Here’s the last episode of What’s New to Netflix for 2023, and we make it a good one as we discuss all of the new stuff coming out for the holiday season this December.
Then, Miles Teller is a drummer at a prestigious music school. But will his abusive teacher, played by J. K. Simmons, take things too far and cost him his sanity? We find out in Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash from 2014. Next, Sylvester Stallone talks about his upbringing, his career, and his comebacks in the documentary Sly from 2023. And last, David Fincher brings us the story of a hitman who gets revenge when things get too personal in The Killer from 2023.
All of this plus the DC Universe, ‘90s girls wearing glasses, a very particular set of skills, Hallmark Christmas movies, Bikini Kill t-shirts, influencers, Princess Diana, claymation chickens, Bradley Cooper being a Philadelphia Eagles fan, realty reality shows, Zack Snyder chat, and the complete dumbing down of Star Trek.
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Forget What’s New to Netflix; it’s time for What’s New to Max! We are continuing on from last month’s accidental crossover episode, reviewing three films that are new to the streaming service, Max. However, we do go over all of the new titles coming to Netflix in November 2023 at the top of the episode.
We start our review portion of the show by checking out the underrated Eddie Murphy adventure film, The Golden Child, from 1986. Then we join up with Jason Statham and his crew as they battle megalodons and a giant octopus in Meg 2: The Trench from 2023. And afterwards, we revisit the Joe Dante action comedy Small Soldiers from 1998.
All of this plus movies you could buy at McDonalds, Netflix puts a spin on golf, the return of The Crown, Adam Sandler is a lizard, Squid Game is now a reality, and Christmas movies where they have to save Christmas from something or there will never be a Christmas ever again!
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We’re back with a new name, What’s New to Netflix, and an accidental crossover episode this time around, where we go through all of the new titles coming to Max in October 2023 instead of Netflix. Feeling confused? Don’t worry, so were we, but we’re seeing this through, as this will be part one of a two-episode special that will be all about stuff coming to Max.
Then we review some stuff that’s actually on Netflix when we take a look at the philosophical sci-fi alien film Arrival from 2016, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, directed by Denis Villeneuve. Afterwards, Johnny Depp plays John Dillinger in the gritty historical crime drama Public Enemies from 2009, directed by Michael Mann. And finally, we talk about Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues from 2013, with Will Ferrel reprising his role as Ron Burgundy, directed by Adam McKay.
All of this plus, like we mentioned, we totally goofed up and went over everything coming to Max instead of Netflix! What a way to start our new rebranded podcast! Hopefully, if we do something like this again in the future, it will be intentional. But we still think this will be a cool treat for all of you, and if it isn’t, let us know!
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It’s the last episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? ever! But don’t worry, we’ll be back next month with a new name for our podcast (hint: it’s more or less the same name), and in the meantime, we got this fresh episode for you detailing all of the new titles coming to Netflix in September 2023.
Then we watch Matthew Broderick invent a highly addictive new pharmaceutical that destroys lives and makes his business billions of dollars in the miniseries, Painkiller from 2023. Next, Gal Gadot is a double agent who gets double-crossed while trying to locate an AI software called The Heart before it falls into the wrong hands in Heart of Stone from 2023. And finally, a disparate group of people decide to capitalize on the inevitable collapse of the housing market in The Big Short from 2015.
All of this plus teenage party movies, dating shows that don’t feature werewolves, the growing number of small towns with secrets, Spy Ops, Spy Kids, Power Rangers, and Netflix acquires numerous shows that you can throw on in the background while you do other stuff.
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Well, it’s time for a new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? because it’s too damn hot outside and we could all use a fresh podcast to tell us all the new movies and shows to check out while we try to stay cool in June 2023.
Also, Tom Hanks is a total curmudgeon who just can’t wait to kill himself, but will he go through with it or have a change of heart? We find out when we take a look at A Man Called Otto from 2022. Then, J. Lo is a C.I.A. agent with a teenage daughter who she has to keep safe from some bad guys in The Mother from 2023. And speaking of C.I.A. agents, Arnold Schwarzenegger is about to put that life behind him, but when he finds out his daughter is one too, he has to pull one last job and join forces with her in the Netflix series, FUBAR, from 2023.
All of this plus romcoms without the com, movies with lazy titles, that time Mini Coopers were cool, Arnold movies, Extraction 2 spoilers, Suits, Shatner, Skull Island, and shows where actors break their ankle and then have to stand still while they perform action scenes.
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We’ve gone from ‘Denzel Spring’ right into 'Arnold Summer’ on What’s New to Netflix Instant!? so join us as we also cover all of the new titles that are heading to Netflix this July 2023.
Then, we see how Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Will Poulter, and Emma Roberts smuggle drugs in an RV while pretending to be a family in We’re the Millers from 2013. Next, it’s all about Arnold Schwarzenegger and his life as a bodybuilder, actor, and politician in the comprehensive mini-series, Arnold from 2023. And wrapping it up, Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing who is hired by the government to crack an unbreakable code, which he sets out to accomplish with Kiera Knightley in The Imitation Game from 2014.
All of this plus how Star Trek became Star Wars, the story of WHAM!, a deep fake reality dating show, artificial intelligence is back at it, the unlikely movie that beat out Avatar at the box office, the return of Bird Box, movies we’ve reviewed on past shows, and some crazy-ass anime.
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Well, it's time for a new episode of What's New to Netflix Instant!? because it's too damn hot outside and we could all use a fresh podcast to tell us all the new movies and shows to check out while we try not to overheat in June 2023.
Also, Tom Hanks is a total curmudgeon who just can't wait to kill himself, but will he go through with it or have a change of heart? We find out when we take a look at A Man Called Otto from 2022. Then, J. Lo is a C.I.A. agent with a teenage daughter who she has to keep safe from some bad guys in The Mother from 2023. And speaking of C.I.A. agents, Arnold Schwarzenegger is about to put that life behind him, but when he finds out his daughter is one too, he has to pull one last job and join forces with her in the Netflix series, FUBAR, from 2023.
All of this plus romcoms without the com, movies with lazy titles, that time Mini Coopers were cool, Arnold movies, Extraction 2 spoilers, Suits, Shatner, Skull Island, and shows where actors break their ankle and then have to stand still while they perform action scenes.
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Here we are with an accidental hostage-themed episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? this month, where we look at three intense action thrillers in addition to running down all of the new stuff hitting Netflix in May 2023.
We got even more Denzel Washington, who has been featured a ton on our podcast lately, as Clive Owen holds up a bank and no one knows who is who in the Spike Lee directed, Inside Man from 2006. Next, Samuel L. Jackson is a hostage negotiator who becomes the target of a conspiracy that can only go from bad to worse if Kevin Spacey is the guy who has to save you, in The Negotiator from 1998. And finally, Alban Lenoir might be the best new rising action star in our opinion, when we take a look at the gritty and intense, AKA from 2023.
All of this plus reality dating shows are back in a big way, Netflix’s recent bout of controversies, St. Vincent the movie not the musician, E! True Hollywood stories, plastic animation, MerPeople, and the looming mystery of what Heartland is and how it has fifteen seasons.
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We’ve got a special theme show on this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? as we explore three new Netflix original documentaries in addition to giving you all the info on what’s coming in April 2023 to Netflix!
We uncover some of the conspiracy theories that center around the missing Malaysian Airlines flight that made headlines ten years ago when we discuss, MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, from 2023. Then we look at the controversy surrounding the ever popular sex site, Pornhub, when we get into Money Shot: The Pornhub Story, also from 2023. And we look at the footage surrounding the 51-day siege that took place in Waco, Texas in the early ‘90s, when we talk about Waco: American Apocalypse, from 2023, as well.
All of this plus “April Hitchcock”, emo dance moves, road rage, bad mentors, Florida Man, the return of The Power Rangers, the return of John Mulaney, and an update on the future of the podcast!
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As we mentioned previously, we have been a podcast for eight years, so that can only mean one thing! That’s right, What’s New to Netflix Instant!? is doing a full-length audio commentary for a film that’s streaming on Netflix right now! This time we’re watching World War Z from 2013, the movie where Brad Pitt has to save the world from a zombie pandemic. Will he be able to stop it? Can he protect his family in the process? And what’s the deal with that scarf? All of these questions and more will be answered!
WARNING: This is not a typical episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? This is an audio commentary. This episode is meant to be listened to while you watch World War Z. If you try to listen to this episode and you are not watching World War Z along with us, a lot of this will not make any sense.
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We’re celebrating two landmark events on this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and one of them has to do with it being our eighth year as a podcast! The other is the fact that we are not recording this one over Skype but have met up in person, for the first time since 2020, to bring you everything that is coming to Netflix in March 2023!
