Everything Coming To (& Leaving) Netflix – February 2025

We're in peak binge season. There's no better way to fight against the cold weather (and the sun setting at 4 o'clock) than to cue up a show on Netflix and shamelessly watch season after season. What else are we supposed to do? Exercise? YEAH RIGHT. You all have fun throwing weights around and running on a treadmill... I'll be curled up on my couch snacking and binging my way through the winter. Needless to say, it’s always good to stay up to date on what is on Netflix – and what won’t be for much longer. That allows you to adjust your "To-Watch-List," and if anyone says they don't have one of those, they are lying. Everyone has a list of shows and movies that they're trying to check off the list. If you are one of those people, you'll definitely want to scan the list below of what is arriving and what is leaving Netflix in February: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmhkLV0Z5aA

Arriving on Netflix

February 1 SAKAMOTO DAYS Cult of Chucky From Prada to Nada Happy Feet Happy Feet Two Home Improvement Seasons 1-8 It (2017) Magic Mike XXL Miss Congeniality The Nice Guys Parasite Queen & Slim Richie Rich Space Jam (1996) Spanglish Two Weeks Notice The Wedding Planner

February 2

February 3

Bogotá: City of the Lost

February 4

The Graham Norton Show: Best Bits: The Week of January 24, 2025

February 5

Alone Australia Season 1 Celebrity Bear Hunt Envious: Season 2 Grimsburg Season 1 Kinda Pregnant Prison Cell 211 Sintonia Season 5

February 6

Apple Cider Vinegar The Åre Murders Cassandra Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido- Supreme Models: Limited Series Sweet Magnolias Season 4

February 7

A Different World Seasons 1-6 The Conners Season 6 The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan Pokémon Horizons Season 2 Wrong Side of the Tracks Season 4

February 8

Spencer

February 10

Aftermath

American Pickers Season 16 Rambo (2008) Rambo: Last Blood Surviving Black Hawk Down

February 11

Felipe Esparza: Raging Fool The Graham Norton Show: Best Bits: The Week of January 31, 2025 Peninsula Train to Busan The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep

February 12

Death Before the Wedding Honeymoon Crasher

February 13

Cobra Kai Season 6 - Part 3 Dog Days Out The Exchange Season 2 La Dolce Villa Resident Alien Season 3 Trial by Fire

February 14

I Am Married…But! Love Is Blind Season 8 Melo Movie Valeria Season 4 Dhoom Dhaam Love Forever The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Umjolo: There is No Cure

February 16

Don’t Let Go Gold Ted 2

February 17

Gabby’s Dollhouse Season 11

February 18

Court of Gold The Graham Norton Show: Best Bits: The Week of February 7, 2025 Offline Love Rosebud Baker: The Mother Lode

February 19

My Family (IT) To Catch a Killer

February 20

Operation Finale Zero Day

February 23

The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

February 25

Full Swing Season 3 The Graham Norton Show: Best Bits: The Week of February 14, 2025 Really Love Watcher

February 26

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Seasons 5-6 Miss Italia Mustn’t Die

February 27

Demon City Running Point Toxic Town The Wrong Track

February 28

Aitana: Metamorphosis Despicable Me 4 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Squad 36

Leaving Netflix

February 1 Cocaine Cowboys 2 Plus One Run All Night February 11 The Fast and the Furious 2 Fast 2 Furious The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Fast Five Fast & Furious 6 The Pope’s Exorcist February 14 The Catcher Was a Spy White Boy February 15 47 Meters Down: Uncaged Blackhat Pearl February 20 Book Club Southpaw February 21 All Good Things February 24 U Turn February 25 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Seasons 1-2 February 28 21 Bridges A Haunted House A Haunted House 2 Aloha The Angry Birds Movie Blended Cinderella Man Due Date Green Lantern Inception Legends of the Fall Little The Mindy Project Seasons 1-6 Oblivion The Other Guys Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Sixteen Candles Stand by Me Without a Paddle

Did You Know Lauren Sanchez (Jeff Bezos’ Fiancée) Used To Date NFL Star Tony Gonzalez (Who Now Works For Amazon Prime)?

Hey... I got tangled up in this online spider web, and now you have to as well. Let me remind you that you clicked on this, and while you are here, you might as well figure out how Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, former NFL star Tony Gonzalez, and a woman by the name of Lauren Sanchez are all connected. It's a real, somewhat complicated who's who of former stars and current billionaires. Though the relationship status of Gonzalez, Sanchez and Bezos is not a secret, this post below really got the internet stirred up. The X account "College Sports Only" shared something that's not at all about college sports. They posted a photo of tight end Tony Gonzalez back in his playing days standing next to his wife, October, and his son, Nikko (as well as Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank). And the caption led people to believe that the woman in the photo, October Gonzalez, was Jeff Bezos' current fiancée, Lauren Sanchez: https://twitter.com/CollegeSportsO/status/1882085062864474510 Objectively, the caption "Hold Up: Jeff Bezos' wife is Tony Gonzalez's ex?" is almost 100% true. The only thing that makes it false is that Bezos and Sanchez have yet to get married, but they are engaged - and have been since May of 2023. It's that photo above that threw everyone on the internet (including myself) for a loop. Another social media user did the Lord's work and cleared up everyone's confusion in the reply section below that picture:

