FlixFling contributor, Yohsuke Araki reviews The Philadelphia Story "You, all of you, with your sophisticated ideas!" "(sarcastically)…ain't it awful?" George Cukor's The Philadelphia Story is chalk full of philosophical phenomena surrounding the virtues of relationships on both the personal level and of the societal spectrum. Surrounding these themes of the...
FlixFling contributor, Matt Bussy reviews I Spit On Your Grave I Spit on Your Grave just wants to be hated. It’s like The Human Centipede. Who wants to watch three people cry and scream for a whole movie because they’ve just been sewn anus to mouth?...
FlixFling contributor, Matt Bussy reviews Grace Grace is a movie that made me feel so proud to be a man and not have to worry about breast-feeding. Just wait till you hear its story. Madeline (Jordan Ladd) is boringly married to Michael (Stephen Park). The two...
FlixFling contributor, Alexandra Gibson reviews Nothing Sacred After being exposed as a fraud, New York reporter Wallace Cook is on the hunt for a gripping story to put him back on top. He thinks he finds it in Hazel Flagg, a Vermont woman dying of radium...
FlixFling contributor, Alexandra Gibson reviews The Little Princess Other than The Bachelor and the Bobby-soxer, this was only second Shirley Temple movie I’ve seen. Despite my lack of due diligence, I classify The Little Princess as a must-see. It is about Sara Crewe, a pampered but...
FlixFling contributor, Jordana Lipsitz reviews Li'l Abner I’m going to come out and say it. The best part of Li’l Abner was the theme song. I was not incredibly into the whole podunk thing that was going on with the movie for the most part. However,...
FlixFling contributor, Jordana Lipsitz reviews Charade Audrey Hepburn was a classy lady of the highest caliber. However, in Charade she also managed to be funny. Though this is a review of Charade, it may turn into a love letter to Audrey Hepburn. I can’t help it....
FlixFling contributor, Matt Bussy reviews Dead Alive Before Peter Jackson made big Hollywood epics The Lord of the Rings and King Kong, he made cult classics. Dead Alive, Heavenly Creatures, and The Frighteners were his first movies, and combined they didn’t make more than one billion...
FlixFling contributor, Matt Bussy reviews Scream 4 Scream 4 is epic! That is, if you’re as big a fan of the series as I am. I’ll get the obvious recommendation out of the way and say that if you want to watch Scream 4 then it’s...
FlixFling contributor, Yohsuke Araki reviews Punk In England Punk In England doesn't explain much but instead harps on the visceral experience of the live shows rather than feeding us information about the scene. We go through the classic punks to the progressive styles of new-mod and...
FlixFling contributor, Yohsuke Araki reviews Alice Sweet Alice Alice Sweet Alice works like any other 3 act structured film, but I like to think of it in two parts. The first half feels much like a typical slasher film. There's that b-movie slasher quirkiness around it,...
FlixFling contributor, Alexandra Gibson reviews His Girl Friday In His Girl Friday, Cary Grant stars as Walter Burns, an ardent newspaperman who is fighting and scheming to get his lead reporter to stay with the paper. Of course, his motivation is not strictly professional, since his...
FlixFling contributor, Alexandra Gibson reviews Borderline To be honest, the only thing I know Fred MacMurray from is Double Indemnity, and for that reason, I always associate him with gritty film noir. So when I saw the description for Borderline, I was expecting murder, inner monologues,...
FlixFling contributor, Jordana Lipsitz reviews 1st Bite When I saw the title, First Bite, I immediately thought the film was a vampire movie. I soon realized it was not, but was not entirely sure what I was looking at. I’m not sure I ever really did...
FlixFling contributor, Matt Bussy reviews Hatchet Before I talk about Hatchet let me talk about the Final Destination film series. The reason there have been five movies is because audiences get a kick out of watching people die in creative ways. Death by burning to death...
