super interesting.

Content notes: Heavy drug use. Some gore, lots of images of Nadia dying over and over in various accidents. Mental health issues including a character who is suicidal.

Comments

[sovay]

Unexpectedly delightful! If you haven't seen the first one, skip it, pretend it doesn't exist, just watch this one.

I didn't see the first one and I was delighted by this movie! It was small-scale, not apologetically. I like that the stakes were a couple of people's lives and happiness, not the universe or even a major city.

[sasha_feather]

Yes, that really worked! It kept the focus on the characters and their relationships. I loved Ant Man's relationship with his daughter. I also loved that the Ghost was antagonist but not evil, and that her relationship with her father-figure saved her from going down the wrong path. So many things to like in this one.

[elipie]

Russian Doll sounds interesting! Thanks for posting about it - I had no idea what it was about before.