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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “How To Grow a Band”

Thinking of starting a band? Here’s how. How to Grow A Band is the documentary that chronicles the rise of the band Punch Brothers and their frontman, Chris Thile. In 2006, Thile, already a successful bluegrass musician and Grammy winner, was a man without a band. Nickel Creek, his previous band, had decided to call it quits.…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “God Bless America”

Are you fed up with reality television and the cult of celebrity that surrounds its “stars?” It’s time for someone to do something about that. Frank Murdoch (Joel Murray) is that someone. Frank is a bland, middle aged American man who is sick and tired of how reality television and pop culture have twisted and…
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Ric’s Netflix Picks: “Atlas Shrugged: Parts 1 & 2”

Who is John Galt? Watch the movie and find out. Atlas Shrugged, the incredibly long novel by Ayn Rand, is a very well-known book, although I know…
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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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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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