FlixFling contributor, Matt Bussy reviews Apollo 18 In the late 60s NASA cancelled the Apollo 18 mission to land on the Moon. Was it because they found out that there were evil aliens living on the planet? I doubt it. I’m pretty sure it was cancelled...
FlixFling contributor, Yohsuke Araki reviews Born to Win Ivan Passer, a Czech native director, makes an arrestingly free and honest film in Born To Win. It's a junkie film that plays by all the normal rules of it's genre but because this film was made in...
FlixFling contributor, Yohsuke Araki reviews Brian Eno-The Man Who Fell to Earth Brian Eno's story is truly remarkable. Within the music world he is a singularity who's journey began with one of the most seminal rock bands of his era, Roxy Music, only to leave and...
FlixFling contributor, Alexandra Gibson reviews Royal Wedding Royal Wedding was a delightful surprise. In it, Fred Astaire and Jane Powell play Tom and Ellen Bowen, a brother and sister dancing duo who sell out shows across the country. After their show in New York ends, the...
FlixFling contributor, Alexandra Gibson reviews Sabotage Another early Hitchcock film, Sabotage is about, well...
FlixFling contributor, Matt Bussy reviews Phantasm Phantasm (1979) has a few creepy shots and a scary villain, but it’s nowhere near as memorable as some other old horror classics. Every Halloween season the Bravo channel has a special called 100 Scariest Movie Moments, which first aired...
FlixFling contributor, Matt Bussy reviews The Evil Dead The Evil Dead (1981) is on crack. There’s a scene in this movie where a young woman is raped by trees that come alive. Trees?! TREES?! This is a horror movie that was banned in many countries when...
FlixFling contributor, Jordana Lipsitz reviews One Week Many people argue that comedy is not a real art form and it does not take the mind of a great artist to write in a comedic sense. Buster Keaton’s work consistently proves that this is simply not true. ...
FlixFling Contributor, Jordana Lipsitz reviews Assault of the Party Nerds When it came to choosing my next movie to review, it was almost love at first sight. I saw Assault of the Party Nerds (1989) as a title on the list of movies and my mind...
FlixFling contributor, Alexandra Gibson reviews The Pajama Game The Pajama Game takes us into the whimsical and musical world of PJ manufacturing at the Sleeptite Pajama Factory. The film, starring Doris Day and John Raitt, starts as many Doris Day films do -- as a battle of...
FlixFling Contributor, Yohsuke Araki reviews Ace High The second of the Cat Stevens/Hutch Bessy trilogy, Colizzi's Ace High is an exciting and fun ride. Like a Leone spaghetti western, this one by Colizzi works in a wonderfully crafted and lit cinematography. It compliments the typical cool...
FlixFling contributor, Yohsuke Araki reviews Cul-De-Sac Consisting of quality visuals and a thoughtful pace along with quirky complexities of dysfunctional relationships, Roman Polanski's Cul-De-Sac manages to serve as a bridge between two very different filmic worlds without compromising any amount of cinematic quality from itself. ...
FlixFling contributor, Matt Bussy reviews Halloween I think if you were born in the 21st century and you watch John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) then you’ll think it’s stupid and unoriginal. You’ll only think it’s stupid, however, because you weren’t aware that it’s considered to be the...
FlixFling contributor, Matt Bussy reviews An American Werewolf In London John Landis’s An American Werewolf in London (1981) is a strange, strange horror movie. I’m always entertained by it and I think anybody looking for a gory werewolf movie will be too, but I’ve always felt...
FlixFling contributor, Jordana Lipsitz reviews His Girl Friday His Girl Friday (1940) is one of those movies that make me wish I had been born in the 30s and been able to watch all those sort of screwball comedies with fast-paced talking, beautiful (but not too...
FlixFling contributor, Jordana Lipsitz reviews Hebrew Hammer Stereotype jokes have always been one of the things on my top ten list along with a good foot rub and long walks on the beach. Luckily for me, The Hebrew Hammer, a 2003 Jewish Blaxploitation film was chock...
