Last year Netflix had some really incredible movies that I would have gladly paid $10 to see in the theater. These included The Old Guard, Project Power, Jingle Jangle, The Love Birds and even Vampires vs. The Bronx (it was cheesy but it made me happy). I looked through a few “best of” Netflix lists to remember these and there are so many movies I missed and still need to see. I’m not even considering the series and non-Netflix films. That’s the power of Netflix, there’s just so much to watch. Plus we have content on all the other services like HBO Max, Amazon and Hulu. Netflix wants us to forget about their competition and the fact that the theaters are still closed and we’re just biding our time to get vaccinated. They just announced that they’re releasing a new movie every week this week. The video announcement is full of stars and got me so excited to sit at home on the couch like I do every night. Here’s part of People’s writeup on this and the video announcement is below. Just watch it!
The streaming giant announced Tuesday (with a little help from some of its biggest stars!) that it would be releasing one a movie a week this year, giving previews of 27 such offerings.
Beginning with a hilarious exchange among Red Notice stars Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the nearly 3-minute preview also features the likes of Regina King, Halle Berry, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Hemsworth, Octavia Spencer and more.
“What I love about movies is that they can make you feel every emotion,” King, 49, says during the segment for her Western The Harder They Fall, co-starring Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz and Lakeith Stanfield.
“I love showing people what a superhero can look like,” says Spencer, 50, before an empowering shot from her Thunder Force film with Melissa McCarthy plays across the screen.
The Harder They Fall with Regina King and Jonathan Majors from Lovecraft Country, yes please! That Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer superhero movie looks funny and cool too. I remember when they were doing press for it early in the pandemic. They’ve actually known each other for years and are close friends. The description is “In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.” I’m also looking forward to The Rock’s action movie, Red Notice, with Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot. I don’t care about Reynolds or Gadot but I will watch any action movie with The Rock. He elevates that material somehow.
There’s no release date yet for any of the films I mentioned. I have to admit that I paused this video a few times trying to get to the part where Halle Berry is talking. I was confused by her space and then I realized that she’s in a trailer because she’s at work. Bruised is Halle’s directorial debut and she also stars as a boxer. There’s so much more coming out and The Verge has a full list along with release dates for some movies coming out this month. Malcom & Marie with Zendaya and John David Washington is coming on February 5th.
Now that we know all the great movies coming to Netflix I want to hear when they’re all being released! Netflix is likely still working all that out. It’s not like I’m doing much else or that I’m ever going to cancel my Netflix subscription. They have us hooked and they’re giving us the good stuff.
Whaaaaaaaat is happening, why wasn’t I informed, and how can I make it happen forever? pic.twitter.com/Ogxz9dzVja
— Matt Wallace (@MattFnWallace) October 25, 2019
Malcolm & Marie February 5th on Netflix pic.twitter.com/7tcf9cUpKs
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) January 8, 2021
photos via Instagram and credit Dominic Miller/Netflix
I’m 100% here for it.
Ditto. Down and doing the dirty dance. 😁
Happy as long as majority are actually good
One of my biggest fears (being dramatic) about 2020 was that Netflix was releasing all the movies and series they had and that 2021 would end up being a total dearth of content since covid stopped production. So I’m super happy that didn’t happen.
I’m here for them releasing all their past years’ rejects at this point. I work in front line health care and Netflix is my way to unwind. Especially now that Ontario is in a “state of emergency” and there’s nothing to do beyond work. I’m running out of shows. Bring on the trashy tv, the dramas, infomercials? Anything!
Thank you Jules for being a hero during this pandemic.
And I’m totally here for all the movies!
Bella Bajaria was recently promoted as Netflix’s head honcho of content/programming. She decides which movies are greenlit. She was the one to back Mindy Project and other women centric content at Universal. Need I say more. Looking so forward to what Netflix does. They’re on a roll. Well done Reed Hastings on hiring great people 🙂
Are movie tickets only $10 where you live or is that just the max you’d be willing to pay? @celebitchy
I’m looking fwd to this.
I’m here for it! Netflix usually has a quantity over quality issue, IMO (there are a lot of stinkers on there), but this lineup looks like it’s full of good movies with good actors. Really excited for Malcolm & Marie, Don’t Look Up, and The Harder They Fall.
I’ve watched 100 new-to-me movies every year since 2018. When I tell people this they’re like “wow, aren’t you going to run out of good stuff to watch?” No way! There are so many classic films I’ve yet to see (in 2021 I’ve already watched Singin’ in the Rain, The Philadelphia Story, and North by Northwest for the first time – amazing classics!) plus a ton of great new works I’m interested in every year. I just love movies.
I’m really excited for Red Notice!