Category Archives: Netflix Recommendations

Movie Preview : OK Jaanu

Posted on January 8, 2017 by amodini

OK Jaanu starring Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor releases January 13th. It is the Hindi remake of the Tamil hit “OK Kanmani”, which is on Netflix, and is a pretty cute romance starring Dulquer Salmaan and the perky Nithya … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Margarita with a Straw (2014)

Posted on August 14, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 1 hour 40 minutes Director : Shonali Bose Cast : Kalki Koechlin, Revathy, Kuljeet Singh, Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal, Tenzing Dalha, William Moseley, Malhar Khushu Kid rating: R, … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #28

Posted on April 16, 2016 by amodini

Katiyabaaz (2013, India) Directors: Deepti Kakkar, Fahad Mustafa In India, electric wires supplying electricity to homes run above ground. Illegal connections and electricity theft is commonplace, and done by calling in a “katiyabaaz” who will splice up a connection to … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #27

Posted on April 2, 2016 by amodini

Gangs of Wasseypur – This is on Netflix as an 8 part series, each episode approximately 40 minutes or so. This series is actually 2 Bollywood movies (5 hours in total) which have been split up to make them easily palatable. … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant: Edition #26

Posted on August 1, 2015 by amodini

A Series Edition this time – here are 5 recent Netflix Series I enjoyed: [amazon_link id=”B00WK6ZE26″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Witnesses (“Les témoins”, France, 2014) This is a very atmospheric mystery-thriller series with two detectives in a small, sleepy, coastal French … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #25

Posted on April 10, 2015 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B006INDMEE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]The Debt (US, 2010) The Debt is a spy film about three Mossad agents who try to apprehend a dangerous Nazi criminal in 1965’s East Berlin. The three are considered war heroes at home when … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #24

Posted on February 21, 2015 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00HYTOUCE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]The Prey (“La Proie”, France, 2011) Frank Adrien is serving his jail sentence for a heist attempt, but breaks out of jail when he perceives a threat to his family. Now he must fight off … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #23

Posted on January 9, 2015 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B0069IZHTQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- The Heir Apparent : Largo Winch (“Largo Winch”, France, 2008) If this were not in French, I could almost mistake it for a Bollywood movie, so masala-packed is this film. Billionaire Nerio Winch is … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #22

Posted on December 19, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00IIUATDM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) Based (loosely, I assume) on Wall Street conman Jordan Belfort, this is a 3 hour long ride, featuring lots of over-the-top sexual situations and Leonardo DiCaprio in his … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant : Edition #21

Posted on October 31, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00H86UD4M” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- In a World (UK, 2013) Carol Solomon is a vocal coach who’s constantly being told by her father that she is not good enough for her chosen field, that she should leave the big … Continue reading →