This season follows Tommy Norris as he navigates immense pressure at M-Tex Oil under new leadership (Cami Miller) while dealing with family chaos, cartel threats, and the fallout from Season 1, ultimately forcing him to stabilize the crumbling energy empire and confront his own breaking point as secrets and brutal realities of the oil patch surface, leading to new ventures for his family and clashes with rivals like the cartel-linked Gallino.

So it’s pretty much the same thing as the previous season, but with less John Hamm, more Sam Elliott, more butts and more oil. Oh, and Demi Moore and Andy Garcia too. If this was filmed 50 miles more to the south, you could have sworn it’s a movie about mummies. Jokes aside, it’s lovely to see good performances from great actors of yesteryear, even if the writing is pretty shit. Five popcorns because everything that has butts in every episode deserves 5 popcorns.

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Factory worker, Dell Glover, becomes an early pioneer of illegal online file-sharing; sparking a global digital piracy revolution.

Another documentary directed by Alex Stapleton, this time about how piracy groups took over the music industry and forced it to step into the 21st century properly. From New York City, to Los Angeles, to the small factory town of Shelby, North Carolina, the two-part series features the quirky genius of the heretofore-unknown “pirates,” the drama of the FBI investigations and convictions, and the frontline accounts of music’s biggest artists and executives. An unbelievable story of cunning, illegality, celebrity, and innovation, these are the events that changed the music industry forever. Five popcorns.

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A revealing look at Sean Combs’ journey from music mogul to controversial figure, featuring footage and insider accounts that expose both his groundbreaking success with Bad Boy Entertainment and the troubling shadows behind his empire.

Who is the real Sean Combs? In a new four-part documentary by Emmy and Grammy Award–winning executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Emmy Award-winning director Alexandria Stapleton, Sean Combs: The Reckoning is a staggering examination of the media mogul, music legend, and convicted offender. Through explosive, never-before-seen materials, including exclusive interviews with those formerly in his orbit, this documentary tells the story of a powerful, enterprising man and the gilded empire he built — and the underworld that lay just beneath its surface. Well documented, telling the rise and fall of an icon that turned out to be a monster. Five popcorns.

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A journalist investigates a murder in her hometown, clashing with a suspicious detective. Two sides to every story - someone is lying.

Typical whodunnit mini series, traditional red herrings and plot twists, what caught my attention in this was the fact that Jon Bernthal (The Punisher) is playing in it. Liked to see Tessa Thompson (after Westworld was cancelled). The story is interesting, the suspense is there, and altogether is a decent watch, albeit a forgettable one. Three popcorns, because while I was glued to the screen, the final plot twist was really meh.

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A stirring near-futuristic romance of two best friends who harbor an unspoken love for one another even after a test matches one of them up with their supposed soulmate.

Set in the universe of Soulmates, it brings together Imogen Poots and Brett Goldstein in a slow-burning, heart-warming drama about life and relationships. It’s a good addition to the aforementioned universe, and while the atmosphere is “near futuristic”, the feelings and actions are more actual than ever. Also there’s chemistry between the two and the movie just clicks. Five popcorns.

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In the near future, scientists make a momentous discovery - a way to find one’s soulmate. Each self-contained episode illustrates the potential cost of finding true love.

From writers William Bridges (writer for Black Mirror and Stranger Things) and Brett Goldstein (ROY KENT from Ted Lasso!!) comes an anthology of stories revolving around “The Test”, a sociological discovery that makes people find their soulmate. As always, discovering a revolutionary way to make an omlet will cause the society to break some eggs. Each episode tells the story of some people and how The Test is affecting their life. While it feels like a discounted Black Mirror episode, I loved the fact that it keeps the show realistic and focuses on the inter-personal relationships, rather than on the technology itself.

Because of the anthology format, telling different stories in the same universe, it manages to bring great actors, like Bill Skarsgård, David Costabile, Charlie Heaton, Steven Mackintosh, Betsy Brandt, Tom Goodman-Hill. Too bad it was cancelled after one season, I’m sure the universe could have done a bit more with the material. Like a movie (which I’ll watch next).

Five popcorns.

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Dark comedy set in the early 90s during the Transnistria War.

Absurd comedy about the life in a Transnistrian village during the War, the people living there fighting for independence, but actually fighting other’s battles. It’s deeply anchored in reality, with its good and bad parts, its funny and sad moments altogether.

