By Well folks, it’s that weekend when everyone you know is throwing an early Xmas party of some kind. By Sunday morning as the sun begins to lighten the winter sky, you’ll likely have three kinds of nog in your system, five kinds of stains on your holiday sweater, and you’ll have lost that cheap Santa cap you’d grown very fond of through the night. You’ll also be humming “Feliz Navidad” to yourself, which means that Christmastime really is upon us. Such is life, amigo, and yes, it is wonderful.
If you hadn’t guessed, the long intro means that it’s a bit of a light week on Netflix Now. The biggest addition is The Adventures of Tintin, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s love letter to Hergé. I’m particularly interested in finally seeing Pina since I dig director Wim Wenders for Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas. Though actually, I’m also intrigued by A Necessary Death, a mockumentary that Alec quite enjoyed.
In terms of kitsch classics this week, we can all rejoice that FDR: American Badass is now on Watch Instantly. To be honest, it’s probably better than Hyde Park on Hudson, or at the very least it’s probably more enjoyable.
See what’s new on Netflix Instant after the cut. I’ve also included a classic Christmas jam and a live recording of James Brown in which he tells the truth about hot pants (that breakdown starts around 3:10, but the most important part starts at 6:30).
- 360
- The Adventures of Tintin
- The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
- Battle B-Boy
- Beloved
- Billionaire
- Bollywood Fry
- Bones
- The Boy Mir
- Classic Doctor Who
- The Club
- The Courier
- The Dirty Picture
- The Encounter: Paradise Lost
- Farmageddon
- FDR: American Badass
- Fireman Sam: Holiday Heroes
- House of Boys
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- The Kid with a Bike
- The Letter Writer
- Losing Control
- Money Shot
- A Necessary Death
- Pina
- Thaandavam
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey
- Timmy Time: Timmy’s Christmas Surprise
- Thomas & Friends: A Very Thomas Christmas
- Transformers Prime
- Where Soldiers Come From
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
FDR: American Badass
Honorable mention: The Boy Mir
Movie I’ve Been Meaning to See That I’ll Finally See
Pina
Documentary I’m Most Interested In
Pina
Honorable mention: The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Most Likely to Be Watched Out of Perverse Curiosity
FDR: American Badass
Most Likely to Be Cited in a History Term Paper by a Very Stupid Person
FDR: American Badass
Things Learned in Fifth Grade
Where Soldiers Come From
Name of My Finishing Move If I Were a Professional Wrestler
A Necessary Death
Honorable mentions: Bollywood Fry, Classic Doctor Who
Movie vs. Movie Dance Battle That Needs to Happen
Pina vs. Battle B-Boy
Best Title
Farmageddon
