This month is littered with the return of several cult favorites including Bubba Ho-Tep, The Omega Man, Sneakers, and Starship Troopers. The underwhelming selection of new stuff feature Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,Open Season 3, and Shark Night.
* streaming for the first time via Netflix.
Premiering May 1:
Adaptation
The Addams Family (1991)
Addams Family Values
*Against the Dark
The Borrowers (1997)
Bubba Ho-Tep If you’ve not seen this Elvis vs mummy cult classic (based on the Joe R. Lansdale story), stop what you are doing and watch it now! My review
*The Caller (2011)
*Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
Dracula III: Legacy
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
*Griff the Invisible
Groundhog Day
Hannibal (2001)
*High Anxiety
Insomnia (2002)
Karate Kid (1984)
Meet Joe Black
*Not the Messiah The Netflix description: “Spamalot” creators Eric Idle and John Du Prez penned this one-night-only musical tribute to Monty Python’s Life of Brian, an impertinent oratorio performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2009 and captured here in all its glory.
The Omega Man
*Open Season 3
Robin Hood (1991)
Sneakers
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Stuart Little
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
The Thirteenth Floor
Universal Soldier: The Return
The Wiz
Premiering May 2:
*Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
*Shark Night
Premiering May 8:
*A Darker Reality
*Giallo
*Playing House (2010)
Premiering May 10:
*G.I. Joe: Season 2.0 (1986)
Premiering May 12:
*Grimm’s Snow White
Premiering May 14:
Scar (2007)
Premiering May 15:
Ghost Adventures (2007)
*Junkyard Dog
Land of the Dead
*Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott’s Road to the Stars
Premiering May 19:
*Splintered
Premiering May 23:
*Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire
Premiering May 28:
*Beast Wars: Transformers
Premiering May 31:
*Killer Inside Me Based on the legendary Jim Thompson novel
Titles expiring soon
Expiring May 1:
Appleseed
Bloodlock
Clannad
Creep (2004)
Cyborg Cop
Dark Justice (2004)
Dragon Tiger Gate
Fallen (1998)
Frightworld
Full Contact (Xia dao Gao Fei) (1992)
The Good Witch
Gothika
Kung Fu Fighter
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
Lethal Weapon
Life Beyond Earth The show’s host Timothy Ferris wrote one of my favorite science books Coming of Age in the Milky Way. Some good reading. You should check it out.
The Lodge (2008)
Look Who’s Talking Too
The Manitou
MARS Dead or Alive: Nova
Misery (1990)
Orca: The Killer Whale
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Popotan
Practical Magic
Premonition[i] ([i]Yogen) (2004)
Repo Man
Reservoir Dogs
The Resident (2011)
Resurrection (1980)
Rick Sebak: A Cemetery Special
Shaolin vs. Evil Dead
Shaolin vs. Evil Dead: Ultimate Power
Shark Hunter (2001) Before you shark lovers get all excited, this one stars Antonio Sabato Jr. Never a good sign.
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th
Species
Species II
Species III
Titan A.E.
Triangle (2009)
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie Documentary narrated by William Shatner!
Vampire Journals
Vampiro
Welcome to Mars: Nova
Expiring May 7:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Absolutely brilliant thriller with Robert Shaw leading a gang who takes a subway car hostage. They demand $1 million dollars for the safe release of the passengers. Walter Matthau plays the transit cop who challenges them. Eminently re-watchable with excellent acting, direction, and script. So stop reading and watch it already.
Expiring May 9:
Double Dragon (1993)
Imagination (2007)
Sherlock Who would have imagined that one of the best visions of Doyle’s classc character would be a 21st century re-interpretation? This BBC series receives my highest recommendation and is a must watch for Holmes fans.
Street Sharks
Expiring May 12:
Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
The Third Man
Expiring May 15:
Beyblade: Metal Fusion[
Iron Man: Armored Adventures
Jason and the Argonauts (1999)
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Mr. Bean: The Whole Bean
Expiring May 29:
Christmas Time in South Park
South Park: The Cult of Cartman
South Park The Hits: Volume 1
South Park Spook-Tacular!
South Park: A Very Buttery Collection
The above is accurate as of April 29. As with all things streaming, the info is in constant flux. YMMV.
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Impending Geekgasm on Netflix Instant Watch – May edition was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon