Netflix Canada Guide Archive

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    Netflix Canada Guide – Imitation of Life

    The selection for Netflix Canada sucks. I know. Here is a brief review of a movie that is worth your while. Imitation of Life (1959) is about four women, but the one I couldn’t stop thinking about was the black girl who passes as white,...

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    Netflix Canada Guide – Backdraft

    The selection for Netflix Canada sucks. I know. Here is a brief review of a movie that is worth your while. Backdraft is a 90s film with fires so large they are only rivaled by the film’s machismo. That said, the fire-fighting in the film...

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    Netflix Canada Guide – Memento

    The selection for Netflix Canada sucks. I know. Here is a brief review of a movie that is worth your while. At one point in Memento, Leonard rips duct tape off the mouth of a bloodied, beaten man inside a hotel room closet. He asks...

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    Netflix Canada Guide – The Rules of Attraction

    The selection for Netflix Canada sucks. I know. Here is a brief review of a movie that is worth your while. Independent films are arguably by definition movies not everyone would enjoy. If you had an idea that was big enough for a wide release...

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    Netflix Canada Guide – Whip It

    The selection for Netflix Canada sucks. I know. Here is a brief review of a movie that is worth your while. Drew Berrymore’s infectious joy and saccharine smile make her one of the loveliest people in Hollywood. Her directorial debut, Whip It, is similarly endearing....

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    Netflix Canada Guide – A Knight’s Tale

    The selection for Netflix Canada sucks. I know. Here is a brief review of a movie that is worth your while. Heath Ledger plays William, a squire who cannot compete in jousting tournaments because he is not a member of the nobility. When his master...

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