http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/ en-us 2003-12-19T14:20:35-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000348.php With Permanent Midnight Ben Stiller leaps into dramatic mode, and portrays real-life TV writer Jerry Stahl. Stahl moves to LA so that he can pursue his writing career and get away from drugs. His career takes off as he becomes... 3 stars turacma 2003-12-19T14:20:35-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000349.php In Road to Perdition, Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks), a hit man working for John Rooney (Paul Newman), an Irish mob boss, faces a dilemma when what he does is witnessed by his twelve-year-old son. A hit man from the same... 3 stars turacma 2003-12-11T14:21:34-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000347.php In One Hour Photo, Seymour 'SY' Parrish (Robin Williams) has been doing photo development for 20 years. He has a vast knowledge of modern photography and develops photos for various customers at the Sav-Mart. His biggest customers are the Yorkin... 4 stars turacma 2003-12-10T14:19:18-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000345.php In The Ring, Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) is a young journalist with a divorced husband, Noah (Martin Henderson), and a son, Aidan (David Dorfman). Her niece was recently found dead with a look of pure shock embedded in her face... 2 stars turacma 2003-12-01T15:43:25-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000346.php Life is Beautiful won an Oscar for Roberto Benigni and it was well deserved. The film starts in the 1930s when Guido (Benigni) relocates from the country to a large Tuscan town where he falls in love with schoolteacher Dora.... 4 stars turacma 2003-12-01T13:16:54-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000259.php Adaptation is another joint project by the brilliant team of Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman, the men who brought us Being John Malkovich. Adaptation stars Nicolas Cage as Kaufman as he's trying to write the screen play for the widely... 5 stars turacma 2003-11-11T15:43:25-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000258.php I rented The Shining as part of my Halloween celebration. I thought it appropriate to watch one of the all time best horror movies. The movie stars Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance, a struggling author, who's just become the winter... 4 stars turacma 2003-11-11T15:36:28-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000257.php Mystic Pizza is your run-of-the-mill romantic comedy. It stars Annabeth Gish and Julia Roberts as sisters Kat and Daisy who, along with their friend Jojo (played by Lili Taylor), work at a small pizza place in Mystic, CT. The story... 3 stars turacma 2003-11-11T15:26:14-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000140.php Life as a House was another one of those movies I picked up because it featured an actor I liked in a performance that was "critically acclaimed. Kevin Kline has been a favorite of mine since the days of A... 4 stars turacma 2003-09-16T09:44:13-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000131.php Gods and Monsters was another movie I took a chance on because of an interesting cast and good reviews. Brendan Fraser got an Oscar nomination for his role, and I've been a huge fan of Ian McKellen of late. I... 2 stars turacma 2003-09-03T14:25:22-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000125.php I've liked Edward Norton ever since I saw him in Fight Club. He continues to impress me every time I see him in a movie and American History X is no exception. Norton is down right scary as the white... 4 stars turacma 2003-08-28T11:07:49-05:00 http://www.turacma.com/blog/netflix/archives/000101.php I'll be honest, I refused to see this movie for a long time because I knew it featured a transsexual. Something about the whole deal gave me the heeby-jeebies. People change. I'm much more open about a lot different things... 3 stars turacma 2003-08-18T13:05:44-05:00