Every movie and show coming to Netflix in January
The “new on Netflix” list is finally coming back to life. Despite being the Xerox of streaming platforms, Netflix’s library strategy has dramatically shifted from licensed to original content as other studios have jumped into the on-demand content game. Meaning the answer to “Is the movie I want to watch on Netflix?” has mostly been: “No, bruh.”
But this year, with the studios and streamers recoiling, consolidating, and trying to make money and increase subscriber growth by any means necessary, we’ve seen a huge uptick in criss-cross availability of titles. Suddenly movies like Aquaman, a cherished DC comic book prize on Max, is popping up on Netflix. Seasons of Survivor, the bedrock of Paramount Plus, are on there too. It’s a wild time as Netflix once again grows into a smorgasbord of stuff (quality notwithstanding).
What does January on Netflix hold? Get ready for a Freaks (1932) / Cats (2019) double feature! Plus everything else below.
Director: Sean Baker
Cast: Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Willem Dafoe
New to Netflix on: Jan. 6
The Florida Project meanders through a sunny-but-strapped-for-cash ecosystem just outside Walt Disney World. Six-year-old Moonee, a kid living with her mom at a nearby motel, spends her days adventuring through abandoned condos and along strip-mall-encrusted highways like Florida’s version of Max in Where the Wild Things Are. Shot on 35mm, The Florida Project is filled with eye-popping colors that bring a fairy tale quality to the Magic Kingdom-adjacent world. But Moonee’s dream is falling apart, as her mother scrambles to make ends meet and the motel manager (Willem Dafoe) chooses between caring for a kid and managing his teetering business. Baker’s films are all about
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