What’s New to Stream on Netflix for July 2023

Crossing the Streams is our sequence of guides all of the choices hitting the massive streaming companies every month. This time we’re testing what’s new to streaming on Netflix in July 2023, together with Hidden Strike with Jackie Chan, a Chook Field spin-off, and extra!

Netflix Decide of the Month for July 2023

The overall concept behind these picks of the month is to focus on the title we’re most enthusiastic about, and to that finish, Hidden Strike (2023, premieres July twenty eighth) suits effectively sufficient. To be truthful, there’s little purpose to suspect it’ll be any good — it’s been sitting on the shelf for about three years, and that first trailer suggests an abundance of CG backdrops and motion destined to depart viewers unimpressed. And but… I’m a Chan fan, John Cena has confirmed himself a enjoyable addition in motion/comedies elsewhere, and director Scott Waugh (he of subsequent yr’s Expend4bles) has crafted grounded motion beforehand with the likes of Act of Valor (2012). After all, all of that stated, not even Renny Harlin (Skiptrace, 2016) may ship a late-career Chan jam value a rattling, so who is aware of. We’ll discover out collectively on the finish of the month!

New Netflix Unique Movies

I’m not the largest fan of 2018’s Chook Field, but it surely was a monster hit for the streamer which means a sequel wasn’t out of the query. Chook Field Barcelona (premieres July 14th) is extra of a spin-off than a sequel, and it appears to comply with a largely related path as a household offers with a monstrous entity that kills you if you happen to see it. (Significantly, the premise continues to be silly.) On the plus facet, Barbarian‘s (2022) Georgina Campbell headlines, and it’s from the administrators of the underappreciated Carriers (2009). Is that sufficient to beat the goofy setup? Hopefully!

A bit extra of an outlier, however much more star-filled, is They Cloned Tyrone (premieres July twenty first). Jamie Foxx, John Boyega, David Alan Grier, and Kiefer Sutherland star within the comedic thriller about some type of authorities conspiracy that probably includes cloning. Director Juel Taylor is following up his 2017 debut, Actors Nameless, with a movie assured to search out extra eyeballs due to its forged and streaming house. The forged is greater than succesful, and it appears like a enjoyable sufficient time.

The Netflix Unique I’m most trying ahead to this month is the one with the bottom profile. Paradise (premieres July twenty seventh) is a brand new sci-fi/thriller from Germany that finds an fascinating special approach on an in any other case acquainted setup. Science has developed to create a method so as to add years and youth to the lives of people that can afford it. The catch? It’s primarily based on the power to take life and youth from these in want of money. When one girl in debt sells off many years of her life, her husband units out to get them again. It’s an incredible hook.

Odds & Ends

A sure well-known ship has been within the information recently for tragic causes. It sank over a century in the past, however some rich fools went down for a photograph op and ended up everlasting residents in Davy Jones’ locker. I don’t even know what which means. Anyway, James Cameron’s Titanic (1997), one in every of his three mega blockbusters, is new to Netflix this month. The movie stays an actual banger combining romance, class commentary, catastrophe thrills, and ethical dilemmas (he would have match on that door, Rose!) into one thing really particular. Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Invoice Paxton, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and extra memorable faces star, and whereas the entrance half delivers drama and character beats it’s the again half that wows due to our good pal, the iceberg. Watch it once more.

Netflix is not any stranger to documentaries — they’re cheaper to supply, require fewer sources, and are cheaper to supply. Some have been fascinating whereas others, effectively, much less so, however their newest takes a dive into some pretty partaking waters. Unknown: The Misplaced Pyramids (premieres July third) kicks off the four-part sequence, and the remaining titles concentrate on Killer Robots, a Cave of Bones, and the Cosmic Time Machine. All 4 subjects are fascinating sufficient, so hopefully the execution lives as much as the supply materials.

We are able to in all probability all agree that Adam Devine is one thing of an acquired style. As a lot as I dig him in The Righteous Gem stones, a few of his characteristic work is a bit… a lot. However hey, I’m at all times hoping for one of the best. The Outlaws (premieres July seventh) sees him headlining as a younger man who discovers his fiancée’s mother and father are financial institution robbers. Wacky hijinks ensue, in all probability, and with a bit of luck a few of them will likely be hilarious. The percentages are aided considerably with the presence of Ellen Barkin and Pierce Brosnan because the thieves, and we additionally get supporting turns from Michael Rooker and Julie Hagerty so perhaps, simply perhaps, this would be the one.

The Oldest New Arrival to Netflix for July 2023

One of many very official gripes towards Netflix is the dearth of older movies on the streamer — motion pictures made earlier than the 90s, principally — so every month we like to focus on the oldest new arrival. This month’s winner is definitely a trilogy that kicks off with The Karate Child (1984). John G. Avildsen’s box-office hit stays a stable coming of age movie capped off with some remarkably weak martial arts. The Karate Child: Half II (1986) sends Ralph Macchio to Japan so he can neglect about Elizabeth Shue (apparently), and The Karate Child: Half III (1989) — effectively I’ll be trustworthy, I assumed half three was the one with Hilary Swank so I assume I’ve by no means truly seen half three? Anyway, they’re the oldest new arrivals! Give ’em a watch so Netflix sees that “previous” motion pictures have followers too. In case you’re unaware, Netflix additionally has an ongoing sequence referred to as Cobra Kai that’s finally a sequel to all of it, and it’s equally entertaining whereas nonetheless delivering underwhelming fights.

The Full Netflix Checklist for July 2023

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