Dr Jason Leong’s standup special and more: new on Netflix, Feb 8-14

Dr Jason Leong’s standup special and more: new on Netflix, Feb 8-14

Other highlights this week include a documentary on NBA superstar Bill Russell, and more laughs with Australian comedian Jim Jefferies.

The doctor’s in the house! Jason Leong’s ‘Ride with Caution’ premieres tomorrow. (Netflix pic)

Today, Feb 8

  • ‘Bill Russell: Legend’ (documentary)

This interview with NBA superstar Bill Russell, prior to his passing last year, is the definitive telling of the remarkable life and legacy of a beloved athlete and civil rights icon.

Tomorrow, Feb 9

  • ‘Dear David’ (film)

In this Indonesian coming-of-age drama, a straight-A high schooler’s life is turned upside down when her risqué fantasy blog about her crush is leaked to everyone at school.

  • ‘Dr Jason Leong: Ride With Caution’ (comedy special)

In his latest standup special, Malaysia’s own former medic Jason Leong shares his diagnoses on ageing, the absurdity of middle-aged cycling enthusiasts, and more.

  • ‘My Dad the Bounty Hunter’ (series)

An intergalactic bounty hunter takes dad duty to new extremes when his two kids accidentally hitch a ride with him to outer space and crash his mission. An animated series for kids and all the family.

  • ‘You’, season 4, part 1 (series)

This hit series returns with its latest season. Starting anew in London, Joe vows to bury the past and be his best self… but on the rocky road to redemption, a new obsession starts to take hold.

Penn Badgley returns with more serial stalkeriness in the new season of ‘You’. (Netflix pic)

Friday, Feb 10

  • ‘Love is Blind: After the Altar’, season 3 (series)

One year since their big decisions to get married or walk away single, make a date to check in with this season’s former fiancés. Or don’t.

  • ‘Love to Hate You’ (series)

One’s a lawyer who despises losing to men. The other’s an A-list actor who distrusts women. Love means nothing – until they’re forced to date each other. A Korean rom-com.

  • ‘M4M4’ (film)

In this dark and unsettling Malaysian-made thriller, a distraught mother seeks revenge following the senseless death of her daughter at the hands of gang rapists.

  • ‘Nobody’ (film)

A thankless job, disrespectful kids, and passionless marriage suffocate a middle-aged everyman – until a home invasion awakens his lethal inner badass. Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) stars in this action flick.

  • ‘Your Place or Mine’ (film)

When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other’s lives that could open the door to love. Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher star in this (what else?) romantic comedy.

Australian comedian Jim Jefferies returns with his fifth comedy special on the streamer. (Netflix pic)

Tuesday, Feb 14

  • ‘Jim Jefferies: High n’ Dry’ (comedy special)

Jefferies is back for his fifth Netflix comedy special, and no topic is off limits. Join the Australian standup as he muses on stoned koalas, his dad’s vasectomy confusion, choosing between his hair and his sex drive, and much more.

  • ‘Perfect Match’, episodes 1-4 (series)

Couples who prove their compatibility gain the power to make or break other matches in this strategic and seductive unscripted series. Nothing screams “Valentine’s Day” more than a reality dating competition for mindless global mass consumption, no?

  • ‘Re/Member’ (film)

Six high schoolers stuck in a murderous time loop must find the scattered remains of an unknown victim to break the curse. Don’t miss this Japanese teen horror film based on the manga “Karadasagashi”.

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