Very light month especially with impending end of the Starz content. Highlights included the premiere of the first Netflix-produced series Lilyhammer and the cult classics Caged Heat and Rock and Roll High School. Like I said, a light month.
* streaming for the first time via Netflix.
Premiering February 1:
*The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
*Blubberella
Flesh + Blood
Hollow Man
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
*Psycho (1998)
*Quarantine 2: Terminal
*The Stupids
Terror Trap
*The True Story of Puss ‘n Boots
Premiering February 2:
*Waking Madison
Premiering February 4:
*Birdy the Mighty: Decode
*Thomas & Friends: Rescue on the Rails
Premiering February 6:
*Lilyhammer Netflix’s first original series. Check out the trailer.
Premiering February 15:
*Caged Heat
*Carnosaur
*Orca: The Killer Whale
*Rock ‘n’ Roll High School
Premiering February 25:
*2012: Zombie Apocalypse Mayan zombies?
Premiering February 28:
*Wolf Town
Premiering February 29:
*The Adventures of Paddington Bear
*Felix the Cat: Golden Anniversary Edition
*Super Duper Sumos Have no idea of the quality of the show but the description is amusing: This high-impact animated series stars three crime-busting sumo wrestlers, Booma, Kimo and Mamoo, who take on the evil syndicate known as Bad Inc. The wrestlers’ fighting methods include swelling up to Sumo Size to overwhelm their enemies.
Titles expiring soon
Expiring February 1:
3rd Rock from the Sun
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
The Golden Child
Hammett
Hubble’s Amazing Rescue: NOVA
Lethal Weapon 2
Mod Squad (1999)
NewsRadio
Night Watch (2005)
Nowhere to Run (1993)
Rollerball (1975)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Short Circuit
Speed
Expiring February 3:
Outbreak
Expiring February 4:
Battle of Los Angeles
Expiring February 6:
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Expiring February 7:
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam This collection of animated shorts is worth checking out if for nothing more than the Jonah Hex story written by Joe R. Lansdale
Expiring February 8:
American Experience: Dinosaur Wars
Expiring February 14:
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Expiring February 15:
The Legend of Red Dragon
Lo
A Monkey’s Tale
Monty Python’s Flying Circus
The Sasquatch Gang
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Star Trek (2009) If you haven’t seen this yet, turn in your geek badge and get out! Seriously, if you haven’t watched it yet, don’t let Star Trek pass you by. Check out my review.
Expiring February 16:
Arn: The Knight Templar
Charade
Dorian Gray (2009)
Four Boxes
Ink
Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe’s War
Night of the Demons
Parasomnia
Suck
Expiring February 17:
Camelot (2011)
Expiring February 19:
Simone
Expiring February 20:
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
Alice in Wonderland: What’s the Matter with Hatter?
A Christmas Carol (2008)
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice
Kong: Return to the Jungle
Legend of the Dragon (2005)
Pocket Dragon Adventures
Expiring February 22:
21 Jump Street Guess they wanted to remove this before what is sure to be a dreadful feature film premieres.
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Greatest American Hero
Harlan Ellison: Dreams with Sharp Teeth
Highlander (1992)
Pit and the Pendulum (1991) Stuart Gordon tackles Edgar Allan Poe
Puppet Master
Trancers
Expiring February 25:
Showdown in Little Toyko
Bedazzled (1967) The original Dudley Moore/Peter Cook classic (it was remade poorly in 2000) delivers one of the funniest deal with the devil tales ever. Be sure to catch it before it leaves.
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Reluctant Astronaut
Ultraman: Towards the Future
Expiring February 28:
Batman Forever
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures
Catacombs
Clerks (1994)
Delilah & Julius
The Rat Patrol
Additionally, February 28 is D-day for Starz on streaming as the contract between Netflix and the cable channel expires forcing the removal of close to a thousand shows.
The above is accurate as of January 31. As with all things streamng, the info is in constant flux. YMMV.
Content courtesy of FeedFliks and Instantwatcher.
Impending Geekgasm on Netflix Instant Watch- Feb edition was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon