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By Tom Power
last updated 16 February 2024
These are all of the new Netflix movies to arrive since mid-January
Netflix rom-com Players joined the service on Valentine's Day. (Image credit: K.C. Bailey/Netflix)
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Release date: February 14
Director: Trish Sie
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Tom Ellis, Damon Wayans Jr., Joel Courtney, Augustus Prew, Liza Koshy, Ego Nwodim, and Marin Hinkle
A schlocky rom-com that arrived in time for this year's Valentine's Day, Players primarily follows New York sports reporter Mack (Rodriguez) and her crew of "players", a gang who enjoy the finer arts of creating successful hook-ups to add another notch to their individual bedposts. However, Mack soon finds herself falling head over heels for charming war correspondent Nick (Ellis), which throws everything she thought she knew about no-strings-attached dating into disarray.
Release date: February 3 (US only)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Ty Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance, among others
Based on Ernest Cline's beloved book of the same name, this Spielberg-directed sci-fi movie was expected to be a massive hit in 2018. While it was fairly successful for Warner Bros, though, it wasn't the epic, money-spinning film that many observers expected it to be. Still, it's worth checking out if you're a sci-fi nerd, adore Cline's novel, or are a Spielberg diehard.
For the uninitiated, Sheridan plays Wade Watt, an orphaned teen who spends virtually (see what we did there?) all of his time in the metaverse. When Wade and his friends start finding clues about a contest that promises them full control of the OASIS, the virtual reality world he's obsessed with, though, Wade and company race against an evil organization for ownership of the escapist-based virtual universe.
NB: Ready Player One is also available on Netflix in Australia. UK audiences can rent and buy it from online stores.
Release date: February 2
Director: Sean Charmatz
Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Werner Herzog, Angela Basset, and Colin Hanks
What would you get if you crossed Pixar and DreamWorks with writer/filmmaker Charlie Kaufman's (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anomalisa) creative mind? You'd get Orion and the Dark, an endearing kid-friendly flick that's based on the same novel by Emma Yarlett. Tremblay (Luca, The Little Mermaid) voices the titular kid Orion, who is taken on a dreamy adventure to overcome his fear of the dark by, well, Dark, aka the physical manifestation of shadows and the night.
With a runtime just shy of 90 minutes, Orion and the Dark is the kind of film that'll keep the kids quiet if you need something to distract them. They're likely to enjoy what's on offer, though, with the film currently holding an 90% positive score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes (its 62% general viewers ratings isn't as impressive). Stick it on and *ahem* enlighten the lives of your children (and yourself!) with this fun-filled animated adventure.
New Netflix movies: January 2024
Release date: January 26
Director: Heo Myung-haeng
Cast: Don Lee, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Jun-young, Roh Jeong-eui, and An Ji-hye
A sequel to 2023 South Korean disaster-thriller Concrete Utopia, Badland Hunters stars Don Lee (Eternals) as Nam-san, a fearless huntsman who embarks on a mission to rescue a teenager from maniacal doctor Yang Gi-su (Hee-joon) and a camp full of menacing cultists.
Release date: January 19
Directors: Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya
Cast: Kane Robinson, Jebediah Bannerman, Ian Wright, Hope Ipoku, Teija Kabs, and Demmy Ladipo among others
Top Boy meets Blade Runner in this neofuturistic sci-fi British thriller. Co-directed by Tavares (Robots of Brixton) and Kaluuya (Get Out, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), The Kitchen follows two individuals – world-weary adult Izi, and idealistic but naive kid Benji – who form an unlikely bond in the titular dystopian London district.
With its sharp and intelligent commentary on socio-political issues, tense crime-based drama, and quintessential British-ness, The Kitchen is one of those new Netflix movies that's must-see. Critics agree with that view, too, with the flick holding an 89% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Its 42% audience score means it's fared much worse among general viewers, however.
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