Gems of Netflix - Underlying Secrets Edition

In our second entry on films you should check out on Netflix we've got 3 doozies for you spread across 4 decades. These three films are ultimately in some fashion about dark secrets hidden from the general public and the eroding away of said secrets. Also these movies are fun to watch.

Parallax View -1974
Directed by Alan Pakula
Keela's favorite actor Warren Beatty and his giant hair star in this conspiracy thriller.  After a senator is assassinated on the campaign trail the reporters who witnessed the assassination start turning up dead.  It's up to Warren Beatty to solve this mystery and he soon realizes he's over his head.  This film has amazing cinematography and incredible action set pieces.  See the picture above?  That's the top of the Space Needle in Seattle, and those are men fighting on top of it.  For real.  They sure don't make them like they used to!  I am genuinely surprised no studio head has decided to remake this film.  Maybe they will after they read this post.  Also Mr. Feeney from Boy Meets World is in this film, and he's young and barely recognizable.  You should definitely check it out.

The Secret of NIMH - 1982
Directed by Don Bluth
This animated classic is one of the most remembered cartoons from Justin's childhood.  A dark adventure  about a mother field mouse who must seek out super intelligent rats to rescue her son, this movie has some of the most impressive hand drawn animation of its time. What is he secret of NIMH? We won't tell you, but if you saw this as a child you should go back and watch it again.  Directed by the man who brought us films such as All Dogs Go to Heaven and An American Tale this is where his classic darker animation style really begins.  Sadly he hasn't directed a feature since the mediocre 2000 hit Titan A.E.  You'll enjoy this film, here's the trailer.

The Joneses - 2010
Directed by Derrick Borte
This dark comedy starring David Duchovney and Demi Moore didn't get much theatrical attention (if any) but if you've got Netflix you should check it out.  The Joneses move into a nice affluent neighborhood that could be in any town in America.  They're the most attractive family in the neighborhood and have everything you could ever want.  Every family has got their secrets, some bigger than others.  It's nice to see David Duchovney in a role other than Fox Mulder.  It's also a decent directorial debut by Derrick Borte.

If you didn't hear Netflix now uses more bandwidth than any other service (about a 1/3rd of the nation's internet).  Movies like these might be why.

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