By Netflix Now is going to help you avoid talking to your parents during Thanksgiving dinner. It’ll also get you out of arguments with that dumdum uncle who always forwards those freakin’ emails. (Despite the title, there is no Netflix stream of The Turkish Star Wars, and the only MST3K thing available on Instant is The Movie. This feeling of disappointment should ready you for the holidays.)
Bar none, the best film addition this week is Re-Animator. It might be something to save for after dinner once your grandpa has tuckered himself out with Schnapps and a-storytellin’. Or maybe you and gramps can watch The Jack Benny Show and You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx. I’m hankering for a little Monster Brawl. It’s basically movie monsters wrestling each other. That high-concept film stars Dave Foley (the poor guy), “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart, and Lance Henriksen as the voice of God.
If you’re a masochist (or a sadist), there’s Uwe Boll’s In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, which Alec had to remind me was in movie theaters. The gimmicky “single-take” thriller Silent House with Elizabeth Olsen is ready for some streaming as well. If you’re spending your Thanksgiving with a special someone, you may want to try the indie romance Like Crazy… Actually, you’re better off watching Re-Animator. If you can watch Re-Animator with someone you love on Thanksgiving, that person is a keeper. Want to know the source of that wisdom? “The Mouth of the Lord” Lance Henriksen.
Check out what’s new on Netflix Instant after the cut.
- 49 Days
- Abbott & Costello Colgate Comedy Hour
- Abel
- Airborne
- Alter Egos
- The American Dream
- American Horror Story
- Barney: Most Lovable Moments
- Beatles Stories
- The Best of Bonanza
- Bob Hope: The Comedy Hour
- The Cisco Kid
- Date with the Angels
- Dead Season
- Degenerate Art: The Art and Culture of Glass Pipes
- D.L. Hughley: Reset
- The Edge
- Fleabag Monkeyface
- A Fool and His Money
- Forks Over Knives: The Extended Interviews
- Freak Dance
- Gerald McBoing Boing
- The Goldbergs
- Golden Winter
- The Heart of Christmas
- Heartstrings
- Home Run Showdown
- In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
- The Invisible War
- The Jack Benny Show
- The Life of Riley / Our Miss Brooks
- Life with Elizabeth
- Like Crazy
- A Little Bit of Faith
- Madison County
- Make Room for Daddy
- Man with a Camera
- Measure of a Man
- Memorial Day
- Merlin
- Monster Brawl
- Moomin
- Murder by Proxy
- My Hero
- My Stepdad’s a Freakin’ Vampire!
- Occupation: Fighter
- One Step Beyond
- Paul Rodriguez: Just for the Record
- Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service
- Private Secretary
- Re-Animator
- Red Skelton: America’s Funniest Man
- Rio Sex Comedy
- Roy Rogers with Dale Evans
- Selections from the Best of Ozzie & Harriet
- She’s Not Our Sister
- Silent House
- Snowmen
- Spike Jones: The Legend
- Studio One: The Defender
- Suspense
- They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain
- Tinga Tinga Tales
- Voltron: Fleet of Doom
- Volviendo
- Warrior Baek Dong Soo
- You Bet Your Life
- Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption
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
The Jack Benny Show
Movie I’ve Been Meaning to See That I’ll Finally See
The Invisible War
Honorable mention: Silent House
Most Likely to Be Watched Out of Perverse Curiosity
Monster Brawl (I feel bad for Dave Foley and will buy him a beer if I ever see him)
Goes Best with Gravy
Re-Animator
Goes Best with Cranberry Sauce
Like Crazy
Most Likely to Start an Argument with a Relative
She’s Not Our Sister
Wide-Release Movie Made to Be Seen via Netflix Instant
Silent House
Honorable mention: In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Best Title
My Stepdad’s a Freakin’ Vampire!
Honorable mention: Occupation: Fighter
Best Title That Also Works as an Insult
Fleabag Monkeyface
Honorable mention: Gerald McBoing Boing
