Tagged: juan recommends

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Orange Is The New Black – Season 1

Out of Netflix’s new content, Orange Is the New Black proved to be the most interesting (and entertaining) of them all with its very diverse cast and outstanding storytelling.

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12 Years A Slave

Steve McQueen’s film deserves as much praise and discussion as it does cricism for serving as a brilliant and harrowing depiction of Northup’s years of enslavement bleeding together as he loses track of his past

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Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady

Smooth, powerful, and brilliant music that defies categorization. This is surely what Hendrix must have envisioned when he fantasized about walking the streets of Electric Ladyland.

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Gravity (2013)

Alfonso Cuarón’s sci-fi action piece is just as much a meditation on life, death, and humanity’s will to survive as it is an engaging thrill ride.

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Computer Chess

Proving itself as a smart and layered work that practically begs for a rewatch, Andrew Bujalski’s film will more than likely leave you lost in a loop for days.

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Byzantium

Ranking up with Thirst and Let the Right One In when it comes to the best modern vampire works, Byzantium is a gorgeous, well-written film that boasts great performances.