What’s New to Stream on Netflix for March 2024

Crossing the Streams is our collection of guides all of the choices hitting the massive streaming providers every month. This time we’re testing what’s new to streaming on Netflix in March 2024, together with 3 Physique Drawback from the creators of Sport of Thrones, a brand new Adam Sandler movie referred to as Spaceman, and extra!

Netflix Decide of the Month for March 2024

Opinions on Sport of Thrones proceed to differ wildly, however they’re nothing in comparison with opinions on the 2 creatives behind it — David Benioff and D.B.Weiss. Viewers who haven’t sworn off their collective creations will need to tune in for his or her newest effort, 3 Physique Drawback (premieres March twenty first). An adaptation of the bestselling e book by Cixin Liu, the collection follows a bunch of scientists reeling from a far-reaching, intergalactic discovery with connections again to Sixties China. Firmly established scientific rules begin to crumble, and the best thriller the trendy universe has ever seen spreads its tendrils throughout the globe. The solid is usually comprised of newcomers (at the least to Western eyes) alongside Eiza González, Benedict Wong, and Liam Cunningham. The chance right here is that the present is phenomenal and grabs our curiosity instantly… solely to be canceled by Netflix. However let’s not get forward of ourselves!

New Netflix Originals

Adam Sandler’s manufacturing cope with Netflix — arguably the perfect such deal between any inventive and a manufacturing firm — has given us loads of dumb comedies through the years, however there’s additionally been a handful of fine instances within the combine. His newest, Spaceman, leans away from broad comedy and right into a dramatic sci-fi journey a few lone astronaut compelled to depend on an alien being if he ever desires to make it again residence to Carey Mulligan. The creature is voiced by Paul Dano, and the movie seems to be an emotionally affecting story of survival and character. No, actually.

Hulu gave us the legit good Joey King-led motion/journey The Princess again in 2022 (earlier than taking it away from us as a result of Disney sucks ass), and now Netflix is following go well with with the Millie Bobby Brown fantasy automobile, Damsel (premieres March eighth). I don’t anticipate it to be practically nearly as good as The Princess, partly as a result of it seems to be extra curious about conventional set-pieces versus enjoyable fights, however director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has a strong resume with the likes of 28 Weeks Later (2007) and Intruders (2011), so I’m staying optimistic.

1953’s The Wages of Worry stays an all-timer within the suspense style, and William Friedkin’s 1977 remake, Sorcerer, maintains that prime stage of high quality. This 12 months sees one more adaptation on Georges Arnaud’s supply novel with the French launch, The Wages of Worry (premieres March twenty ninth). Director Julien Leclercq has some low-key bangers in his filmography together with Sentinelle (2021), Earth and Blood (2020), and The Crew (2015), so the chances are good that he’s greater than succesful for the job in terms of constructing environment, pressure, and thrills from a premise involving temperamental, explosive vans. And never for nothing, however the nice Alban Lenoir stars — search out Misplaced Bullet (2020) and Misplaced Bullet 2 (2022) if you happen to haven’t already seen them — so I’m already totally alongside for the journey.

Nice Films You Could Have Missed

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We used to get motion pictures like 21 Bridges (2019) all of the rattling time, mid-budget motion movies with participating leads and enjoyable set-pieces however with out the heavy overhead of epic CG antics, however they’re an endangered species lately. So after they do come, we have to rejoice. Brian Kirk’s entry into this specific subgenre stars the late Chadwick Boseman as cop caught up in one thing soiled that explodes right into a city-wide manhunt. It’s time and makes some inventive decisions with the story that do nicely at holding consideration and constructing suspense.

Talking of mid-budget gems, Carl Franklin’s Satan in a Blue Costume (1995) ought to have been the beginning of a franchise, however audiences failed it again in 1995. We nonetheless have this movie, although, and what a improbable time it’s as Denzel Washington brings the character of Simple Rawlins to life in late 40s Los Angeles. Thriller, noir, conspiracy, racial tensions, and homicide all boil over right into a terrific time for viewers, and cinematographer Tak Fujimoto helps convey the interval to lovely life. Add in entertaining turns by Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, and Don Cheadle, and a cameo by Washington’s younger son, John David Washington, and it’s a must-see.

Made for a lot much less cash and launched throughout a pandemic, Halina Reijn’s Our bodies Our bodies Our bodies (2020, premieres March twentieth) is a thriller of a special sort. Each a terrifically enjoyable horror movie and a scathing commentary on right now’s “on-line” tradition, the movie manages quite a few surprises whereas additionally delivering thrills and laughs. The solid is aces with Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la, Rachel Sennott, and Chase Sui Wonders joined by Pete Davidson and Lee Tempo. Good luck guessing who the killer is earlier than it’s revealed!

The Oldest New Arrival to Netflix

There are quite a lot of legitimate causes to criticize Netflix, from the fixed value gouging to the untimely cancellation of exhibits, however they’re additionally a streamer with an actual lack of older movie titles. By older I imply pre 90s, and that shallow library hurts once you go on the lookout for classics. To that finish, every month we spotlight the oldest new arrival to the streamer, and for March that movie is Arthur Penn’s prison romance, Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty star because the violently inclined lovers who embark on a criminal offense spree with just one doable ending. The Oscar winner additionally stars Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard, Estelle Parsons, and Gene Wilder.

The Full Netflix Record for March 2024

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