Watch Klaus.

Short Documentary on Netflix. Imagine a group of American Muslims born and raised in Texas. A non-Muslim kid at school becomes their friend. They grow together through all sorts of experiences. Then this friend converts to Islam. Then he becomes radicalized. This is their story, in their words, of a man they thought was their friend. Now they don't know what he was or is. This is why they wear masks in their interviews. It's short, less than half an hour. I found it interesti

Currently streaming on Netflix. This was a creepy little venture. A group of friends are invited to a dinner party in the swanky hills of Hollywood. The movie follows Will, the ex-husband of Eden. Eden is hosting the party with her new husband. Apparently, back when Eden and Will were married there was a horrible accident in which everyone invited was a witness. The party is awkward and strange as the friends try to get reacquainted. Will is continually suspicious of his ex

“For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and nourishing for people you love?” From Cooked: “Fire” What is the philosophy of food? Or the transcendental idea in the act of cooking? These are the thoughts that ambled in and out of my mind as I watched the first episode of Cooked: “Fire” on Netflix. Cooking is essentially human and because of this, to think deeply about it begins to crack the cr

In the second episode of Netflix’s Cooked Series, "Water" by Michael Pollan, we are reminded that, “Nowadays cooking is optional. It’s not just a given that we are going to cook…which was true for most of human history… you had to cook if you wanted to eat. How did we get to this point, and what have we lost in the process? This is more important than most people realize.” Pollan really takes us into an understanding that time is the missing ingredient in our recipes and our

I felt like this episode was kneading my mind, expanding my understanding of the importance of another aspect of cooking. It really hit into my heart and my faith. Michael Pollan explains early in the episode when he was talking to the food scientist Bruce German, “He told me something I didn’t realize. That if I gave you a bag of flour, and water, and you had nothing else to live on, you could live on that for a while, but eventually you would die. But, if you take that sam

Remember when your parents had a cable movie channel like HBO in the 80’s and you got to watch those campy post-apocalyptic, dystopian gems like Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983), Steel Dawn (1987), Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), Cherry 2000 (1987), Night of the Comet (1986), and Solarbabies (1986)? Don’t you miss them? If you do, then perhaps Turbo Kid (2015), currently available on Netflix Streaming, is for you. The year is 1997. Imagine

Can she get accepted into Werth Academie? The Little Girl had to answer the One Big Question.

The camera is fixated on an old graying wooden crucifix. It is a life sized carving of Christ; it is cracked, and dilapidated over years of weather wearing it down. Yet it stands. It is unmistakable in the piling snow. The viewer is very close to it, almost able to touch its rough wooden features. Behind it, in the distance approaching is a stagecoach led by running horses, steam of heat pouring off, trudging through a blizzard. These horses will soon gallop past this cold