Then Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg team up to steal some money and cause a lot of trouble in 2 Guns from 2013. Afterwards, we go to Norway and watch a teenager transform into a werewolf before wreaking havoc on her small town in Viking Wolf (aka Vikingulven) from 2023. And then we watch as Anthony Mackie’s family befriends a ghost, played by David Harbour, which turns him into a viral celebrity in We Have a Ghost, also from 2023.
All of this plus karate sheep, Chris Rock is getting upset, 5-Minute Abs, Survivor-style reality shows, the wrong Sky High, and Netflix wants us to get in shape but also suggests that working out can kill you?
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It’s time for a new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and while February may be the shortest month of the year, that didn’t stop Netflix from releasing a whole bevy of new movies and shows coming in February 2023.
Then we watch as John Travolta takes a subway car hostage and it's all up to Denzel Washington to stop him in Tony Scott’s action thriller, The Taking of Pelham 123 from 2009. Next, we witness a grizzly murder that only Christian Bale and Harry Melling, in an excellent performance as Edgar Alan Poe, can solve in The Pale Blue Eye from 2022. And last, we see the true story of a homeless vagrant turned viral celebrity getting convicted of murder in The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker from 2023.
All of this plus movies you shouldn’t take your friends to, singing crocodiles, Floribama, the new You, video games on Netflix, everything you ever wanted to know about golf, shark cages, alien astronauts, attractive teens stuck on an island, and what it's like when all the reality dating shows collide into one hot mess.
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It’s a new year, so that can only mean one thing for What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and that is our best-of and worst-of lists for 2022 titles that we reviewed on the show! We also go through all of the new stuff coming to Netflix in January 2023!
Then we watch as Jake Gyllenhaal tries to uncover who kidnapped Hugh Jackman’s daughter in the labyrinthian crime thriller, Prisoners from 2013. Next up, Daniel Craig is back as the world’s best detective to solve a murder in an eccentric billionaire’s island mansion in Glass Onion from 2022. And last, Noah Baumbach adapts Don DeLillo’s paranoid satire on American life in the mid-eighties in White Noise, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, also from 2022.
All of this plus some of Eddie Murphy’s movies, most of the Rocky movies, Rob Lowe hangs out with a dog, the secret world of Pez, whether or not That ‘90s Show is a total buzzkill, Minions-chat, Cunk-talk, and even more nineties nostalgia with Pamela Anderson.
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As the year comes to an end, What’s New to Netflix Instant!? is more busy than ever bringing you all 112 titles that are coming to Netflix in December 2022!
We also talk about Netflix’s new comedy series that features the last standing Blockbuster store trying to come up with innovative ways to stay in business in Blockbuster from 2022. Next, Lindsey Lohan can’t remember who she is after a ski accident and discovers true love and the meaning of Christmas along the way in Falling for Christmas from 2022. And finally, Jake Gyllenhaal is a heavyweight boxer that suffers a tragedy and must get his life together before he risks losing his daughter in Southpaw from 2015.
All of this plus banned books, bullet trains, boss babies, scams, singles, Santas, Sonic, storms, secrets, and so so much more!
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This month on What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we talk about all of the new Netflix titles coming in November 2022, but you already knew that didn’t you?
Then we discuss the film responsible for bringing ‘Brangelina’ into the world when we get into Mr. & Mrs. Smith from 2005, starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, obviously! Duh! Next, old people start turning violent and wreaking havoc on a small town in Old People from 2022. And finally, the unnerving true story of a struggling nurse and the sociopathic killer that befriends her in The Good Nurse, starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne, from 2022.
All of this plus the unreleased Key & Peele seasons Netflix doesn’t want you to see, shows ripping off Lost, video games, warrior nuns, teletubbies, good manners, Pepsi lies to everyone, tacos, Kim Kardashian tries to act, and the worst candy ever made.
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We’re diggin’ those chill autumn vibes here on What’s New to Netflix Instant!? so what could be better than checking out all of the new content on Netflix for October 2022?
We also take a stab at Rob Zombie’s adaptation of an iconic ‘60s sitcom when we hip ourselves to The Munsters from 2022. Then we watch the tragic rise and fall (mostly the latter) of Marilyn Monroe as we take on the controversial biopic, Blonde, from 2022. And last, a group of Redditors cause all sorts of mayhem when they send GameStop’s stock to skyrocket in Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga from 2022.
All of this plus the Ocean’s Cinematic Universe, the rise of sentient phones, killer waves bruh, multiple Netflix documentaries on recent events, easy-bake ovens, crocs, The Spotify Story, and the grand conspiracy behind Netflix producing more family-friendly content to steal subscribers away from Disney Plus!
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We’re celebrating a milestone here on What’s New to Netflix Instant!? because it’s our 100th episode!!
Tonight we’ve decided to give all of you a special full-length commentary for the last of the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movies when we watch Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy from 2022!
WARNING: This is not a typical episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? This is an audio commentary. This episode is meant to be listened to while you watch Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy. If you try to listen to this episode and you are not watching Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy along with us, a lot of this will not make any sense.
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What’s New to Netflix Instant!? is back! And we’re here with our 99th episode to bring you all of the news on the latest movies and shows that are coming to Netflix in September 2022!
Then we strap on a GoPro and kick as much ass as we possibly can when we scope the action-packed, Hardcore Henry from 2015. Next, we talk about the sequel to the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film (that we did a special commentary for a few years back) which introduces a new enemy to the story in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar from 2022. And it’s the true story of John McAfee, anti-virus software maker and millionaire eccentric extraordinaire, as he flees from country to country to avoid being arrested for murder and tax evasion in Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee, also from 2022.
All of this plus the Apatow crew and the debate over what their official name is, sibling dating shows, how to manage your finances the Netflix way, pizza stories, huffing computer duster, shitty teens, Tyler Perry gets serious, and Air Bud Entertainment continues to take things to the next level!
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Here’s an all-new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and we are more than ready to tell you all about the new stuff hitting Netflix in August 2022!
Also, a young man’s uncle wakes from a coma after seventeen years only to reveal that he was in another dimension where he obtained magic powers in the comedic anime, Uncle from Another World from 2022. Then we explore the rebooted mythology of the new Resident Evil series, also from 2022, but is it as disappointing as fans have made it out to be? And finally, it’s the most expensive Netflix film to date starring Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, and Chris Evans in the action-packed, The Gray Man, yet another 2022 release.
All of this plus Limp Bizkit starting riots, illegal high school gambling, Sandman speculations, James Bond chat, skepticism concerning child chefs, and what’s the deal with cats?
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We’re back with some What’s New to Netflix Instant!? to help you beat the heatwave and inform you on all of the new titles coming to Netflix in July 2022!
Then we watch Vice from 2018, the semi-comedic biopic on Dick Cheney, starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and directed by Adam McKay. Next, Kevin Hart is mistaken for a mysterious hitman who is actually Woody Harrelson when we check out, The Man from Toronto from 2022. And lastly, we got alien invasions, paintball, laser tag, and lots of slime in the Norwegian sci-fi comedy, Blasted, also from 2022.
All of this plus Boo, Bitch! It’s Halloween in July, building a sex room, dudes eating poop, psychedelics, lumberjacks, Shania Twain, and the unremarkable true stories that inspire possibly unremarkable movies.
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It’s summertime and What’s New to Netflix Instant!? has got plenty of ways for you to beat the heat and get caught up on all of the new movies and shows coming to Netflix in June 2022.
Also we watch Matthew McConaughey get himself caught up in a whole bunch of criminal shenanigans in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen from 2019. Then, Mike Myers brings us a goofy look at one of the more obscure yet powerful secret societies in existence when we review the first episode of The Pentaverate from 2022. And finally, we explore the true story of an online chat room that was running rampant with sex crimes in the documentary, Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror from 2022.
All of this plus stand-up specials curated by comedians showcasing their comedian friends, the return of Peaky Blinders, the return of Iron Chef, Kenan and Kel and All That, gelato, kidults, and Mr. Bean meets Mr. Bee.
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Here’s an all-new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? where we take a look at all of the new movies and shows coming to Netflix in May 2022!
Afterwards we watch as a bunch of actors get talked into doing a big-budget movie right in the midst of the pandemic where everything that could possibly go wrong does in Judd Apatow’s The Bubble from 2022. Then two high-schoolers try to start a metal band, but first they have a lot of growing up to do in the coming-of-age comedy, Metal Lords from 2022. And finally, the true story of painter, Margaret Keane, whose husband scammed the world when he convinced everyone that he was the artist behind his wife’s paintings in Big Eyes from 2014.
All of this plus which of the 3 Ninjas sequels are worth watching, magical mailboxes that work on love, James getting heated about Ghost in the Shell and then getting excited again, someone finally made a movie about motocross, people can’t get enough Lincoln lawyers, Stranger Things chat, and the return of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that isn’t quite what we expected.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we go through a list of all 110 (that’s right 110!!) of the new releases that are hitting Netflix this month and it is a doozy!
