The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

An absolutely superb British ensemble cast brings this beautiful sunset drama to life. Bravo! 4/5

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on Netflix

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

With the exception of the brief NPH appearance, this installment was especially bad. Blech. 2/5

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas on Netflix

Elvis & Anabelle

This quirky romantic drama is cute & well acted esp. by Lively but didn't really spark me. Good, not great. 3/5

Elvis & Anabelle on Netflix

The Arbor

The single most original documentary I've ever seen - compelling, gripping, powerful & visually amazing. Loved it. 5/5

The Arbor on Netflix

Girl In Progress

I've been spoiled by "Hick" and "Dirty Girl" - this was extremely average for me with not enough bite to it. 3/5

Girl In Progress on Netflix

21 Jump Street

I think I would have liked this better with a different name - it was funny with decent action & good acting. 3/5

21 Jump Street on Netflix

Joint Security Area

Park Chan-Wook's early drama is masterfully written, suspenseful, & perfectly acted. What a wonderful film 5/5

Joint Security Area on Netflix

Tangled

This family animated film was terribly sweet & well voiced - I loved Donna Murphy in particular. It made me smile. 4/5

Tangled on Netflix

Swinging with the Finkels

A really piss-poor attempt at lightening up The Freebie & making it rompy - didn't work at all. 2.5/5

Swinging with the Finkels on Netflix

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Given how I dislike Cera, I am utterly shocked at how much I liked this - it was great fun. 4/5

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World on Netflix

The Apartment

This classic romcom is just heavenly - MacLaine & Lemmon are magical together. I was surprised by this, truly. 4/5

The Apartment on Netflix

The Do-Deca-Pentathlon

No one does sibling rivalry like the Duplass brothers - this was witty, biting & yet tender.  I don't know when or why I became such a Duplass brothers fan but they've really got me. Love this stuff. Well done. 4/5

The Do-Deca-Pentathlon on Netflix

Defendor

There's nothing wrong with this film but nothing that stood out either, particularly with so many of this type out. 3/5

Defendor on Netflix

Bad Guy

Kim Ki-Duk's disturbing & very rapey drama is also surprisingly tender & sweet - I do love his silent characters. 4/5

Bad Guy on Netflix

Rosewood Lane

This new Victor Salva thriller is barely watchable & WTF happened to Rose McGowan's face? Terribly bad. 2/5

Rosewood Lane on Netflix

Lola Versus

I had much hope for this indie romcom but, once again, it was just people behaving badly. I miss Meg Ryan about now 2/5

Lola Versus on Netflix

The Lie

A solid film with a good premise and great acting - I love Joshua Leonard & it did make me laugh in a twisted way.  3/5

The Lie on Netflix

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

This Scottish indie is more tender drama than dark comedy - very poignant & heartfelt. 3.5/5

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself on Netflix

The Cabin in the Woods

OMG HOLY SNOT BALLS horror genre forever redefined. Thank you world for not spoiling this! Awesome! 5/5

The Cabin in the Woods on Netflix

Hello Lonesome

This is NOT a comedy but a beautiful, poignant, heart wrenching indie drama that hits all the right notes. Bravo! 5/5

Hello Lonesome on Netflix

Blue Like Jazz

This is a perfectly serviceable film but it really didn't grab me or get my attention with it's point. Meh. 3/5

Blue Like Jazz on Netflix

The Bow

The 12th film by Kim Ki-Duk is quite creepy with an odd ending but still strangely compelling. Very fascinating. 3/5

The Bow on Netflix

We Were Here

We must never forget how easy it is to lose everything & how hard we must fight to regain it. Powerful & sobering. 4/5

We Were Here on Netflix

Red Lights

Yes the ending was remarkable & I hadn't seen it coming, but I'm not sure it was worth the hour forty wait for it. 3/5

Red Lights on Netflix

Chukc & Buck

It takes a lot for a movie to inspire me to write more than a tweet or two, but this film deserves more. For me it is a very rare film that forces me to completely redefine of everything I think I know or understand about its plot or characters. It is rarer still that I believe in each and every moment of such a perception shift, and Chuck & Buck did all of that and more. This film is as low budget as a film gets, and yet the two leads are simply extraordinary. Mike White as Buck is simply a revelation, breathtaking in every moment on screen. I was utterly captivated and could not take my eyes off the screen. This is not the simple of goofy film it appears to be, but is instead a radical examination of humanity, of what is past, and of self. If you can stand low budget film and this sounds at all appealing, you need to watch this film. I'm amazed. 5/5

Chuck & Buck on Netflix 

A Bag of Hammers

What an astonishing movie this was - powerfully written & acted. What a surprise & not at all as described. Honestly everything about this little indie film was better than The Avenger which I was earlier tonight. A revelation. 4.5/5

A Bag of Hammers on Netflix

Days of Being Wild

For Wong Kar-Wai this was muddy & confusing - I couldn't connect with any of the characters. Weak stuff. 2/5

Days of Being Wild on Netflix