Watch List Weekly Recap 1/13/23
This week in the WL: The only good movies on Netflix (all 127 of them), plus a guide to new films in theaters and on demand.
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It’s that time again: What percentage of the 3,500 movies on Netflix at any given moment are actually worth watching (3.6% — I did the math), and what are they? For paid subscribers, a list of the films that made the cut, including “Croupier” (above), a film released in 1998 and thus a relic from ancient times as far as Netflix is concerned.
The Friday What to Watch casts a spotlight on one of the very best films of 2022 (“Saint Omer,” above), just now appearing in theaters, plus a sturdy remake of “All Quiet on the Western Front” on Netflix and a glibly engaging documentary about “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.” All that and an early Mike Leigh love fest on the Criterion Channel.
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