Each month, loads of new films and TV shows are added to Netflix Australia‘s library. Eliza Janssen presents her picks for titles worth watching. For the full list of everything arriving on the platform, scroll down. Also, check out Craig Mathieson’s top 50 movies on Netflix list.
Top Picks: TV
One Day (February 8)
Back in 2011, Anne Hathaway starred in a feature-length version of David Nicholls’ melancholy romance novel, and got some meh reviews for her unconvincing Bri’ish accent. Now Netflix has got a legitimate UK team behind an episodic adaptation of the novel, again covering the tumultuous, on-again-off-again love story of university student Emma and Dexter. Each episode meets the pair on the same day of a different year, following how they and their initial attraction change with the cruel passing of time. Perhaps one you should have tissues on hand for, especially around Valentine’s Day.
The Vince Staples Show (February 15)
Here’s a funny, surreal show from a successful American rapper to fill that Atlanta-shaped hole in your heart. Vince Staples has it all as the ringleader of his own comedy series: the guy has bars, style, and is sharp as hell when it comes to comedy. The trailer for his not-so-autobiographical show features random bursts of violence, ridiculousness, and crime in the name of Queen Latifah (a worthy reason to fire a gun at the ceiling, we reckon). Rap fans should 100% tune in.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (February 22)
Alright, ALRIGHT: everybody stop yelling at me for a minute. I’m just saying…Netflix’s adaptation of a beloved American anime series looks, so far, much like the widely loathed M. Night Shyamalan movie did. I’m sorry! Stop throwing things! Hopefully a ginormous budget, culturally-sensitive casting and aesthetics, and even at the very least the corrected pronunciation of character names should push this epic reimagining beyond the doldrums of that film. Expect many, many more seasons down the track if this first chapter pans out as the streamer expects it to.
Top Picks: Movies + Specials
Orion and the Dark (February 2)
A little boy who’s afraid of the dark finds out that ‘The Dark’ is, in fact, a far friendlier figure than he’d expected in this sweet-looking family film. I have a greater fear, though: the movie’s script is written by Charlie Kaufman, whose entire filmography has thus far been full of very adult, anxiety-inducing hang-ups and neuroses. Do we want to plonk our sweet, innocent young ones in front of a movie that might subliminally give them castration anxiety or mommy issues? Jk, I’m sure Kaufman can tone down his particular mental fixations and deliver a lovely animated film.
Einstein and the Bomb (February 16)
Netflix is obviously programming this historical documentary to complement the Oscars success of Oppenheimer, which recently swept the Academy’s nominations and will (perhaps? probably?) win Best Picture to boot. Alfred Einstein makes a rousing impact in that fictionalised film, acting as a Cassandra-type figure whose thinking looms over the deathly decisions of Robert Oppenheimer. So watching the real guy, weighing up the very real consequences of his theories in this feature-length portrait, could be a great way to deepen your understanding of the Nolan blockbuster.
All titles arriving on Netflix Australia in February
February 2
Despicable Me 3
Home Alone
Home Alone: Lost in New York
Let’s Talk About CHU
Orion and the Dark
February 5
Dee & Friends in Oz
February 7
The Devil Wears Prada
Love Never Lies Poland: Season 2 Part 2
Luz: The Light of the Heart
Raël: The Alien Prophet
February 8
One Day
February 9
Alpha Males: Season 2
Ashes
Bhakshak
A Killer Paradox
Lover, Stalker, Killer
February 13
Kill Me If You Dare
Sunderland ‘Til I Die: Season 3
Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
February 14
Good Morning, Veronica: Season 3
The Heartbreak Agency
Love is Blind: Season 6
Players
A Soweto Love Story
February 15
AlRawabi School for Girls: Season 2
House of Ninjas
Killing Eve: Seasons 1-4
Little Nicholas: Life of a Scoundrel
Love, Simon
NCIS: Seasons 10-14
Ready, Set, Love
The Vince Staples Show
February 16
The Abyss
Comedy Chaos
Eddie’s Lil’ Homies: Season 1
Einstein and the Bomb
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
February 19
Rhythm + Flow Italy
February 20
Mike Epps: Ready to Sell Out
She’s The Man
February 21
Can I Tell You A Secret?
February 22
Avatar: The Last Airbender
February 23
Formula 1: Drive to Survive: Season 6
Mea Culpa
Through My Window: Looking at You
February 24
The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award
February 28
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
Code 8 Part II
The Mire: Millenium
February 29
A Round of Applause
See also
* Best new movies and TV series Stan
* Best new movies and TV series on Amazon Prime
* Best new movies and TV series on Disney+
* All new streaming movies & series
