2009 was a downturn in my Netflix journey...its not for lack of interest, just lack of time. Plus, I've been enjoying Netflix on my Roku, so there is a big chunk of streaming that is not documented here in Ion Cannon. Among them include The Office, Lost (not yet done ;) ), and a few TV episodes and movies here and there....so I guess the journey has just changed, that's all.
Still, the selection this year was not as great as 2008. That explains the short honor roll. Or maybe I just made too many bad choices.
Kate the Great - she had a number of films out, but The Reader is my personal favorite. She really brings a lot of tension to a character and that really draws you to the story.
Amy Amy! - it was also a great year for Amy Adams. Here fragile characters in Doubt and Sunshine Cleaning....those suffering eyes....how could you not melt with compassion?
The Steven-O experience- Steven Soderbergh's experiments should really get more acclaim (like 2005's Bubble) and his work on The Girlfriend Experience was a great immersion into one of society's dark alleys.
Jarmusch is still God - well, to me anyway :). Not everyone liked The Limits of Control. And that's fine. It was a journey I very much enjoyed.
Rie Miyazawa - just had to seek her out, and that lead to some nice discoveries like Hana and Tony Takitani.
Le Honor Roll
- Doubt
- The Reader
- Waltz with Bashir
- Sunshine Cleaning
- The Girlfriend Experience
- The Limits of Control
- The Wackness
- Religulous
- Hana
- Wendy and Lucy
- Tony Takitani
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