yes, they are exes, but that's not her in the pic. pic.twitter.com/5oYpKw9swM

— Frank Ricard (@mynameisfrank91) January 22, 2025

THAT is actually a picture of Lauren Sanchez when she was dating Tony Gonzalez around 2001 or so. And just to be clear, Nikko is the child of Tony Gonzalez and Lauren Sanchez. That's an important clarification that could come in handy later. Now you might be sitting there thinking, "Lauren Sanchez... where have I heard that name as of late?" I'll answer that question by simply replying with "the internet." You might just be a fan of Sanchez and/or Jeff Bezos and choose to keep up with her. That's cool if you do. But most of us have heard the name in the past couple of days because of this viral photo of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sneaking a peak of Sanchez during President Trump's inauguration: https://twitter.com/cb_doge/status/1881385242612920500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1881385242612920500%7Ctwgr%5E9e226da5cc958043be7fd98e2e8bc05c45dfed6b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whiskeyriff.com%2F2025%2F01%2F20%2Fmark-zuckerberg-lauren-sanchez-peek-inauguration%2F Mark Zuckerberg isn't super important to this story (not trying to confuse you), but I would have been remiss if I didn't bring that hilarious photo up. Her "Facebook" is up a little bit higher, Mr. Zuckerberg. Anyways, Sanchez and Gonzalez split up sometime after 2001, but they've remained good friends ever since their breakup in an effort to co-parent their son, Nikko. Tony Gonzalez has been happily married to his wife, October, since 2007. And now Sanchez is set to marry Jeff Bezos sometime soon, who at the time has a net worth of somewhere around 240 BILLION dollars thanks to Amazon. Interestingly enough, when Amazon launched their Amazon Prime Thursday Night Football broadcast in 2022, guess who was one of the featured analysts for pre and post game coverage? That's right. Former NFL star (and ex to Bezos' soon-to-be-wife) Tony Gonzalez. And that shouldn't come as a surprise. Because Gonzalez and Sanchez have worked very hard to co-parent their son, Nikko, the Gonzalez family and the Sanchez/Bezos family spend a lot of time together. Nikko Gonzalez graduated college back in 2024, and both his mother and father were there at the graduation celebration. As you'll see below in Lauren Sanchez's Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7z4vvUyOVB/ So there you have it! It's weird when you say it like this, but NFL on Prime Video analyst Tony Gonzalez is now technically working for his ex's billionaire fiancé. Small world, huh?

Tom Brady Subtly Calls Out Patrick Mahomes For Trying To Draw ‘Late Hit’ Flags: “It’s A Disservice To The Game”

Tom Brady talking about quarterbacks getting too much protection in the modern NFL? That's interesting. Why? Oh, no reason... other than the fact that one could make a sound argument that the rules in the NFL that protect quarterbacks are in place because Tom Brady needed to be protected. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneer certainly benefited from a lot of the rule changes that basically made playing defense impossible. And who could forget that ol' "Touchdown Tom" was at the center of one of the most controversial rulings in the history of the National Football League? The "Tuck Rule" caused outrage even before social media was a thing. If you've never heard of it, most consider the call that benefited Tom Brady and the New England Patriots a catalyst to the beginning of their dynasty. Long story short, Brady fumbled the football in the playoffs against the Raiders, but the rules of the NFL determined that he was trying to "tuck the ball" back to his body, and it was called an incomplete pass instead of a fumble. Here's a video of it: https://twitter.com/NFLLegacy/status/1083056752084434945 Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and the Patriots went on to win the first of their many Super Bowls that postseason. Shoutout to the Tuck Rule (which was removed from the NFL's rulebook in 2013). But anyways, back to the matter at hand, which is that post-football-career Tom Brady loves talking about how soft the NFL has gotten in recent years. One of the things that really grinds Tom's gears is how offensive players are protected, and defensive players just have to deal with it. That's been on full display as of late, with rules protecting quarterbacks being hit (the dreaded "roughing the passer" or "unnecessary roughness" penalties) making the game borderline unwatchable. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been accused of using some of these rules to his advantage, like slowing down before he goes out of bounds to try and draw late hit flags. Or sliding late, making two defensive players hit each other, and somehow still getting the call: https://twitter.com/JoshReynolds24/status/1880761006118580239 Simply outrageous. Tom Brady was a guest on Colin Cowherd's show The Herd earlier today, and the show host asked the former quarterback what he thought about Patrick Mahomes' latest antics and the protections that quarterbacks are given. Brady proceeded to rip into Mahomes without actually ever mentioning him directly: "There's an aspect that I don't like about some of these defensive rules. I think I've been pretty outspoken not just on broadcast but just in general over the last bunch of years. Before a quarterback is out of bounds, you hit them and it's... the reality for me is that offensive players need to protect themselves.  If they're running full speed and the defenders are coming up, the only way to turn the ball over is to create force. You're not going to blow on the football and knock it out of the quarterback's hands. You gotta go in there with force and knock it out. There's an aggressiveness to doing that." Gotta agree with Tom on that one. Brady went on to say that he believes it's okay for quarterbacks to be protected, but once they get out of the pocket, those protections should cease to exist. To be honest, I love the idea, especially with how he explained that NFL coaches are calling more and more QB designed runs in the modern game: "When quarterbacks become running backs and they're out of the pocket, they should lose their protection. In essence, we're trying to protect the quarterbacks, but coaches are calling more quarterback runs than ever in the history of the game. So who is protecting the quarterbacks? The referees should do it? If you are running with the ball, you should protect yourself. If you don't want to get hit, you can go down. You can go out of bounds. But you can't have the defensive player come in at half speed and then (the quarterback) run over the defensive player because he's afraid of getting a penalty." Yeah he's without a doubt calling out Mahomes. