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Netflix Sunday Matinee: The Proposition

Tom Dobrowolski · 06/06/10 12:30PM

Set in the Australian outback, this gritty western tells the story of a gunslinger who is promised his freedom and that of his younger brother if he completes the task of killing his older brother, a notorious outlaw.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: Rumble Fish

Tom Dobrowolski · 05/30/10 12:30PM

A reformed gang leader, Mickey Rourke, returns home to steer his younger brother away from a life of crime in Francis Ford Coppola's stylish 1983 film. Basically the Outsiders for adults.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: The King of Kong

Jessica Poolt · 05/23/10 12:30PM

Despite focusing on the nerdiest subject matter of all time, namely the battle between two men for the high score on an arcade game, this movie is one of the most emotionally engaging documentaries released in recent years.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: Mulholland Drive

Jessica Poolt · 05/16/10 12:30PM

Widely regarded as one of David Lynch's greatest works, Mulholland Dr. is a puzzling neo-noir psychological thriller about an amnesiac woman and a young Hollywood newcomer, played by Naomi Watts.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: Being John Malkovich

Whitney Jefferson · 05/09/10 12:30PM

In one of the quirkiest plots of all time, puppeteer Craig Scwartz discovers a portal into actor John Malkovich's mind and attempts to capitalize by selling tickets. Directed by Spike Jonze, this is truly a one of a kind film.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Jessica Poolt · 04/25/10 12:30PM

A landmark film of the German expressionist movement, This movie tells the tale of an evil hypnotist and his unwitting pawn, Cesare, the somnambulist. Equal parts art house, romance, and horror this 1920s silent film is not to be missed!

Netflix Sunday Matinee: This Is England

Jessica Poolt · 04/18/10 12:30PM

Set in 1983, This is England follows a troubled 11-year-old boy as he deals with the death of his father and falls in with a group of older skinheads.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: Doubt

Jessica Poolt · 04/11/10 12:30PM

What could be better on a lazy Sunday than an Oscar nominated drama dealing with corruption in the Catholic church? It's almost as good as actually going to mass.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Rachel Simpson · 04/04/10 12:30PM

Beaumont sur Mer isn't big enough for two con artists. Steve Martin and Michael Caine star as thieves with very different styles competing for $50,000, the affection of a naive heiress, and the run of the Rivera.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: She's All That

Jessica Poolt · 03/21/10 12:30PM

Ah, the Nineties. The time when Freddie Prinze Jr. was king of all he surveyed and Rachael Leigh Cook was America's sweetheart. Before Usher had "Yeah" we had She's All That, a charming teen spin on Bernard Shaw's play, "Pygmalion."

Netflix Sunday Matinee: Grey Gardens

Jessica Poolt · 03/07/10 01:30PM

This is the original 1975 documentary tracing the eccentric lives Edith and Little Edie Beale, relatives of Jackie O, as their decaying East Hampton mansion is taken over by filth, cats, and their delusions.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: Rocky IV

Rachel Simpson · 02/28/10 01:30PM

Rocky fights Soviet doper, Ivan Drago, to avenge the death of former rival (and slow motion beach running companion), Apollo Creed. Warning: Contains "The Eye of the Tiger" and Brigitte Nielsen. May cause quoting and unconventional workouts.

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Netflix Sunday Matinee: The Big Lebowski

Jessica Poolt · 02/21/10 01:30PM

The Big Lebowski is the tale of The Dude's odyssey through LA back allies and bowling lanes to rescue the wife of a rich Millionaire who vandalized and destroyed his rug after a case of mistaken identity.

Why Netflix Won't Be the HBO of the 21st Century

Gabriel Snyder · 02/15/10 09:30AM

For now, sure you might be thinking of canceling your cable service for a steady diet of Netflix. But Edward Jay Epstein explains why movie studio economics are crumpling the red envelope's dreams of being the next HBO.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: Kicking and Screaming

David Matthews · 02/07/10 01:30PM

Made a full ten years ago and no way affiliated with the Will Ferrell vehicle of the same name, Kicking and Screaming is the directorial debut of Noah Baumbach and unless Greenberg is fantastic (can't wait!), it's his best film.

Netflix Sunday Matinee: Big Fan

David Matthews · 01/24/10 01:30PM

Sports fandom has been a part of movies since the dawn of man. Singles featured eloquent soliloquies about the merit of Xavier Daneilt and Celtic Pride taught us it was okay to kidnap the star player on the Utah Jazz.