Tag: Netflix

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Black Book

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/blackbook.mp3] This review marks the one year anniversary of ICFN’s podcast component, and to celebrate this, uh, monumental occasion, this review is being written and voiced by me, Danielle, aka that wife Josh always talks about. You’ll probably notice some stylistic differences between the two of us, too, so try not to get your panties… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Black Book

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Pandorum

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/pandorum.mp3] I am loathe to admit this, but I’ve made it a point in my writing and especially this series not to be disingenuous in my assertions. That’s a good way to get punched in the face. So here it is: I don’t like spook houses. Those standalone buildings in carnivals, fairs and amusement parts… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Pandorum

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Amélie

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/amelie.mp3] If one were to look up ‘charming’ in the dictionary, the definition would read something like this: 1. pleasing; delightful. 2. using charm; exercising magic power. Of course, that’s an English dictionary. If one were to look up ‘charming’ in a French dictionary, I imagine you would likely see a picture of Audrey Tautou… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Amélie

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/dragontattoo.mp3] Ever since I introduced the poll that lets fine people like you chime in on which movie gets ‘the treatment’ every week, one film has consistently and patiently waited its turn. I knew of its existence, heard it was extremely well-done and of interest for many reasons, including the fact it’s an adaptation of… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Moon

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/moon.mp3] Remember that stuff I said last week about science fiction? In that context, an animated space western was being discussed. On the Moh’s Scale of Science Fiction Hardness, I’d probably put Titan A.E. at between 0 and 1 out of 8. Duncan Jones’ Moon, on the other hand, comfortably sits between 6 and 7.… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Moon

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Titan A.E.

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/titanae.mp3] “Science fiction” is a broader term than you might think. It covers a wide variety of stories, from the space exploration and future cultures of Star Trek to the time-travelling shenanigans of Doctor Who. In the best cases when it comes to science fiction films, these stories use their outlandish or otherworldly settings to… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Titan A.E.

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/gijoe.mp3] Ours was a Transformers house. G.I. Joe wasn’t on anywhere near as much when I was growing up. In retrospect, this might be why my initial impression of Michael Bay’s Transformers movies was a little bit rosier than my overall take has become. So I went into G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra expecting… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Daredevil

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/daredevil.mp3] There was a time when it seemed implausible that superheroes that didn’t already exist in the general public’s somewhat limited imagination could succeed as motion pictures. People remembered Christopher Reeve as Superman and Batman had a TV show in the 60s that Tim Burton and Michael Keaton could use as a springboard for their… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Daredevil