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Category: Netflix Recommendation

Marvel’s “Jessica Jones” and Characters with Psychology (a.k.a., people)

Jessica Jones is not an invulnerable show, though it does have a super-powered capacity for awesomeness. It is incredibly, unnaturally strong in a lot of ways, but it still gets a cut above its brow during every single fight scene. I remember catching early promos for the show and thinking, “Oh! Jesse’s dead girlfriend is…
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Netflix Review: “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby”

It takes a lot for me to be surprised by the way a movie is made. I’m not talking about jump-scares or even the horror genre; I’m talking about the process of filmmaking and how even with a budget differences in the millions, whether you’re on the set of the third Avengers movie or the latest…
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Netflix: “One Day” Review

Messing with time is a funky thing. The Doctor would have us believe it’s all wibbly wobbly and very dangerous, yet storytellers have been playing with it for as long as stories have been around. For those that craft the stories, it’s one thing to span decades in a novel to convey the course of…
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Best of Netflix: “Mud” (2012)

Some of the best films out there are the ones you just can’t watch casually. They are almost a task to watch because of their gravity, and when you reach the end, they weigh heavily on you. This is because their emotional impact, even if felt immediately, is often hard to comprehend in simpler terms. Think Schindler’s List or…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “How to Be a Man”

What is the most important thing a father can teach his son? How to be a man. Mark McCarthy (Gavin McInnes), a former comedian, has just discovered that he is dying. Not wanting to leave his unborn son without life lessons, he recruits a young filmmaker, Bryan (Liam Aiken), to document his remaining days. Keeping…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Mean Girls”

Are you a lady between the ages of 19 and 31? Chances are, you love Mean Girls. Sixteen-year-old Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) has just started public school for the first time and wants to fit in. She quickly makes friends with outsider Janis (Lizzy Caplin), who warns her against making friends with the popular girls,…
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Psych: A Retrospective (10 Reasons to Watch)

Psych had its final show last week. After 8 seasons, 119 episodes, 1 musical, and a ton of laughs… Psych has ended. Psych is an hour long comedy about Shawn a fake psychic detective, his best-friend Gus, the Santa Barbra Police Department and the cases they work together on. Each episode has a case that must…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “The Guild”

What happens when your gaming life meets your real life? Watch The Guild. Codex (Felicia Day), the online gaming persona of Cyd Sherman, has come to the realization that her offline life, better known as her ‘real’ life, is in jeopardy. She is self-conscious, has no friends, and even her therapist refuses to see her. To…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Somebody Up There Likes Me” (2012)

How much of a story can you tell, when there isn’t much to tell? Enough. Max Youngman (Keith Poulson) is an awkward man. Over the course of his life, he aloofly stumbles in and out of love with the equally awkward Lyla (Jess Weixler). With his “best friend” Sal (Nick Offerman) guiding him, what could…
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10 Reasons to Watch: “Breaking Bad”

The final eight episodes of this beloved series were recently released onto Netflix, and if for some reason you haven’t watched them yet, I’m here to set you straight. Note: this list is largely spoiler-free, but watch the embedded videos and click on links directing you elsewhere at your own risk. If you haven’t heard…
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