Then Lakeith Stanfield gets a job as a telemarketer until he finds out that upper management has been horsing around in the surreal, Sorry to Bother You from 2018. Next, in a bleak post-apocalyptic future, Noomi Rapace has to transport some canisters across a frozen body of water in Black Crab from 2022. And finally, Jason Segel takes Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins hostage at their remote vacation home in the stark, Windfall from 2022.
All of this plus the real reason why no one wants to watch dance-battle movies anymore, films that function as iPod commercials, debating whether we should call Saul, no one likes girls that wear Abercrombie & Fitch, lying your way to game show success, and Amish people gonna get the party started!
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Can you believe it’s our seventh year doing What’s New to Netflix Instant!? We can’t, but apparently we have. So, as is our tradition every year as a podcast we are doing a full-length audio commentary of a movie streaming on Netflix right now at this very moment! Tonight’s feature is The One from 2001, starring a multi-dimensional Jet Li kicking his own ass while gaining super powers in the process. Sounds ridiculous? You bet it is!!
WARNING: This is not a typical episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? This is an audio commentary. This episode is meant to be listened to while you watch The One. If you try to listen to this episode and you are not watching The One along with us, a lot of this will not make any sense.
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For the shortest month of the year there are quite a lot of new movies and shows that are coming to Netflix in February 2022 and What’s New to Netflix Instant!? has got you covered on all of them!
Later we check out the infamous NXIVM cult which was responsible for brainwashing such personalities as Allison Mack from Smallville and Catherine Oxenberg’s daughter among many others in Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother’s Fight to Save Her Daughter from 2019. Then, Guillermo Del Toro and the guy who directed Trollhunter bring Alvin Schwartz’s creepy childhood book series to the big screen in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark from 2019. And finally, Ben Affleck stars and directs the critically and commercially acclaimed, The Town, a heist movie about of a group of Boston criminals that rob banks, from 2010.
All of this plus big-game hunting, con artists, infidelity, murder, blind dates, cookie-cutter plots, tall girls, Kanye, cupheads, chainsaws, halloween, Madea, and everything else you need to have the most romantic Valentine’s Day ever!
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Another year, another podcast. This month on What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we reflect on 2021 when we talk about our favorite and least-favorite films we reviewed on the show in the past year all before going through the new stuff coming to Netflix in January 2022.
Then Benedict Cumberbatch gets upset when his brother, Jesse Plemons, hastily marries Kirsten Dunst, and when her son comes to live with them the tension builds to a fever pitch in Jane Campion’s western, The Power of the Dog from 2021. Next, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, and Denise Richards have threesomes and do awful things for money but who’s playing who, and who could be playing all three of them? We find out in the twist-heavy Wild Things from 1998. And finally, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence are scientists that discover a comet headed for earth, but no one cares that the world is going to end, especially President Meryl Streep and her son, Jonah Hill, in the satire, Don’t Look Up from 2021.
All of this plus Mark Zuckerberg removed our Facebook page, Jack Black with dreads, TikTok meets The Real World, Riverdance: The Animated Adventure, ripping off Saved by the Bell, Kevin James: Pee Wee Football Coach, and The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window and other ridiculously long-titled shows for people that are really into ridiculously long-titled shows for the purpose of comedy.
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‘Tis the last episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? for 2021, and we take a break from watching the ol’ YouTube yule log and getting blitzed on alcoholic cider to tell you the naughty and nice new titles that are coming down your Netflix chimney in December!
Then we watch an Arnold Schwarzenegger action comedy classic! No, it’s not Jingle All the Way, it’s the movie with its own metaverse way before that was even a thing, Last Action Hero from 1993. Then Kelsey Grammer abandons his family and then decides to return thirty years later in Father Christmas Is Back from 2021. And, Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot are all trying to steal some priceless eggs while cracking jokes and a few ribs in Red Notice, also from 2021.
All of this plus Netflix bought all of MTV’s worst reality shows! We also got more heists, more mixtapes, more sheep, more centaurs! There are people thrown together, people sewn together, only the most elite of short stories, karate kids, cobra kais, seals vs. sharks, and so much more!
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we go through all of the 114 movies and shows coming to your Netflix this November 2021!
Later we check in with the original Lara Croft, Angelina Jolie, as she goes on a quest to locate Pandora’s Box, but can she can get there before some rich evil guy gets to it first? We find out when we explore Lara Croft Tombraider: The Cradle of Life from 2003. Next, inspired by a true story, what starts off as a found footage Superbad quickly escalates into one wild ass party which then turns into an all-out riot for a group of teens in, Project X from 2012. And finally, we crack the prequel to Army of the Dead, when we go on some insane heists featuring a German safecracker, his motley crew, and a whole lot of intricate mechanical locksmithery in Army of Thieves from 2021.
All of this plus only kids can save Christmas, Colin Farrell doesn’t get his ass to mars, Netflix giving The Lifetime Channel a run for its money, the lost seasons of Survivor, the return of the Tiger King, and we both absolutely detest and relentlessly rip on the new Cowboy Bebop live-action reboot.
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We got an extra lengthy episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? this month because there are zillions of new titles hitting Netflix in October 2021 and we go through every single one of them!
Then we check out what Mick Dundee is up to when he heads to Los Angeles and uncovers a plot that involves the smuggling of some very rare and expensive paintings in Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles from 2001. Next, Kid is off to college and his best friend Play just gave away his tuition check to some shady record executives, so they’ve got to throw a party to raise some money in House Party 2 from 1991. And finally, Martians are invading earth, destroying cities, and killing every famous celebrity from the mid-'90s, but what could possibly stop them? Find out when we get into the underrated sci-fi satire, Mars Attacks! from 1996.
All of this plus musicals that shouldn’t be made, Al Gore being right the whole time, the obscene amount of money Netflix bought Seinfeld for, horse hitmen, no one knowing how many Pokémon there are, vagina-scented candles, sexy puppets, and the roaring twenties is now! kind of.
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We discuss a whole bunch of new movies and shows on What’s New to Netflix Instant!? for the month of September 2021, so check it out!
Afterwards we check out some scientists that have inadvertently created some super smart sharks that cause all sorts of mayhem including devouring Samuel L. Jackson in the action-packed Deep Blue Sea from 1999. Next, John David Washington is on the run in Greece when he stumbles onto a conspiracy involving a kidnapped politician’s son in Beckett from 2021. And we learn about Bob Ross, his rise to success and the unfortunate deception that cost him his legacy in Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed also from 2021.
All of this plus do you have what it takes to join The Circle? Do you have what it takes to give up sex? Do you have what it takes to play the Squid Game? Do you have what it takes to find out the correct order of Saved by the Bell’s episodes? Nevertheless, there’s sharks, sharkdogs, He-Men, Party Aunts, Octonauts, and much much more!
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We start celebrating Halloween a little early this year on What’s New to Netflix Instant!? when we talk about all three of the new Fear Street movies streaming now on Netflix, but not before running down all of the new films and shows hitting Netflix in August 2021.
Next, evil things are happening in the town of Shadyside when a masked murderer starts going after some teens in the first film of the series, Fear Street: Part One - 1994. Then we go back in time to Camp Nightwing where the only survivor of the Shadyside killings tells her story of what really happened in Fear Street: Part Two - 1978. And in the conclusion of the series, it’s up to the teens to figure out the root of all the evil in their hometown when they uncover a shocking secret in Fear Street: Part Three - 1666.
All of this plus glitchy Skype noise, disappearing wives and/or girlfriends, tournament-style anime shows, a real-life Breaking Bad Jr., fear of the internet, fear of social media, and a hockey team that had an offer they could not refuse.
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Welcome to our first in-person recording of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? in fifteen months! We have one-time guest of the show, Savannah, to join in on the fun as we go through all of the new films and titles coming to Netflix in July 2021.
Then when Diane Lane gets kidnapped by an evil biker gang led by Willem Dafoe, it’s up to her ex-boyfriend and a band of misfits to rescue her in the rock and roll fable, Streets of Fire from 1984. Next, Liam Neeson and his brother have to transport cargo to save a group of trapped miners, but aside from dodging bad guys and avalanches they have to drive on roads made of thin ice in The Ice Road from 2021. And finally, it’s the completely inaccurate story of America animated through the lens of Adult Swim-styled irreverence and crude humor in America: The Motion Picture from 2021.
All of this plus we sincerely apologize for the glitchy and annoying audio quality that appears near the end of the ‘July releases’ portion of the episode, however it seems to clear up significantly during our movie reviews. It was our first time recording IRL in a year and a half so cut us some slack!
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We were a little behind schedule this month due to getting all vaccinated for the summer, but on this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we manage to do our best to cover all of the new content hitting Netflix this June 2021.
Then we watch Steven Seagal take on a whole slew of bad guys when they hijack a battleship in the cheesy action flick, Under Siege from 1992. Next, Danny McBride and James Franco are knights that go on an epic quest where they must rescue Zooey Deschanel and smoke lots of weed in Your Highness from 2011. And finally, Zack Snyder* gets back into making zombie movies with the big dumb over-the-top action heist film, Army of the Dead from 2021.
