Film | 12 Films To Watch On Netflix Right Now

Criminal Activities - Four young men make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob.

Schindler's List - In German-occupied Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazi Germans.

Fight Club - An insomniac office worker, looking for a way to change his life, crosses paths with a devil-may-care soapmaker, forming an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.

Stakeland - In a world of vampires, an expert vampire hunter and his young protégé travel toward sanctuary.

Pulp Fiction - The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Adventureland - In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.


Battle Royale - In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

The Warriors - In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down.

The Breakfast Club - Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.

Titantic - A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

The Shawshank Redemption - Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Beasts Of No Nation - A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country.

TV | 10 TV Shows to Watch on Netflix Right Now

After my 150 Films challenge last year I decided that I wouldn't set self any more goals for a while. Instead I thought that it was about time that I catch up on some TV shows I've missed over the years.
I find it difficult to keep up with shows that are currently on TV so I normally just give up watching them or if it's a show I really love I'll buy the DVD, although there are a few that I still keep up with like Hawaii Five-0, Grimm, Criminal Minds and NCIS.

I haven't seen quite a few of the ones I've picked for this post (which is actually why I picked them) but I'm super interested in watching Luther, Black Mirror and the original version of The Killing.
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (Seasons 1-2) - After her mother is kidnapped, Clary must venture into the dark world of demon hunting.

American Horror Story (Seasons 1-5) - An anthology series that centers on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an insane asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel and a sinister farmhouse.

The Killing (Forbrydelsen) (Seasons 1-2) - Police detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.

Jessica Jones (Season 1) - A former superhero decides to reboot her life by becoming a private investigator.

Black Mirror (Season 3) - A television anthology series that shows the dark side of life and technology.


To be honest I don't actually have much interest in watching Orange is The New Black, Breaking Bad or even Stranger Things despite the fact that I'm constantly hearing good things about them. However I don't want to write them off entirely so I'm going to try and watch a couple of episodes from each to see how I feel about them.
Breaking Bad (Seasons 1-5) - A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his family's future.

Orange is The New Black (Seasons 1-3) - The story of Piper Chapman, a woman in her thirties who is sentenced to fifteen months in prison after being convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting money to her drug-dealing girlfriend.

Stranger Things (Season 1) - When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.

Luther (Seasons 1-3) - A crime drama series starring Idris Elba as a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.

Luke Cage (Season 1) - Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.

What TV shows are you watching right now?

Film | 12 Documentaries to Watch on Netflix Right Now

I haven't set myself any goals this year (after 2 years I thought it was time to take another break) but I said to myself that I want to watch more TV shows and documentaries this year.

So I've made a list of some of I've seen and some that I really want to watch this year. Out of the 5 here that I have already seen I would recommend My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014), Blackfish (2013) and Dreams of a Life (2011).

Unfortunately for us Brits, Dear Zachary is only available in the US and Canada. I read about this story a few years back and I've wanted to watch this ever since, so I think I may have to buy the DVD instead.
West of Memphis (2012) - An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.

Shenandoah (2012) - A documentary on the hate crime assault and subsequent death of a Latino man in Shenandoah Pennsylvania, including the alleged cover-up and shocking court verdicts.

My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014) - 34 year old Lotje Sodderland's personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of her own brain following a life changing haemorrhagic stroke.

Team Foxcatcher (2016) - Filmmaker Jon Greenhalgh examines the life of Dave Schultz, a professional wrestler who was part of Team Foxcatcher, funded by philanthropist John E du Pont.

Blackfish (2013) - A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) - The Muppet Elmo is one of the most beloved characters among children across the globe. Meet the unlikely man behind the puppet - the heart and soul of Elmo - Kevin Clash.

The Witness (2015) - The brother of Kitty Genovese investigates the circumstances of her murder and the truth of the story that dozens of locals witnessed the crime and did nothing to intervene.

Twinsters (2015) - Adopted from South Korea, raised on different continents & connected through social media, Samantha & Anaïs believe that they are twin sisters separated at birth.

Tyke Elephant Outlaw (2015) - This is the gripping and emotionally charged story of Tyke, a circus elephant that went on a rampage in Honolulu in 1994, killed her trainer in front of thousands of spectators and died in a hail of gunfire.

Tabloid (2010) - A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) - A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.

Dreams of a Life (2011) - A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.