The 7 Best New Movies on Netflix in August 2022
thewrap.com“Day Shift” almost made the list), there is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to new library titles on the streaming service.In August there’s something for everyone on Netflix, from Keanu Reeves as a paranormal detective (“Constantine”) to a controversial Tom Cruise classic (“Eyes Wide Shut”) to a 1980s favorite that only gets better with age (“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”).
Plus so much!If you’ve watched the new Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman,” you undoubtedly took notice of Jenna Coleman’s Johanna Constantine, a paranormal investigator.
That character is based on John Constantine, a character created by Alan Moore in the “Swamp Thing” comic book series and dramatized, on the big screen, by Keanu Reeves. (More recently he has been portrayed by Matt Ryan on “Constantine” and the various TV shows in the so-called “Arrowverse.”) While the movie strayed far from Constantine’s comic book origins, as Reeves is not British and his portrayal neglects much of the character’s history, it’s still a fun romp, a big budget detective movie mixed with an “Exorcist”-like supernatural thriller, set in a grungy modern-day Los Angeles that secretly courses with Satanic energy.
Plus, Tilda Swinton shows up as an androgynous angel, Bush front man Gavin Rossdale appears as a swinging demon and Peter Stormare has a third act cameo as the literal devil, dressed in a white disco suit and dripping black ooze.
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