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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Tiny Furniture”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Tiny Furniture”Are you a fan of HBO’s Girls? If so, then look no further! Tiny Furniture is the first full length feature film by Girls‘ creator, Lena Dunham. She stars as Aura, a recent college graduate returning home for the first time. Watch as she contends with the challenges of every day life, such as family,…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Jekyll”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Jekyll”When does an adaptation stop being an adaptation and become something more? In your search for answers, consider the BBC miniseries Jekyll. Based on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, our story starts with Dr. Tom Jackman (James Nesbitt) and his alter ego, Mr. Hyde (James Nesbitt), learning to cope with one another.…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Lars and the Real Girl”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Lars and the Real Girl”Who do you star opposite Ryan Gosling to truly make his performance stand out? An anatomically correct sex doll. In Lars and the Real Girl we meet Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling), an awkwardly shy man who avoids social contact and obligations. When he introduces Bianca, the aforementioned sex doll, as his girlfriend to his brother,…
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Snippets Netflix Recommendations Aug. 15-21
Read more: Snippets Netflix Recommendations Aug. 15-21What’s Ric been watching lately that’s worth your time on Netflix? Take a look at this week’s recommendations! Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey Alter Egos Safety Not Guaranteed Not Suitable For Children Battle Royale
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Battle Royale” vs. “The Hunger Games”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Battle Royale” vs. “The Hunger Games”Some say you cannot compare apples and oranges. Well I can and will, in a manner of speaking. Both Battle Royale and The Hunger Games feature groups of young people set to compete against each other with the intent to be the last man standing. Battle Royale, being entirely in Japanese, crackles with the intensity of…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Not Suitable for Children”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Not Suitable for Children”I’m your doctor. You only have four weeks to find someone to have a biological child with, or you will never have one. Go. Such is the premise of Not Suitable for Children. Due to testicular cancer and complications with freezing his sperm, carefree Jonah (Ryan Kwanten) has just four weeks to find a woman willing…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Safety Not Guaranteed”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Safety Not Guaranteed”Are classified ads the appropriate place to find serious time traveling companions? No, but it does make for an adventurous premise. In Safety Not Guaranteed Darius Britt (Aubrey Plaza), a magazine intern, and her two coworkers are tasked with answering such an ad. By slowly uncovering the truth behind its writer (Mark Duplass), a comical mystery…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Alter Egos”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Alter Egos”Are you looking for a superhero film in the vein of summer blockbusters like Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Man of Steel and The Avengers? This is nothing like that. Alter Egos begins as a seemingly lighthearted parody in which superheroes are commonplace. So much so, that they are employed by the government as a…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey”
Read more: Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey”Did you enjoy watching Sesame Street as a child? Your answer is yes and therefore you should watch this insightful documentary about Kevin Clash, the performer behind Elmo. His story is an inspirational one and we get to follow it from the beginning as a high schooler making puppets all the way to being one of…
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So You Think You Can Trek: Part I
Read more: So You Think You Can Trek: Part I47 years. 726 episodes. 12 feature films. A plethora of action figures, toy spaceships, fan fiction, and professional paperback novels. Only a tiny handful of other franchises can even begin to compete with the entertainment behemoth that is Star Trek, and none of them can boast as rich a spectrum of creative storytelling as the…
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