FlixFling contributor, Alexandra Gibson reviews The Man Who Knew Too Much In 1934, Alfred Hitchcock made The Man Who Knew Too Much. In 1956, he remade it, though I have no idea why, as the original is thoroughly captivating. The film begins at Winter Olympic-type games...
We're excited to announce our newest channel to FlixFling - 'Red Shoe Diaries.' Watch the series from the beginning, and follow along as we add a new season each month! Synopsis: 'Red Shoe Diaries' is an erotic drama series that aired on Showtime from 1992-1997. There were...
We are proud to announce that Starz Digital Media movies and TV shows are now available on FlixFling! Starting now and continuing this month, we'll be stocking up our library with these new, premium titles. Coming to the Starz Channel are: (highlighted titles are available now) The...
Click here to watch A Serbian Film UNCUT now on FlixFling Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life with his wife Maria and six-year old son Petar in tumultuous Serbia, trying to make ends meet. A sudden call from his former colleague Layla...
Click here to watch Demons 2 now on FlixFling A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down. Directed by Lamberto Bava (Demons, Macabre, Black Sunday). Produced by Dario Argento (Once...
Click here to watch Dead Alive now on FlixFling Read a Review of this Film Lionel, a Mama's boy has the unwanted honor of having to look after his overbearingly evil mother. He ends up falling in love with a local woman who believes that they're destined...
Some classic new titles to the FlixFling library share a common thread - they all take classic novels and bring them to life on screen. Read more about these great stories below: Anna Karenina (1948) Our first example is Julien Duvivier's 1948 version of Leo Tolstoy's...
Click here to watch Cannibal Holocaust now on FlixFling An anthropologist heads a rescue party into the South American jungle to find a missing film team making a documentary on cannibal tribes but can only return with their footage, which reveals their crueler intentions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-Xp6VC7RQ...
Lewis Carroll's classic novel gets three very different and unexpected interpretations on FlixFling. Read more about each film below. Dallas Bower's 1949 version takes Alice down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass to a stop-motion world of interesting creatures. Said to be the most...
Click here to watch War of the Arrows now on FlixFling 1623, the 15th year of King Gwanghaegun's reign, King's loyal servant and legendary archer, General Choi Pyong-ryang, is framed for treason and gets executed. His entire household meets the same tragic fate but his young...
FlixFling is proud to call Philadelphia home. The iconic setting of many memorable movies, Philly has played an important role in film history. We want to take this chance to highlight some titles in our collection, ranging from timeless to contemporary, with strong connections to...
A U.S. Navy ship vanishes during a secret World War II experiment. When it reappears, observers are horrified to see crew members embedded in the deck and steel of the ship. During a sea trial, the ship vanishes and travels through time, setting off a...
Shot on the streets of Philadelphia, Saint Christopher depicts the constant struggle between good and evil, with religious implications. Charismatic Christopher Doogan has led a troubled life. As he returns home from prison hoping to put the pieces of his life back together and atone...
With so many options, it's sometimes hard to know what makes one streaming service different from another. At FlixFling, we strive to be different. We bring you different content, different plans and way more flexibility than many other services. A big part of making FlixFling so...
Click here to watch The Star Packer/The Lucky Texan - Double Feature now on FlixFling Western film legend John Wayne hands out old-fashioned justice on the wild frontier! In THE STAR PACKER, a mysterious villain known as "The Shadow" and his band of outlaws are terrorizing a...
At FlixFling, we value the feedback we get from our users and that's why we give you many ways to tell us what you think. Here's some of the many ways you can let us know how we're doing: Right here, on our Blog. We read...
With FlixFling, it's so easy to take your movies with you wherever you go! Our great mobile apps for iOS and Android make movie-watching easy and fun on your phone or tablet - and the best part is, without the need for downloads FlixFling movies will...
Click here to watch Captain EO now on FlixFling Captain Eo and his rugged crew set out on a mission to deliver a special gift to a wicked queen who lives on a dark, desolate world. Getting there is half the fun, especially when the good...
