Netflix is always introducing new content and eliminating old stuff. Sometimes this is featured on our home page but since so much of it is constantly being introduced, you might not hear about some of it.
Here are a few new releases that I think are worth checking out that have been introduced to most Netflix libraries around the world.
The Social Dilemma
This documentary that has interviews with people that were actually part of the creation of some of the most used social networking apps or websites in the world paints a very scary picture about how all encompassing social media has become in the world and the dirty stuff that is going on behind the scenes.
I challenge everyone to watch this and perhaps make some small changes to their lives as far as how much you depend on social media in your life. We ALL use it too much and our regular mental health and real-life social interaction is suffering as a consequence. Perhaps that information that these industry insiders provide can give you a reason to make a real and meaningful change in your life.
Midnight Special
Originally released in 2016, this sci-fi thriller stars what I consider to be one of the most underappreciated actors alive today in Michael Shannon who plays Roy Tomlin. Tomlin discovers that his son has supernatural powers and works to keep his son out of the hands of various governments and religious wacko's who want to claim him as their own.
It's a wonderful tale that is part hearwarming father / son tale, part sci-fi and part action without being too much of any of the 3. It is one of the better films I have seen in the past 5 years or so and it did horribly at the box office for reasons I can not understand. Check it out!
Family Business
This one you are going to have to read because presuming you are not fluent in French. The overdubbed English, like most overdubbing is horrendous so put your glasses on and get ready for a pretty funny ride.
The story is that weed will soon be legalized in France and a family whose butcher shop is already struggling moves to convert it into a marijuana cafe. Their near complete absence of knowledge about the drug is pretty funny to people that know a bit about it (I know some) and the multi-generation family business struggling to find a leader, when none of them know what the hell they are doing, leads to some pretty great laughs.
This is actually the 2nd season but most people, including me, were unaware there even was a season one. I guess it did well enough with the first run to get it picked up by Netflix and distributed internationally. I laughed a lot.
So that's gonna do it for now. That should keep you busy for a while and while there are a lot of other things out there including that show Cuties that got and is getting a ton of bad press due to the sexualization of children is among them. I am actually surprised that they didn't pull it off the service already.
