The Watching Archive
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Below you will find all watching recommendations I’ve made in the Stuff & Such Newsletters since 2022. The full reviews are not included but can be found by visiting the newsletter they were pulled from.
Happy browsing!
🎬 Bad Sisters (Apple TV+) 1 Season - Comedy/Dark (Apple TV+)
I began watching this series at my sister’s house this past week. I didn’t have Apple Tv+, but suffice it to say…I do now! I am a sucker for Irish comedies, and this one is… ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Newsletter #1, 9/28/2022)
🎬 You Don’t Know Me (Netflix) 1 season - Thriller/ UK Courtroom Drama (Netflix)
As a lover of UK thrillers/ mysteries / courtroom dramas, I was primed to love this, and I did! The monologues can feel a bit much if you’re not used to them, but I love the ⭐⭐⭐ (Newsletter #1, 9/28/2022)
🎬 Fleabag (Amazon Prime Video) 2 Seasons - Comedy/Dark (Amazon)
I recently did a re-watch of season 2 (IYKYK), and since, I have been appalled at how many of my friends have not seen Fleabag? Do yourself a favor and watch it. Or re-. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(Newsletter #2, 10/13/2022)
🎬 The Devil’s Hour - Psychological Thriller, 2022 (Amazon)
This miniseries was suggested to me by my father. My dad is a natural born puzzler; he tinkers with plots and motives and seems to always know whodunit only moments…⭐⭐⭐ (Newsletter #3, 12/19/2022)
🎬 Gold Digger - Romance/ Dark thriller, Drama (BBC)
It’s now 3:04 am, and though I haven’t cleaned my house at all this weekend, I have started and finished this 2019 mini series staring the love of my life, Ben Barnes. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Newsletter #4, 1/22/2023)
🎬 Shoresy - Sports/Comedy (Hulu)
If you are in a completely different mood, I recommend the new Canadian comedy Shoresy starring Letter Kenny’s Jared Keeso. When I tell you I was audibly cracking up.. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(Newsletter #4, 1/22/2023)
🎬Shadow and Bone -Fantasy, adventure, romance (Netflix)
Shadow and Bone is a dark academia/fantasy/adventure romance series based on Leigh Bardugo’s trilogy of the same name as well as the duology Six of Crows. Taking.. ⭐⭐⭐(Newsletter #5, 1/29/2023)
🎬Staged -Comedy, (BritBox)
If you are a fan of Good Omens or the banter-filled bromance of David Tennant and Michael Sheen, you will love Staged. It is definitely a product of its time, a…⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Newsletter #9, 5/16/2023)
🎬Jury Duty -Mockumentary, Comedy (Amazon)
Jury Duty is such a runaway hit; I’m obsessed with it. I’m only a few episodes in, but oh my god. The premise is that a documentary is being filmed that takes a behind-the- ⭐⭐⭐⭐(Newsletter #10, 6/13/2023)
🎬Shiny Happy People, Docuseries (Amazon)
Because I don’t love reality TV and am not religious, fundamentalist daytime programming on TLC was never for me, but if you were living in the US in the aughts, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Newsletter #11, 6/25/2023)
🎬 The Bear -Comedy, Drama (FX, Hulu)
I know I’m late to this party, but boy am I happy I came. The writing, directing, and acting are chef’s kiss. There are so many characters to fall in love with, and though ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(Newsletter #14, 8/18/2023)
🎬 There She Goes -Comedy, (BBC)
I’m in a David Tennant phase if you couldn’t tell. This show is so good. It was written by Shaun Pye about his life being the co-parent of two children, one of whom has a…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(Newsletter #17, 9/26/2023)
🎬 Our Flag Means Death (TV Series, HBO, Comedy)
Oi nah this show is so funny. BAHAHAHA. Rhys Darby has me in absolute stitches. I loved him in Flight of the Concords, and he carries this show so well. I’m only a few ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(Newsletter #18, 10/14/2023)
🎬 Payback via Britbox /Amazon (TV Series, Thriller, 2023)
If there is one place my money auto-debits to each month, it’s Britbox. I’m sorry but the slow-burn dramas of UK crime will forever be my comfort shows. The more glacial ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(Newsletter #19, 11/24/2023)
💻 five seconds flat, the film by Lizzie McAlpine - visual album
If you want creepy, autumnal, high school nostalgia vibes, watch five seconds flat. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN MY OBSESSION WITH LIZZIE WILL END OKAY?! There are a few… ⭐⭐⭐⭐(Newsletter #2, 10/13/2022)
🎞 Catherine Called Birdy (Amazon Prime, Film, Comedy, 2022)
If you want a fun, feminist, medieval feel good movie, watch Catherine Called Birdy! I had been getting advertisements and trailer clips for Catherine Called Birdy for… ⭐⭐⭐⭐(Newsletter #2, 10/13/2022)
🎬The Banshees of Inisherin - Drama
Alright y’all. The lead-up to the Oscars is upon us, and that means some of us are gonna be watching some weird shit in the name of being cultured. This movie…⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Newsletter #7, 3/4/2023)
🎬Bones and All -Romance, horror, thriller
This film was recommended to me by my young, hip, genZ friend Arina. She is old enough to legally order an alcoholic drink but young enough to text me in the middle ⭐⭐⭐⭐(Newsletter #7, 3/4/2023)
🎬 The Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now -Documentary, Music (Netflix)
Before watching this documentary, everything I knew about Lewis Capaldi came from funny soundbites and tiktoks that had come across my For You Page. Honest… ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Newsletter #8, 4/12/2023)
🎬Tickled -Documentary, Investigative (HBO)
I have watched some weird films, but I can say with confidence that this 2016 New Zealand documentary about the mysterious world of underground competitive tickling may take the cake. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Newsletter #6, 2/6/2022)
🎬Ride the Eagle - Indie, Comedy, Romance, Drama (Hulu)
It doesn’t get much better than Jake Johnson, Susan Surandon, D’Arcy Carden, and J.K. Simmons. If you are like me and refuse to watch trailers but love seeing new films, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(Newsletter #11, 6/25/2023)
🎬 Bottoms - Comedy, Highschool (film, theaters)
I think it did Barbie better than Barbie did. Superbad but make it lesbians. With a running time of 92 minutes, Bottoms harks back to that early-mid 2000’s high school ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Newsletter #16, 9/7/2023)
🎬 No Hard Feelings (Movie, Comedy, 2023)
This was a movie I didn’t want to watch even though I knew I’d like it. It was so funny and heart warming — it’s awkward but stops just shy of making you cringe. It’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(Newsletter #18, 10/14/2023)
🎬 The Boy Who Lived via Max (Documentary, Drama, 2023)
I can’t talk about this one too much without crying, but it is a documentary that Daniel Radcliffe produced about David Holmes, his stunt double and dear friend, who was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(Newsletter #19, 11/24/2023)
🎬 The Long Call via Britbox /Amazon (TV Series, UK Police Drama, 2021)
If you’ve been around long enough, you know that there is nothing I enjoy more than a rural police drama that unfolds slower than paint dries. Behold: The Long Call! Also ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (Newsletter #20, 12/5/2023)
🎬 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Dystopian, Action 2023)
I’ll admit I watched the first two installments of The Hunger Games movies in the mid 2000s and never bothered to watch the rest. Though I enjoyed Woody Harrelson and ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(Newsletter #20, 12/5/2023)
🎬 Billy The Kid (Western, Romance 2022)
Okay, if you felt disgusting lusting after Tom Blyth as a future war criminal in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, may I introduce you to Tom Blyth as an outlaw ⭐️⭐️⭐️(Newsletter #20, 12/5/2023)