This week brings us what is possibly my favorite genre mixture ever. The story of La Llorona, or the crying woman, may not be terribly well-known to North American audiences. It tells the tale of a woman who drowns her children to please a man she loves, since drowning one's children immediately elevates one to the status of Hottest Thing Ever. The dude is not impressed, so the woman kills herself, wandering the afterlife looking for the children she murdered in the name of a hot date. Now you can see such a family-friendly tale in the form of an animation! Thanks, La Leyenda de la Llorona!
Similarly horrible, you can now watch fine, upstanding reality shows like Basketball Wives and Teen Mom on Netflix. The particular combination of La Llorona and Teen Mom is pretty much the best thing. On the plus side, there's also a movie about Stan Lee that could be pretty interesting.
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I don't remember Harriet the Spy being a terribly good movie, but its childlike sense of espionage was absolutely gripping as a kid. The house we rented at the time had a cinderblock wall with a few blocks jutting out at a pe... more
Netflix brings us a fine variety of television this week. First off, there's Sherlock! If you haven't seen Sherlock yet, now you have no excuse. It's absolutely fantastic, and both seasons are up. Completely unrelated, there'... more
This is the moment we've all been waiting for. The FP has hit Netflix instant. The world may never be the same. In case you haven't heard of The FP, either from our awesome LA screening earlier this year or our contest or our... more
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Netflix is absolutely crawling with awesome things this week. It's also crawling with bugs and it really should see someone about that. TV has Taking on Tyson, a documentary series about Mike Tyson and his passion for the pig... more
Netflix isn't offering up a lot this week, but what it does have is fairly solid. TV has a fairly decent selection. Both Parks and Recreation and Parenthood are up to season three. There's also more My Fair Wedding and a show... more
This week actually has a pretty good selection for all you guys and gals at home. For bigger movies, we have Super 8, which I definitely want to revisit after all the mixed reviews. There's also the fantastic Riki-Oh: The Sto... more
I know it must be a generation gap, but I've never understood that Fred thing the kids like. I suppose it's the kind of thing I would have found hilarious when I was ten and stupid, but watching a child crack up at that guy i... more
There are a lot of good things on Netflix this week. The list of new items is large and varied, and there's something to fit most tastes. Normally, I would point out some key interesting choices in different genres to stimula... more
[Header source photo by Bruno Sousa] Hey, look! It's the much-hyped early summer film, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies! It may seem a bit early for it to be on Netflix already, but it seems like the powers that be are smiling upo... more
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