Irrelevant But Awesome

Alexa:  Frank is one of the rare movies that I felt the need to mull over for a day or so before forming a concrete opinion about it because it wasn’t at all what I anticipated – and I mean that as a compliment. Going into it, I thought the film would follow a fairly standard trajectory for quirky indie coming of age stories, that perhaps our protagonist, Jon (Bill Weasley, er, Domhnall Gleeson), a passionate but mediocre aspiring musician, might finally find his sound through his exploits with offbeat band the Soronprfbs. The group is full of intriguing, damaged characters, led by the charmingly eccentric Frank and the papier-mâché head he never removes. The movie has some good laughs and plenty of heart, but it also takes some surprising turns, offering an insightful commentary on fame, mental illness and social media’s capacity to propel viral entertainment, even at other people’s expense. The highlight of Frank has to be Frank himself – Michael Fassbender is an unexpected...

If you haven't kept up with Summer of Netflix thus far, never fear because you can simply join us for the month 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 first half of July!