Looking for something good to watch this week on Netflix? Why not try one of these Happy Valley (Television/Drama/British/Mini-series) The BBC has a very strong history of producing hard hitting, gritty police […]
Looking for something good to watch this week on Netflix? Why not try one of these The Unknown Known (Documentary) Master documentary film maker Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line) turns his […]
Looking for something good to watch this week on Netflix? Why not try one of these BoJack Horseman (Animation/Comedy) We went into great detail here about why we love this new Netflix […]
Interior – Day: Netflix HQ Five people of seemingly differing levels of influence within the increasingly socially relevant media behemoth are collected around a large glass table. Two are in suits of […]
Synopsis: A documentary that follows the journeys of indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the world. My Take The last entry in this documentary […]
Synopsis: The true and incredible story of the Portland Mavericks, baseball’s ultimate underdogs and Bing Russell, the man that showed the establishment that Baseball still belonged to the people My Take The […]
Synopsis: Physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time — or perhaps their greatest failure. My Take Particle Fever is the first in a three part review […]
Synopsis: An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events. My Take Sigh…. Ok, […]
2013 was a huge year for cinema; record numbers at the box office and a slew of critically acclaimed pictures at both ends of the financial and emotional spectrum, took care of […]
Synopsis: A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned…with someone or something new on-board. My Take I must have seen Event Horizon 5 or 6 […]
Synopsis: Tucker & Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are attacked by a group of preppy college kids My Take Every year I like to delve into a […]
Synopsis: An ex-con hired to look after a reclusive young actress finds himself falling in love, which puts him in direct confrontation with one of London’s most vicious gangsters My Take Given the […]
Synopsis: A once successful writer decides to return to her Minnesota hometown to try and recapture her youth by rekindling a romance with her now happily married high school sweetheart My Take […]
Synopsis: Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie’s former gang chase them on the road. […]
Synopsis: An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years… My […]
Synopsis: A former First Lady (Shirley MacLaine) wants a particular Secret Service agent (Nicolas Cage) to head her bodyguard detail, even though he can’t stand her. My Take “From the man who brought […]
Network: Arrested Development is Netflix’s latest original production, although not entirely their own having originally been famously cancelled after three seasons on Fox. Background: Netflix is on a streak that other networks […]
Last weekend one of my avid readers (and long time friend) Laura asked me a favour. She was intrigued by the new Hannibal TV show which received its premier in the UK […]
Synopsis: A documentary that explores the question: In the age of manscaping, metrosexuals, and grooming products galore – what does it mean to be a man? My Take In 2012, what is masculinity? […]
Synopsis: A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. (Guy Pearce) is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter (Maggie Grace) from an outer space prison […]
Synopsis: When a prank caller convinces a fast food restaurant manager to interrogate an innocent young employee, no-one is left unharmed. Based on true events. My Take There was a point about 60 […]
Synopsis: When an alcoholic (Will Ferrell) relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbour might […]
Synopsis: High school nobody Scott Howard (Michael J Fox) discovers he has the one thing no other guy has in his school; the ability to transform in to a werewolf. Not just any […]
Synopsis: In small-town Texas, the local mortician Bernie (Jack Black) strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow (Shirley MacLaine), though when he kills her, he goes to great lengths to create the […]
Synopsis: Aspiring supervillain Dr Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris) must balance his career, his loathing of nemesis Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion) and his pursuit of a beautiful do-gooder (Felicia Day), through the medium of […]
Synopsis: A thriller [sic] that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family’s Thanksgiving celebration. My Take […]
Following House of Cards awesomeness we were already pretty bloody excited about the prospect of Hemlock Grove at Shoving Buddies HQ. Then I saw this…….. and my pants exploded
If you read our previous article about Netflix making a statement of intent with the awesome House of Cards (http://wp.me/p32hec-om) then you’ll know our thoughts on the Netflix model being the future of original […]
Synopsis: When the dead start rising across the East End of London, a gang of inept bank robbers must fight their way back to save their Grandad and his friends who are under […]
Synopsis: In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders. My Take Don Farrarone is a man who […]
Synopsis: When his mentor (Robert De Niro) is taken captive, a retired mercenary and assassin (Jason Statham) is forced into action. His mission: kill three ex-SAS soldiers accused by a disgraced dying Sheikh […]
Synopsis: Part found footage, part fly on the wall documentary, part standard cop drama, End of Watch follows the daily grind of two young police officers (Jake Gyllenhaal; Michael Pena) in South LA who […]
Synopsis: After his dad dies and he gets screwed out of his inheritance, loser Nick (Alessandro Nivola) finds himself getting deeper and deeper into trouble as he tries to fund his way […]
Synopsis: Francis “Frank” Underwood is the Democratic Congress Majority Whip. He has his hands on every secret in politics – and he’s willing to use them all to get what he wants. Network: House […]
Synopsis Cut out of his dying mothers belly on a battlefield (gross) Conan is the ultimate warrior! Unfortunately this does not stop the Evil Warlord Zym (Stephen Lang) from burning down his […]
