While there aren’t as many new things on Netflix Instant this week as there were last week, there’s some good stuff to check out. The biggest additions are Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech, and Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz. And while Alec didn’t care much for Sacrifice, I’m willing to give something by Chen Kaige a shot.
For all you Team Edward types, the critically maligned Bel Ami with Robert Pattinson is waiting for you with shimmering quartz-like skin and comely eyes. Team Jacob, you’ll have to settle for Strippers vs. Werewolves. Do not fret — it’s probably just as good as Bel Ami.
Also new: boxer’s from China (Queensbury rules, not Shaolin or that mysterious chess stuff), Ice-T’s directorial debut, prehistoric sharks who can swim through sand (!), and much more. Okay, not that much more, but still. And hell, The Northerners sounds cool to me.
See what’s new on Netflix Instant after the cut.
- Art of Flight
- Art of Flight: The Series
- Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
- Barfi!
- Being Human (U.K.)
- Bel Ami
- Burning Man
- Cartel War
- China Heavyweight
- Doggie B
- The Hole
- Hugo
- The King’s Speech
- The Measure of a Man
- The Northerners
- Phileine Says Sorry
- Rites of Passage
- Sacrifice
- Sand Sharks
- Snowman’s Land
- Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
- Strippers vs. Werewolves
- Take This Waltz
- Ultimate Spider-Man
- Union Square
New additions to Netflix Watch Instantly apply only to readers in the United States. For those in other parts of the world, your choices may vary.
Weekly Netflix Now Awards
Most Likely to Be Watched First
Hugo
Honorable mention: The Northerners
Movie I’ve Been Meaning to See That I’ll Finally See
Take This Waltz
Documentary I’m Most Interested In
China Heavyweight
Honorable mention: Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Most Likely to Be Watched Out of Perverse Curiosity
Sand Sharks
Most Likely to Be Watched Out of Perversity
Take This Waltz
Wide-Release Movie Made to Be Seen via Netflix Instant
Bel Ami
Best Summation of Contemporary Global Politics
Strippers vs. Werewolves
Best Title
Snowman’s Land
Best Title That Almost Works as an Adjective
Barfi!
