Also in December there are some interesting reboots on Netflix. We’ve reviewed the new releases on the streaming service for you and looked at where it might be worth taking a look. Well worth it for sure”Pinocchio by Guillermo Del Toro“, which is more than a whole wooden boy’s nose for the Disney+ produced live-action remake “Pinocchio” starring Tom Hanks – in our review we awarded 4.5 out of 5 stars for the gritty animated adventure. Otherwise, the second season of “Money Robbery: Korea“ – whether the creators dare to deviate more from the Spanish template in the second season? We shall see…
Here’s a rundown of the most interesting Netflix launches for the week of December 5-11, 2022, neatly sorted by day of the week as always.
Monday: Legendary director Clint Eastwood hits another one
Of “The case of Richard Jewell” Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood has shown that he still has it – by the way, at the time of publication in 2019, the man was 89 years old. Based on true events, this drama follows security guard Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser), a social outcast who has always dreamed of achieving something important: to be a true American hero.
When the burly security guard of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics finds a bomb and a major catastrophe averts, Jewell initially seems like the shining hero. But doubts quickly spread: did the police officer-to-be just stage the thing? Eastwood portrays Jewell as a social misfit with a naive belief in the American dream. Not a shining hero, but a tragic figure ruthlessly betrayed by a system in which he had complete faith.
Tuesday: No exciting restarts
There are no major new releases on Netflix today. Time to catch up on the highlights we missed last week. Have you caught a glimpse of the fairytale action blockbuster yet? “troll“ by Tomb Raider director Roar Uthaug? Or with ‘The Crown’ star Emma Corrin in it “Lady Chatterley’s lover“ experience sensual passion?
Wednesday: Love in Chile
“Burning patience“ is based on the novel “With Burning Patience” by the Chilean writer Antonio Skármeta and tells the story of the young fisherman Mario (Andrew Bargsted) who dreams of becoming a great poet and one day before the beautiful Beatriz (Vivianne Dietz) to win with his works overcome. When he gets the job as a postman for Pablo Neruda (Claudio Arredondo), the daydreamer’s life changes abruptly. The first trailer promises great feelings and poetic images in pastel colors.
Thursday: petting elephants and political assassinations
Thursday brings us the story of Bomman and Bellie, who spent their lives caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, who acts like a human child. Already in the first trailer of the documentary “The Elephant Whisperers“ there are beautiful animal photos that tell about an unusual human-animal relationship.
True crime fans are also getting some stuff on Netflix this week. In “In broad daylight: Murder in Navarte“ is about the murders in the Narvarte district of the megacity of Mexico City. Activist Nadia Vera, photojournalist Rubén Espinosa Becerril and three other women were murdered here in broad daylight on July 31, 2015. The victims had previously received death threats for their political activities, but instead of following this lead, the leads are never followed. Who is behind the series of murders? The documentary exposes omissions in the investigative work and aims to bring the truth to light…
Friday: Guillermo del Toro shows Disney + the long wooden nose
Two ‘Pinocchio’ movies in one year? You can safely ignore one of them – and it’s not the one on Netflix. At the streaming provider with the capital N, director Guillermo del Toro was finally able to fulfill a heart’s desire and realize the version of “Pinocchio” that he fought for twelve (!) years.
And it was worth it – at least that’s the opinion of our author Markus Tschiedert “Pinocchio by Guillermo Del Toro” no less than 4.5 out of 5 stars. In the dark, stop-motion fairytale, del Toro combines fantastical elements with real-world images of war and death, raising questions of morality and humanity. From today you can judge for yourself whether the new film from the director of “Pan’s Labyrinth” can inspire you as much as we do.
Also starts today “Dragon Age: Absolution“ yet another imaginative highlight that role-playing gamers in particular should look forward to. After hits like “Castlevania” or “Arcane”, the expectations for the next series adaptation of a major fantasy video game brand are of course correspondingly high. And the signs aren’t bad either, as the streaming giant developed the series in partnership with BioWare, the studio behind the franchise.
Also new: Part 2 of the remake of the hit series “Money Robbery: Korea“. However, the first six episodes of the new edition of the Spanish megahit failed to convince us as the plot was almost identical to the well-known story of the original series, despite the exciting premise of a reunited Korea in economic turmoil. Can the new episodes break away from the series’ roots and follow their own story paths?
Saturday and Sunday: A quiet streaming weekend
As is often the case with Netflix, there are no exciting streaming restarts this weekend either. So there’s plenty of time to catch up on the streaming highlights of the past week or look forward to the movies and series that start next week “Bardo, the fictional chronicle of a handful of truths“ for example, the new film from ‘The Revenant’ mastermind Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu.