Episodes

  • Episode 129: Oblivion, The Lost City, Our Little Secret
    Dec 19 2024

    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 Little Secret from 2024.

    All of this plus Compliance, Subservience, Nonsense, Angelina Jolie going for the Oscar, Jim Jarmusch does zombies, the NFL takes over Christmas Day, the return of Squid Game, and some opinions on Mad Max: Fury Road.

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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Episode 128: Robin Hood (2018), A Quiet Place Part II, Woman of the Hour
    Nov 20 2024

    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.

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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Episode 127: Midnight Run, Rebel Ridge, Black Mass
    Oct 30 2024

    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 plus we spend a lot of time talking about the recent Halloween franchise trilogy—so much so that everything else seems like a blur, but it’s the season for that type of thing, so why would anyone complain?

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    2 hrs and 25 mins
  • Episode 126: Reminiscence, Pearl, The Union
    Sep 25 2024

    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 eating competitions, soccer documentaries, cutthroat reality shows, realty reality, the latest Hunger Games knockoffs, Bill Gates really trying to save the world, and comedians are going on some road trips.

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Episode 125: Captain Phillips, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Bad Boys
    Aug 21 2024

    Here’s our big August in Action theme show on What’s New to Netflix, where it’s all about explosions, car chases, shoot-outs, and the destruction of public property, but not before we talk about all the new stuff heading to Netflix this month as well.

    Then we watch Tom Hanks deal with a group of ruthless pirates in Captain Phillips from 2013. Next, Eddie Murphy is back in the long-awaited Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F from 2024. And finally, the film that made Will Smith and Martin Lawrence stars, as well as kickstarting Michael Bay’s movie career, Bad Boys from 1995.

    All of this plus a whole lot of Chucky, unnecessary director’s cuts, annoying influencers, movies people love to hate on, AMC’s Netflix takeover, and just way too much content in general.

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    2 hrs and 22 mins
  • Episode 124: National Security, Hit Man, Trigger Warning
    Jul 10 2024

    Get ready for an action-packed episode of What’s New to Netflix, where we rise to the challenge and fight our way through all of the new titles of July 2024 with a vengeance!

    We also watch Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn team up and stop some bad guys in National Security from 2003. Then Glen Powell tricks Adria Arjona and a whole bunch of would-be criminals into thinking he’s an assassin-for-hire in Hit Man from 2023. And next, we meet up with Jessica Alba as she tries to uncover the conspiracy of who killed her father in Trigger Warning from 2024.

    All of this plus weird T-Mobile commercials, a guy with 1000 kids, dumb reality shows, bizarre cooking competition shows, Exploding Kittens, green gloves, people climbing stuff, dirty pop, and maybe Ryan Seacrest?

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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • Episode 123: Unfrosted, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Atlas
    Jun 20 2024

    Summer is upon us, and here on What’s New to Netflix, we find a lot to discuss when we peruse the list of titles coming to Netflix in June 2024.

    Then Jerry Seinfeld stars and directs this somewhat true story of how the Pop-Tart was invented in Unfrosted from 2024. Next, Shia LaBeouf befriends a runaway as they go on an unpredictable journey together in The Peanut Butter Falcon from 2019. And last, Jennifer Lopez has to fight a rogue AI while overcoming her own fears and trusting an unlikely ally in Atlas from 2024.

    All of this plus early 2000s nostalgia, movies stealing the plot from Addams Family Values, sexual healing, Ultraman, magical schools, twin cinema, mid-‘90s nostalgia, finding out who “the Mole” is, and owning all of Manhattan.

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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Episode 122: The Bricklayer, Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver, King Richard
    May 22 2024

    This time What's New to Netflix is back, even though we never left, and we talk about new movies and shows coming to Netflix in May 2024 for the first half of the episode, like we usually do.

    Then we watch Aaron Eckhart as an ex-CIA agent who has to team up with Nina Dobrev and defeat an insane villain in The Bricklayer from 2023. Next, it's the sequel to the first Rebel Moon flick, Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver, from 2024, directed by Zack Snyder. And finally, it's an Oscar-worthy performance from Will Smith as he portrays Venus and Serena Williams father in King Richard from 2021.

    All of this plus The Month of Mulaney, the underrated Hulk movie from 2003, neanderthal secrets, Tom Brady getting roasted, Archer, the return of Bridgerton, Tires, Reading Rainbow, sudden girlfriends, and how it's still The Month of Mulaney!

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    2 hrs and 1 min