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Summer of Netflix Day 29 - Wet Hot American Summer

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Joel:  Most people watching this movie are probably doing it for the same reasons that we are. The prequel Netflix series is coming out soon and you want to see the movie before the show. So, I had very little knowledge of what this movie was about before seeing it. I knew it had a lot of people in it that went on to become famous, and I knew it was a comedy, that’s pretty much it. It takes a bit to see where the movie is going, about to the scene where the counselors go into town. And at that point, the movie kicks it into high gear and really gets going. It takes the Airplane! style of comedy of getting as many jokes as possible into every possible moment. For every joke that happens in the foreground of the movie, at least two more are happening in the background. There are so many jokes, some you’ll only get if you’re looking at the right part of the screen at the right time. Some, you’ll only get if you’ve ever been a summer camp counselor. But I’m glad I never got arou...

Summer of Netflix July Schedule Day 2

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If you haven't kept up with Summer of Netflix thus far, never fear because you can simply join us for the 2nd half of July, we won't tell anybody. But even if you're joining us for the first time or you've religiously watched every movie on every day since the beginning, here's what you have to look forward to for the rest of July!

Netflix Summer Releases

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As the days get longer and outside gets warmer, we know that summer is approaching. Which means it a perfect time to start thinking about all of that Netflix you're going to watch inside in the air conditioning while you eat ice-cream. Netflix has announced a whole slew of original programming scheduled to be released between now and August, so lets take a look at what's coming up in the next few months. May 21st Between: The first Netflix series to focus on a YA audience, Between is a Canadian show about a virus that kills everyone over the age of 21. So it looks like a good bit of Lord of the Flies mixed with some of that YA dystopian genre that's so popular right now. The first season will consist of six episodes and, unlike earlier Netflix shows, the series will not put out the entire season all at once, but instead put out one episode a week starting May 21st. Check out the trailer below. May 22nd Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine): Net...