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8 Reasons “Cheers” Should Be Your Next Netflix Commitment
Read more: 8 Reasons “Cheers” Should Be Your Next Netflix CommitmentDuring and since its eleven-year run from 1982-1993, Cheers has been touted as an exemplum of sitcom excellence. And frankly, up until a few weeks ago, I was getting pretty tired of hearing about it. What can anything from the ’80s tell me that I don’t already know?, I wondered. How many television sitcoms are actually that good?, I thought, face…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Sexy Evil Genius”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Sexy Evil Genius”We all have one crazy ex. She was theirs. Three strangers find themselves having drinks together at a bar, at the behest of their mutual ex-girlfriend, Nikki (Katee Sackhoff). They quickly take up discussing the only topic they have in common and discover that they each know drastically different sides of her. Zachary (Seth Green),…
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What’s on Netflix: “Stuck In Love”
Read more: What’s on Netflix: “Stuck In Love”“A story about first loves, second chances, and the people we can’t live without.” Stuck in Love – a film that feels like the lovechild of Crazy, Stupid, Love and Smart People in that it deftly balances interlacing stories of different, equally brilliant family members whose passions negate their arrogance. Well, almost. You could definitely summarize Stuck…
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What’s on Netflix: “Drinking Buddies”
Read more: What’s on Netflix: “Drinking Buddies”Drinking Buddies – released just before the new year on Netflix – stars Jake Johnson (a.k.a., Nick Miller from New Girl) and Olivia Wilde as two close friends working at Revolution Brewery in Chicago. Full review and modest spoilers below. Kate (Olivia Wilde) does promotions, scheduling, event management, and everything in between for the brewery…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Gasland”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Gasland”Need to get the fire started? Just add water. We are running low on the most commonly used fossil fuels; the energy crisis is real, and many companies around the world are trying to find the next untapped source, while staying profitable. Recently, some companies have turned to harvesting natural gas by fracking. Fracking is…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Dredd”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Dredd”Who am I? I am the Law! Welcome to Mega-City One, the east coast hub of a future dystopian United States. Here, the law is upheld by the Judges of the Justice Department, acting as judge, jury and executioner. One of the most decorated and dedicated is Judge Dredd (Karl Urban). He is tasked by…
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Anime to Watch on Netflix: “Ghost Hunt”
Read more: Anime to Watch on Netflix: “Ghost Hunt”Beard is back after a semester’s long hiatus and glad to present to you the first anime review by Snippet Studios! Ghost Hunt is a Japanese anime based on a novella series written by Fuyumi Ono. The series ran from 1989 to 1992 but the anime adaptation wasn’t produced and released until 2006. And it’s available…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “There Will Be Blood”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “There Will Be Blood”I’m an oil man. The rest are speculators. What are you? It’s 1898 and Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) has just decided to enter the oil drilling business. An unfortunate accident leaves one of his workers dead, and Plainview adopts the dead man’s orphaned son. Years later, he is approached by Paul Sunday (Paul Dano), a…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “The Do-Deca-Pentathlon”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “The Do-Deca-Pentathlon”Do you think competing in a triathlon is difficult? Try a Do-Deca-Pentathlon. In 1990 teenage brothers Mark (Steve Zissis) and Jeremy (Mark Kelly) competed in a 25-event competition to determine who was the greatest brother of all time. The last event ended in controversy, their mother declared it a tie and the brothers stopped speaking. Now,…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: Preparing for The Twelfth Doctor – Peter Capaldi
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: Preparing for The Twelfth Doctor – Peter CapaldiA few short weeks ago, Doctor Who fans were all treated to something special — The Day of The Doctor. This spectacular 50th Anniversary episode featured something remarkable — a future Doctor. For a fleeting moment, we got to see Peter Capaldi, or at least his eyes. And my goodness, what a fucking statement those eyes made.…
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