Click here to watch The Philadelphia Story now on FlixFling Read a Review of this Film When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Y1jRb2-uE...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews the Academy Award nominated foreign film, Zus & Zo: Zus & Zo, produced by Filmprodukties de Luwte, is a 2001 romantic comedy set in the Netherlands and Portugal. It was written and directed by Paula van der Oest, and stars Sylvia...
On this day in 1964, The Beatles made their first trip to the U.S. to meet hoards of welcoming American fans. To mark the occasion, we'd like to highlight a few Fab Four documentaries you can find on FlixFling. Click the titles or images below to...
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Click here to watch Madonna - Sex Bomb on FlixFling now! This 'behind the scenes' DVD takes you back to the early days when Madonna first arrived in New York and her subsequent rise to fame. It contains exclusive and previously unseen film footage including in-depth...
Click here to watch Madonna - Do You Think I'm Sexy now on FlixFling! It's a mark of Madonna's enormous success over the past 25 years that she needs no introduction as the extraordinary artist and magnificent icon she has become. Reinventing herself again and again...
Click here to watch Madonna - Performance Review now on FlixFling! It' s 25 years since Madonna first came to the attention of the world, and since then she' s barely been off the chart, out of the papers or even come close to dropping off...
Click here to watch Halloween now on FlixFling! John Carpenter's classic thriller - A psychotic murderer institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljchb1tsLfs Click...
Click here to watch A Christmas Story now on FlixFling! The Christmas cult classic we all know and love - Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940's. Can't get enough Christmas...
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FlixFling contributor, Rebecca Raymer reviews Little Big Soldier Jackie Chan created, produced, and starred in this "action-adventure-comedy." Little Big Soldier lives up to its designated genre: it has a lot of action, it involves an adventure, and it's funny. Ding Sheng directs the film, originally titled...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews Secret Societies. There have been countless documentaries concerning the subject of secret societies, and this documentary is not particularly distinguishable among them. Written and directed by Philip Gardiner, this film deciphers seemingly everyday symbols, and seeks to explain the origins and...
FlixFling contributing reviewer, Rebecca Raymer critiques Ip Man. A combination of stereotypical Kung Fu films and the grace and beauty of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," (Sony Pictures Classics, 2000), "Ip Man" is a unique film. Directed by Wilson Yip and starring Donnie Yen, "Ip Man" is...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews Brother's Justice "Brother's Justice" is a 2011 Jeung Guns LLC mocumentary featuring a budding star (Dax Shepard) attempting to successfully pitch a bad movie idea to industry executives and producers. His friend, Nate Tuck, is always by his side, continuously jeopardizing...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews Guns 'N Roses: Sex "N Drugs 'N Rock'N'Roll: Unauthorized Chrome Dreams Video brings a hindsight view of the band, "Guns 'n Roses," in this 2003 documentary. While focusing on the history of the individual band members and the formation of the band...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews The Untold Christmas Story, a documentary retrospective on the holiday favorite, A Christmas Story There are few suburbanites in the United States who cannot, in some way, associate A Christmas Story (1983, Warner Home Video) with their own experiences during the...
FlixFling guest reviewer, Rebecca Raymer critiques the 2008 documentary, Kid Rock: Insomnia Unauthorized Kid Rock (also known as Bob Ritchie) has a reputation for using his money and power to demoralize women and romanticize the culture of "white trash." This 2008 documentary (from Chrome Dreams) does...
We've just rolled out a brand new version of our Android App with some great new features to make enjoying FlixFling on Android even better! Here's what's new & improved: - Updated & improved appearance (no lingering icon in status bar)! - Improved streaming performance for 3G users...
Click here to watch sensored now Click here to read a review of this film Sci-Fi legend Robert Picardo delivers a chilling performance as a quiet man with a dark secret in this mind-bending psychological thriller. Picardo plays children's book author Wade Mixon whose relentless imagination -...
