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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “The Boondock Saints”

YOOOOOOOU!!! …will watch this movie! While attending mass, Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy MacManus (Norman Reedus), a pair of Irish-American brothers, hear the story of a woman who was killed while her neighbors did nothing. Later, while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at their local bar, they discover that the bar will be closing due…
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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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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”

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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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”

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

A 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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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Red Dawn” (2012)

What’s the price of freedom? Well, it isn’t cheap. U.S. Marine Jed Eckert (Chris Hemsworth) returns to his hometown of Spokane, Washington to see his brother, Matt (Josh Peck), and their father. When the town’s power goes out, the two brothers step outside to investigate. They are surprised to see paratroopers descending to the streets.…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Missions: Impossible”

Can you do the impossible? No, but Ethan Hunt can. The Mission: Impossible franchise, spanning two TV series and four movies with a fifth in the works, is clever and action-packed. Chronicling the adventures of the Impossible Mission Force, a clandestine espionage agency, these are tales of intrigue and suspense. Only some are currently available on Netflix…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: Preparing for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” (Pt. 4)

By now you should feel pretty damn prepared for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. For the final installment of this series, we shall have a battle of the doctors, as we set The Good Doctor vs. Doctor Who. ….. SYLVESTER McCOY – RADAGAST THE BROWN … Doctor Who Who is the most likely villain…
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