October is finally here and the end of 2022 is rapidly looming on the horizon as autumn kicks into high gear and the dog days of summer move firmly to the backseat. As the leaves start to change and the weather finally begins to cool off, Netflix has added plenty of new television and film programming to its extensive streaming library to keep audiences entertained. And CBR is here with a wide range of recommendations to help viewers narrow down their choices when deciding what exactly to binge this weekend, from subversive teen comedies to informative documentaries covering recent events.
Here are all the biggest and best movies to stream on Netflix the first week of October 2022, complete with live-action manga adaptations and controversial biopics exploring the life and legacy of real-life movie stars as autumn begins in earnest.
Do Revenge Does Dark Teen Comedy Right
With Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke starring in Riverdale and Stranger Things, respectively, the two fan-favorite actors have the teen drama field covered between them. The two team up for the dark Netflix original comedy film Do Revenge, heir to similar satirical high school comedies like Mean Girls and Heathers. And with their natural chemistry, Mendes and Hawke make for an on-screen dream team as Do Revenge pokes fun at high school toxicity.
Mendes stars as high schooler Drea, whose reputation is tarnished when her boyfriend Max leaks an intimate video of her. Meeting a new transfer named Eleanor (Hawke), the two seniors agree to concoct a revenge scheme targeting each other’s rivals. A meditation on the lengths one will go for an elaborate vendetta, Do Revenge has Mendes and Hawke operating at the height of their powers.
Blonde Provides a Shocking Side of Marilyn Monroe
One of the biggest surprises of the year was that Blonde, the stylishly fictionalized look at the life and career of Marilyn Monroe, was receiving an NC-17 rating from the MPA, a first for a Netflix original movie. Starring Ana de Armas as the ill-fated Hollywood star, discussion over the rating has overshadowed talk about the movie itself as it finally premieres on the streaming service. And now that Blonde is finally available to watch, now's the time to see if the film lives up to all the hype and controversy that has surrounded it for months.
Tracing Monroe's traumatic childhood to her rapid rise to fame in the '50s and '60s, Blonde captures the tragedy of the iconic actor's life. With de Armas going to painstaking lengths to bring Monroe to life with her performance, Blonde is poised to be one of the most divisive and surreal films of the year. Clearly not for all audiences, as its rating would suggest, Blonde is a cinematic experience like none other this year and provides one of Netflix's most unique viewing experiences.
Rob Zombie Raises the Munsters from the Grave
As a lifelong Munsters fan, horror filmmaker and rock star Rob Zombie launches his ultimate passion project with The Munsters. Serving as an origin story for the eponymous family of suburban monsters, the feature film premieres on Netflix alongside its home video release. With its garishly colorful take on the classic sitcom and Zombie's unique vision, The Munsters is one of those movies that truly has to be seen to be believed.
The Munsters has future family patriarch Herman Munster come to life after being assembled and resurrected, resembling Frankenstein's lumbering monster. Despite facing disapproval from her father, Herman falls in love with the lovely vampire Lily. Along the way, this star-crossed couple encounters other monstrous figures across Transylvania as Herman and Lily prepare to marry one another and start a family of their own.
Fullmetal Alchemist Concludes Its Live-Action Film Series
The live-action adaptation of the beloved manga/anime franchise Fullmetal Alchemist, created by Hiromu Arakawa, has come to an end with its third film. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy has cursed brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric face homunculi out to plunge the world into chaos. The Final Alchemy has the brothers take on the last homunculus, Greed, in a fiery showdown where not everyone gets to walk away.
Across the live-action trilogy, Arakawa’s classic story has been streamlined, while the films have taken their own creative liberties with the source material. This is especially clear in The Last Alchemy, as the story comes to a triumphant, albeit tragic, finish for the Elric brothers. For longtime fans of Fullmetal Alchemist, The Last Alchemy closes out this bold reimagining of the anime classic with earth-shattering intensity.
Eat the Rich Shines a Light on the GameStop Drama
Just when the financial future for GameStop appeared to be at its most dire, an unlikely rally of stock market sales saved the company's predicted demise. This sudden reversal of fortunes led those betting against it to lose big while the federal government launched its own investigation into potential market manipulation. The circumstances behind this odd stock market trading incident are explored in the Netflix original documentary Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga.
The documentary shows a community of amateur stock traders turning the tables on seasoned hedge funds and managers by joining forces to save the ailing GameStop. In doing so, the flaws with the financial system are clearly exposed, even as the government steps in to restore the rigged status quo. Both informative and occasionally infuriating, Eat the Rich shows the little guy getting a chance to exploit the system before the boat is rocked enough to warrant attention from regulators.