Click here to watch Fidel now Whether dismissed as a relic or revered as a savior, many agree that Fidel Castro is one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time. Rarely are Americans given a chance to see inside the world of this...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer critiques the documentary Dearly Departed: "A Morbid Pursuit of Hollywood Trivia" Scott Michaels is a walking machine of facts, dates, names, and circumstances. In Dearly Departed: Vol. I, Michaels leads documentarian Michael Dorsey around Los Angeles to capture on film the physical locations...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews We Fun: Atlanta, GA Inside Out We Fun: Atlanta, GA Inside Out is a 2009 documentary directed by Matthew Robison about the emerging punk music scene in Atlanta, Georgia. In a state dominated by Athens-bred superstars (REM, B-52s, etc.), this film...
FlixFling featured contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews the documentary The Jena 6 Filmed, directed, and produced by Kourass Esmaeli, Richard Rowley, and Jacqueline Soohen, The Jena 6 is a documentary of the circumstances centered in the city of Jena, Louisiana - and in the 21st century -...
FlixFling contributing reviewer Rebecca Raymer critiques Marilyn Manson - Fear of a Satanic Planet Unauthorized In the past decade, the name "Marilyn Manson" has become familiarly associated with evil, Satan, debauchery, and perverted indulgence. Marilyn Manson - Fear of a Satanic Planet Unauthorized is a 2005...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews Lies and Deception: UFOs and The Secret Agenda - What They Don't Want You to Know A production of Edge Media, this film features two wizened experts on the phenomena of aliens from outer space and UFOs in general: Nick Pope...
FlixFling contributing reviewer Rebecca Raymer reviews the documentary Leonard Cohen - Under Review: 1934-1977 This documentary featuring the enigmatic Canadian writer, philosopher, and performer, Leonard Cohen, is not a nail-biting journey through exciting-land, but neither is Leonard Cohen. The art and beauty and criticisms of Cohen and...
Recommendations are important. Especially when it comes to discovering new movies and shows. As part of the FlixFling community, you play a vital part in helping your fellow FlixFling fans find new stuff to watch! That's why we've built in to each movie page an easy...
We’re psyched about some new updates to our apps for iPad and iPhone! We know how important it is to you to watch your FlixFling favorites whenever you want, wherever you want and that’s why we’ve added some key new features to your FlixFling app! ...
FlixFling Team Member David reviews Ticked-off Trannies with Knives: In the sprit of full disclosure, I didn’t go into this review empty handed—I had a case of beer. I also recruited my buddy John to join me. I would recommend any potential viewers of Israel Luna’s...
The fix for the Roku application has been pushed live. All Roku users should be able to link their boxes to their accounts again. If you continue to have trouble try removing the channel through the Channel Store and then adding the channel again to...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews the "delightful" The West Wittering Affair : The West Wittering Affair is a 2006 comedy directed by David Scheinmann, who is also the writer and one of the primary stars. Sarah Sutcliffe is also a writer and one of the primary...
We updated the Roku player application last week to fix some bugs with reporting proper pricing and coupon code entry. Unfortunately the new version we uploaded to Roku and Roku pushed out wasn't quite configured properly, making linking accounts back up again impossible. A corrected...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews Hussy: Hussy is a 1980 drama directed and written by Matthew Chapman, and starring Helen Miren and John Shea. It is quite a sad story. Miren is amazing as the main character, Beatty, and plays her role as a badly damaged prostitute...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews American Vigin: "More nipples than you can shake a stick at" This 2009 coming-of-age film is an adorable depiction of how ridiculous a vow of chastity is in American society. Written by Jeff Seeman, directed by Clare Kilner, and starring Jenna Dewan,...
