Netflix Book Club

Fitting for the holidays, episode 46 is Children of the Corn! Picked by our former child-preacher turned podcast guest Zefrey Throwell! This 1984 film spawned one of those weird horror franchises that just seems to keep going (even though the first sequel didn't happen for almost ten years). Originally based on a Stephen King short story, Children of the Corn stars the Terminator lady and some guy who was married to Michelle Pfeiffer. We get into the horrors of super rural areas, how a doctor can be so stupid, and a lot of other really entertaining shit (so entertaining, I'm telling you, seriously). Download the podcast, subscribe on iTunes, and get at us with some opinions! Maybe you have a movie suggestion? Maybe you think you're the one who walks behind the rows? Let us know. Next week as per the holiday we'll be talking about Ernest Saves Christmas. Seriously. See you then.

Episode 45 proves we're not a bunch of commercial low brow animals! It's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, And Her Lover, as chosen by comedian Matt Burke(@heymattburke)! What? You've never heard of it? Well neither had I, but then I watched it, and my body split into two beings - one saying "Of course I'd never heard of this!" and the other saying "Why hadn't I heard of this?" AND GUESS WHAT - They were both right. This is the "artsiest" movie we've done so far, by far, and it is polarizing. The talented and beautiful Helen Mirren stars alongside Michael Gambon and Alan Howard. This movie's got a lot of sex and violence and an NC-17 rating...but what'd we think of it? And what'd it make us think of? Stream it, download it, digest the podcast and check out the movie! Subscribe on iTunes and hit us with your opinions on Twitter (@flixbookclub) or a comment on the Soundcloud page.

Episode 44 is brought to you by the macabre mind of John Carpenter, it's Big Trouble in Little China! Starring Kurt Russell and other people! An 80's staple, Big Trouble was chosen as our pick this week thanks to our guest, stand up comedian Bryan McKenna. It's campy, over the top, colorful, surprisingly good looking at times, super quotable, and bad in all the best ways. Download the episode, subscribe on iTunes, leave a comment somewhere, follow us on Twitter @flixbookclub, just get in on the discussion somehow! Tune in next week when we talk about The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover.

Episode 43 is brought to you by our nation's obsession with destruction and violence! It's Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal! Lori Palminteri is a good friend, fantastic writer, and hilarious stand up comedian, and she also sat down and talked to us about this movie. Once in awhile we gotta throw you one of these mainstream, not ancient movies (although this wasn't a huge, huge movie by any means). Listen to the episode, leave us a comment on our main page http://www.flixbookclub.com/, subscribe on iTunes, tell your friends, all that jazz. And remember: if it bleeds, it leads.

Episode 42 is Lawrence of Arabia! This is another classic movie that I (Dennis) had never seen before, and I was glad to mark it off my list. I owe this forced-watching experience to our special guest this week Ray Kump, a hilarious stand up comic from NY. Lawrence of Arabia is a historical dramatization of the story of T.E. Lawrence, a British officer and diplomat. It's in the National Registry and Kump basically made us watch it because he "thought it'd be funny to make you watch a 3 hour movie". Hear our thoughts on the podcast, leave us a comment here, subscribe on iTunes! Catch us next week where we discuss the creepy Jake Gylenhaal vehicle Nightcrawler.

Episode 41 is the 1984 gangster spoof Johnny Dangerously! We also introduce a friend of the book club on this episode, Michael Kaldarian, who brings an Aussie sensibility to an otherwise staunchly American podcast. IS THIS MOVIE FUNNY? DOES IT HOLD UP? HOW MUCH OF THE PRODUCTION COST WAS SPENT ON MAKEUP? These questions and more are explored on the podcast, but add to the discussion over at our main page, http://www.flixbookclub.com/. Subscribe on iTunes! Follow us on Twitter @flixbookclub! Catch us next week where we talk about the dreadfully long (and classically considered) Lawrence of Arabia.

After a short hiatus Netflix Book Club returns with episode 40 - To Kill A Mockingbird. Chosen by KC as his final pick before leaving the club, Mockingbird stars Gregory Peck and other people I was unfamiliar with before watching. I had never even read the book, something I had somehow avoided in High School. Having said that we had a fantastic conversation about the film, discussing fear, childhood, pragmatism, and how badass Atticus Finch is. Head on over to the main page http://www.flixbookclub.com/ and leave us a comment with your thoughts, criticisms, and romantic advances. Next week you'll hear us talk about Johnny Dangerously, and 80's parody film with Michael Keaton.

Netflix Book Club brings you episode 39, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World! It stars Steve Carell and Keira Knightley, two neighbors turned friends (OR MORE THAN FRIENDS?!) each on a respective mission to see through before the world comes to it's end. It's another apocalypse movie! And an interesting take on the subject. We also get a slew of comics and comedic actors in small side roles that really round out the film. But did we enjoy it? Listen to this week's episode to find out what we thought of the movie as well as what the movie brought out of us (whoa). Skip on over to the main site at http://www.flixbookclub.com/, and be sure to leave us a comment. How would you spend your final days? What are some other recent stand out rom coms? Who's got the better jib, Keira or Winona? Be sure to come back next week where we'll be talking about the movie To Kill A Mockingbird. I heard they made a book out of it.

Episode 38 is Enemy at the Gates! Jude Law plays our protagonist Russian sniper going up against the antagonist Nazi sniper (played by Ed Harris). There's a romantic subplot, we see some of the battle of Stalingrad, we're reminded of the colossal death toll Russia faced during World War II (well over 8,000,000 people). It's not Saving Private Ryan, but it's the only movie I can think of that shows the war from the Russian perspective to a degree. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about it, drop by the main page at http://www.flixbookclub.com/ and leave us a comment. Are we idiots? Should I (Dennis) have not changed my mind? Do I use too many parenthetical statements in the description blurbs? Get at us! And be sure to return next week where we talk about Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World (currently streaming on Netflix).

Episode 37 is The Skeleton Twins starring Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig! It's another movie where somebody's all boo-hoo and returns to their childhood home to try and sort their bull-ish out. That being said, this movie is hilarious. But is that enough for everybody to give it the ol' stream it stamp of approval? Listen to the podcast to find out! Swing by the main page at http://www.flixbookclub.com/ and leave us a comment; what'd you think about what we thought? Catch us next week for Dennis' pick - Enemy At The Gates.