It's episode 16 again folks and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooold out there today! Stephen chose the Bill Murray staple Groundhog Day...As you know, one of the rules here at The Flix Book Club is that for a movie choice to qualify, it has to be a first time viewing experience for at least one of the guys. KC and Stephen watched this movie YET AGAIN...While Dennis had never seen it before. How that happens, nobody knows. Check out the movie whether you've seen it before or not, listen ...
Apr 01, 2015•34 min
Episode 15 is KC's pick - a film by Andrew Haigh titled Weekend starring Tom Cullen and Chris New. This unrated little indie flick is a snapshot of a weekend shared by two young gay men. We get to know them as they do each other, discussing gay sex, gay politics, gay art, and mugs. This is truly a film grounded in dialogue and character exploration - but is it enough to keep these three idiots entertained? Check out the podcast and find out. Head on over to the website www.flixbookclub.com and l...
Mar 25, 2015•30 min
Top o’ the mornin’ to ya! A very happy St. Paddy’s Day from us here at The Flix Book Club to you listeners! Episode 14 is Irish-American’s Dennis Rooney’s pick, titled The Quiet Man. It’s a film from 1952 starring The Duke himself – John Wayne, and the lovely Maureen O’Hara. Ever wanted to marry a girl you met yesterday, and the only thing standing between you and matrimony is an Irish bullheaded older brother? If so, you should probably watch this flick. It’s funny as hell, and a great way to c...
Mar 18, 2015•35 min
Our non-fiction enthusiast Stephen plucks one from Netflix's bouquet of documentaries this week. Episode 13 is a documentary titled How To Survive A Plague, a movie about the early days of the AIDS crisis and the activist group ACT UP that came out of it. This is heavy duty stuff and has some of the best raw footage I've seen in any documentary ever - including a protest inside of St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC. Check out the movie, listen to the podcast, hit us up at www.flixbookclub.com and le...
Mar 11, 2015•30 min
KC rebuttals Chinatown this week with his pick, The One I Love, starring Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass. Charlie McDowell's directorial debut, this movie puts a sci-fi/fantasy twist on the modern romantic comedy. A young couple visit a vacation house in an attempt to fix their marriage, but something is awry. It's Kafka-esque, Roald Dahl-esque maybe, or some other champion of the weird short story. Either way check out the movie, listen to the episode, contact us with a #streamit or #don't stre...
Mar 04, 2015•32 min
Episode 11 is Chinatown, the 1974 Roman Polanski film. When film noir is discussed, Chinatown is considered a touchstone and a classic to the genre. It's about a detective who starts snooping on an allegedly unfaithful political figure, only to be pulled down the rabbit hole way over his head. This conversation gets HEATED. The boys have some strong opinions on this one. This is what The Flix Book Club is all about: arguing with your friends about movies. Give it a listen and see what side of th...
Feb 25, 2015•35 min
Stephen picked another documentary this week because he hates fun. OK, that's not true, and Stephen has picked some killer docs (check out episode 1 Deep Water), so we went into this weeks pick optimistic. It's a very recent documentary titled Video Games: The Movie, and yes, it's about all things video games. There was a lot of ground to cover on this movie, and all three of us have at least a bit of a gaming background. Listen and find out if we were glazed with nostalgia or pissed from errors...
Feb 18, 2015•34 min
We are back on track this week with the highly regarded The French Connection. KC picked this, Dennis had been dying to see it, and it was a revisiting for Stephen. It's about two cops trying to thwart a massive drug deal in 1970's NYC. I had to wipe my hands after watching this movie ('cause it was so gritty. Get it?). This movie has one of the best car chases of all time, but listen in to find out if that's enough to keep everybody on board. Check out the website www.flixbookclub.com and leave...
Feb 16, 2015•40 min
Like Forest Whitaker's eye, we have you guys lookin' one way, but we're going in another. We know we had The French Connection on the menu for this week, but we're gonna drop in this bad boy for now. Out of the Furnace is the story of one man trying to walk the line, and teeter tottering all over the place. Some great acting on this one, but will it keep everybody's attention? Listen in and see who gave it a #streamit or #dontstreamit, and hit us up on twitter @flixbookclub to let us know how yo...
Feb 11, 2015•25 min
Dennis got to pick this week and he's waited a long time to see this movie. All Is Lost is a film starring Robert Redford as our guy at sea, dealing with a shipwreck. That's it. That's the whole movie. TITILLATING STUFF HERE GUYS. No seriously that's the whole plot and there is no dialogue in this movie at all. A short monologue at the top but that's it. Give a listen and see if this movie holds up to Dennis' hopes. Leave us a comment on our official site www.flixbookclub.com and shoot us a #str...
Feb 04, 2015•36 min
Stephen chose Frequencies for our episode 6 pick. It is a sci fi romance that does A LOT of things, and a lot of people have been talking about it. This movie was seen by all of us on several "best of Netflix" lists so we were curious to see what all the hubbub was about. We know for sure this one's gonna bring in a lot of mixed reviews. Leave us a comment/shoot us an email through the website www.flixbookclub.com and tweet us your thoughts @flixbookclub! Make sure to hashtag it with a #streamit...
Feb 04, 2015•35 min
KUMITE! KUMITE! KUMITE! Episode 5 is brought to you by the Kumite, a tournament that brings the worlds best fighters together to smash each others faces in. This one stars Jean Claude Van Damme, it was KC's pick, and we enjoyed the hell out of it. This is Flix Book Club at it's finest: overanalyzing a cheesy 80's martial arts movie. Hit us up on twitter @flixbookclub and tell us if you think it's worth a #streamit or #dontstreamit. As always www.flixbookclub.com is your home for all FBC informat...
Feb 04, 2015•29 min
We get our white collar crime on this week with episode 4, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. This was Stephen's pick, a documentary about the bastard company Enron and more specifically their 2001 scandal and ultimate demise. This one's filled with villains guys. Smarmy, upper crust villains! Listen in to see if anyone gives it a #streamit and to see just how many of us said #dontstreamit (ha!). Check out the new website www.flixbookclub.com and follow us on twitter @flixbookclub!
Feb 04, 2015•24 min
Episode 3 was a doozy. At times it felt as long as the time our poor protagonist spent locked up in that hotel room. What, you didn't know that already? Didn't you watch the original Korean version? No not that Korea, South Korea. Anyway, listen to the guys reminisce about how good the original 2003 film was and where exactly Spike Lee went wrong with this one. Follow us on here and on Twitter @NFBCpodcast, check out the website www.netflixbookclub.com and leave us comments! Do you agree with us...
Feb 02, 2015•35 min
For episode 2 we watched Pontypool, a Canadian indie horror thriller zombie thing that is maybe Dennis' favorite movie. He was the only one who had previously seen the film, and the results are...mixed. Hear the guys duke it out on whether this movie is worth a #streamit or #dontstreamit.
Feb 01, 2015•31 min
Welcome to Flix Book Club! Stephen gets first pick and starts with a documentary titled Deep Water. It’s a documentary about the first guys to circumnavigate the globe by sail boat. We pick this movie apart and talk about how we’d fare out at sea for over a year of solitude. Let us know whether you say #streamit or #dontstreamit. Follow us on twitter @flixbookclub!
Feb 01, 2015•32 min
