What's New To Netflix Instant!?

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*** got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstan

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.

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 g

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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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! got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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.  got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.co

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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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! got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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! got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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! got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

‘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 podcas

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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com

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. got a suggesti