All of this plus Steve Urkel as Sonic the Hedgehog, Tuxedo Mask and his suave ways, what it means to truly be elite, fried food, the return of rollerskating movies, pop music throughout the ages, and a threesome that might only be a twosome.
*note: Any time I mention Zack Snyder’s Batman vs. Superman, I meant to say Justice League. It’s all the same thing right?
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It’s a brand new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? so we buckle down and go through the painstaking task of covering all of the new movies and shows hitting Netflix this May 2021.
Then we join Joaquin Phoenix as he gets all tangled up with The Cause, a made-up religion invented by Philip Seymour Hoffman, in P.T. Anderson’s The Master from 2012. Next, a young girl marries Tom Hiddleston and heads to his haunted mansion where she encounters ghosts, a dubious sibling played by Jessica Chastain, and tons of red clay in Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak from 2015. And last, Anthony Mackie discovers a drug that enables him to travel back in time, but when his friend’s daughter takes the drug and gets stuck in the past, it’s up to him to get her back in Synchronic from 2019.
All of this plus the best of the best, money (how does it work?), another Rear Window remake, the legacy of Spy Kids, and Algorithms, Netflix & Robots?
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For this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we had the pleasure of talking with Colleen and Melissa, the stars of Netflix’s Pet Stars!
We talk about their company Pets On Q, how they got involved with Netflix, memorable experiences making the show, personal stories of friendship, and what life is like as a professional animal scout for the entertainment industry.
We will be back with our regular format later in the month, but until then enjoy the interview and be sure to check out Pet Stars, which is streaming on Netflix right now!
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? it’s springtime and love is in the air which is heavily apparent as we go through the list of new titles that are streaming on Netflix in April 2021.
Then we recall our own personal experiences working at Blockbuster Video when we talk about the documentary, The Last Blockbuster from 2020. Next, Nicolas Cage and a group of Jiu Jitsu fighters have to stop an alien or a comet from annihilating the universe or something in the preposterous sci-fi action flick, Jiu Jitsu from 2020. And finally, Eric Andre and Lil Rey Howery drive across the country as unsuspecting people get roped into their zany antics in Bad Trip from 2021.
All of this plus the story behind your favorite sweater, new movies sharing slightly similar titles to more popular films, Selma Blair sitcom nostalgia, the legitimacy of inventing new film cameras, the phenomenon of meditation apps, and the existential emptiness of animal influencers getting Netflix deals.
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In celebration of our 6th year as a podcast, we’re doing a full-length commentary of a film that’s streaming on Netflix right now!
It’s all about that lovable, clueless Paul Rudd in the surprisingly heartfelt, Our Idiot Brother from 2011 also starring Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer as his three sisters.
So fire up Netflix and queue up Our Idiot Brother along with this podcast and we’ll all get to enjoy the film like one big happy family!
***NOTE: THIS IS A FULL-LENGTH COMMENTARY OF OUR IDIOT BROTHER, NOT A REGULAR EPISODE. THIS IS MEANT TO BE LISTENED TO WHILE WATCHING OUR IDIOT BROTHER AND NOT ON ITS OWN***
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An all-new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? brings all-new movies and shows to Netflix in March 2021, so we do our best to tell you what you should be checking out and what you might want to avoid this month.
Afterwards we check out the big-budget Korean sci-fi action adventure film, Space Sweepers from 2021. Next, Rosamund Pike makes her living stealing from the elderly, but when she goes after the wrong people she gets in over her head with an organized crime boss, played by Peter Dinklage, in I Care a Lot from 2021. And finally, Owen Wilson relocates his family to Thailand just in time for a giant coup to overthrow the government and hunt him down in No Escape from 2015.
All of this plus the ‘Z’ in Gen Z standing for zines, Team Rocket’s noble intentions, “killer sounds bro”, saying yes to everything has big disadvantages, a show starring those loveable millennials, real-life pirates, and clueless cake creators causing crazy cake-tastrophes.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we broadcasted during the midst of the Snowpocalypse, almost losing our electricity and sanity along the way.
Then after going through all of the new titles coming to Netflix in February, we check into a psychiatric ward with Halle Berry as she is haunted by ghostly visions and the possibility that she murdered her husband in Gothika from 2003. Next, Nicolas Cage as well as a few comedians and language experts talk to us about swear words in the aptly named History of Swear Words from 2021. And finally, Jason Statham is trying to raise his daughter in a small town, but when the local meth dealer (played by James Franco) finds out he’s ex-DEA, he decides to make things interesting in Homefront from 2013.
All of this plus mysterious deaths in mysterious towns, pole dancing, films that sound like Kevin Smith films but aren’t, The King of Queens takes on millennials, Bear Grylls tries to outdo The Crocodile Hunter, and when dogs might need an intervention.
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It’s a whole new year so we here at What’s New to Netflix Instant!? waste no time talking about our favorite films of 2020 as well as the films we thought totally sucked! Then we go through all of the new titles hitting Netflix in January 2021!
Afterwards we venture to an alternate universe where puppets and mankind coexist together peacefully, only they don’t! It’s a violent, perverted, and often hilarious good time starring Melissa McCarthy and a whole lotta puppets in The Happytime Murders from 2018. Then, we watch David Fincher’s new biopic on Herman Mankiewicz, the screenwriter of Citizen Kane, and all around veracious and quick-witted guy in Mank from 2020. And finally, we explore the complex relationship between Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal symbolized through a gritty revenge story that serves as a metaphor for their relationship in Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals from 2016.
All of this plus the benefits of minimalism, getting drunk and singing Guns N’ Roses songs, Joe Pesci soundboards, going off the grid before it was a ‘thing’, dubstep’s finest cinematic moment, and Sex and the City and Aliens.
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It’s the last episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? for the year and we discuss all of the titles that are arriving on your Netflix in December 2020.
Then we take a peek at Keanu Reeves getting tortured by two young ladies in Eli Roth’s Knock Knock from 2015. Afterwards, a girl and the man who killed her father team up to mine some jewels and survive on a distant planet in Prospect from 2018. And finally, the story of the Grinch gets an out-of-this-world spin in Alien Xmas from 2020.
All of this plus shows about ballet, blatant Popeyes Chicken product placement, Stargate as a Star Trek substitute, gritty Pokemon reboots, the creation story (of the dictionary), and game show hosts getting snarky with their contestants.
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Autumn is in full effect and What’s New to Netflix Instant!? is here to provide your turkey day with the perfect escape (hopefully) informing you on all of the movies and shows coming to Netflix in November 2020.
Afterwards, we talk about the iconic seductive thriller, Basic Instinct from 1992, starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone. Next, we take a look at the most streamed movie of Netflix this year as we celebrate Halloween in November with Adam Sandler in Hubie Halloween from 2020. And finally, we watch Batman take on the Joker in the animated film, Batman: The Killing Joke from 2016, based on the popular graphic novel.
All of this plus Dawson and his beloved creek, The Hallmark Channel takes over Netflix, a kid befriends a trash truck, Dolly Parton saves Christmas, and demon hunters serve up noodles and violence!
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It’s Halloween season and What’s New to Netflix Instant!? is going through all of the frightening and not-so-frightening titles that are coming to October Netflix in 2020.
We take a long car ride with a couple that is going through some personal shit amidst awkward conversations, surreal encounters with parents, a choreographed dance sequence, and a talking pig in I’m Thinking of Ending Things from 2020. Then, we catch up with a survivor of a blood cult who takes a trip to a lake with his friends only to run into them again in The Babysitter: Killer Queen, also from 2020. And finally, Michael Jai White has to defend a stadium of basketball fans and protect his kids from evil mercenaries in Welcome to Sudden Death from 2020.
All of this plus old Jessica Simpson movies, food competition anime, UPN sitcoms, CBS sitcoms, remaking Hitchcock, and Christmas movies that come out days before Halloween.
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What do secret agents, super powers, and aliens all have in common? They’re all on the latest episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? along with a ton of new movies and shows coming to Netflix in September 2020.
We go on a top secret mission with Rowan Atkinson as he tries to stop a heinous plot involving royal jewels and secret DVDs or something when we check out Johnny English from 2003. Next, there’s a new drug on the streets causing people to have super powers or possibly explode in Project Power from 2020. And finally, the true story of a man trying to contact extraterrestrials in the appropriately named John Was Trying to Contact Aliens also from 2020.
All of this plus anacondas, Road Trip rip-offs, cooking BBQ, a teacher that’s an octopus, Jem and the Holograms rip-offs, The History Channel sells out, shows about movie villains, and fictional characters that have fictional siblings that get their own shows.
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Join us for MOB MONTH on What’s New to Netflix Instant!? as we take a look at three Mafia themed films while also checking out all of the new titles that are hitting Netflix in August 2020.
