Every Monday, each of us will suggest a film that we feel too few people have seen.

Windy’s Pick of the Week: The Game

Michael Douglas and Sean Penn star in this mind-fuck film.  Sean Penn is the younger brother of a wealthy family with a tragic history.  Sean has been a mess his entire life, but suddenly shows up on Michael Douglas birthday a new man – almost evangelical in his desire to help his brother change his life for the better.  So Sean gives his brother a birthday present – and Michael’s life starts to go rapidly out of control.

Melissa’s Pick of the Week: Antiviral

David Cronenberg’s son, Brandon Cronenberg, helmed this 2012 near-future biohorror sci-fi film that features a world where people willingly infect themselves with “designer” viruses: viruses that have previously inhabited celebrities, which are then harvested and copyrighted and sold. This amazing premise drives a D.O.A.-style plot wherein a virus salesman is infected with a deadly celebrity disease, and must unravel a mystery before he dies. While the film has its flaws (the biggest one being languid pacing), Brandon Cronenberg delivers a creepy, brainy, stylish film that is quite worthy of the Cronenberg name.

Every Monday, each of us will suggest a film that we feel too few people have seen.

Melissa’s Pick of the Week: Eega (aka Makkhi, aka Naan Ee)

Eega is a Bollywood movie about a murder victim who is reincarnated as a fly… with a vendetta. Yes, there are dance numbers, explosions, pretty people, and a Rocky-style training sequence starring a fly. It’s madness. It’s hilarious. It’s awesome. It’s on Netflix Streaming under the title Makkhi. Why aren’t you watching it already?

Windy’s Pick of the Week: Jeepers Creepers

A horror film that keeps it small and very creepy, establishes the premise and doesn’t waste a lot of time trying to justify it:  I like that in a film!  Starring the very personable Justin Long, this is essentially a 3-person (plus creepy critter) film.  As in any B-movie horror, stupid things are done, but there are some nice switchups in the tropes.  A great little popcorn flick that delivers some nice popcorn-flying scares.