Cool Netflix Instant Picks: Movies & TV Shows

Javi here. So two weeks in a row you have been getting awesome recommendations by me. This week's column has a theme with just focusing on kids/animation stuff. It's either nostalgia picks, or stuff that I'm probably too old to watch, either way enjoy!

PHINEAS AND FERB: ACROSS THE SECOND DIMENSION

Proof that even nowadays, Disney (not Disney-Pixar) can create something worthwhile. PHINEAS AND FERB is a fun cartoon series that harkens back to shows where the story arc is exactly the same but the situations are different. Think of it like a funnier SCOOBY DOO. The show has great songs and the imagination that the kids display reminds me of that summer my best friend Aaron and I tried to build a life-size AT-AT with scrap metal.

ROCK-A-DOODLE

I have not seen this movie in ages. The Spanish-dubbed version of this movie was one of my absolute favorites when I was growing up back in the old country (aka Mexico). I remember I loved the music, and I loved the fact that it wasn't just some Disney princess-centric movie. I'll be rewatching it this weekend to see
how it holds up, but I bet it's still pretty great.

YO GABBA GABBA!
Seriously, where else can you go for your dose of psychedelia, important life lessons, and guest appearances by Elijah Wood,  ?uestlove, and The Flaming Lips? Only with Yo Gabba Gabba!

So that's it for this week's selection for Netflix, next week Jonesy will be back with some of the equally nerdy she's watching. I bet it's some dance movie.

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Netflix Instant: Cool TV Shows and Movies

Hey guys, it's Javi once again, with a slightly delayed column. Usually we like to put this out on Friday so you can watch these great handpicked selections over the weekend, but this terrible "no sleeping" thing I've been rocking has kept me from being very productive this week. Anyway, here are my three picks for this week.

BEER WARS

This is a fun documentary about the problems with the beer industry as narrated by Anat Baron. It shows you the nitty gritty of why the beer industry is the number one advertiser in this country as well as the politics behind it. It's a bit one sided towards micro-breweries as it portrays (and rightfully so) Annheuser-Busch in a very negative light with their predatory Wal-Mart-esque practices. A must see for any beer lover.

MONSTERS

This is a beautiful, ultra-low budget science fiction movie set in the Northern part of Mexico six years after aliens come down to Earth and infect that part of the country. The big "gimmick" of the movie is the low budget which really colors your perception. I found it to be innovative if not a bit unbelievable at times in terms of the protagonists. The big problem is that the protagonists have a very forced chemistry that might be off-putting. Nevertheless, the world building is fantastic, the creatures look amazing and Gareth Edwards is a very promising director.

PHINEAS AND FERB

My sister got me into this show. It's just a very well written comedy show about two brothers that always build some ridiculous machine or theme park or whatever pops into their heads. Their older sister is always trying to ruin their plans, and their awesome snarling platypus is actually a spy. It's a clever enough show that it will appeal to just about any age group.

Ok guys, that's it for this week. Hope you enjoy the suggestions.

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