We go undercover with Johnny Depp as he infiltrates a ruthless mob gang, but his loyalty starts to shift after developing a friendship with Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco from 1997. Next, Tom Cruise is a hot-shot attorney fresh out of law school but the attorneys he’s working for have connections to some notorious crime bosses in The Firm from 1993. And finally, Harvey Keitel juggles his personal life and an unstable Robert De Niro on the gritty streets of New York in Mean Streets from 1973.
All of this plus VHS tapes sold at McDonalds, deadly zombie rain, video game nostalgia, biohacking, death metal karaoke, and just how overrated James Bond really is.
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Time for another episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and we leave no title undiscussed as we check out all of the new movies and shows streaming on Netflix in July 2020.
Afterwards we go on a crusade to help humans fight against deadly vampires that have been waging a war since the dawn of time in Priest from 2011. Then, a group of assassins band together to take down a notorious hitman which manages to elude them at every turn in Killing Gunther from 2017. And we try to make sense out of the eccentric and dementedly quirky comedy, An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn from 2018.
All of this plus unsolved mysteries, spoof movies, jeopardy, double jeopardy, the Babysitter’s Club is back, and Zac Efron goes on vacation.
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Welcome to a new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and while you’re stuck inside for the summer we waste no time talking about all of the new releases for June 2020 Netflix.
Then we try to uncover the supernatural force that’s haunting Ethan Hawke and his family when he finds a box of disturbing films in his attic in Sinister from 2012. Next, various celebrities discuss their personal experiences with psychedelic drugs in Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics from 2020. And finally, David Spade texts the wrong woman and ends up with a wildly unstable and unpredictable date for his company’s retreat in The Wrong Missy also from 2020.
All of this plus the end of Fuller House, the return of Arnold, embarrassing interviews with Nixon, babies (again), floors that may or may not be lava, and a magical edible forest.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? it’s blood, poker and fake swords but not before we go through all of the titles dropping on Netflix in May 2020.
We follow Jean-Claude Van Damme as he infiltrates a secret underground tournament in Hong Kong to become the best fighter in the world when he faces off in Bloodsport from 1988. Next, an ex-Olympic skier gets into the secret underground world of LA’s poker elite, but when she decides to throw her own games, the Russian Mafia gets involved in Molly’s Game from 2017. And finally, The Coen Bros. present their version of 1950s Hollywood where a movie star gets kidnapped by a secret underground organization causing a major motion picture to get put on hold in Hail, Caesar! from 2016.
All of this plus the Jarhead franchise, the Underworld franchise, Jerry Seinfeld vs. Patton Oswalt, some Gems that have been left Uncut, some Lincoln Lawyering, some Space Forcing, and some Riverdale hating.
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It’s another episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and just because we’re still under lockdown that doesn’t stop us from covering all of the recent titles that are streaming on Netflix in April 2020.
Afterwards we find out if Spenser Confidential lives up to the hype or if its just another generic Mark Wahlberg action flick when we talk about (you guessed it) Spenser Confidential from 2020. Next, Mel Gibson tries to protect his daughter from a blood-thirsty drug cartel in Blood Father from 2016. And finally, Brad Pitt goes after the thugs that stole a bunch of money during a poker game, which doesn’t end well for Ray Liotta, in Killing Them Softly from 2012.
All of this plus killer klowns, mullets, minions, cannabis cooking shows, anime with bad animation, overhyped best picture winners, and absolutely no Tiger Kings.
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It has been five full years of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and since everyone is still under quarantine, this month we’ve got an extra special full-length commentary episode to be watched with the film, Good Time from 2017, starring Robert Pattinson and directed by The Safdie Brothers.
You’ve been warned, this is NOT our usual show. Watch this along with “Good Time” to get the most out of the episode, it’s streaming on Netflix right now! Or just listen to it on it’s own if you want, we’re not your Mom.
We’ll be back next month with our standard format. Thanks for five years, everyone!
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Everyone is under quarantine this month so we waste no time providing you listeners with an all-new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? in order to guide you through all of the titles available on March Netflix 2020.
Then we let Clint Eastwood ask us if we feel lucky, and do we, punk? We take a look at Dirty Harry from 1971. Next, we see Prince do his thing with The Revolution but can he navigate a turbulent family life and a budding romance while achieving his superstar dreams? We find out when we watch the iconic Purple Rain from 1984. And finally, Marlon Wayans decides to spoof the found footage genre in A Haunted House from 2013, but is this Paranormal Activity spoof just a bunch of fart and weed jokes?
All of this plus brand new Skype chat, varying audio quality, loud mouse scrolling, movies with murder, Netflix originals about murder, murder mysteries, movies and shows about murder, and tons more murder!
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With this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? it’s a short month but we still go in depth with all of the new titles that are coming to Netflix in February.
Then we practice our dance moves with Baz Luhrmann’s first feature, the internationally acclaimed, Strictly Ballroom from 1992. Next, we hang out with some teens that like to break into the houses of celebrities in their free time when we go over Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring from 2013. And finally, John Lithgow has multiple personalities that are causing him to abduct children, but can his wife stop him in time? We find out in Raising Cain, directed by Brian De Palma from 1992.
All of this plus all of the Police Academy movies, the internet still loves cats, polaroid cameras, reality shows reach a new low, babies...how do they work?, movies that aren’t about metalcore bands, and Jerry Maguire still wants you to SHOW HIM THE MONEY!
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What were the best films on Netflix in 2019? What were the worst? We list out our top 3 and bottom 3 films that we reviewed on the show from last year, and then we cover all of the new titles coming to Netflix in January 2020.
Then we shack up with Joel Edgerton and his family as they try to survive a plague that has wiped out most of humanity as paranoia and tensions run high in It Comes At Night from 2017. Then, Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce are two popes with very different views but find out they have a lot in common in The Two Popes from 2019. And finally, we check back on those lovable CGI pets going on crazy adventures with The Secret Life of Pets 2 also from 2019.
All of this plus kids freeing whales, the short-lived trend of movies with bowling, the hard life of cheerleaders, Bruce Campbell, and movies about things made by people who have no idea about said things.
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‘Tis the season for Netflix and we’re bringing you a new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? so that spending time with the kids and relatives becomes all the more tolerable.
We meet up with Matt Damon and Edward Norton as they navigate through all the best card games in town in order to score some serious cash and pay off some old debts in Rounders from 1998. Next, Timothée Chalamet plays a young King Henry V who unexpectedly becomes involved with a war against the French, but does he have what it takes to unite England? We find out when we look at The King from 2019, co-written by Joel Edgerton. And finally, Martin Scorsese shows us the rise and fall of a mobster that gets involved with Jimmy Hoffa (and a whole lot of trouble) when we debate the merits of The Irishman and the controversy surrounding the director’s recent thoughts on cinema.
All of this plus vampire shows starring people that used to be in vampire shows, the depressing reality behind Marriage Story, films we’ve reviewed on this podcast that we’ve already forgotten we reviewed, and are people actually watching Fuller House?
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It’s time for another episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and we cover a huge amount of films and shows that are hitting Netflix streaming in November.
Then we join up with Steven Seagal and DMX as they try to stop corrupt cops from selling heroin t-shirts in Exit Wounds from 2001. Next, it’s a prequel to the first Flintstones movie only this time the stakes are higher and the slapstick hits harder in The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas from 2000. And finally, Eddie Murphy is Rudy Ray More, a struggling entertainer that makes it big when he develops Dolemite, which goes from underground sensation to film star in the film based on the inspiring true story, Dolemite Is My Name from 2019.
All of this plus hectic food competition shows, drug smuggling crime shows, and Netflix attempts to own every atrocious Christmas film that both The Hallmark Channel and Lifetime have ever made.
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It’s an all-new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and we’re puzzled at the lack of Halloween themed titles that are coming to Netflix Instant Watch in October 2019.
Then we witness Sean Penn endure hard times when his daughter is murdered, but did he do the right thing in suspecting his best friend is involved? We find out when we talk about Mystic River from 2003. Next, Zach Galifianakis brings Between Two Ferns to the, um, small screen once more only this time he has the chance to have a real talk show if he can only do ten more interviews for a greedy Will Ferrell in Between Two Ferns: The Movie from 2019. And finally, a cop has to figure out why a killer chooses to commit unexplainable crimes every ten years even cheating death in the process when we explore In the Shadow of the Moon, also from 2019.
All of this plus movies about time travel, shows about time travel, a few cooking and food travel shows, but Netflix is really into time travel right now, so we talk mostly about that.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we first check out all of the new titles that are coming to Netflix Instant Watch in September, but then we go back in time (or do we?) and catch up with our childhoods.
