Love is in the air – but better yet, there will be new movies and TV shows in your Netflix account, as the Big Red Streaming Monolith announced its monthly list of new arrivals.
As with the previous months (and as with the rest of time considering our new, increasingly competitive streaming universe), the star here is the Netflix originals, including a second season of the science fiction blockbuster "Altered Carbon" and a sequel to the teen rom-com smash "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" – because it is the month of Valentine's Day, after all. The streaming service will also debut the highly anticipated supernatural horror show "Locke & Key," which involves various keys and numerous demons. Because, again, it is the month of Valentine's Day after all – and what screams romance like murder demons?
I'm happy to report, though, that the outside additions are pretty solid as well – something I fear I'll be able to say less and less with the upcoming debuts of HBO Max and (*suppresses laughter*) Peacock, meaning their respective studios (Warner Bros. and Universal) will likely keep much of their material under their roof instead of sharing with the Big Red Streaming Monolith. But until that comes, we've got everything from Oscar winners ("The Pianist," "Jerry Maguire") to iconic romances ("The Notebook") to cult hits ("Starship Troopers") and indie gems. (If you liked "Uncut Gems," for instance, you should definitely check out the directors' previous stressful scummy thriller, "Good Time.")
In a real change of pace for Netflix, there are even some older winners, like "The Dirty Dozen," "Dirty Harry," "Purple Rain" and all of the "Police Academy" movies – even some that I'm not even sure are real. ("Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach" is definitely fake ... right?)
I'm still not in love with Netflix's future – with the streaming world getting crowded, the Big Red Monolith may not have the deep library (especially of binge-able comfort food, like "Friends" or "The Office") to complete over time – but at least they're not breaking my heart this February with a bad lineup of new stuff. Maybe they're saving that for March. But anyways, with no further ado, here are all the new movies, TV shows and more coming to Netflix next month.
Feb. 1
"A Bad Moms Christmas"
"A Little Princess"
"Back to the Future III"
"Blade Runner: The Final Cut"
"Center Stage"
"Cookie's Fortune"
"Dear John"
"The Dirty Dozen"
"Dirty Harry"
"Driving Miss Daisy"
"Elizabeth"
"Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
"Fools Rush In"
"Hancock"
"Love Jacked"
"The Notebook"
"The Other Guys"
"The Pianist"
"Police Academy"
"Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment"
"Police Academy 3: Back in Training"
"Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol"
"Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach"
"Police Academy 6: City Under Siege"
"Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow"
"Purple Rain"
"Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"
"Scary Movie 2"
"Sex and the City 2"
Feb. 3
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Sordo"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Team Kaylie: Part 3"
Feb. 4
"Faith, Hope & Love"
"She Did That"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!"
Feb. 5
"Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'"
"#cats_the_mewvie"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Pharmacist"
"Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story"
Feb. 6
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Cagaster of an Insect Cage"
Feb. 7
"The Ballad of Lefty Brown"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Dragons: Rescue Riders" season 2
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Horse Girl"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Locke & Key"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "My Holo Love"
"Who Killed Malcolm X"
Feb. 8
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Coldest Game"
Feb. 9
"Better Call Saul" season 4
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama"
"Polaroid"
Feb. 11
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Camino a Roma (Road to Roma)"
"Good Time"
"Q Ball"
Feb. 12
"Anna Karenina"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "To All the Boys P.S. I Still Love You"
Feb. 13
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Dragon Quest Your Story"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Love is Blind"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Narcos: Mexico" season 2
Feb. 14
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Cable Girls: Final Season"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Isi & Ossi"
Feb. 15
"Starship Troopers"
Feb. 17
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia"
Feb. 19
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Chef Show" volume 3
Feb. 20
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Spectros"
Feb. 21
"A Haunted House"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Babies"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Gentefied"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Glitch Techs"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Puerta 7"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "System Crasher"
Feb. 22
"Girl on the Third Floor"
Feb. 23
"Full Count"
Feb. 25
"Every Time I Die"
Feb. 26
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "I Am Not Okay with This"
Feb. 27
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Altered Carbon"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Followers"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution"
Feb. 28
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "All the Bright Places"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Babylon Berlin" season 3
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" season 2
"Jeopardy!: Celebrate Alex Collection"
"Jeopardy!: Cindy Stowell Collection"
"Jeopardy!: Seth Wilson Collection"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "La trinchera infinita"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Queen Sono"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Restaurants on the Edge"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Unstoppable"
Feb. 29
"Jerry Maguire"
TBA
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Amit Tandon: Family Tandoncies"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Taj Mahal 1989"
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.
