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Hunger Games Fever

Catch the Katniss Craze I’ve been looking forward to seeing the Hunger Games movie a little bit. That’s a lie.  I’ve been looking forward to it for OVER A YEAR! From the minute they cast Jennifer Lawrence in the lead role of Katniss, I’ve been eagerly waiting to see Suzanne Collins’ young adult dystopia brought [...]

New on Netflix – March 6th and March 13th

How many movies can you watch? The coming weeks are going to test your movie watching mettle as Netflix offers up a big load of new releases. The good news is that a lot of big movies and shows are being released for purchase and on Netflix on the same day (Game of Thrones – [...]

2012 Oscar Movies on Netflix

When can you see them?  WHEN? As is my usual tradition, I like to see as many of each year’s Oscar nominated movies as I can.  Or, I should say, as many as I can muster even the slightest enthusiasm for.  Not just Best Picture nominees, but also those that have nominated performances.  But I [...]

2012 Oscar Movies #7 and #8 – The Artist & The Descendants

Saving the best for last I take it all back. I retract any previous negative sentiments I might have expressed about The Artist. I admit, the trailer chapped my ass and the hype didn’t help. Fortunately my OCD Oscar Movie Completist Gene forced me to see it anyway and it turns out I WAS SO [...]

2012 Oscar Movies #6 – The Tree of Life

Wait…..what happened? Oh, Academy. You are full of surprises. Usually your Best Picture nominees are so predictable – dramas with social messages and a couple of popular movies that have no chance of winning. But as I’ve said before – many times now – it’s a weak year. And in weak years we get some [...]