Netflix Instant: Movie & TV Picks

Here's a trio of new Netflix recommendations that should keep you out of the oncoming and dreaded summer heat. Check them out below!

BIG BAD WOLVES

This Israeli thriller was Quentin Tarantino's favorite movie of 2013, which doesn't mean much at times since he loved the Paul WS Anderson THREE MUSKETEERS. This movie deals with three men whose lives intersect after a series of murders. 

DEAR MR. WATTERSON

This is one that I sadly missed in the theaters but I wanted to given the fact that it's all about Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson. He is seriously one of the few heroes that I know of. The man walked away from one of the most beautiful and comics rather than to give in to the merchandising demands of his publisher. This was a successfully-funded Kickstarter movie and I'm glad to see it coming to Netflix.

KILL LA KILL

At this point I'm still saying I'm not an anime guy, but slowly but surely I seem to be getting into the more "acclaimed" anime. Much like TIGER AND BUNNY and ATTACK ON TITAN. From my friends on the Twittersphere, this is one of them super hyped series, it deals with Ryuko Maoti, tracking down her father's killer.

That's it for me this week. Next week, I'll be doing a birthday Netflix post

The DEAR MR. WATTERSON Trailer Comes To Warm Your Heart

If there is one pop-culture property that is dear and near to my heart, it would be Calvin and Hobbes, the comic strip by Bill Watterson. Over 10 years, Mr. Watterson created one of the most endearing looks at childhood, imagination, friendship, and even budding romance. After ending the strip in 1995 after various disagreements with his publisher over merchandising, Mr. Watterson became a mysterious figure like a comic version of J.D. Salinger. In the meanwhile, there have been the most annoyingly grotesque misuses of Calvin pissing on things and even worse, "sequels" have popped up on the Internet. Nothing can and will capture the heart of the original but they still exist due to the passion behind that strip. On a personal level, Mr. Watterson's integrity in not buckling to pressures to whore out Calvin and Hobbes as much as what Jim Davies did to Garfield has always been one of the most inspiring things I've heard of.

Director Joel Schroeder decided to take a look at this phenomenon through various interviews and stories from comic creators to fans and took to Kickstarter to be able to finish and now we have a new trailer. Check it out below: