Episode 135: Lucy, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Havoc
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What's New to Netflix gets into all of the titles for Netflix in May 2025, and it's a lot to cover, so be sure to listen, because you don't want to miss out! Then Scarlett Johansson uses 100% of her brain, leading to all sorts of action mayhem in Luc Besson's Lucy from 2014. Next, we did the first Sicario last month, so now we tackle Sicario: Day of the Soldado from 2018. And finally, Tom Hardy kicks all kinds of ass while also getting his ass kicked in the ass-kicking, Havoc, directed by Gareth Evans from 2025. All of this plus all of the Airport movies, all of the Twilight movies, Vince...
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Episode 134: High-Rise, Sicario, The Electric State
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We are back again, proving once and for all that What's New to Netflix is the ultimate Netflix podcast, especially when it comes to telling you all of the new titles coming to Netflix in April 2025! Then it's Tom Hiddleston in a J. G. Ballard adaptation of madness, destruction, and paint in High-Rise, directed by Ben Wheatley from 2015. Next, Emily Blunt has to do some very unethical things in order to bring a drug cartel down, with the help of Benecio del Toro and Josh Brolin in Sicario, directed by Denis Villeneuve, from 2015. And then we get into The Russo Brothers' The Electric State from...
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Episode 133: The Nice Guys (Audio Commentary)
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After ten long years of podcasting, it's come to this: another What's New to Netflix commentary episode. We give a full-length commentary to a movie streaming now on Netflix, though in the case of this title, you might have to watch it somewhere else, unfortunately. If you do end up getting the chance to view this flick from the comfort of your couch, you'll be joining us as we watch The Nice Guys, starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, who, as the poster suggests, are "not that nice." Shane Black directs this goofy period neo-noir from 2016 featuring lots of heavy drinking and limbs getting...
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Episode 132: House of Cards, Stranger Things, Squid Game
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Welcome to the extra special What’s New to Netflix: Ten-Year Anniversary Extravaganza! We did it, everyone! We made it ten whole years! We talk about our favorite and least-favorite Netflix titles of all time that we reviewed on the show and talk about what’s new for March 2025 as well. Then, we cover three of the most popular Netflix series ever (really just the pilot episodes) when we go over House of Cards from 2013, Stranger Things from 2016, and Squid Game from 2021. All of this plus a champagne toast, lots of reminiscing, shows with secrets, how Netflix has changed over the years,...
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Episode 131: Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever, Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, Back in Action
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What’s New to Netflix is here to tell you about all of the new stuff coming to Netflix in February 2025, just like you’d expect from such a dedicated and consistent podcast like this one! We also discuss the tech entrepreneur who’s spending millions of dollars to cheat death in Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever from 2025. Then we look back at the man, the myth, the legend, and his hugely influential talk show, with Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action from 2025. And it’s Jamie Foxx’s and Cameron Diaz’s turn to do some spy stuff, hide it from their kids, and hope it...
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Episode 130: "30 for 30" This Was the XFL, Biggest Heist Ever, The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga
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What’s New to Netflix welcomes you to the new year and our special “Doc-uary” episode, where we review three documentaries, go over our top three and bottom three movies of 2024, and discuss everything coming in January 2025! Then it’s the story of the XFL as told by the people who created it and why it failed in “30 for 30” This Was the XFL from 2016. After that we got the scoop on the two eccentrics that committed the largest cryptocurrency theft in history when we look at Biggest Heist Ever from 2024. And last but not least, what do an Elvis impersonator, a fridge full of body...
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Episode 129: Oblivion, The Lost City, Our Little Secret
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Here we are at the end of another year, and What’s New to Netflix has come through once more to break down all of the new content you can stream on Netflix in December 2024. Then we join Tom Cruise as he uncovers the truth about who he is and what really happened to Earth in Oblivion from 2013. Next, Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum are trying to survive the jungle, fight off bad guys, and come to terms with the feelings they have for each other in The Lost City from 2022. And finally, Lindsay Lohan brings us another Netflix Christmas movie full of romance and misunderstandings in Our...
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Episode 128: Robin Hood (2018), A Quiet Place Part II, Woman of the Hour
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Here we go again with What’s New to Netflix telling you all about those amazing Hallmark holiday movies coming to Netflix in November 2024. Then we check out a revisionist take on that old dude that stole from the rich and gave to the poor in Robin Hood from 2018. Next, we whisper quite a lot when we watch A Quiet Place Part II from 2020. And finally, Anna Kendrick directs and stars in Woman of the Hour from 2024. All of this plus those Hallmark movies we mentioned, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, six Fast and Furious movies, Hot Frosty, and so much more. got a suggestion for the show?:...
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Episode 127: Midnight Run, Rebel Ridge, Black Mass
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Even despite issues concerning Internet Archive, What’s New to Netflix has managed to persevere and bring you all of the dirt on the new titles coming in October 2024! Then we tag along with Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin as they head across country evading the FBI and the mob in Midnight Run from 1988. Next, Aaron Pierre and AnnaSophia Robb have to deal with a town full of corrupt cops led by Don Johnson in Rebel Ridge, directed by Jeremy Saulnier, from 2024. And finally, Johnny Depp goes full creep as Whitey Bulger in the film based on a true story, Black Mass from 2015. All of this...
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Episode 126: Reminiscence, Pearl, The Union
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Here we are friends, a wholesome episode of What’s New to Netflix, fit for the whole family! We do what we do and talk about all of the new movies and shows coming to Netflix in September 2024, and then… Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson get futuristic and nostalgic all at the same time in the sci-fi noir Reminiscence from 2021. Next, Ti West turns Mia Goth into a star in the psychological horror sequel Pearl from 2022. And last, Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry are unconventional spies (and possibly in love with each other) in The Union from 2024. All of this plus Expendables chat, hot dog...
info_outlineWe are back again, proving once and for all that What's New to Netflix is the ultimate Netflix podcast, especially when it comes to telling you all of the new titles coming to Netflix in April 2025!
Then it's Tom Hiddleston in a J. G. Ballard adaptation of madness, destruction, and paint in High-Rise, directed by Ben Wheatley from 2015. Next, Emily Blunt has to do some very unethical things in order to bring a drug cartel down, with the help of Benecio del Toro and Josh Brolin in Sicario, directed by Denis Villeneuve, from 2015. And then we get into The Russo Brothers' The Electric State from 2025. Is it as bad as people say it is? Can Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt salvage this movie, or is this one for the scrap heap?
All of this plus the shocking absence of comedy specials and reality shows and the return of Black Mirror and You.
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