The Best TV Shows and Movies New to Netflix, Amazon and More in March
“Layla M” is about a headstrong woman whose convictions are met with different forms of oppression in Amsterdam
and Jordan, tying her to a grim destiny like ropes to a railroad track.—
Also of interest (TV and movies): “300” (March 1), “Casino” (March 1), “Cruel Intentions” (March 1), “The Descent” (March 1), “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (March 1), “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” Season 18 (March 1), “Wet
Hot American Summer” (March 1), “Love” Season 3 (March 9), “Terrace House: Opening New Doors” Season 1 (March 13), “Benji” [new Netflix Original version] (March 16), “50 First Dates” (March 28) and “Little Women” (March 28).
Who knew confession could be so hilarious?—
Also of Interest: “1984” (March 1), “Chaplin” (March 1), “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (March 1), “The Doors” (March 1), “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka” (March 1), several “James Bond” titles (March 1), “Sneaky Pete” Season 2 (March 9),
and “The Dangerous Book for Boys” Season 1 (March 30).
Under the sea, the birds seem to fly.—
Also of interest: “Chaplin” (March 1), “Chicago” (March 1), “Dirty Dancing” (March 1), “Stuart Little” (March 1), “Veni Vidi Vici” Season 1 (March 1), “The Bridge” Season 4 (March 15), “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill
but Came Down a Mountain” (March 15), “The Son” Season 1 (March 15), “John Q” (March 16) and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (March 24).
Things get hairy as they realize they could be exposing corruption on a scale
that could destabilize the social order, not only in Brazil but also around the world.—
A hit at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, this arty French-Canadian zombie thriller — with a title
that translates as “The Ravenous” — crosses “The Walking Dead” with muted neorealism and a touch of “The Twilight Zone.” When a rural Quebecois community begins to succumb to a ghoulish plague, the survivors regroup in the surrounding forests and fight to reclaim their home.