Synopsis
We bring you the latest info on what is coming to your Netflix Instant Watch queue and in addition we also review three new titles that are new to Netflix Instant Watch every month.
Episodes
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Episode 75: Knock Knock, Prospect, Alien Xmas
22/12/2020 Duration: 02h24minIt’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
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Episode 74: Basic Instinct, Hubie Halloween, Batman: The Killing Joke
23/11/2020 Duration: 02h05minAutumn 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
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Episode 73: I'm Thinking of Ending Things, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Welcome to Sudden Death
24/10/2020 Duration: 02h43minIt’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
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Episode 72: Johnny English, Project Power, John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
25/09/2020 Duration: 02h17minWhat 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
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Episode 71: Donnie Brasco, The Firm, Mean Streets
25/08/2020 Duration: 02h01minJoin 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
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Episode 70: Priest, Killing Gunther, An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
27/07/2020 Duration: 02h03minTime 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
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Episode 69: Sinister, Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics, The Wrong Missy
23/06/2020 Duration: 02h09minWelcome 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
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Episode 68: Bloodsport, Molly's Game, Hail, Caesar!
25/05/2020 Duration: 01h46minOn 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
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Episode 67: Spenser Confidential, Blood Father, Killing Them Softly
22/04/2020 Duration: 02h02minIt’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
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Episode 66: Good Time (Audio Commentary)
24/03/2020 Duration: 01h44minIt 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
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Episode 65: Dirty Harry, Purple Rain, A Haunted House
15/03/2020 Duration: 01h37minEveryone 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
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Episode 64: Strictly Ballroom, The Bling Ring, Raising Cain
23/02/2020 Duration: 01h32minWith 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
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Episode 63: It Comes at Night, The Two Popes, The Secret Life of Pets 2
22/01/2020 Duration: 01h42minWhat 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
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Episode 62: Rounders, The King, The Irishman
20/12/2019 Duration: 01h31min‘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
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Episode 61: Exit Wounds, The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas, Dolemite is My Name
26/11/2019 Duration: 01h29minIt’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
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Episode 60: Mystic River, Between Two Ferns: The Movie, In the Shadow of the Moon
27/10/2019 Duration: 01h45minIt’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
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Episode 59: Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling, Sextuplets, Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
22/09/2019 Duration: 01h10minOn 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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetfli
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Episode 58: Road House, Starsky & Hutch, The Pink Panther
28/08/2019 Duration: 01h26minOn 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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixi
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Episode 57: Cop Car, I Am Mother, Zookeeper
25/07/2019 Duration: 01h12minIt’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. got a suggestion for the show?: whatsnewtonetflixinstant@gmail.com
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Episode 56: Snowpiercer, Taking Lives, The One I Love
27/06/2019 Duration: 01h29minOn 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