August 2007
Coming at You With the Netflix: Hot Fuzz
One of the reasons that I love Netflix is that I can get a new DVD on its release date, just waiting for me in my mailbox. Awesome. Synopsis from Netflix: A top London cop (Simon Pegg) is ready to die of boredom when his superiors transfer him to a sleepy English village to work alongside a blundering but well-meaning young constable (Nick Frost). Craving some...
July 2007
Netflix Keeps Me Company: Grandma's Boy
Synopsis from Netflix: Even though he’s 35 years old, Alex (Allen Covert) acts more like he’s 13, spending his days as the world’s oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when his irresponsible roommate gets him kicked out of his apartment, he has no choice but to move in with his grandmother (Doris...
Kickin' it With Netflix: Alien vs. Predator
Synopsis from Netflix: The creepiest creatures from two epic thrillers face off in the ultimate showdown in this film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The fun begins when scientists and explorers (played by a cast that includes Sanaa Lathan and Raoul Bova) discover an ancient pyramid in Antarctica. But the structure isn’t the only behemoth in the ice. A...
Netflix on the Brain: Alpha Dog
Synopsis from Netflix: Nick Cassavetes helmed this gritty, character-driven drama based on the true story of Jesse James Hollywood — one of the youngest men ever to appear on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Planning to follow in his criminal father’s footsteps, drug-peddling Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) finds himself in dutch with the feds and facing a lifetime behind bars. The...
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If you listen closely, you might be able to hear the evil cackling…
Stuck in the Middle With Netflix: Night of the...
Synopsis from Netflix: Philip (Tino Mewes), Konrad (Thomas Schmieder) and Weener (Manuel Cortez) — the three biggest dorks at Frederich Nietzsche High School — get a second stab at coolness when they’re killed in an auto accident and reanimated as flesh-eating zombies. Thanks to their rapidly decomposing bodies, there’s no need for eating or sleeping, which leaves plenty of...
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Another Night With Netflix: Vertigo
C’mon, you had to see this one coming…
Synopsis from Netflix: Don’t look down! One of Alfred Hitchcock’s darkest and most compelling films tells the story of police detective Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart), who has a crippling fear of heights. When an old friend asks him to tail his wife (Kim Novak), Scottie is drawn into a vortex of deceit, murder and obsession … and...
My thoughts on the Transformers movie
I went and saw Transformers on Saturday night not knowing how much I would like it. I had heard vastly differing reviews, some claiming it was the greatest thing ever put on film and some saying it was basically garbage. Here’s what I think… I find one key similarity between Transformers and last year’s virally-marketed blockbuster, Snakes on a Plane. Mainly, it has to do with...
Again with the Netflix: I Heart Huckabees
Being stuck at home with vertigo has given me that much more time to watch movies… Synopsis from Netflix: When a mystery needs to be solved and it’s not a whodunit but a maze involving emotions, it requires the expertise of intellectual — and perhaps slightly kooky — detectives Vivian (Lily Tomlin) and Bernard (Dustin Hoffman). The husband-and-wife existential team helps...
The Netflix Train Keeps Rolling: The Blob (1958)
Synopsis from Netflix: For pure camp value, this sci-fi flick about an insatiable, gelatinous mass of alien goo ranks high in the annals of drive-in movie fare. Steve McQueen and his teenybopper friends try to warn townsfolk about the terror in their midst, but it takes a lot of convincing, even after the Blob has gorged itself on some local denizens. My thoughts: First things first, the opening...
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More Fun With Netflix: Run Lola Run
Synopsis from Netflix: A thrilling post-MTV roller-coaster ride, Run Lola Run is the internationally acclaimed sensation about two star-crossed lovers who have only minutes to change the course of their lives. Time is running out for Lola (Franka Potente): She’s just received a frantic phone call from her boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who has lost a small fortune belonging to his...
Adventures in Netflix: Annie Hall
Synopsis from Netflix: Listen closely and you can actually hear the stress hormones pumping through the bodies of the characters in Annie Hall. Woody Allen’s real, funny ode to love among twitchy city dwellers scooped up Oscars for Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Actress (Diane Keaton) and Best Screenplay. And don’t miss cameos of not-yet-stars Jeff Goldblum, Shelley Duvall and...
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This might be my favorite headline ever. Today is full of “best ever’s.”
Adventures in Netflix: Kung Fu Hustle
Since Tumblr doesn’t support Netflix RSS feeds, I’m going to be manually giving my thoughts about the movies I’ve seen recently. At least until I get bored with it. First up: Kung Fu Hustle. Synopsis: Sing (Stephen Chow) is a mobster in 1940s China who longs to be as cool as the members of the Axe Gang, formally clad killers who rule the streets of Hong Kong. But...