FlixFling contributing reviewer Rebecca Raymer reviews 2Pac - Final 24: His Final Hours: After the initial adjustment to hearing phrases like "gangster rapper" and "thug life" in a clipped, British accent, this recently-released Rockumentary (directed by PJ Naworynski) offers an effective and concise look at...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews Time (Shi gan): "Mind-bending Beauty" Time (originally Shi gan) is a 2006 film written and directed by Kim Ki-duk. The premise of the film - a woman surgically altering her entire face for the man she loves - is simple. However, the...
FlixFling reviewer Rebecca Raymer critiques Catch Your Mind: “Suburban Teen Angst” Catch your Mind is a 2008 film written and directed by Swamy Kandan, and starring Patrick Welsh (Bruce) and Megan Beale (Monica). It takes place in an upper to middle class suburb, and features an almost...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews Nirvana - The Untold Stories (Unauthorized): Kurt Cobain's death in 1994 devastated Gen-Xers would-wide. Any one of those devastated Gen-Xers would probably appreciate this opportunity to delve deeper into the mystique of Cobain and his band, Nirvana. Gen-Xers (and any other...
FlixFling guest reviewer Rebecca Raymer proves that everybody hurts (even comedians) in her review of Jamie Kennedy's Heckler: Comedian Jamie Kennedy went on a mission to confront hecklers and critics, and asks them on camera why they are so gratuitously mean to performers. Heckler (2007) documents...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews Charles Manson: Superstar - a documentary featuring a rare interview with Manson from San Quentin Prison: This 1989 sycophantic portrayal of Charles Manson (written, directed, and narrated by Nikolas Schreck ) attempts to "deprogram" the American people of its media-fed beliefs...
FlixFling contributing reviewer Rebecca Raymer covers As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me - the true story of a German soldier's dramatic escape from a Siberian labor camp after World War II: 'The Power of Hope" As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me (2001, starring...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews In Memory of My Father: In Memory of My Father is a captivating film released in 2005, and directed and written by Christopher Jaymes, who also stars in the movie. Judy Greer, Jeremy Sisto, Matt Keeslar, and Nicholle Tom are only...
FlixFling contributing reviewer Rebecca Raymer raves about Sunny & Share Love You: Sunny & Share Love You. Wow. This film, released in 2007, directed by Matthew Buzzell, and written by and starring Michele Mulroney and Micah Schraft, is amazing. "Colorful" does not even come close to describing the...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews Film Geek: Film Geek (2005) is a movie written and directed by James Westby, and starring Melik Malkasian. Scotty Pelk (Malkasian) is a socially inhibited walking encyclopedia of all things film. His inability to read and interpret social cues combined with...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews the documentary Fidel: Estela Bravo directs this 2001 documentary of Fidel Castro's life and politics. The film is comprised largely of footage of Castro himself, as well as the opinions and impressions of a variety of noted individuals, such as Harry...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews The Symmetry of Love: The Symmetry of Love (2010, written and directed by Aitor Gaizka, and starring Giles Alderson, Catherine Kenyon, Jemma Powell, Matthew Butler, Alix Wilton Regan and Luke de Lacey) is a sweetly complicated montage of love stories. Very...
FlixFling contributing reviewer Rebecca Raymer makes her case for AKA Tommy Chong: AKA Tommy Chong (2006, directed by Josh Gilbert, starring Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Selby Chong, Lou Adler, and Paris Chong) documents the federal prosecution of Tommy Chong by the United States government. Following 9/11,...
FlixFling contributor Rebecca Raymer reviews Mugabe and the White African: Mugabe and the White African is a David-verses-Goliath themed documentary released in 2009 (directed by Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson) chronicling the final stages of a decade-long battle between a white landowner and the Zimbabwean government...
FlixFling Team Member Katie reviews the serial killer horror film Sensored : Upon viewing this film with no previous knowledge save for the FlixFling synopsis, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this little horror flick. It begins with a beautifully crafted title sequence...
FlixFling Team Member Zoe explores the ups and downs of winning the lottery in her review of Millions: A Lottery Story : Contrary to its name Millions: A Lottery Story by Paul LeBlanc is not really a story about winning the lottery. At its heart the...