Netflix Instant Project for 2014

Throwing my support behind: Wake in Fright

Recommendations for August:
Indie Game: The Movie
Prince Avalanche

Recommendations for August:
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Sound of Noise

Recommendations for August:
Dark Touch - www.listal.com/movie/dark-touch

An incredibly disturbing horror that, while not necessarily scary, sure keeps you feeling all sorts of uncomfortable throughout. Basically it's Carrie meets... pedophilia? It's more tactful than that sounds, I promise.

Berberian Sound Studio - www.listal.com/movie/berberian-sound-studio

An extremely weird horror film about Toby Jones who works as an audio technician on an Italian horror film. Sometimes I couldn't help but want to see that Italian horror film instead of this one, but all in all this is such a weird experience I can't help but recommend it. Keep your speakers turned all the way up.

Throwing my recommendations behind:
Sound of Noise
Indie Game: The Movie

So yeah, Sound of Noise has a comment over at my film journal. Didn't love it but it's strong enough to be worth watching at the small run time it has. Indie Game: The Movie I'll just recommend because it contains a however brief glimpse at the glory of Giant Bomb via one Bradley Shoemaker, despite not loving it. Or hating it. It just sorta is.

Recommendations for August:
Mean Creek
Bad Boys (NOT the Will Smith one.)

Recommendations for September:
The Grey Zone - www.listal.com/movie/the-grey-zone-2001
This is a film about the holocaust starring David Arquette. David fucking Arquette. How good it is will shock you just because of that douche.

Detention - www.listal.com/movie/detention-2011
If you don't like this movie, you'll hate it. Haaaate it. I think it's worth the risk, as it is one of the most positively insane films I've seen in years.

Recommendations for September:
World's Greatest Dad
Young Sherlock Holmes

Throwing in my support for: World's Greatest Dad.

Kinda surprised to see Old Yeller and Swiss Family Robinson qualify for our project. I thought both were standard childhood viewings. Course, I haven't seen either since I was really young so whatever my ratings are for each are probably inaccurate. Perhaps I'll revisit them soon....

Throwing my support behind: A Hijacking (think it's the last one on the entire list at this point)

Recommendations for September:

Blue Ruin

The Hunt


Throwing my support behind:

Detention (Can't believe I'm saying this, but that movie blew me away! It somehow managed to combine the bleak teen cynicism of Heathers with the dazzling visual play of Scott Pilgrim vs The World)

Throwing my support behind: The Dark Half - which leaves Instant on 10/1 if anyone else wants to catch it in time.

Recommendations for October:
The Double
Journey to the West

Yeah, I know they're not horror recs, but they're among the best I watched in September so I'm getting them in now.

Throwing my support behind:
The Double
The Hunt

I can't not support The Double as it contains a cameo song performance from Finland's most regrettable musical gift to the world, Danny. The Hunt is just a darn fine film.

Recommendations for October:
Shivers - www.listal.com/movie/they-came-within
Hoop Dreams - www.listal.com/movie/hoop-dreams-1994

Both are un-starred by me so I've seen them way too long ago. Shivers I recall being a rather disturbing, zombie-ish action horror from Cronenberg. A bit different than his usual fare, but still effective. Hoop Dreams is just a darn masterpiece of a documentary everyone should see at least once.

Recommendations for October:
The Believers
Below

So I noticed tonight that portlander has left the site. As a result I'm rebuilding the list for this project. I'm 2/3 of the way done & in need of sleep, so as soon as I get time I'll drop back in and finish it.

Just wanted to make sure others know. And of course once it's complete I'll drop back by here with the link to the resurrected list.

The list is back up now & can be found here.

If I find the time I may go back in & include list links later on as I liked having those built in last year. But at least for now we've got a list again.

Throwing my support behind: Frankenstein's Army

And all VierasTalo said about it when he recommended it is true.

