Netflix Friday - Volume 81

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 

Action: The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but ho far will he go when that is someone he loves?
 

Drama: Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021)
On the cusp of his 30^th birthday, a promising young theater composer (Andrew Garfield) navigates love, friendship and the pressure of life as an artist in New York City.
 

Comedy: Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
A bored married couple (Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt) is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.
 

Animation: The Croods (2013)
After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
 

Romance: Bright Star (2009)
The three-year romance between 19^th-century poet John Keats (Ben Wishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) near to end of his life.
 

Horror: Dr. Sleep (2019)
A now-adult Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.
 

Science Fiction: Transformers (2007)
An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager (Shia LaBeouf)
 

Crime: Red Notice (2021)
An interpol agent (Dwayne Johnson) tracks the world’s most wanted art thief (Ryan Reynolds)
 

Thriller: Unfaithful (2002)
A New York suburban couple’s (Richard Gere, Diane Lane) marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
 

Documentary: Red Sea (2016)
Explore the impressive underwater landscapes and fascinating species of one of the biggest wonders on our planet-The Red Sea. Filmed in stunning 4K, this mesmerizing nautical journey features, many of the 1,200 different sea creatures that have made the naturally and artificially formed coral reefs their home beneath these mystical waters.
 

Family: The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Two swindlers (Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline) get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.

Netflix Friday - Volume 77

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 

Action: Baby Driver (2017)
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
 

Drama: Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Barely 21 yet, Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl (Tom Hanks) becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
 

Comedy: Scary Movie (2000)
A year after disposing of the body of a man they accidentally killed, a group of dumb teenagers are stalked by a bumbling serial killer.
 

Animation: The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.
 

Romance: Legally Blonde (2001)
Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon), a fashionable sorority queen, is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school. While she is there, she figures out that there is more to her than just looks.
 

Horror: Christine (1983)
A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
 

Science Fiction: Deep Impact (1998)
A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday is near, the human race prepares for the worse.
 

Crime: Heat (1995)
A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
 

Thriller: Disturbia (2007)
Kale (Shia LaBeouf), a teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor (David Morse) is a serial killer.
 

Documentary: John Lennon: Love is All You Need (2021)
This incredible documentary features in-depth contributions from wives Yoko Ono and Cynthia Lennon, son Julian Lennon and many previously unseen interviews with John himself. Through rare footage, we learn of his rise to fame with The Beatles, his divorce from Cynthia, his first meeting with Yoko, split-up of the band, and his decision to become a solo artist and advocate for world peace. Lennon: Love is All You Need captures one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century with some truly unique interviews and unseen footage from those closest to him.
 

Family: Nanny PcPhee (2005)
A governess (Emma Thompson) ises magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne’er-do-well children in her charge.

Netflix Friday - Volume 57

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 

Action: The Kingdom (2007)
A team of U.S. government agents are sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
 

Drama: Honey Boy (2009)
A young actor’s stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health.
 

Comedy: The Bronze (2015)
A foul-mouthed former gymnastics bronze medalist (Melissa Rauch) with local celebrity status reluctantly trains a rising Olympics aspirant.
 

Animation: Captain Underpants (2017)
Two overly imaginative pranksters named George (Kevin Hart) and Harold (Thomas Middleditch) hypnotize their principal (Ed Helms) into thinking he’s a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
 

Romance: Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
 

Horror: The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker (Linda Cardellini) and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.
 

Science Fiction: War of the Worlds (2005)
An American family is fighting for survival during an alien invasion threatening the future of humanity.
 

Crime: The Kid Detective (2020)
A once-celebrated kid detective (Adam Brody), now 32, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naïve client brings him his first ‘adult’ case to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.
 

Thriller: The Visit (2015)
Two siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents’ disturbing behavior while visiting them on vacation.
 

Documentary: The Last Days (1998)
In late 1944, even as they faced imminent, defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the “cleansing” of Hungary. This documentary focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz.
 

Family: The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.