Category: Netflix

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Airplane!

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/airplane.mp3] The year was 1980. It was a time when volcanos erupted, disco was dying, empires struck back and an actor became President of the United States. Comedy, satire and parody were nothing new to the people of this time, but when Airplane! premiered, it not only delivered the screwiest of screwball pictures to date,… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Airplane!

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Naked Gun

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/naked_gun.mp3] The parody is hardly a new form of artistic expression. People have been making fun of things other people do since time immemorial. I’m sure there are some cave drawings that, in context, are downright hilarious. For a few years the premiere comedy team for cinematic parody were David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Naked Gun

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! RoboCop

{Audio pending} Capitalism is, in its current form, a very Darwinian way of life. Only the wealthy survive, and if you want to make it you need to cleave yourself to someone with pockets much deeper than yours in exchange for the means to keep on living. Lately the cleaving has been to large corporations… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! RoboCop

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Law Abiding Citizen

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/law_abiding_citizen.mp3] As a generally enlightened culture, we are fascinated by the concepts and procedures of justice. We debate what is in society’s best interest, study those who act against that interest and determine ways in which those parties can be dealt with. It’s the reason Law & Order is one of the longest-running shows on… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Law Abiding Citizen

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Predators

{No audio this week. We apologize for the inconvenience.} The nice thing about not being an official or professional movie critic is I can be surprised by things. I’ll read, watch and listen to other reviews and keep an eye and ear on the upcoming stuff hitting cinemas, but for the most part when I… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Predators

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The A-Team

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/ateam.mp3] 10 years ago a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from maximum security stockades. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The A-Team

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! HALO Legends

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/halo.mp3] So a few years ago this new sci-fi franchise got started. It had some interesting ideas based on established literature and the first entry did a lot better than anybody could have expected. It spawned a couple of sequels that really didn’t measure up to the original but people really ate it up anyway… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! HALO Legends

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Splice

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/splice.mp3] When I was growing up I would hear of stories, movies or episodes of television that were touted as ‘not for the faint of heart.’ They promised thrills and surprises aimed at an adult audience, one that could handle the nature of the material. Not that they wouldn’t have nightmares afterward, mind you, just… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Splice

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Lady Death

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/lady_death.mp3] Not every adaptation has to be 100% accurate in its translation of the source material. I mean, honestly, how would the Lord of the Rings film trilogy had been helped by the presence of Tom Bombadil? In spite of his absence, the films are faithful to the spirit of the books, encapsulating the epic… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Lady Death