It’s Friday the 13th! Time to kick back and enjoy the weekend. Looking for something to watch this weekend? Here is the full list of Netflix recommendations from everyone here at French Toast Sunday. Enjoy the Top Picks for 8/13/10: First, here’s a dose of horror to celebrate the quasi holiday:
Watch it Now: Teeth (2006)
Netflix synopsis: When virtuous high school student Dawn (Jess Weixler) becomes the victim of a sexual assault, she discovers that she has an unexpected line of defense: a toothed vagina. But coming to terms with the novelty of her anatomical anomaly might be easier said than done. John Hensley, Hale Appleman and Josh Pais co-star in director Mitchell Lichtenstein’s provocative feminist horror flick that gives girl power a whole new meaning. [Recommended by Lindsay]
Watch it Now: House of the Devil (2009)
Netflix synopsis: A cash-strapped college student named Samantha (Jocelin Donahue) takes a babysitting job during a full lunar eclipse and ends up fighting for her life. She soon discovers that her employers, Tom (Tom Noonan) and Mary (Mary Woronov) Ulman, are hiding a wicked, sick and twisted secret. Ti West (Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever) writes, directs and edits this terrifying film set in the early 1980s. Greta Gerwig and AJ Bowen co-star. [Recommended by Lindsay]
Watch it Now: Surveillance (2007)
Netflix synopsis: Revealing the stunning truth behind a horrific string of homicides near Santa Fe, a young girl (Ryan Simpkins), a police officer (Kent Harper) and a drug addict (Pell James) spill their wildly different eyewitness accounts to FBI agents Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman). Michael Ironside, Cheri Oteri and French Stewart co-star in this thriller from director Jennifer Chambers Lynch (Boxing Helena). [Recommended by Lindsay]
Rent It: The Changling (1980)
Netflix synopsis: When composer John Russell (George C. Scott) loses his wife and daughter in a car wreck, he seeks solace by renting a secluded estate outside Seattle. But the mansion is haunted by the presence of a child who died there more than 80 years ago. Now, Russell must find out who that child was — and why there seems to be a cover-up about his existence. Peter Medak directs this chilling horror classic that inspired visual elements in other films. [Recommended by Lindsay]
Rent It: Chloe (2009)
Netflix synopsis: Suspecting her husband, David (Liam Neeson), of infidelity, doctor Catherine (Julianne Moore) hires sexy escort Chloe (Amanda Seyfried) to seduce him and test his faithfulness. But as Catherine checks in on Chloe’s encounters with David, Chloe’s reports become increasingly lurid. Soon, the relationships between all three intensify in unexpected ways. Renowned filmmaker Atom Egoyan directs this psychological drama. [Recommended by Jessica]
Watch it Now: The Baxter (2005)
Netflix synopsis: Elliot Sherman (writer-director Michael Showalter) is a nice guy who’s tired of finishing last, but he’s at a loss to explain his bad luck with the ladies. His most recent heartbreak at the hands of a pretty magazine editor (Elizabeth Banks) has helped him swear off women forever and declare himself a bona fide “Baxter.” But advice from a plain-talking girl (Michelle Williams) could be just the thing he needs to become a marriageable leading man. [Recommended by Nick]