Netflix December: Mowgli, Dumplin', and The Lobster

A belated Streaming Roulette. We forgot to share Netflix's new offerings so here we are a week late, surveying new titles by freeze framing films at random places with the scroll bar and whatever comes up first, that's what we share. No cheating.  Whats new on Netflix? Let's see...

I killed your brother.

The Lobster (2015/2016)
"Heartless Woman" absolutely upset me in this movie... but I love the rest of the movie (including that nobody has a name except the main character) which made my top ten list in its year. The Favourite is my new favorite Yorgos Lanthimos now, though. Which is your favorite of his merciless and haunting but sometimes indelibly funny movies: Dogtooth, Alps, The Lobster, Killing of a Sacred Deer, or The Favourite?

Related: Remember that great piece Daniel Walber wrote about The Lobster's phony flowers and production design.

[whispering in foreign languages]

Terminator Salvation (2009)
Anton Yelchin *sniffle*. Sometimes it astoundshow many Terminators we've had when the only movies worth a damn are the first two James Cameron classics. Literally the only thing I remember about this one was that caught-on-audiotape scandal where Christian Bale was bullying and demeaning one of the camera men.

Sometimes fear is the only intelligent response.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
Ooh, it's the Kaa scene. But sorry Cate Blanchett and ScarJo before you, the best Kaa voice is still Sterling Holloway. It's so subversive to hear the soothing tones of the Winnie the Pooh voice lulling you into doom. 

I ♥️Jungle Book '67 so much and there's really no reason to keep remaking when it was done so well in '42, '67, and '94, you know?

Got a table for you, right over here.

Dumplin' (2018)
The only thing I know about this is that Dolly Parton wrote and sings a Globe-nominated song that they're also pushing for an Oscar. Isn't Ginger Minj in it too? It's quite a year for RuPaul's Drag Race alums in the movies. 

[zombie groan and screaming]

Shaun of the Dead (2004)
I wish I loved this as much as everyone else but it is amusing. 

There was a rumor of a saint who could talk to animals, that they understood and obeyed him. 

Happy as Lazzaro (2018)
That shot above reminds me of something out of Zama? I haven't watched this yet but people seem to really love it, including Jason right here and the nominating committee of the European Film Awards. In the end Italy went with Dogman for their Oscar submission though.

So can you help me or not? Please.

The World is Yours (2018)
Isabelle Adjani alert! But this appears to be a crime drama mostly about men. Merde.

Also streaming in December

• 8 Mile
• Astro Boy
• Battle — Netflix Original Film
• The Big Lebowski
• Blue Planet II: Season 1
• Bride of Chucky
• Christine
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
• Crossroads: One Two Jaga — Netflix Original Film
• District 9
• Friday
• Friday After Next
• The Great British Baking Show Masterclass Season 5
• Happy!: Season 1
• Hellboy
• Hero Mask - Netflix Original
• The Last Dragon
• Man vs Wild With Sunny Leone: Season 1
• The Man Who Knew Too Little
• Meet Joe Black
• Memories of the Alhambra (Streaming Every Saturday) — Netflix Original
• My Bloody Valentine
• Next Friday
• Reindeer Games
• Seven Pounds
• The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot Season 2 — Netflix Original
• 5 Star Christmas — Netflix Film
• Bad Blood — Netflix Original
• Dogs of Berlin — Netflix Original
• Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas — Netflix Original
• Michael Jackson’s This Is It
• Nailed It! Holiday! — Netflix Original
• Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas — Netflix Original
• Pine Gap — Netflix Original
• ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? — Netflix Original
• Super Monsters and the Wish Star — Netflix Original
• The American Meme — Netflix Original
• The Hook Up Plan (Plan Coeur) — Netflix Original
• The Ranch: Part 6 — Netflix Original 
• Vir Das: Losing It — Netflix Original

December 12

• Back Street Girls: Gokudols — Netflix Original
• Out of Many, One — Netflix Original

December 13

• Wanted: Season 3 — Netflix Original

Available December 14 

• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Midwinter’s Tale — Netflix Original
• Cuckoo: Season 4 — Netflix Original
• Dance & Sing with True: Songs — Netflix Original
• The Fix - Netflix Original
• Fuller House: Season 4 — Netflix Original
• The Innocent Man - Netflix Original
• Inside the Real Narcos — Netflix Original
• Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons: Season 3 — Netflix Original
• Prince of Peoria: A Christmas Moose Miracle — Netflix Original
• The Protector - Netflix Original
• Roma — Netflix Film
• Sunderland Til I Die — Netflix Original
• Tidelands - Netflix Original
• Travelers: Season 3 — Netflix Original
• Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 8 — Netflix Original

December 16

• Baby Mama
• Kill the Messenger
• One Day
• Springsteen on Broadway — Netflix Original
• The Theory of Everything 

December 18 

• Baki — Netflix Original
• Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable — Netflix Original
• Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 5 — Netflix Original

December 21

• 3Below: Tales of Arcadia — Netflix Original
• 7 Days Out — Netflix Original
• Back With the Ex — Netflix Original
• Bad Seeds — Netflix Film
• Bird Box — Netflix Film
• The Casketeers - Netflix Original
• Derry Girls — Netflix Original
• Diablero — Netflix Original
• Greenleaf: Season 3
• Last Hope: Part 2 — Netflix Original
• Perfume — Netflix Original
• Sirius the Jaeger — Netflix Original
• Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski — Netflix Film
• Tales by Light: Season 3 — Netflix Original
• Wolf (BÖRÜ) — Netflix Original

December 24

• Hi Score Girl — Netflix Original
• The Magicians: Season 3

December 25

• Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Season 11
• Avengers: Infinity War

 December 26

• Alexa & Katie: Season 2 — Netflix Original
• You 

December 28

• Instant Hotel — Netflix Original
• La Noche de 12 Años — Netflix Film
• Selection Day — Netflix Original
• When Angels Sleep — Netflix Film
• Yummy Mummies — Netflix Original

December 3o

• The Autopsy of Jane Doe

December 31 

• The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned From a Mythical Man 

Comments

[Shtajner]

Lobster is such a great film, but Dogtooth is the true Lanthimos masterpiece!

[Suzanne]

Dumplin' won't change anyone's life, but it is cute and fun and filled with Dolly songs. It's my favorite of the Netflix comedies I've seen this year.

[James from Ames]

Damn, Isabelle! How many children have you Hocus Pocus’d by now?

[/3rtful]

Dogtooth remains unchallenged as Lanthimos' masterpiece. His sensibilities feel entirely different in English. Makes me wonder if Almodovar should even bother?

[Jonathan]

With the caveat I haven't seen "Alps," my favorite is "The Lobster" by quite a margin. "Dogtooth" feels a bit too beholden to Haneke and "Killing of a Sacred Deer," while brilliantly constructed, is quintessential empty, gross provocation. "The Favourite" is very good but I wish it would have gone darker, and I don't think it's up to the same level of formalist finesse as the other ones.

[Jaragon]

The Terminator- sequels- remakes just kept getting worse and worse

[Joe]

Just in case, Nat: the one from the GIF is Robin Hood's Sir Hiss, not Kaa.

[Bert]

Lanthimos is one of the great aueteurs of our time methinks. My ranking:

1. DOGTOOTH
2. THE FAVOURITE
3. THE LOBSTER
4. THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
5. ALPS
6. KINETTA

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