Throwing my support behind:
Indie Game: The Movie
Young Sherlock Holmes

Two good films! I'm biased when it comes to video games and Indie Game is a cool look into the industry that avoids a lot of the gross, terrible parts of games and it's fans. Probably because it's about indie games and not big AAA ones.

Young Sherlock Holmes is a classic, just plain fun. It's one of those movies I can casually watch again and again and still enjoy.

I really wanted to like Anatomy of a Murder, but i was left feeling a little underwhelmed. I blame my overexposer to crime and courtroom dramas, and my general dislike of putting rape on trial.

Thanks, Mackenzi & welcome back! The list has been updated.

Recommendations for November:
The Horde
Rigor Mortis

Throwing my support behind: Shivers

Recommendations for November:
Narc
Robot and Frank

Throwing my support behind: They Might Be Giants and Night of the Creeps

Throwing my support behind: Robot and Frank

List updated.

Recommendations for November:
Phase IV - www.listal.com/movie/phase-iv

The only feature Saul Bass ever directed, and it's just as good as what you might think that dude could turn out. Who is Saul Bass? Well, remember an awesome opening credits sequence between the 50s and 70s? He probably made that. And he made this movie. It's a horror movie where ants take over the world. It's so weird and special and I love it and I really need to watch it again.

Dormant Beauty - www.listal.com/movie/dormant-beauty

Now, I'll admit; this Italian film is no classic. But it's a damn strong step-up from similar films where multiple threads circle around one topic, in this case euthanasia. It's no Magnolia but it's way better than Crash. I'll just throw it out here for the sake of diversity.

I just added Phase IV to my queue this week, so hopefully I'll throw some support behind it soon. List is updated again.

Recommendations for November:
Witching and Bitching
Baron Blood

Throwing my support behind:
Narc

List updated! And that gives me another reason to finally watch Baron Blood since it's been in my queue for over a year now. Been curious about Witching & Bitching too since it popped up.

There's quite a few Bava movies on Netflix, I'd say Baron Blood is the best one.

Witching and Bitching is an interesting Spanish horror flick, it follows the same plotline as From Dusk Till Dawn but to more comedic effect.

Throwing my support behind: Phase IV

@djprojexion - I did a run of Bava movies last year in October, so I've seen quite a few of them. I didn't make it to Baron Blood at the time though. So far of the ones on Netflix Bay of Blood is my favorite.

Throwing my support behind: The Double

List has been updated.

Throwing my support behind:
Witching and Bitching

Now, I did not finish it. I had to leave the screening early. But I promise you this: It is an Alex de la Iglesia -movie. As much as any movie can be.

Updated again.

Recommendations for December:

The Taking of Deborah Logan - www.listal.com/movie/taking-deborah-logan

It's a film about Alzheimer's. I feel like saying more would be spoiling. You shouldn't know more about it either. Well, it's good. And it's terrifying. That's it. Go, shoo. Watch it.

Happy Christmas - www.listal.com/movie/happy-christmas

My obligatory Christmas movie of the year, by Joe Swanberg. It does 2 things very well: does exceptionally well: 1) It explores the idiosyncrasies of language that pop up in our everyday lives nowadays – what we want to say, and what we really say. 2) It provides plentiful video footage that Swanberg's baby really is incredibly adorable.

Recommendations for December:
The One I Love
Tetro

List is updated.

Throwing my support behind:
The One I Love

I loved this movie. It's so weird and crazy and Hitchcock.

Reccomendations for December:
The Iceman
Goon

Throwing my support behind: Tetro

Throwing my support behind: Goon

List updated.

Been watching a lot of documentaries lately, here are two that I really enjoyed...

Recommendations for December
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
Let the Fire Burn

List updated again.

Since this movie won't be on Netflix by the time 2015 starts, I recommend checking out The Gambler before it leaves.

@moviewatcher122 - Thanks for the heads up! I may get it watched before it's gone then. I've got tomorrow mostly to myself so I plan to run through as many exiting films as I can before the year ends.