Nick-nick-nick-nick-nick-Nickelodeon! That’s right Nickelodeon comes to Netflix when Rocko, Heffer and Filbert go back to O-Town and modern life gets a little too modern, in Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling from 2019. Next, Marlon Wayans goes on the road to track down his siblings and experiences one misadventure after another in Sextuplets, also from 2019. And finally, Invader Zim prepares for phase 2 of his plan to takeover Earth, but will he be able to pull it off? We find out in Nickelodeon’s second animated special for Netflix, Invader Zim: Enter The Florpus from 2019 as well.
All of this plus Despicable Me knockoffs, Lost knockoffs, Madagascar knockoffs, Finding Nemo knockoffs, and Netflix originals that knockoff other Netflix originals.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we run down all of the new Netflix original movies and shows as well as all of the older titles that are available to stream for August 2019.
Then we watch Patrick Swayze kick some ass as he defends his bar and the innocent townsfolk from a ruthless criminal in Road House from 1989. Next, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson are two cops that have to set aside their differences and take on a notorious kingpin played by Vince Vaughn with the help of Snoop Dogg in the movie based off the classic show, Starsky & Hutch from 2004. And finally, Steve Martin is Inspector Clouseau and he has to fumble his way through an investigation as he tries to catch a murderer and recover a priceless diamond in the remake of The Pink Panther from 2006.
All of this plus all of the Rocky movies, the Netflix Nickelodeon revival, teen sports documentaries, the return of The Dark Crystal, and kids shows that even kids would find cringey.
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It’s a brand new edition of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and we spend our summer vacation talking about all of the new titles that are coming to Netflix in July 2019.
Then two kids steal a police car and try to escape from Kevin Bacon as he tries to recover a not-so-dead body locked in the trunk in Cop Car from 2015. Next, a robot raises a young girl isolated in a facility after humanity has died out only to discover she’s not alone in I Am Mother from 2019. And finally, Kevin James is a zookeeper trying to win the heart of his ex-girlfriend with the help of his animal friends in Zookeeper from 2011.
All of this plus Martin Scorsese films, shows that sound like Black Mirror, some Stranger Things talk, the return of Mary Poppins, TV shows with missing seasons, and a documentary about tacos.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? there are plenty of high-speed thrills, mystery, intrigue, passion, and doppelgängers but not before we run down the all new June Netflix Instant Watch releases for 2019.
Afterwards we join Chris Evans as he leads an uprising planning to overthrow a super train that harbors the last remaining humans on the planet in Snowpiercer from 2013. Next, Angelina Jolie tries to capture a serial killer that takes on the identities of the victims he kills while also having a relationship with someone who might have ulterior motives in Taking Lives from 2004. And finally, Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Moss are an unhappy couple that decide to go to a cabin for the weekend but what they encounter isn’t exactly what they expected in the surreal dramedy, The One I Love from 2014.
All of this plus documentaries about documentaries, movies that you might need to watch more than five times to appreciate, tiny soldiers, Jon Favreau loves cooking, and has everyone already seen Neon Genesis Evangelion or did Netflix do something people are actually looking forward to?
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Summer is just around the corner but we’re inside staying glued to our TVs to bring you the latest episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? as we cover all of the titles that are showing up on Netflix in May 2019.
After we go through the new releases we join Will Smith as the last man left after a virus has turned most of humanity into blood-thirsty mutants in I Am Legend from 2007. Next, two of horror’s biggest franchises crossover and two of its most iconic villains duke it out in Freddy vs. Jason from 2003. And finally, Denzel Washington has to help a rookie cop, played by Angelina Jolie, stop a meticulous serial killer in The Bone Collector from 1999.
All of this plus unpopular reboots, Netflix original documentaries, cartoons that look like Bojack Horseman but aren’t, movie titles that make no sense, TV shows with similar plots, and even more Netflix original movies that sound exactly like other Netflix original movies.
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Here’s another new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? where we rundown all of the new films coming to Netflix Instant Watch for April.
After that we meet the demon barber of Fleet St., Sweeney Todd, when we talk about Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street from 2007. Then we uncover the dirt behind the ‘80s most debaucherous hair metal band, Mötley Crüe, in The Dirt from 2019. And finally, we go on the road with the highwaymen that brought down Bonnie & Clyde when we talk about, The Highwaymen, also from 2019.
All of this plus zombies, Freddy, Jason, Pokémon, Traveling Pants, Super Monsters, extended versions of long movies, and completely original Netflix content.
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We’re celebrating four years of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? this month, so we did a full-length audio commentary for the iconic paranormal teen thriller Final Destination from 2000.
This is NOT a standard episode, you should watch Final Destination while listening. We’ll be commenting on the movie and there are occasional stretches where we’re not talking but hopefully we more than make up for it with our clever humor and witty ad-libs. We’ll be back with our regular format next month!
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We’ve been doing What’s New to Netflix Instant!? for four years now so after we dive into the new titles coming to March 2019 Netflix Instant Watch we check out three zingers this month!
First off, most of the gang is back for the third installment of the American Pie franchise with continuing raunchiness and awkward sex comedy in American Wedding from 2003. Then, we join Ray Romano and Mark Duplass as two best friends that have to deal with a life-threatening illness and how their friendship will be tested in Paddleton from 2019. And finally, we’re given a satiric glimpse into the highbrow art scene before it gets torn apart by supernatural forces in Velvet Buzzsaw, also from 2019.
All of this plus films edgy teens love, the hype of The Notebook, Jane Austen book clubs, movies we’ve only seen the trailers of, and finding a mountain of cocaine.
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Welcome to another episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? as we go through the short month of February and all of the Netflix Instant Watch titles that’ll be streaming this month.
Then we join up with Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau with the film that put them on the map in Swingers from 1996. Next, Ice Cube fills the shoes of Vin Diesel in the ridiculous sequel, XXX: State of the Union from 2005. And finally, we watch the rise and fall of one of the most notorious drug kingpins of all time in American Gangster, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe.
All of this plus Jaws sequels, cooking shows, crime dramas, and not a whole lot else.
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It’s another new year of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? so that means going over the best and worst films that came out of Netflix Instant Watch in 2018!
Then after we discuss the new January titles, we go undercover with Bill Murray in the vastly underrated spy comedy The Man Who Knew Too Little from 1997. Afterwards, we have to find a partner in forty-five days or we get transformed into an animal in The Lobster from 2015. And finally, we keep our blindfolds on with Sandra Bullock as we try to survive Bird Box from 2018.
All of this plus the usual Netflix original content, classic films both new and old, and not much else. Also it’s our 50th episode!
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we do everything we can to find out the latest titles that are coming to December 2018 Netflix Instant Watch!
Then, we check out Francis Ford Coppola’s cinematic vision of the most feared vampire that ever lived in Bram Stoker’s Dracula from 1992. Next, we watch Robert De Niro set out for revenge on the defense attorney that got him convicted in Cape Fear, directed by Martin Scorsese from 1991. And last, The Coen Bros. present six offbeat tales set in the wild west in the Netflix Original anthology flick, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs from 2018.
All of this plus Chucky’s back, people turning into lobsters, memes, nostalgia markets, remakes, and more Netflix Originals than anyone could ever actually watch.
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This episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? is packed with all of the titles that are coming to November Netflix Instant Watch!
Afterwards, we revisit the acclaimed comic book action vampire flick, Blade, starring Wesley Snipes from 1998. Next, we sulk with Diane Lane and John Cusack as they sort of fall in love or something in Must Love Dogs from 2005. And finally, we watch Keanu Reeves fall prey to the devil himself, played by Al Pacino, in the horror thriller, The Devil’s Advocate from 1997.
We had some technical difficulties this week so its a super short episode this time around, but we’ll be back next month with our usual format.
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An all-new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? has arrived just in time for the Halloween season, and we cover all of the new releases that are hitting Netflix this month!
Then we discuss the white water rafting action thriller, The River Wild, starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon from 1994. Next, things get sinister when a witch starts tormenting a struggling 17th century New England family in The Witch from 2015. And finally, a giant heist is going down during the midst of a category 5 hurricane in the ridiculous The Hurricane Heist from 2018.
All of this plus some Blade films, some Monty Python films, some Adam Sandler films, not too many scary movies, and the long-awaited (?) return of the Boss Baby.
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It’s another brand new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and we go through the gigantic list of titles that are coming to September Netflix Instant Watch!
Afterwards, we decide to lie to the FBI so that we can takeover the corn industry with Matt Damon in The Informant! from 2009. Next, we take a trip to the wild west & take on a corrupt sheriff with the help of Scott Glenn, Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, and Kevin Costner in Silverado from 1985. And finally, we see just how far three hustlers will go to become the heroes of Harlem before things take a nasty turn in Paid in Full from 2002.
All of this plus kids riding robot dragons, Marvel shows whose only intention is to create more Marvel shows, which Texas Chainsaw Massacre films to skip, and a shitload of Netflix original programming as per usual.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we dive into the August 2018 Netflix Instant Watch titles and then check out some flicks fresh from last month.
