The Watercooler for Netflix

New To Streaming

 Star Trek

Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise keep intergalactic danger at bay and delves deep into the exploration of space. Leonard Nimoy co-stars as Spock.

 Sports Night

Aaron Sorkin’s critically acclaimed series follows the offbeat cast and crew of a sports news show as they deal with professional and personal challenges in their pressure-cooker work environment.

 The Worst Week of My Life

Murphy’s Law is an ongoing theme in this quirky BBC comedy series that finds seemingly cursed couple Howard and Mel in the midst of premarital chaos — and, later on, in the throes of labor pains.

 Ip Man 2

Centering on Ip Man’s migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.

 Cinema Paradiso

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village’s theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater’s projectionist.

Expiring Soon

 The Rocky Horror Picture Show

A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

 Super Size Me

While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald’s food for one month.

 Lady Chatterley 

Joely Richardson is Lady Chatterley, who — at the urging of her paralyzed, impotent spouse (James Wilby) — finds a lover in the form of her husband’s handsome gamekeeper.

 X-Men 

Two mutants come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.

 Doc Martin

Crippled by a sudden fear of blood, flashy surgeon Dr. Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes) abandons his bustling London practice and sets up shop as a country doctor in this British sitcom. 

New To Streaming

 Pulp Fiction (Trailer)

The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

 Killers (Trailer)

A vacationing woman meets her ideal man, leading to a swift marriage. Back at home, they discover their neighbors could be assassins who have been contracted to kill them.

 Dark Shadows (Trailer)

The rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences in this ’60s classic series.

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 Zombieland (Trailer)

A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting tough guy trying and a pair of sisters trying to get to an amusement park join forces to travel across a zombie-filled America.

 Company (Excerpt)

Raúl Esparza stars in this 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy recorded live for PBS’s “Great Performances” 

 Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (Trailer)

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents’ jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, and they, their father and one brother’s wife are sent hurtling towards a shattering climax.

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 Hindsight (Trailer)

Unexpectedly pregnant with no means to raise a child, Dina and Ronnie decide to sell their unborn baby over the Internet. Their plan begins to unravel when the couple they’ve chosen have an agenda of their own.

 Vital (Trailer)

After a tragic car accident where his girlfriend died, Hiroshi Takagi suffers amnesia with his memories completely blanked. Becoming a medical student, he explores his grief and the incident. 

 Ab-Normal Beauty (Trailer)

When a young photography student witnesses a woman get hit by a car and bleed to death, she snaps a few shots of the scene, inadvertently discovering that she has a disturbing fascination with death. 

Also: Me and You and Everyone We Know (Trailer)

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 Wet Hot American Summer

Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon and Elizabeth Banks co-star in this spoof on summer-camp camp set in 1981 starring members of The State.

 Assassination of a High School President

While investigating the theft of his school’s SAT exams, sophomore newspaper reporter Bobby Funke uncovers an even bigger conspiracy. This comic noir co-stars Mischa Barton and Bruce Willis.

 Smiley Face

After a young actress (Anna Faris) unknowingly eats her roommate’s pot cupcakes, her day becomes a series of misadventures. John Krasinski and Danny Trejo co-star in this comedy.

New To Streaming

 Wet Hot American Summer

Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon and Elizabeth Banks co-star in this spoof on summer-camp camp set in 1981 starring members of The State.

 Death Note

Whenever law student Light Yagami writes down a person’s name in his newly found notebook, that person ends up dead. Deciding to take the law into his own hands, Light kills criminals.

 Sports Night

The Emmy Award-winning comedy series from creator Aaron Sorkin (“The West Wing”) starring Peter Krause and Josh Charles offers a witty behind-the-scenes look at the production of a TV show.

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 Jaws

When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.

 District 9

An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.

 The American President

Comedy-drama about a widowed US president (Michael Douglas) and a lobbyist (Annette Bening) who fall in love. It’s all aboveboard, but “politics is perception” and sparks fly anyway.

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 The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest (Trailer)

When Conrad Anker finds the body of George Mallory on Everest 75 years after Mallory’s death, Anker becomes obsessed with learning whether Mallory was actually first to climb Everest. 

 Smash His Camera (Trailer)

Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Leon Gast examines freedom of the press, the right to privacy and our celebrity-obsessed culture in his profile of paparazzo Ron Galella. 

 Tell Them Who You Are (Trailer)

This documentary examines the fascinating, controversial life of Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf &c).

