Even though Netflix serves for my complete and utter obsession with back to back Buffy episodes, I've really found it hard to enjoy some of the titles. (Especially as i'm yet to fiddle around with the DNS settings and work my way into the American repertoire). However, I think i've finally cracked it. I've finally broken free of my Netflix nuzzle and discovered what actually happens to be a really lovely selection of films. So much so, that i'd thought i'd list three of my absolute current favourites, and three that happen to be putting a little bit of faith into what I at first thought was a lack lustre selection. Here are my 'Net-Picks'. Uh, see what I did there. And hopefully, some of these films convince others to give Netflix a second chance, I know some of you too are suffering.
Lore
When you think of post-WW2 dramas, when was the last time you considered them from something of a Nazi perspective? My bet will be not very often. A story that tells of a Nazi orientated family after the death of the fuhrer, and main character Hannalore's dismembered attitude to the Jews following the imprisonment of her parents, and her journey to take her younger siblings across the torn borders to their Omi, Lore is cool and captivating for such a damned realisation. There is also a sincere lack brashness to this movie, which I found so amazing considering its harsh reality. It's really beautiful, the pallet is broody, and the subject matter is truly harrowing.
(Photo Credit: bfi.org.uk)
Jesse and Celeste Forever
I have never bought into the conventional 'Rom Com', and luckily this isn't 'that'. Not only is Rashida Jones as snappy as ever with a little vulnerability thrown in for good movie measure, this is a really honest movie about romance and letting go. It's not all butterflies and roses, but it is all binge sessions, getting hammered at family gatherings and losing it in front an Ikea flat-pack. A really lovely departure from the normal fluffy nook, and really, really honest.
(Photo Credit: Zimbio.com)
Born Into Brothels
This documentary really is something else. Whether you're interested in global economy, photography or child welfare, I think it hits so many amazing chords. Documenting some of Kolkota's poorest children and their embarkment into photography as photographer Briski teaches these impoverished Sonagachi children how to manipulate cameras and their stricken surroundings, moulding them into a now heralded collection of candid pictures, Born Into Brothels is so much more than surface matter. I've found myself following the stories of these kids ever since the movie ended, it's so charming and damned heartbreaking. And the kids, they're firecrackers alright.
(Photo Credit: mymodernmet.com)
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