For our first feature, Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas, and Jamie Foxx are skilled Air Force pilots that have to control an unpredictable artificially intelligent smart plane in Stealth from 2005. Then John Travolta hires Hugh Jackman to hack into some serious cash and things just get more ridiculous from there in Swordfish from 2001. And finally, a young girl goes missing and Casey Affleck takes on the case where he uncovers a disturbing conspiracy in the Ben Affleck directed, Gone Baby Gone from 2007.
All of this plus a Stephen King movie based off another Stephen King movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to make alligators into his luggage, Constantine sequels that never existed, 1980s Westerns, and films that were made possible thanks to the success of The Lord of The Rings films.
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We continue going through the summer Netflix releases this month and look at the overwhelming amount of original Netflix content primed to overload your accounts in the month of July 2018.
Then up next, we watch some face-swapping mind-blowing action-packed goodness as Nicolas Cage and John Travolta star in John Woo’s Face/Off from 1997. Then we witness the most epic crime-drama that won this film an Academy Award for best picture with The Departed, starring Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon from 2006. And finally, a group of incredibly good-looking teenage witches come together to defeat an evil foe in The Covenant also from 2006.
All of this plus Jurassic Park movies, Scooby-Doo movies, a bunch of titles we’ve covered on the show, and a bunch of movies from ten years ago.
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It’s a brand new summer edition of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and we look at the usual three films as well as the disappointing list of titles coming to June 2018 Netflix streaming.
After we run through the list of new releases for the month, we experience some growing pains with Billy Bob Thornton and Sean William Scott in Mr. Woodcock from 2007. Then we track down a serial killer with Edward Norton as he enlists the help of Hannibal the Cannibal in Red Dragon from 2002. And last, we refuse to clap but give our loudest groans for the abysmal, The Clapper from 2017, starring Ed Helms and Amanda Seyfried.
All of this plus movies we’ve already reviewed on the show, stoner chef cooking competitions, that last Star Wars movie, and not much else. Once again, just skip to the film review portion of the show and you’ll have less of a headache.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we experience some n o s t a l g i a when we look at three ‘90s blockbusters!
Up first, we go through this month’s new titles before we engage in MORTAL KOMBAT! when we talk about, you guessed it, Mortal Kombat from 1995. Then we head to the stone age and check in with America’s modern stone age family in The Flintstones from 1994. And finally, we encounter the Iron Giant, in yep, that’s right, The Iron Giant from 1999.
All of this plus, well, all you really need is to hear us talk about these ‘90s movies, the month of May doesn’t bring a whole lot to Netflix, so just watch Mortal Kombat again!
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We’re back to our regularly scheduled programming on What’s New to Netflix Instant!? this month as we get into the April 2018 Netflix Instant titles and three movies that gave us a lot to talk about.
After checking out this month’s new releases, we join Matt Damon and Heath Ledger for some ghostbusting in The Brothers Grimm from 2005. Next, we ‘descend’ into some caves where we encounter horrific creatures in The Descent: Part 2, from 2009. And finally, an old friend played by Joel Edgerton (also writer and director) torments his old classmate played by Jason Bateman in The Gift from 2015.
All of this plus a ton of movies that we’re actually excited to review, it’s gonna be a toss up for next month’s episode, but with so much great content we’re hardly complaining.
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This week, to celebrate our third anniversary as a podcast, we sit down to do a full-length feature commentary for the Netflix original live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie from 2017.
This is a full-length commentary meant to be listened to WHILE watching along with the film.
We will return next month with our standard format.
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On this new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we cover the March 2018 Netflix Instant Watch releases and then dive into three action movies fresh from the past month!
After going through this month’s new titles, we join Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, in the appropriately titled, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider from 2001, based off the popular video game. Next, we join Alexander Skarsgård as a mute man with a deadly revenge plan in Mute, directed by Duncan Jones from 2018. And last, we catch up with John Cusack when he tries to recover stolen cash from three twenty-somethings with something else on their mind in Blood Money from 2017.
All of this plus some cruel intentions, some ghost busting, some films we’ve already covered, and a ton of Netflix Originals that should keep you busy until next March.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we do our best to uncover the plots behind the titles that are coming to February 2018 Netflix Instant Watch!
Then, we help Nicolas Cage (podcast favorite) steal the Declaration of Independence in National Treasure from 2004. Next, we watch Jack Black entertain the pants off of us in The Polka King from 2017. And finally, we strap on our leather jackets and hit the road in the buddy comedy, Wild Hogs from 2007.
All of this plus how Eugene Levy conquered the American Pie franchise, Jay and Silent Bob cameos…and not much else…it’s a short month.
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Another year of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? means another year-end wrap up list as we count off our top 3 and bottom 3 Netflix 2017 releases!
Then after discussing the January titles, we join two cops played by Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as they fight evil forces in Bright from 2017. Next, we get all creepy with Mark Duplass again as he preys on a new victim in Creep 2, also from 2017. Finally we join a drug pusher in the worst week of his life in Pusher from 2012.
All of this plus all of the Godfather movies, all of the Batman movies all of the Lethal Weapon movies and…yes…all of the Bring It On movies, and much much more.
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The last episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? for 2017 brings us closer to the new year but not before we experience a journey through three captivating releases hot to Netflix Instant in addition to spilling the dirt on all of the brand new December releases!
After we check out the new titles coming to Netflix, we get to know everyone’s favorite robocop turned robofriend in Chappie from 2015. Next, we discover the intense method acting Jim Carrey brought upon the world as he became Andy Kaufman in Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond from 2017. And finally, we watch Toby Maguire make a mess out of his seemingly perfect life complete with murder, infidelity, and raccoons in The Details from 2011.
All of this plus Tim Allen decides to completely take over Christmas in an unending amount of yuletide drivel, horror films in December, even more Jim Carrey zaniness, and count down the New Year with seemingly every Netflix kids show ever made.
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On this all-new episode of What’s New To Netflix Instant!? we get gruesome, uncomfortable, and just downright creepy when we look at three films that are new to Netflix!
First up, we look at the list of new releases coming this month. Then, we examine the subject of Japanese ‘idols’ and the kind of fans that will do anything for them when we look at Tokyo Idols from 2017. Following this, things get out of hand when we get bloody with The Babysitter, a Netflix original also from 2017. Finally, we watch Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, The Hateful Eight from 2015.
All of this plus we get the wrong Santa Claws on Netflix, old arcade games, lots of crime dramas, Netflix original anime, and the most shameless Finding Nemo/Dory rip-off we’ve ever encountered.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we talk about all of the scary and not-so-scary titles that are coming to Netflix in October 2017!
Next, we join Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day Lewis and Cameron Diaz for some savage brutality in 1860s New York in Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York from 2002. Then, we catch up with podcast favorite, Dolph Lundgren, as he tries to rob a drug-lord in Larceny from 2017. And last, we watch as Simon Pegg gets god-like powers from intergalactic beings looking to destroy our planet in Absolutely Anything from 2015.
We apologize about some of the audio cutting out at moments, however we also talk about multiple hockey movies, lots of romantic comedies, a handful of horror films, new Stranger Things and probably some stranger stranger things…..
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Here we are starting the autumn with a new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? with three interesting films fresh from September Netflix Instant Watch!!
After going through the new releases, we learn the true nature behind one of America’s biggest and faceless corporations in The Founder from 2016, starring Michael Keaton. Next, we spend an hour with nuclear stock footage and a hypnotic soundtrack when we tackle The Bomb from 2016. And finally, we join seven sisters as they try to survive in a dystopian future in a Netflix Original film, What Happened To Monday from 2017, starring Noomi Rapace.
All of this plus plenty of Jaws sequels, gritty reality shows, tons of biopics & documentaries, and that one show where James Spader wears a cool hat.
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On this edition of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we get a little nostalgic, a little pissed off, and have mind-blowing analysis for enquiring minds wondering what is coming to August Netflix 2017.
After going through the month’s new titles, we relive a ‘90s superhero childhood classic in, Spawn, from 1997. Then, we roll our eyes super hard at the ‘documentary’, Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story, from 2013, and finally we catch up with Jackie Chan in his latest film, Railroad Tigers, from 2016.
All of this plus unheard of big-budget all-star kids films, reevaluating the Matrix trilogy, live-action anime remakes that fans love to hate, and a new segment where we feature ‘hidden gems’ that we discover on Netflix!
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? the three films we covered couldn’t be any more vastly different, so let’s get to it!
Up first, we check out the new titles hitting Netflix this month. Then, we act out our most sadistic fantasies in Vice starring Bruce Willis, from 2015. Next, we get our collective asses handed to us, as we get beaten up in the Indonesian action-film, Headshot, from 2016. And last, we sit through the painfully precocious, Trolls, with voices from Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake, also from 2016.
All of this plus adults are still uncool, movies about horses, when you ’literally’ run away from your demons, sequels to films that didn’t need sequels, movies that Owen Wilson would’ve been in, and more Christmas films in the middle of summer.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we are smack-dab in the middle of summer so we skip the pool and stay on the couch as we review three new Netflix Instant Watch movies as per usual.
