By: Dr. Laura Wilhelm
West Hollywood, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/3/20 – The COVID-19 lockdown has introduced and reintroduced many of us to the wonders of Netflix! Not to sound like a Hollywood cliché, but this reporter has also been recovering from cosmetic surgery. Regular Netflix viewing has thus become de rigueur around this house.
The following list was inspired by friends who requested Netflix recommendations on social media. Perhaps it will guide you to proven favorites and pleasant surprises!
Favorite Crime Drama Series–Dexter
Favorite Family Drama Series–Ozark
Favorite FBI Drama Series–Criminal Minds
Favorite Historical Drama Series–Versailles
Favorite Horror Drama Series–Evil
Favorite International Drama Series–Stories of Rabindranath Tagore
Favorite Political Drama Series–House of Cards
Favorite Sci-Fi Drama Series–Outlander
Favorite Comedy Series–The Office
Favorite Documentary Series–The Untold History of the United States
Favorite Musical Series–Glee
Favorite Reality Series–Nailed It!
Favorite Classic Film–One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Favorite Comedy Film–Silver Linings Playbook
Favorite Contemporary Film–Nightcrawler
Favorite Crime Film–Limitless
Favorite Cult Film–Taxi Driver
Favorite Documentary Film–Twenty Feet from Stardom
Favorite Family Film–Batman: The Dark Knight
Favorite Historical Film–A Little Chaos
Favorite Horror Film–Silence of the Lambs
Favorite International Film–Howards End
Favorite Musical Film–Fiddler on the Roof
Favorite Political Film–The King’s Speech
Favorite Sci-Fi Film–Snowpiercer
Favorite TV Series Actor–Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Favorite TV Series Actress–Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Favorite Film Actor–Alan Rickman and Stanley Tucci, A Little Chaos and Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Favorite Film Actress–Jodie Foster, Silence of the Lambs and Rene Russo, Nightcrawler
Favorite TV Series Ensemble–Criminal Minds, Dexter, Glee, House of Cards, and The Office
Favorite Film Ensemble–Batman: The Dark Knight, A Little Chaos, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Silence of the Lambs, and Taxi Driver
Favorite TV Series Director–David Fincher, House of Cards and Mindhunter
Favorite Film Director–Christopher Nolan, Batman: The Dark Knight
Favorite TV Series Cinematography–Dexter, House of Cards, and Ozark
Favorite Film Cinematography–Silence of the Lambs
Favorite TV Series Costumes–Dexter and Versailles
Favorite Film Costumes–A Little Chaos
Favorite TV Series Production Design–Dexter, House of Cards, and Versailles
Favorite Film Production Design–Silence of the Lambs
Favorite TV Series Script–Dexter, House of Cards, and Ozark
Favorite Film Script–Nightcrawler
Favorite TV Series Soundtrack–Dexter, Glee, and Ozark
Favorite Film Soundtrack–Twenty Feet from Stardom
Favorite TV Series Tonal Effects–Dexter and Ozark
Favorite Film Tonal Effects–Silence of the Lambs
Favorite Netflix Content Creator–Ryan Murphy
Favorite Netflix Regular–Sarah Paulson
Honorable Mentions–American Crime Story, The Borgias, Dallas Buyers Club, Dark Places, Dead to Me, Designated Survivor, Dirty John, The Disaster Artist, Emily in Paris, Extremely Wicked. . .Genius of the Ancient and Modern World, Hannibal, Into the Night, Les Miserables, The Lincoln Lawyer, Medici, Mindhunter, Myths and Monsters, The Producers, Ratched, Red Dragon, Sarajevo, Se7en, A Single Man, Sister Cities, Spotlight, You.