Netflix Book Club

Time may have passed but some things never change! Netflix Book Club returns after a brief hiatus with episode number 76! We're kicking it off big and talking Stranger Things season three with comedian and podcaster Neil Rubenstein! We discuss where the racial tension has been hiding in Hawkins, dirty dirty Karen Wheeler, and Neil shows off his vast knowledge of American small towns. Rate, review and subscribe to us on iTunes and hit us up on the Facebook page with your thoughts on season three!

Episode 75 is Heavyweights, a Disney (whaaaat) film from the 90's that rings close to our hearts. Big thanks to Nigel Fullerton (@NigelFullerton) for coming on and talking about growing up a big boy. This is also maybe my favorite Ben Stiller performance. You know this movie. Listen to two fat funny dudes and one soon to be fat funny dude talk about it.

Episode 74 is Frances Ha, brought in part to you by stand up comedian Tim Barnes (@TimBarnes451)! Are you a struggling young person? Do you dance in the streets? Do you have no boundaries with strangers? If so, you just may consider this movie to be, ahem, "relatable". Click the play button! Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher! Like the Facebook Page!

2017! New year, new episodes! Netflix Book Club No. 73 has us watching Brazilian super sequel Elite Squad: The Enemy Within. We've got comedian and fellow podcaster Darin Patterson (@DarinCredible) to thank for bringing us into the corrupt world of Brazil's Police. Check out the episode, rate and review on iTunes, like the Facebook page!

Netflix Book Club No. 72 is brought to you by comedian/writer Lori Palminteri! Lori has a knack for loving weird, slightly off the beaten path movies and was quick to pick Boy for us this week. This is a movie set and filmed in New Zealand, and if you know any New Zealanders, ASK EM BOUT DIS MOVIE. They probably love it, the weirdos. Anyway this movie is about a boy left alone with no parental supervision, until his deadbeat dad shows up only to make matters worse, although more entertaining. Check out the episode! Like the Facebook Page! Tell your friends! Thanks for tuning in!

Happy Halloween from Netflix Book Club! Episode 71 is the 80's horror classic Hellraiser. Stephen and I had never seen it before, and our guest Brian Hogan (Comedy Sucks! Podcast) brought it to us. We have become explorers of the furthest regions of carnal knowledge (or some horse shit like that). Don't be a Pinhead, (Jesus wept) share the episode with your friends! Hit us up on the Facebook page!

Netflix Book Club presents episode 70, Deliverance! This week Stephen and I are joined by friend of the podcast Malcolm Sturdevant. Deliverance is that movie with the dueling banjo scene, and Burt Reynolds, and canoeing, and really nothing else. I had never seen it, and I'm happy I got it out of the way. Hopefully my life isn't ruined from here on out. Anyway, I (Dennis Rooney) am back from tour and hopefully will continue to churn these out about twice a month. Tell your friends! Subscribe on iTunes! Like the Facebook page! We big business over here!

Netflix Book Club Episode 69 comin atcha! We watched a recent indie - thriller of the trapped in a house/keep you guessing variety called The Invitation. Directed by Karyn Kusama and starring a bunch of people you've seen in things before, The Invitation made for a pretty interesting conversation. If you enjoyed They Look Like People I would suggest giving this a shot. Alright I'm in the midst of a tour and have been sitting in a coffee shop for too long getting this up so enjoy! Follow us on Twitter, like the Facebook Page, yada yada yada. NEXT WEEK - WE TALK DELIVERANCE.

Episode 68 is brought to you by Carl, and Rachele O'Hare, Stephen, and Me. It's an intergalactic lovefest over here! We watched Contact, a movie I'd never seen. It's one of those "big" movies with "ideas" and "ambition", both to it's credit and it's fault. But maybe not, the hell do I know? Listen to us rap about this movie, it's a good episode with lots of laughs and more importantly...dynamic movie discussion. Subscribe on iTunes, reach out with suggestions and comments!

Hey guys, Dennis Rooney here. Thank you for checking out Netflix Book Club, where every once in a red mariner's moon I get to watch a movie OF MY OWN CHOOSING. AND IT'S THIS WEEK BABY. EPISODE 67 AS CHOSEN BY ME IS they look like people (They Look Like People). Stand up comics and good friends Dan Barry and John Ziegler weigh in on this strange first effort from writer/director Perry Blackshear. How to describe this film? "The Thriller bordering on Horror equivalent to Primer" is a thought I just had that I feel is very accurate towards describing this film. It's low budget, you've never seen any of these actors in anything else. And it's good (OK that's up for discussion, listen to the podcast). It's the cool little movie you've never heard of and never would have seen if not for this service/app that you pay, what, nine bucks a month for? Give this film a shot at least. They don't make a lot of movies like this. And please support this podcast! Share, like the Facebook page, subscribe on the ol' iTunes.