New To Streaming

 Easy A

Emma Stone is a clean-cut high school student who relies on the school’s rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing in this comedic twist on The Scarlet Letter. 

 Salt

After she’s accused of being a Russian spy, rogue CIA agent Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) goes on the run to clear her name and protect her husband. Co-stars Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

 The Other Guys

Allen (Will Ferrell) and Terry (Mark Wahlberg) toil in obscurity as lowly desk jockeys, until a big break finally gives them a chance to tackle real police work. Samuel L. Jackson and Steve Coogan.

 FLCL

A rock ‘n’ roll psychedelic romp often compared to Yellow Submarine, Fooly Cooly (or FLCL) is a mind-bending visual rocket ride using anime aliens as allegory for teen angst. 

 Saving Grace

Self-destructive Oklahoma City detective Grace Hanadarko (Holly Hunter) gets a chance to redeem herself when Earl (Leon Rippy), her “last chance angel,” appears after a terrible car crash. 

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 Batman

In Tim Burton’s hands, Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) starts to make a name for himself as a masked enemy to the criminal set just when the flamboyant Joker (Jack Nicholson) takes over the mafia. 

 The Year of Living Dangerously

A young Australian reporter (Mel Gibson) tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia with the help of a diminutive photographer (Linda Hunt). Co-stars Sigourney Weaver.

 Natural Born Killers

In Director Oliver Stone’s stark satire of media and murder, two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

 Broadway: The American Musical

Julie Andrews hosts this comprehensive chronicle of the American musical that captures a century of Broadway through interviews, archival footage, personal writings, newsreels and home movies. 

21 Jump Street

Johnny Depp stars in his breakout role as the sardonic leader of a pack of cub investigators who pass as pupils while squelching underage mischief in this late 1980s crime drama. 

New To Streaming

 Four Lions (Trailer)

An outrageous comedy about a group of young Islamic Brits who fancy themselves bloodthirsty jihadis. A scathingly hilarious indictment of true believers and the social systems that create them. 

 Elizabethtown (Trailer)

During an outrageous memorial for a Southern patriarch, an unexpected romance blooms between a quirky flight attendant (Kirsten Dunst) and down-and-out son (Orlando Bloom).

 Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (Trailer)

When the prehistoric warm-water beast Crocosaurus crosses paths with the cold-water monster Mega Shark, all hell breaks loose in the oceans while the world’s top scientists try to stop the aquatic frenzy.

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 Easy (Trailer)

Heart-broken after several affairs, quirky Jamie Harris (Marguerite Moreau) finds herself torn between a poet and a TV host. Emily Deschanel co-stars as Jamie’s sister, Laura.

 Veer-Zaara (Trailer)

An epic love story between Veer Pratap Singh (Shahrukh Khan) a jailed Indian Air Force pilot, and Zaara Hayaat Khan (Preity Zinta), a stranded Pakistani girl; a love so great it knows no boundaries…

 Ken Burns: The Civil War (Trailer)

This Emmy-winning documentary miniseries from Ken Burns depicts the strategies and action of famous Civil War battles, and relates the stories of generals, politicians, heroes and a beleaguered president.

In addition to a bunch of new TV shows, there are quite a number of great movies now streaming.

New To Streaming

 Gone With The Wind

Director Victor Fleming’s 1939 epic adaption stars Vivien Leigh as self-absorbed, headstrong Scarlett O’Hara, a Southern Belle who meets her match in Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) as the Civil War starts.

 Hot Tub Time Machine

A group of aging best friends travels back in time to 1987, where they get the chance to relive their best year. John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, and Crispin Glover star.

 The Graduate

Dustin Hoffman (in his first major film role) is naïve college graduate who is seduced by a middle-aged neighbor (Anne Bancroft) but ends up falling in love with her beautiful, young daughter.

Also lots of James Bond including:

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, and Octopussy.

And more anime including:

InuYasha, Bleach, and Naruto.

Expiring Soon

 Breathless

After shooting a cop, young thief Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) meets and shacks up with Patricia (Jean Seberg), an American who sells the International Herald Tribune on the streets of Paris.

 Black Hawk Down

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force conduct a mission in Somalia their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans face intense fighting from the militia on the ground. 

 The Jerk

Likable dimwit Navin Johnson (Steve Martin) struggles to make it through life on his own, until a strange invention makes him unbelievably wealthy runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic.