It Came From Netflix: Golgo 13 (Collection 1)

I just finished watching the first 12 episodes of the Golgo 13 and I can confidently say it's some of the shittiest anime/television I have seen in some time. Yes, that sentence is insanely douchey and snarky, but it's a fact. While it may be shitty, one thing the Golgo 13 series does have going for it is a mysterious charm. You know it sucks, but you keep watching anyway.  Why?  Why am I enamored with the idea of Duke Togo? He's nothing but a 70's/80's iconic action stereotype who bangs hookers with reckless abandon, he has no emotion,  he's the "world's top hitman", and he's stupid rich.  Okay never mind, I can see why he's appealing now.

It Came From Netflix: The Horseman

Good revenge flicks are few and far between.  Many try but fail to hit the mark by using excessive violence as a means to mask a shallow plot about revenge or they just try too hard.  These usually just end up turning into ham fisted torture porn flicks like Hostel.  Then we have revenge classics like Death Wish, High Plains Drifter, and Oldboy.  The Horseman definitely hits the mark as a competent revenge flick thanks to solid direction and a great character.

The Horseman follows Christian, a father who is having a hard time coping with the death of his daughter.  He then receives an anonymous video showing what happened to his daughter prior to her death and Christian then goes on a crusade to find the truth behind his daughters death.  Not a terribly exciting premise, but writer/director Steven Kastrissios manages to take a cliché plot and turn it into an enjoyable movie.