Suck

This campy horror/black comedy has all the hallmarks of a cult classic. Funny & edgy with a great supporting cast. 3.5/5

Suck on Netflix

Suddenly, Last Summer

This film was terribly overwrought with melodrama & overacting rendering it totally unbelievable. 2/5

Suddenly, Last Summer on Netflix

Bad Teacher

This was surprisingly not sucky. JT really needs acting lessons, but Diaz & Segel were quite funny. Not bad. 3.5/5

Bad Teacher on Netflix

A Dangerous Method

The cast is marvelous in this decidedly un-Cronenberg-like film about the masters of psychoanalysis. 4/5

A Dangerous Method on Netflix

Restrepo

I have nothing but respect for these brave men who have faced more death & tyranny than most of us will ever know. 4/5

Restrepo on Netflix

The Beaver

This is one of the better portraits or mental illness & depression I've seen with a brilliant cast. Transforming. 5/5


The Beaver on Netflix

A Film Unfinished

What a brutal, horrible, intensely disturbing documentary about the Warsaw ghettos! I doubt I'll sleep now. 5/5


A Film Unfinished on Netflix

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

What a pale & hollow version of those glorious Swedish thrillers! Doesn't hold a candle. Honestly, after just seeing the originals I wanted to give that a 2.5, but I'm trying to be generous. Mara was NOT good. 3/5

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on Netflix

Mesrine: Part 2: Public Enemy #1

Vincent Cassel deserves every award he won for his outstanding portrayal of Mesrine. Bravo! 4/5

Mesrine: Part 2: Public Enemy #1 on Netflix

Tower Heist

The cast is superb & the comic timing outstanding in this comedic heist film - I had a lot of fun watching this. 4/5

Tower Heist on Netflix

Carnage

The acting was excellent but the plot became more ridiculous & unbelievable by the minute. Why take it so far? Hrmm. 3/5

Carnage on Netflix

My Week with Marilyn

Michelle Williams divinely channels a goddess in this beautiful, sentimental look at a lost legend. 4.5/5


My Week with Marilyn on Netflix

The Gay Divorcee

Fred & Ginger's first film together is a lovely, charming & heartwarming musical that lifts the spirits.  4/5

The Gay Divorcee on Netflix

The 400 Blows

This classic from Truffaut was terribly uneven with moments of brilliance paced with long stretches of average. 3/5

The 400 Blows on Netflix

Life in a Day

This was a brilliant idea that at times was exciting & amazing but occasionally lagged a bit. Intriguing. 3.5/5

Life in a Day on Netflix

Blackthorn

This film had such a great premise & was gorgeously shot but was just too slow & messy for me. Good, not great. 3/5

Blackthorn on Netflix

Adrift

I adore Vincent Cassel so I gave this dreamy film a bit of leeway but it is quite compelling. Good, not great. 3/5

Adrift on Netflix

Young Adult

WOW Diablo Cody grew up! This film is FAR more sophisticated & nuanced than Juno & Theron is marvelous. Wonderful. 4/5


Young Adult on Netflix

We're Not Married

This film paints an awfully cynical look at marriage, but fine acting kept me interested. I'm kinda meh. 3/5


We're Not Married on Netflix

Like Crazy

This was the best acting I've seen in a long while, Yelchin & Jones were infinitely believably. The end was perfect. I think this film will resonate with me & haunt me for quite some time. I can't believe how brilliant the acting was. Wow. 5/5

Like Crazy on Netflix

What's Your Number?

Stupid, vapid, inane, and utterly pointless. Anna Faris makes me want to stab out my eyes. Argh! 1.5/5

What's Your Number? on Netflix

The Thin Blue Line

This is an incredibly powerful film that should scare the hell out of everyone who watches it. Dayum. 4.5/5

The Thin Blue Line on Netflix

30 Minutes or Less

The entire cast, but especially Eisenberg & McBride - were fantastic in this raucous action-comedy. 3.5/5

30 Minutes or Less on Netflix

The Rum Diary

Wow... what and astonishingly average movie! What the hell happened to Depp? This was so... meh. Too bad. 3/5

The Rum Diary on Netflix

Tabloid

Another fascinating documentary from Errol Morris - I still can't figure out what to believe in this case! Bizarre! 4/5

Tabloid on Netflix

Four Boxes

This movie is absolutely horrible in every way but I will concede that I didn't predict the ending. Still, awful. 1.5/5

Four Boxes on Netflix

Answers to Nothing

This thriller/drama is packed with emotion & great acting but is paced just a wee bit too slowly for me. 3.5/5

Answers to Nothing on Netflix

Submarine

This British coming-of-age dramedy is quirky & charming but has a very dark bite to it like bitter chocolate. 4/5

Submarine on Netflix