What to Watch This Weekend: Netflix Edition #3

Remember the feature, “What to Watch This Weekend: Netflix Edition” I started back on January 5th and continued the weekend after but never mentioned again? Well, I’m bringing the feature back!

Each weekend (for one month each season), I’m going to recommend a movie, documentary, and TV series that I found through Netflix or started watching because it was conveniently on Netflix and I had been meaning to get to that movie/documentary/TV show for some time. If you have any recommendations, feel free to leave a comment!

Movie


Tomorrow When The War Began

After spending a holiday in the countryside, seven Australian teens return home to find that their country has been invaded by a foreign power. With the help of another local, the kids band together to become guerrillas and rescue their families.

I’m going to warn you that some of you will not like the ending to this movie. Watch with that in mind. This is based on a book that is the first in a series and there doesn’t seem to be any plans to make another movie, so…

Documentary


Spirit of the Marathon

Filmmaker John Dunham follows six runners from vastly different backgrounds as they train for the Chicago Marathon, exploring the history of marathons and the appeal of such an arduous challenge.

TV


Hotel Babylon

Hardships abound for the wealthy and spoiled clientele of one of London’s poshest hotels, as witnessed behind the scenes by the men and women who must serve them as employees of Hotel Babylon.

The first two seasons are golden. I started watching season 3 in 2011 and STILL haven’t finished the third episode. I’m not going to tell you why, you’ll figure it out once you near the end of season two. It just wasn’t the same after that and not in a good way. But you’ll be very satisfied with the first two seasons. They are fulfilling on their own.

“What to Watch This Weekend: Netflix Edition” 2013 Posts
November 1, 2013
October 25, 2013
September 27, 2013
September 20, 2013
September 13, 2013
September 6, 2013
May 31, 2013
May 24, 2013
May 17, 2013
May 10, 2013
May 3, 2013
January 12, 2013
January 5, 2013

4 comments

  1. Yes, that's the whole point of this feature – I want to share what most people haven't heard of (whether it's underrated, more popular in another country, etc…) so they can take a chance on it and watch it on their downtime. I'm glad it's working. 🙂

  2. I think I saw that title "Tomorrow when the war began" I haven't been on netflix recently but i'll add it to my queue!