Netflix Instant: TV and Movie Picks

And we're back to our regularly scheduled Netflix Instant column. I have a couple of gems for you this week. One film I loved when I watched it in college, and two I've been excited about since last year and are finally streaming to watch!

Check them out after the break

Top Films of 2014 - Javi's Picks

I was going to start with an introductory paragraph, and then I read Scott Wampler's Top Ten for Badass Digest and I realized I couldn't top it, so here it is: Unoriginal opening sentence wherein I express the belief that 2014 was a fantastic year for cinema. Standard-issue follow-up statement relaying how this overwhelming number of great films made it difficult to narrow down my favorite titles into a manageable list of 10. Vaguely patronizing mention of the self-imposed "rule" that was applied during the creation of said list ("Must be titles that most people would have had a chance to see in a theater, not just at a film festival"). Paragraph closes with a bit of whinging about how I've not yet seen Inherent Vice or Selma, and am thus unable to factor them into the list below. 

The movies in this top ten were movies that really stuck with me were the films I was able to remember frame-by-frame a specific scene or sequence. Anyway, you can check out my picks in no particular order after the break. 

NIGHTCRAWLER Movie Review - Javi's Take

NIGHTCRAWLER

Directed by: Dan Gilroy

Written by: Dan Gilroy

Starring: Jake Gylenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and Riz Ahmed

Synopsis: A con-man discovers and thrives in the underworld crime news world in LA. 

Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: NIGHTCRAWLER

NIGHTCRAWLER

Directed by: Dan Gilroy

Written by: Dan Gilroy

Starring: Jake Gylenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and Riz Ahmed

Synopsis: A con-man discovers and thrives in the underworld crime news world in LA.