Today, Netflix announced what's coming and going from the streaming site in the month of November. And I could focus on the bad news, like the fact that delightful children's films like "E.T." and "The Boxtrolls" will be removed next month or that "Major League" is leaving or that they've got a nice supply of horror movies – like "Cujo," "Ravenous" and the recent Purge-themed spoof "Meet the Blacks" – arriving just in time for Not Halloween.
But really, that would just be me being a jerk, because this is one of the best Netflix overall release lists they've come up with in a few months.
There's a really excellent crop of new films, like the low-key sweetness of "Paddington" to the special effects spectacle of the new "Jungle Book." But there's also some older gems mixed in like "The African Queen" and a collection of WWII Capra-produced propaganda news films that should be a treat for film buffs and history buffs alike.
The Netflix originals sound intriguing – namely "The Crown," which may be the "Downton Abbey" replacement you've been looking for. Plus, Milwaukee Film Festival fans who missed out on the Super Secret Members Screening should be pumped as well that this year's special selection, "Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You," will be available for streaming next month, too.
And prepare yourself for Thanksgiving, which offers both "Boyhood" and the new "Gilmore Girls" episodes to help distract you from having to interact with your family post-election.
Basically, there's something for almost literally everybody next month – which is pretty great considering some months, there's seemingly nothing for anybody being added. But perhaps Christmas has come a little early.
Here's the rest of what to look forward to next month – and what to stream before it's gone.
Coming to Netflix
Nov. 1
"The African Queen" (1951)
"Alfie" (2004)
"Bob the Builder: White Christmas" (2008)
"Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh" (1995)
"The Confessions of Thomas Quick" (2016)
"Cujo" (1983)
"The Doors" (1991)
"The Heartbreak Kid" (2007)
"Jetsons: The Movie" (1990)
"King's Faith" (2013)
"Love, Now" (2012)
"Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You" (2016)
"Pervert Park" (2014)
"Ravenous" (1999)
"Stephen King's Thinner" (1996)
"Tales From the Darkside: The Movie" (1990)
"Thomas & Friends: A Very Thomas Christmas" (2012)
"Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express" (2012)
"Thomas & Friends: Merry Winter Wish" (2010)
"Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Engines" (2014)
"Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas" (2009)
Nov. 2
"Dough" (2015)
"Food Choices" (2016)
"Meet the Blacks" (2016)
Nov. 4
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Crown" season 1
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Ivory Game" (2016)
"Just Friends" (2005)
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "World of Winx" season 1
Nov. 9
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Danger Mouse" season 2
Nov. 11
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "All Hail King Julien" season 4
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Case" season 1
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Estocolmo" season 1
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Roman Empire: Reign of Blood" season 1
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Tales By Light" season 1
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "True Memoirs of an International Assassin" (2016)
"Under the Sun" (2015)
Nov. 12
"Take Me to the River" (2015)
Nov. 13
"Chalk It Up" (2016)
Nov. 14
"Carter High" (2015)
Nov. 15
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Dieter Nuhr: Nuhr in Berlin"
"K-POP Extreme Survival" season 1
"Men Go to Battle" (2015)
"The Missing Ingredient: What is the Recipe for Success?" (2016)
Nov. 16
"The 100" season 3
"Burn After Reading" (2008)
"Jackass 3.5: The Unrated Movie" (2011)
"Paddington" (2014)
Nov. 17
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Lovesick" season 2
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Paranoid" season 1
Nov. 18
"The Battle of Midway" (1942)
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Beat Bugs" season 2
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Colin Quinn: The New York Story"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Divines" (2016)
"Prelude to War" (1942)
"San Pietro" (1945)
"Sour Grapes" (2016)
"Thunderbolt" (1947)
"Tunisian Victory" (1944)
"Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines" (1943)
"Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia" (1943)
"WWII: Report from the Aleutians" (1943)
Nov. 22
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Mercy" (2016)
Nov. 23
"Penguins: Spy in the Huddle"
Nov. 25
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "3%" season 1
"Boyhood" (2014)
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Michael Che Matters"
Nov. 29
"Silver Skies" (2016)
Nov. 30
"Ghost Team" (2016)
"I Dream Too Much" (2016)
"The Jungle Book" (2016)
"Level Up" (2016)
"Traded" (2016)
Leaving Netflix
Nov. 1
"The Addams Family" (1991)
"Almost Famous" (2000)
"Angel Heart" (1987)
"Barnyard" (2006)
"Bratz: The Movie" (2007)
"The 'Burbs" (1989)
"Can't Hardly Wait" (1998)
"Chuck" seasons 1-5
"The Core" (2003)
"Deliverance" (1972)
"E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial" (1982)
"Echelon Conspiracy" (2009)
"Eight Crazy Nights" (2002)
"Empire State" (2012)
"Equilibrium" (2002)
"Escape to Witch Mountain" (1975)
"The Family Man" (2000)
"Fatal Attraction" (1987)
"Fresh" (1994)
"Get Rich or Die Tryin'" (2005)
"The Holiday" (2006)
"Into the Wild" (2007)
"Kangaroo Jack" (2003)
"Legally Blonde" (2001)
"Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde" (2003)
"Major League" (1989)
"Mansfield Park" (1999)
"Meet Joe Black" (1998)
"Mel Brooks: Make a Noise" (2013)
"Open Season" (2006)
"Open Season 2" (2008)
"Open Season 3" (2010)
"Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong" (2009)
"Powerpuff Girls" seasons 1-6
"Rounders" (1998)
"Scream 2" (1997)
"Sex: My British Job" (2013)
"Shameless" series 1-10
"Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (2004)
"Something's Gotta Give" (2003)
"The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" (2004)
"Spy Game" (2001)
"The Sum of All Fears" (2002)
"Total Drama World Tour" (2014)
"Underground: The Julian Assange Story" (2012)
"Urban Cowboy" (1980)
"Varsity Blues" (1999)
"What Women Want" (2000)
Nov. 2
"The English Teacher" (2013)
Nov. 4
"Gigli" (2003)
Nov. 5
"The Homesman" (2014)
Nov. 11
"Quartet" (2012)
Nov. 14
"Seal Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines" (2014)
Nov. 15
"Naked Among Wolves" (2015)
Nov. 16
"The American" (2010)
"Let's Go to Prison" (2006)
Nov. 22
"Tracers" (2014)
Nov. 23
"The Boxtrolls" (2014)
"Scenic Route" (2013)
"Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors" (2015)
Nov. 24
"The Boondocks" seasons 1-4
"Chowder" seasons 1-3
"Courage the Cowardly Dog" seasons 1-4
"Uncle Grandpa" season 1
Nov. 25
"Robin Hood" (1973)
Nov. 30
"Stuck in Love" (2012)
"xXx" (2002)
As much as it is a gigantic cliché to say that one has always had a passion for film, Matt Mueller has always had a passion for film. Whether it was bringing in the latest movie reviews for his first grade show-and-tell or writing film reviews for the St. Norbert College Times as a high school student, Matt is way too obsessed with movies for his own good.
When he's not writing about the latest blockbuster or talking much too glowingly about "Piranha 3D," Matt can probably be found watching literally any sport (minus cricket) or working at - get this - a local movie theater. Or watching a movie. Yeah, he's probably watching a movie.