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The true story about a dog’s loyalty to its master, even after his death

No, this is not the one starring Richard Gere, this is the good one. Telling not only the story of Hachiko himself, but also the story of his family, it offers a good insight into the life of 1920s Japan, its traditions and culture. THe movie is good, and the story is moving, just as pretty much every one knows. One odd thing about this movie is that someone kept cutting onions during the movie. Six popcorns.

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A chronicle of Terri Hooley’s life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast’s punk-rock scene.

How come every movie about British music comes telling stories about bands from London, Liverpool, or Manchester? What about Ireland?

A vibrant, hilarious and inspirational biopic of Terri Hooley, Belfast’s “Godfather of Punk,” whose upstart record shop and music label Good Vibrations became the hub of the city’s nascent ’70s punk scene and a voice of resistance to the sectarian violence of the Troubles.

As the bloody sectarian violence of the Troubles tears apart 1970s Belfast, fanatical music lover Terri Hooley (Richard Dormer) stages his own kind of protest: he opens a record shop on the most bombed half-mile stretch of road in all of Europe and quixotically dubs it Good Vibrations. Discovering a compelling voice of resistance in the city’s nascent underground punk scene, Hooley starts an indie record label and becomes the unlikely ringleader of a band of young musical rebels who set out to create a new community free of the decades-old hatreds that are splitting their city apart.

A vibrant biopic of Belfast’s real-life Godfather of Punk, gets six popcorns and goes into the Movie Vault. Brilliant recommendation from Draí, which you might remember from her Lost And Found.

When I look out at youse all gathered here, it confirms something I’ve always felt. When it comes to punk, New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!

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Mikey Saber (Simon Rex) is back home in small-town Texas after burning bridges and flaming out all over Los Angeles. A hustler, operator, and charismatic con man, Mikey quickly learns that no one wants him back. When he meets a teenager working at the local donut shop, he sees his ticket back to the big-time in this darkly funny, live-wire film from acclaimed director Sean Baker

This is a bit slow burning and a lot of talk that is pretty pointless, as we’ve started to learn from A24 movies. These guys really know how to show you things you don’t really care about. Once the movie picks up, it’s a nice watch. Simon Rex plays awesomely the despicable Mikey Saber, while Suzanna Son is the perfect thirst trap for this movie. Two popcorns, because (like all damn indie fucking movies) it has an open ending, and this puts a fucking ban on whatever indie movie gets out.

Another recommendation from Neil on the guestbook, this one is … interesting, for lack of a better word.

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An intricate intertwining of politics, investigations and romance unfolds against the backdrop of Moldova over the past thirty years, where the forces of good and evil collide in a compelling plot.

Based on the story of Vladimir Plahotniuc, one of the Moldovan magnates, and his ascension from child and women trafficker got so influent that he got to control ministers, distric attorneys, and even presidents. A well made crime thriller exposing corruption schemes that would make even Guy Ritchie blush. Directed by one of the best (if not the best) directors from Moldova, Igor Cobileanschi, gets five popcorns and goes into the Movie Vault.

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The aftermath of a drug deal as told from three different points of view.

Eighteen-year-old Ronna, accompanied by reluctant partner-in-crime and fellow supermarket checkout clerk Claire, is desperately looking to score some rent money before she’s evicted. Simon, an impulsive Brit, is driving a stolen car with buddy Marcus during a no-holds-barred night of partying on the Las Vegas strip. Adam and Zack, a pair of TV stars, find themselves in the middle of a real-life drug sting - and a very creepy Christmas dinner.

Set over a 24-hour period in L.A. and Las Vegas, this unconventionally structured comedy is told from the decidedly off-center perspectives of three parties involved in the outrageous events that surround a botched drug deal: a duo of down-on-their-luck supermarket checkout girls, a pair of soap opera actors and an impetuous British expatriate - all of whom discover they are in way over their heads. In the midst of this wild ride, we learn about everything from the possible advantages of multi-level marketing to the techniques of tantric lovemaking to how to make a fast buck at a rave with a little ingenuity and a box of cold medicine.

Can’t believe it’s the start of the year and I’ve already discovered a great cult movie I didn’t know about. Starring a lot of well known faces (Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr, Scott Wolf, Timothy Olyphant) and directed by Doug Liman (The Wall, American Made, Edge of Tomorrow), a great soundtrack and a well told twisty story. Five popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault.

By the way, the supermarket dance scene is fantastic.

Great recommendation from Neil on the guestbook.

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