First up, we check out the new releases coming to Netflix this month. Then, we drive through a post-apocalyptic wasteland and almost get eaten by a group of psychotic killer cannibals in Drifter from 2016. Next, we watch some of the most droll humor about a group of thirty-somethings in Judd Apatow’s Love. And finally, we watch an animated film about the trials and tribulations of being ‘internet-famous’ in Nerdland from 2016 with voice work from Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt.
All of this plus some of the best IMDB descriptions we’ve ever read, the creator of Weeds can’t stop cranking out shows, uneventful films with no plots, Christmas movies in July, more quality programming from the CW, and movies we actually want to see! (for a change).
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On this new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we cover the films coming to May Netflix (I know we’re a little behind but it’s there if you need it!)
Next, we get into the wild west hijinks of young Fievel Mousekewitz and crew in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West from 1991. Then, we discover what our dogs do when we go to work in The Secret Life of Pets from 2016, and finally, we get really bored in a submarine with Ed Harris and David Duchovny in Phantom from 2013.
All of this plus comedians with shows about their life, movies we actually want to see, animated kids films and the never-ending sequels, and we find out what actually killed Vince Vaughn’s career.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we get very deep and philosophical as we take on three films that have a lot in common but also a whole lot ‘NOT’ in common. It’s all good fun!
First off, we explore this month’s new releases. Next, we discover how to believe in ourselves and kick a lot of ass with Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda from 2008. Then, we fold time in on itself and try to save a literal ‘boatload’ of people with Denzel Washington in Deja Vu from 2006. And finally, we uncover where we go after we die with Jason Segel in The Discovery from 2017.
Also, the sounds of thunder in the background, stealing your favorite NBA player’s talent, fake trailers being the best part of your movie, really terrible Beatles covers, a monkey with an IMDB page, and the ‘90s are back with the return of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Bill Nye: The Science Guy!
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In celebration of our second year as a podcast, we’re doing an audio commentary for a movie that we were supposed to review for the show last month! So, go grab some popcorn and find “Kill Command” on your Netflix Instant Watch and feast your eyes on this intense tale of malfunctioning killer robots, with us!
We don’t recommend listening to this episode without watching “Kill Command,” as it’s a commentary, but if you want to, we certainly can’t stop you. We’ll be back in a few weeks with our normal gig, three movies, new titles coming to Netflix and all that jazz.
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On this edition of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we gear up for our 2nd anniversary of doing the show! Can’t believe how fast the time flies…
Then after exploring this month’s new titles, we decide to eat some talking food in the crude & vulgar, Sausage Party from 2016. Next, we rescue a smart monkey with Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt in Project X from 1987. And last we uncover a muderous plot while riding the Silver Streak from 1976 with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor.
All this plus reality shows about cars, old propaganda war docs, and more Netflix originals that honestly NO ONE cares about. seriously.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we get down to some serious Netflix business (kind of).
First, we check out this month’s new releases, and then we fail our drivers test and hit the road with Corey Haim and Corey Feldman in License to Drive from 1988. Then we hit the road again (or actually the sky) with Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan in the convoluted Around the World in 80 Days from 2004. Then we get back to the road with a whole cast of violent sociopaths in Death Race 2050 from 2017.
All of this plus more documentaries and Netflix Originals than you can shake a stick at. We do our best to navigate a very disappointing March Netflix release schedule.
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It’s a brand new year, and we’re bringing you the first episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? for 2017!!
After checking out this month’s new titles, we head to the south and chain up Christina Ricci as we try to reform her with Samuel L. Jackson in Black Snake Moan from 2006. Next, we decide to get our brains eaten by a notorious cannibal in Hannibal from 2001. And last, we hang out with Danny Glover and Jared Leto as we try to guess who the killer is in Switchback from 1997.
All of this plus Bee Movie, Bee Movie, more Bee Movie, movies that are memes, Young Pope, and more memes and more Bee Movies!!
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It’s our year-end episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? so we rattle off our lists of the top 3 worst/best movies that we’ve talked about on the show in 2016!
Then after diving into this month’s new releases, we get scared but not really as we summon the candyman in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh from 1995. Next up, we decide to throw together some ‘edibles’ in the too-serious-for-it’s-own-good, Dough from 2015. And last, but certainly not least, we try to save our girlfriends while singing karaoke in the underrated, Level Up from 2016.
All of this plus a huge lack of holiday-themed films (thank god), a ton of Netflix originals, Captain America or something, its all really good take our word for it!
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On this episode of everyone’s favorite Netflix podcast (we hope!) we tackle three films of exceptional quality (kind of!) and list off the films coming to your Netflix Instant queue for November 2016!
After going through this month’s titles, we join Christopher Guest and his usual band of misfits as we ‘mock’ our way through Mascots from 2016. Next, we rescue people from plane-crashses so we can re-populate the Earth 1000 years into the future in Millennium from 1989. And last, we go into the woods to find some buried treasure and to reconnect with our good buddies in Without a Paddle from 2004.
Also, films that Netflix removes and then re-adds to their queue, good films based on crappy Stephen King books, celebrating Christmas with Thomas the Tank Engine, more Netflix originals no one cares about, and…zebra wallpaper?
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A brand new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and this time around we learn all about remakes from a group of kids, discover the band behind your favorite hip hop tracks and get our pants scared off (not really) by R.L. Stine.
After we check out the new titles coming this month, we make a shot-for-shot remake of one of the best films ever made with a whole bunch of 11-year-old kids in Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made from 2016. Then we learn about The Incredible Bongo Band, the band responsible for some of your favorite breaks in your favorite hip hop records in Sample This from 2012. And finally we hang out with some ghosts and Jamie Kennedy in Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House from 2016.
All of this plus maps that murder people, late 90s vampire movies, pop singers that disappear, giant alien spheres, Jonah Hill’s disturbing first acting experience, and Clint Eastwood hates millennials.
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On this episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? we discover that punk really is dead, board games are still not scary, and even if your party bus breaks down you can still get to the rave!
After exploring this month’s new releases, we follow Heroin Bob’s goth son as he gets wasted and goes to some lame concert in Punk’s Dead: SLC Punk 2 from 2016. Then we pull out the Ouija board and let in all sorts of crazy ghosts in The Ouija Experiment, filmed in our neck of the woods back in 2011. And finally we take acid at the rave as we try to play a set and/or hook up with other ravers in Netflix’s XOXO from 2016.
All of this plus Kevin Bacon dancing his ass off, people having sex with cars, the difference between DreamWorks and Pixar, and how edgy shows are trying to be the next ‘Entourage’.
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All-new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and we dive deep into the titles that are coming to your August Netflix Instant queue!
Next, we fast-talk our way into the hearts of every buddy-cop aficionado as we discuss Beverly Hills Cop II from 1987, then we try to con a slimy mob boss in The Sting from 1973, and last we try to save a Norwegian town from a giant tidal wave in The Wave from 2015.
All of this plus tons of witty banter covering Olympic documentaries, children’s cartoons, the Stranger Things soundtrack, Tyrese and Ludacris, and inventive Final Destination kills.
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Another What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and we are all up in your summer when we discuss three vastly different films in addition to bringing you all the latest descriptions that ScreenCrush.com won’t dish out on your July 2016 Netflix Instant queue.
On this show, we aimlessly drink liquor out of a 7-11 Big Gulp with Jason Schwartzman in 7 Chinese Brothers from 2016. Then we go ahead and found the FBI with J. Edgar Hoover in the aptly titled, J. Edgar from 2011. And last, and certainly least, we dive right into the dark web and regret our decision soon thereafter in Dark Web from 2016.
All of this plus Mel Gibson’s influential mullet, the perks of putting bananas in someone’s tailpipe, tons of Netflix original content, silly kids shows, and Michael Bay’s eventual unfortunate take-over of Hollywood. It’s a fun one!
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It’s a brand new episode of What’s New to Netflix Instant!? and we have our first guest on this podcast, Savannah. We discuss all sorts of new titles that are coming to June Netflix and we use state of the art technology to figure out what exactly is coming to your queue this month! (Some minor technical difficulties with the audio for the first 10 mins, sorry.)
Then up next, we fake our own deaths with Adam Sandler and David Spade in The Do-Over from 2016, then we go back to school with Dolph Lundgren as we try to uncover a flash drive hidden in a kindergarten class in Kindergarten Cop 2 from 2016 and rounding out the show, we join up with Dolph again for DOUBLE THE DOLPH as we try to capture a shark or something in Shark Lake from 2015.
All of this plus the 72nd anniversary of something, Urban Outfitters making Bob Ross popular, gangster sharks, lots of obscure documentaries, the hopelessness of being a Pokemon trainer, and Cuba Gooding Jr. eating his cell phone at the club.
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