What’s New on Netflix This Week of Aug 16, 2020

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In terms of animation, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have earned an incredible amount of my goodwill. Partly cloudy with a chance of meatballs, which makes the Kid’s Concise Book look very strange. In the Lego movie, they managed to turn an idea that wasn’t really an idea (“Lego … is this … a movie?”) Into fun, soulful and brilliantly designed entertainment for all ages. And Spider-Man: Spider-Verse is not only the best Spider-Man movie, but one of the best superhero movies, period. But were they kind enough for me to watch their new “adult animated series” from Netflix? Hoops ( due out Aug.21 ), created by comedian Ben Hoffman, hopes to capitalize on the success of Big Mouth on another high-school drama with an incredibly foul-mouthed cast. This time around, there seems to be more focus on the sad failure of a teacher (voiced by Jake Johnson of The New Girl , who also played one of Spider-Man in Into the Spider-Verse ) who sees himself coaching basketball. The trailer showcases some of Lord / Miller’s energy that has also given an edge to the Jump Street movies, but doesn’t instill confidence in the hilarious panic joke about having a shower.

Here’s everything that comes and goes from Netflix this week.

Available from August 16

  • Johnny English
  • Les Miserables (2012)

Available from August 17

Available from 19 August

Available from 20 August

Available from August 21

Leaving August 18

  • Incident

Leaving August 19

  • Some kind of beautiful

Leaving August 20th

  • Bad rap

Leaving August 21

  • Just go with it

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