The Watercooler for Netflix

… you might like:

 Wire In The Blood

This tense British crime series follows the work of Dr. Tony Hill (Robson Green), a psychologist with a peculiar talent for understanding how serial killers think.

 Luther

A troubled yet brilliant English police detective, DCI John Luther (Idris Elba, The Wire) is separated from his wife and is torn between her and an unrelenting approach to solving serial killings.

 Doctor Who (Season 5 in particular)

The  epic sci-fi series follows the adventures of the a mysterious traveling alien adventurer and his human companions.

This modern reimagining of Sherlock is absolutely brilliant. At a time when most TVs are choking on a glut of bluster-laden procedurals Sherlock is sharp, clear and captivating. 

The show format is unusual even for the BBC: three episodes, each of which is 90 minutes. Most procedurals are hampered by their 44 minute run times which have to introduce and make you care about one-off characters and story lines in too little time. This cinematic breath Sherlock allows itself lets you be fully drawn in. 

While I love Martin Freeman, who plays Watson, but it’s Benedict Cumberbatch’s bristly, mood-swinging, sociopathic Sherlock Holmes that really makes the show. Like the original, this modern Sherlock is driven by the purusit of puzzles, knowledge and, fundamentally, the pull of something new. But this modern Sherlock takes these traits and turns them up to a neurotic degree. Sherlock’s casual misogyny, which can almost certainly be attributed to Stephen Moffat, can be off-putting but as part of the character it works well as a way to define and aliente the character from those around him. 

It’s a show well worth pursuing to enjoy that something new it has to offer.  

Sherlock is available to stream now on Netflix. 

Suggest a Netflix streaming movie we should watch for next week’s poll. Then watch it with us and share your thoughts. Click through for poll, open to all.

What should we watch next week?

 Sherlock (Trailer)

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.Written by Steven Moffat, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

 Marwencol (Trailer)

After a vicious attacks leaves him brain-damaged and broke, Mark Hogancamp seeks recovery in “Marwencol”, a 1/6th scale World War II-era town he creates in his backyard.

 The Italian Job (Trailer)

Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam. Starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward and Benny Hill.

 The Terminator (Trailer)

A human-looking, apparently unstoppable cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton); Kyle Reese is sent to stop it.

 Network (Trailer)

In this Oscar winning film, a TV network cynically exploits the outrageous ravings of a deranged TV anchor (Peter Finch) for their own profit. Stars Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, and William Holden.

Winner of last week’s poll
(and what we’ll watch this week)

 FLCL (Trailer)

A 12-year old boy named Naota one day meets a strange woman, riding a Vespa and wielding a big guitar. As soon as she appears, mysterious things start happening.

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