A bunch of great movies, TV shows and Netflix Originals are headed to the streaming giant in October.<\/b>
\nIt\u2019s finally Fall and as I type this, it\u2019s gently raining outside and the oppressive heat of Summer seems to finally be waning. I, for one, welcome this new season with open arms. No month is more Autumnal than October. Leaves change, kids (and plenty of adults) don spooky costumes and we\u2019re all overcome by a weird craving for pumpkin-flavored everything. October also means a whole new slate of movies, TV shows and Netflix Originals headed to the streaming giant. Some of these I\u2019d never heard of before compiling this list. Others I have been eagerly awaiting. Before we get to the Netflix Originals (and then the Big List) a few highlights for fans of more classic fare. Jack Nicholson\u2019s wonderful As Good As It Gets lands on Netflix on the 1st of October. It\u2019s the perfect movie about how even very toxic people can eek out a bit of redemption and something that\u2019s really interesting to watch in an age of \u201ccancel culture.\u201d We just rewatched this a few weeks ago and it holds up incredibly well, remains at once deeply awkward and hilarious, and is one of Nicholson\u2019s finer performances. Other movies landing the 1st include the classic romance Ghost (fitting for Halloween), the historical epic Gladiator, the Malcolm X biopic Malxolm X and the wonderfully violent L\u00e9on: The Professional, just to name a few. Lots and lots of great movies join Netflix on the 1st. Fans of Kevin Costner will be happy to learn that both Waterworld and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves also come to the streaming service on the 1st. Fans of Robert Rodriguez can look forward to Desperado and Once Upon A Time In Mexico. Okay, onto the Netflix Originals. Based on the 2018 Dutch original, The Guilty stars Jake Gyllenhaal and a pretty outstanding supporting cast, though Gyllenhaal is the only one of the film\u2019s stars you actually see. It\u2019s almost a one-man show as a cop works alone taking emergency calls as Los Angeles devolves into wildfire chaos. It\u2019s getting decent reviews. This one sounds like the kind of show designed to tug at heartstrings. It\u2019s a 10-episode limited series about a young mother who takes a job housekeeping to get out of an abusive relationship and finds herself facing new and unexpected challenges. Alright, finally a horror movie for the spookiest month of the year. Based on the novel by Stephanie Perkins, the movie follows a young woman who moves to a small town in Nebraska. She makes some new friends and soon discovers that she\u2019s being stalked by someone. Fear ensues. The tables turn in this thriller about a young chauffeur who drives two women around LA for a night of fun. When he discovers their evil intentions he has to fight for his life to survive the night. One of the shows I\u2019m looking forward to most next month is Inside Job from Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch and writer Shion Takeuchi (also of Gravity Falls). Gravity Falls is one of the best animated TV shows ever made, hands down, and if Inside Job is even half as funny and engaging and mysterious as that show I\u2019ll be a happy camper. Truly, if you haven\u2019t seen Gravity Falls you need to go watch it\u2014with or without kids. Inside Job is about the \u201cDeep State\u201d and the workers who try to keep its secrets safe. I\u2019m so excited… Another one I\u2019m really, really looking forward to\u2014and so happy it wasn\u2019t cancelled\u2014 Locke & Key \u2019 s second season arrives in October. The first season was absolutely fantastic. Lots of great mystery, backstory, magical keys with different powers, nebulous villains with unclear motives. Just all around a very fun, very spooky mystery-drama that I\u2019m really looking forward to continuing. A prequel to Zack Snyder\u2019s Army of the Dead ( which I reviewed here, and which I did not love), Army of Thieves takes place six years before the first film, during the early days of the zombie outbreak. Directed by Matthias Schweigh\u00f6fer, Snyder is credited with writing. It\u2019s another heist movie, though hopefully not quite as tedious as Army of the Dead. (It\u2019s about 20 minutes shorter so we\u2019ll test out my \u201cchop off 20 minutes\u201d theory of modern day filmmaking. Movies are too long these days!) Okay, now on to the Big List. Here\u2019s everything coming to Netflix in October 2021. A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad Diana: The Musical Forever Rich The Guilty Paik\u2019s Spirit Scaredy Cats The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light Swallow A Knight\u2019s Tale An Inconvenient Truth Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 1 As Good as It Gets Awakenings B.A.P.S. Bad Teacher The Cave Desperado The Devil Inside Don\u2019t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Double Team The DUFF Eagle Eye Endless Love Ghost Gladiator Hairspray (2007) The Holiday Jet Li\u2019s Fearless The Karate Kid (2010) Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life L\u00e9on: The Professional Maid Malcolm X Observe and Report Once Upon a Time in Mexico Project X Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Rumor Has It… Seinfeld: Seasons 1-9 Serendipity Spy Kids Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Spy Kids 3: Game Over Step Brothers The Ugly Truth Till Death Titanic Tommy Boy Unthinkable Waterworld Zodiac Scissor Seven: Season 3 Upcoming Summer On My Block: Season 4 Escape The Undertaker Bad Sport Baking Impossible The Blacklist: Season 8 Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things The Five Juanas Love Is Blind: Brazil There\u2019s Someone Inside Your House The Billion Dollar Code Sexy Beasts: Season 2 The Way of the Househusband: Season 1 Part 2 A Tale Dark & Grimm Family Business: Season 3 Grudge \/ Kin LOL Surprise: The Movie My Brother, My Sister Pok\u00e9mon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle Pretty Smart Blue Period Insidious: Chapter 2 Going in Style The Baby-Sitters Club: Season 2 The King\u2019s Affection Shameless (U.S.): Season 11 Bright: Samurai Soul Convergence: Courage in a Crisis Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano Mighty Express: Season 5 The Movies That Made Us: Season 3 Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It Smart People Fever Dream \/ Distancia de Rescate Hiacynt Love Is Blind: Brazil Reflection of You Violet Evergarden the Movie CoComelon: Season 4 The Forgotten Battle The Four of Us Karma\u2019s World Little Things: Season 4 My Name Power Rangers Dino Fury: Season 1 Sharkdog’s Fintastic Halloween The Trip You: Season 3 Misfit: The Series Victoria & Abdul In for a Murder \/ W jak morderstwo Found Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse: Season 3 Love Is Blind: Brazil (new episodes weekly) Night Teeth Stuck Together Flip a Coin Go! Cory Carson: Season 6 Insiders Komi Can’t Communicate Life’s a Glitch with Julien Bam Sex, Love & goop Adventure Beast Dynasty: Season 4 Inside Job Little Big Mouth Locke & Key: Season 2 Maya and the Three More than Blue: The Series Roaring Twenties We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Roswell, New Mexico: Season 3 Sex: Unzipped Begin Again Hypnotic Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2 Sintonia: Season 2 Wentworth: Season 8 Luis Miguel – The Series: Season 3 The Motive Army of Thieves Colin in Black & White Dear Mother Mythomaniac: Season 2 Roaring Twenties Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go The Time It Takes Follow me on Twitter and Facebook. You can support my work on Patreon and sign up for my newsletter on Substack. Subscribe to my YouTube channel here.<\/p>\n