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Halloween 2013 Netflix Recommendations

It’s that time of year again: fangirls are guzzling their pumpkin spice chai in their leggings and North Face jacket. Overnight, the leaves of New England have shifted from their lustrous green to the autumn palette of golden hues. And with the crisp, Fall air comes the longing for some bloodshed. Wait. What? Once October…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “The Inbetweeners” and “The Inbetweeners Movie”

Did you have an awkward or difficult time in high school? Whatever your answer, you’re wrong. Will McKenzie (Simon Bird) is your stereotypical British, teenage loser. Following his parents divorce, he transfers to a new high school and is having a hard time making friends. Seeking any social foothold he can find, he latches onto…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “A Bag of Hammers”

When is it time to start growing up? When you have children, I guess. Alan (Jake Sandvig) and Ben (Jason Ritter) are two childish car thieves who refuse to grow up despite the wishes of Alan’s sister, Mel (Rebecca Hall). Their world slowly changes when a single mother, Lynette (Carrie Preston), and her son, Kelsey…
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The Era of Netflixing: How a Modern Audience Engages Television

In my teenage years I worked in the kitchen of a family restaurant, first as a dishwasher and then eventually as a cook for about six years or so. In my earlier years at the restaurant, I worked with a cook named Bob who had a love affair with Seinfeld. It was a few years…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Wilfred”

How do you know you have a proper grip on reality? You don’t. Ryan Newman (Elijah Wood), having survived a failed suicide attempt, answers a knock on his front door. His neighbor, Jenna (Fiona Gubelmann), needs him to watch her dog, Wilfred. Ryan hesitatingly agrees and Wilfred steps into view, but what he sees is…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “The Best and The Brightest”

What would you do to get your kid into a good college? What about a good kindergarten? Jeff (Neil Patrick Harris) and Sam (Bonnie Somerville) have just moved to New York City and are struggling to get their daughter admitted to a private kindergarten. Admittance consultant Sue Lemon (Amy Sedaris) finds an open spot and…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “It’s a Disaster”

Are you prepared for a major calamity? No, you’re not. Welcome to It’s a Disaster. Four couples awkwardly gather for brunch and catch up, as old friends do. Just as they have all settled in, disaster strikes! Dirty bombs have exploded in major cities across the United States and the group immediately starts planning their…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “The Warriors”

“Warriors… Come out to plaaaaaaa-aaay.” The Warriors is a late 70s street gang, cult classic. The Warriors, a Coney Island-based gang, are invited to an unarmed gang summit in the Bronx. The leader of the most powerful gang in New York called this gathering of all the New York gangs in order to discuss a…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “The Pill”

How well do you know someone after just one night? Not very well. Fred (Noah Bean) is about to find out more than he ever wanted. After having an unprotected one-night stand with Mindy (Rachel Boston), they take to the pharmacy to acquire the emergency contraceptive, Plan B. In order to make sure that she takes…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “This Film is Not Yet Rated”

“Who watches the watchmen?” – Juvenal No one. This is what director Kirby Dick attempts to show about the Motion Picture Association of America‘s rating system in his 2006 documentary This Film is Not Rated. He contends that the MPAA operates in secret and judges films without a particular or verifiable set of standards. Along…
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