It seems like every week, a wide variety of titles come to Netflix, along with a few that end up disappearing. It can be tough to keep up with what needs to be binged at the moment. That’s why we’re bringing you a round-up of what’s new to Netflix and what’s departing this week of April 7th, including a tense drama starring some comedic leads, a car show that doesn’t just feel like a “car show,” one of David Fincher’s classic thrillers.
Fastest Car, Season 1 (all episodes streaming 4/6)
If “car culture” does nothing for you, a typical car TV show might interest you even less. That’s where Netflix’s new docu-series Fastest Car tries to stand out and bring in an audience that might not know that much about the cars they’re seeing while still appealing to the knowledgeable fans. Each episode follows the same format of pitting “sleeper” cars against widely recognized supercars in a race, but the race only takes up a few seconds near the end of the episodes. The show is just as much about the drivers as the cars, showcasing the individuals’ struggles and thought processes about how they view their industry. It’s a neat competition series that flies by in eight episodes.
6 Balloons, (Netflix film streaming 4/6)
“Oh, what’s this? Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson from Broad City are in a movie together? Sounds delightfully funny! Let’s watch this light fare.” This could easily be someone’s reaction as they casually browse Netflix this week, because why would someone expect these comedic actors to star in a heavy story about a drug addict and his enabling sister? These are expectations that Franco and Jacobson are happy to crush in their new movie on Netflix. It’s a dark picture about two characters who just can’t help but make bad decisions, brought to life from strong dramatic performances from the two leads.
Se7en, (streaming 4/1)
Just as Netflix taketh away, it giveth some great titles month after month, and David Fincher’s Se7en is part of April’s additions. The movie follows a veteran detective and his new partner as they travel from poorly lit room to poorly lit room on the trail of a psychotic killer. The sin-driven murders are grizzly and grotesque but seem somewhat at home in the grungey, desolate world that Fincher creates. It’s certainly worth a fresh rewatch on a sunny day that’s a little too devoid of hopelessness.
Here’s a full list of what’s been added in the last week:
Avail. 4/1/18
A Sort of Family
Along Came Polly
Bad Boys
Battlefield Earth
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
Big Time
Body of Lies
Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Cats & Dogs
Cold Mountain
Dare to Be Wild
Deep Blue Sea
Fish People
Friday Night Lights
Jackass 2.5
Life Is Beautiful
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Mortal Kombat
Nancy Drew
Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Scarface
Seven
Sin City
Speed Racer
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Duchess
The Family Man
The Flintstones
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
The Iron Giant
The Lost Boys
The Queen of the Damned
The Spy Next Door
Wakfu: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Avail. 4/2/18
La Piloto: Season 1
Avail. 4/3/18
Fary Is the New Black — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Avail. 4/5/18
Behind The Curtain: Todrick Hall
Despicable Me 3
Avail. 4/6/18
6 Balloons — NETFLIX FILM
Amateur — NETFLIX FILM
Fastest Car: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Money Heist: Part 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: JAY-Z — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Orbiter 9 — NETFLIX FILM
Ram Dass, Going Home — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sun Dogs
The 4th Company — NETFLIX FILM
The Boss Baby: Back in Business: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Todo lo que sería de Lucas Lauriente — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Troy: Fall of a City: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Avail. 4/7/18
24 Hours to Live
And here’s what’s leaving next week, so it’s your last chance:
Leaving 4/12/18
The Emperor’s New Clothes
