Few can argue Netflix set the bar when it comes to streaming content. Hell, they created the concept, and everyone else has been struggling to keep up. Kinda like what Marvel did with the whole cinematic universe thing. Unlike Marvel, Netflix has had a few stumbles along the way. The first was wanting to put ads between shows, which would slow down binge watching. Fortunately the idea never took off. But their next one could be the biggest blunder of all. Word hit Monday Netflix wants to introduce a new feature allowing viewers to speed up or slow down the viewing experience by .5 time or 1.5 times normal. This has filmmakers fuming, with the likes of Brad Bird and Judd Apatow saying, via Twitter, they intend to fight the streaming giant on this one. Why? They believe viewers should watch a film or TV show in the manner the filmmaker intended. And they have a valid point, which I agree with. Films are often deliberately paced so as to build tension, or moments are slowed ...

So, Zac Efron has a pretty spectacular body. Now that that's out of the way . . . Was that a weird way to get this started? Maybe a little weird. Yeah, now it's weird. It's a large focal point of the movie though, and even factors into one of the film's final punch lines, so y'know, it serves a purpose. If that makes you uncomfortable, you do also get to see plenty of half-naked Seth Rogen as well.

The Watch features some of the biggest names in comedy working a script by screenwriting duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg , a couple of the funniest writers in Hollywood. Sounds like a slam dunk doesn't it? Then why was the flick ignored during last summer's box office bonanza? Four men who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their day-to-day family routines find themselves defending the Earth from an alien invasion. Two things seemed to work against The Watch. For one, the 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin by a neighbourhood watch member in Florida. Then there's the crude humour, which mainstream audiences were turned off by. Too bad, as The Watch is pretty fucking funny. Sure, it's vulgar and offensive, but these sequences are the ones I laughed the hardest at. If that makes me an asshole, fine. Sue me. Funny is funny. Truth is, there's nothing worse here than in most Judd Apatow movies, only this film lacks the "sweetness"...

The latest in a long line of raunchy  comedies, and almost as funny as all those that proceeded it. In fact, there is a 15-minute sequence that is by far one of the funniest ever put on film. The flick works because of some winning performances by Jonah Hill and Russell Brand and a script that knows when to slow down and let some pathos and character beats shine through. Another winner from producer Judd Apatow, and a solid Good rating from The Basement.