This coming Monday brings a familiar happening: the beginning of a new cycle of additions and subtractions to the Netflix library. And though I’m still a bit disappointed by Netflix’s new model of pumping all money into original programming and spending very little on maintaining a catalogue of great movies, this month is not nearly as dire a situation as July was. Yes, the main attraction of the month is still an original program -Baz Luhrmann’sThe Get Down, about youthful African-American club culture in The Bronx circa 1980 - but there are a few big titles worth adding to your queue as soon as possible.
This would begin withNo Country for Old Men, the Coen brothers' gorgeous and furious adaptation ofCormac McCarthy’s exquisite Texas crime saga, in which a thieving nobody and a sheriff tangle with a killer who seems to be nothing less than evil personified. On top of that, there’sSidney Lumet’sThe Verdict, which features one ofPaul Newman’s best performances;Cornel Wilde’s savage thrillerThe Naked Prey, about a group of white safari goers who refuse to honor an African tribe and are hunted for their insolence; andTim Burton’s wild, wonderfulSleepy Hollow, which gives a gloriously sanguine spin on the Ichabod Crane tale. For the more adventurous viewer, there’sBlue is the Warmest Color, the now classic three-hour erotic romance from France, starringSpectrestandoutLea Seydoux, or that movie’s exact opposite: Funny or Die’s uproarious,Johnny Depp-led adaptation ofDonald Trump’sThe Art of the Deal. Check out the rest of August’s additions right below.
August 1st
The American Side
An Inconvenient Truth
APEX: The Story of the Hypercar
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
Black Widow
Critical Condition
Destination: Team USA
Funny or Die Presents: Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie
The Family Man
The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Final Destination 3
From the Terrace
Holding the Man(Netflix Exclusive)
How to Win The US Presidency
In the Shadow of the Moon
ISIS: Women Unveiled
Masha and the Bear(Netflix Exclusive)
The Naked Prey
Pay It Forward
The Real Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Roseanne Collection: Collection 3
Sleepy Hollow
Sliding Doors
Star Trek: Nemesis
Teacher’s Pet
The Verdict
The Wedding Planner
What Women Want
Young@Heart
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Beat Bugs(Netflix Original)
David Cross: Making America Great Again(Netflix Original)
Ever After High: Epic Winter(Netflix Original)
The Little Prince(Netflix Original)
Punk’s Dead: SLC Punk 2
Slow TV: National Firewood Evening
Slow TV: National Firewood Morning
Slow TV: National Firewood Night
Slow TV: National Knitting Evening
Slow TV: National Knitting Morning
Slow TV: National Knitting Night
Slow TV: Northern Passage
Slow TV: Northern Railway
Slow TV: Salmon Fishing
Slow TV: The Telemark Canal
Slow TV: Train Ride Bergen to Oslo
The Confirmation
Real Husbands of Hollywood
St. Vincent
Flight of the Butterflies
No Country for Old Men
Ask the Story Bots(Netflix Original)
The Get Down(Netflix Original)
Project Mc2(Netflix Original)
13 Cameras
Louis CK: Live at the Comedy Store
Let’s Go to Prison
Our Last Tango
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
The Last Heist
Puffin Rock(Netflix Original)
Bottersnikes and Gumbles(Netflix Original)
Fearless(Netflix Original)
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead(Netflix Original)
Maz Jobrani: I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Septembers of Shiraz
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Dawn of the Croods(Netflix Original)
Glitter Force(Netflix Original)
Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy: We’ve Been Thinking… (Netflix Original)
Once Upon a Time
XOXO(Netflix Original)
The State of Marriage
Ku’damm 56
