» » The heir to the famous ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ restaurant says that women can’t be sushi chefs because they menstruate Kanna Hashimoto reminds everyone why she’s the “once in a millennium” idol with new ads 【Videos】 Family event in Japan sees grown-ups and kids alike wandering into a giant, inflatable anusNetflix is continuing to lose great documentary titles, and it’s not adding as many essentials as it used to. Is this service going downhill? Maybe, and the big news that it’s ended its longtime deal with the cable channel Epix is another blow. Presumably this will take away the Epix original Milius as well as maybe catalog titles Cool It, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Underwater Dreams, Stories We Tell, Trekkies and Man With a Movie Camera. It also seems to explain why some Ross McElwee and Alan Berliner docs and some others left the list last month.At least Jiro Dreams of Sushi didn’t actually leave for good, as seemed to be the case a month ago.

It looks like the doc’s deal expired and they renewed last minute. sushi soy paper or seaweedMeanwhile, though, I’m hearing bad news that the whole Up series is soon going away (maybe by month’s end), joining the already gone 56 Up. where to buy inari ageBut it’s left before and come back, so hopefully that will only be temporary. uni sushi onlineThat’s a bunch of slots on our Netflix 150 potentially going vacant soon.where to buy inari ageThe one documentary I know for sure has already disappeared from streaming and therefore now exits our monthly guide is Gary Hustwit’s Objectified. They finally got rid of the whole Design Trilogy.

In its place, I’ve added Christian Jensen’s beautiful Oscar-nominated short White Earth, which I highly recommend paired with The Overnighters, as they’re both set in North Dakota amidst the current oil boom. The latter should have also been nominated, for Best Documentary Feature, and both should have won their respective category.Another slot opened up this month due to an error last month with The Art of the Steal, which is good since one of Albert Maysles’s final films, Iris, about fashion icon Iris Apfel, is arriving on Netflix Watch Instantly this month, on September 24th. That’s late enough that we could hold off including it until October, but it’s a Maysles and therefore essential viewing as soon as it’s available.Now a reminder of how the titles are numerically arranged:They are mostly ranked in order of my favor with some objective authority, but there are some clumps throughout the list that obviously fit together. Some are by director, some are by genre or subject matter and some are by series — the Up installments are of varied quality, for instance, but they should be seen in order.

In fact, I see this whole list as being best watched in order of the rankings. There are a few double features in the bunch (Expedition to the End of the World and Encounters at the End of the World and The Act of Killing and Camp 14, for two example sets) and some grouping where I truly think the higher ranking title is best watched before a certain title or titles below it.'Documentary Now!' returns to IFC in SeptemberAs we roll into the holiday weekend, we wanted to bring you our staff picks for the best movies to stream this July 4th. From art-y documentaries to sci-fi classics, with our staff’s wide range of movie tastes, there’s something for everyone! What’s YOUR pick for the best film to watch over July 4th? Tell us in the comments! Andy, Other 98’s Art Director, writes: “Imagine if the Hunger Games series was set in the 80’s with Katniss being played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and you have the perfect way to kill an hour and a half wasting brain cells.”

Rent it on iTunes or watch it streaming on Netflix. John, our Executive Director, writes: “The most beautiful movie about food, family, and the quest for perfection that’s ever been made.” Rent it on iTunes or get the DVD from Netflix. Alexis, our Comms Director, writes: “The things you don’t know about Nina Simone can probably fill a whole documentary — and they do! For example: did you know Nina Simone was trained as a classical pianist? This documentary is haunting, beautiful, and evocative. And you’ll learn much about one of the most brilliant artists of our time.” Watch it streaming on Netflix. This movie is like the Blair Witch Project only it’s set in Norway about some young film students who become obsessed with a man who claims he hunts trolls for the government. What more can you want? Rent the DVD through Netflix or get it streaming on iTunes. Caty, our Development Director, writes: “Lady-powered without ever approaching preachy, In a World… is about a female voiceover artist – with a famous voiceover artist dad – trying to break into a male-dominated world.

Full of solid comedic performances, including the indomitable Tig Notaro.” Watch it streaming on Netflix or rent it on iTunes. This film is somewhat based on the cast of the original Star Trek appearing at a sci-fi convention and then getting sucked into a real outerspace adventure. Bonus: the captain is as much of a douche as you would imagine William Shatner might be in real life! It’s hard to believe this movie was once considered state of the art, but it’s still a fun ride and it stars “The Dude” Glorious documentary about Divine, the drag queen who inspired John Waters and redefined what drag could be. Includes photos and home videos of Divine’s childhood and teen years, which are fascinating. Funny, outrageous, and just a little bit sad. Kelly, our Technical Director, cited this key passage from this 1996 blockbuster as the reason it won his July 4th pick: [the President briefs the pilots before the final attack] President Thomas Whitmore: Good morning.