Navigating Netflix: The Dictator
In the end, The Dictator is an irreverent skewering of the dictator archetype we have been familiarized with in Western culture. Read More
Navigating Netflix: From Paris with Love
There’s something about a Luc Besson action flick I find virtually irresistible. Read More
Navigating Netflix: The Raid: Redemption
Ultimately, The Raid: Redemption is a faced-paced, high-energy action fest that shows what the genre is capable of when properly handled. Read More
Navigating Netflix: Shoot ‘Em Up
Shoot ‘Em Up is over the top action at its finest, but don’t go looking for a brilliant plot or even a coherent one. Read More
Navigating Netflix: Galaxy Quest
It’s funny and intelligent, well-written and well-executed, a must watch for virtually anyone if you haven’t seen it already. And if you have, now is a great time to watch it again. Read More
Navigating Netflix: Easy A
Very few people would be able to watch this film and not find something to relate to. Read More
Navigating Netflix: Machete
If you’re looking for an over-the-top, extra-violent, borderline insane film that is on the precipice of being frenetic disaster but holds it together somehow, welcome home. Read More
Navigating Netflix: Portlandia
As they say, the dream of the 90s is alive…in Portland. Read More
Zero dark Swayze
Zero Dark Thirty is bursting with Oscar buzz, but does the long-awaited sequel to Point Break deserve the acclaim? Read More
Navigating Netflix: Election
Election is an insightful, engaging story that gives a unique perspective on the drama of high school without losing any of its wit or irreverent sensibilities. Read More
Navigating Netflix: Hot Rod
At the time this film came out, Andy Samberg was a Saturday Night Live cast member known for his ridiculous SNL Digital Shorts that would often go viral as a matter of principle. Read More
Navigating Netflix: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
The true test of a great film is the quality of the villain. Does that villain force the hero to be his or her best, to even go beyond their best? Khan does that in spades. Read More
Correlated: Mad Men/The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye and Mad Men require us to examine our status through a different lens and to be honest in our appraisals. Read More
Navigating Netflix: Ultraviolet
I’m certainly not saying that this movie is high art or a great example of brilliant science fiction, but... Read More
Navigating Netflix: Layer Cake
It’s an engaging crime thriller well worth watching on a frozen Prairie evening. Read More
Navigating Netflix: Kung Fu Hustle
Take one part kung fu film, one part Looney Tune and one part love story, and you’ve got Stephen Chow’s 2004 Kung Fu Hustle. Read More