With August coming to an end, Netflix ramped up their new Netflix Instant titles with some truly amazing films. For ’90s kids, there’s a trio of 3 Ninjas films to reminisce and feel nostalgic over the cheese that was karate-themed ’90s films. If you like your action a bit more serious, there’s Tony Jaa’s The Protector 2. If you’re in the mood for a good laugh, Ice Cube has your back with Barbershop 2: Back in Business. If you’re looking for your new favorite animated series, there’s the Netflix-exclusive BoJack Horseman, which I can’t recommend enough. However, my big recommendation for this week comes in the form of the independent revenge thriller, Blue Ruin. I caught it at last year’s Chicago International Film Festival and instantly falling in love, writing about the film and its director, Jeremy Saulnier:
Revenge thrillers are usually about the fulfillment of revenge and the journey the character takes to accomplish it. Blue Ruin, however, takes it to the next level with moments of character introspection balancing the weight of blood. In just his second feature length film, writer/director Jeremy Saulnier showed how much potential he can bring to the film world; it’s only a matter of time before the film world takes notice.
You can check out the full list of new Netflix Instant additions below.
- 3 Ninjas: High Noon At Mega Mountain
- 3 Ninjas: Kick Back
- 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up
- The Protector 2
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business
- Blood Glacier
- BoJack Auditions for Frank Underwood
- BoJack Auditions for Horse Beast
- BoJack Auditions for Larry
- Horsin’ Around
- The Motel Life
- Young
- Being Mary Jane
- Parenthood: Season 5
- Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale
- Test
- 30 for 30: Hillsborough
- 30 for 30: White, Blue and White
- Blue Ruin
- The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel
- Foyle’s War: Series 7
- BoJack Horseman
- Go for Sisters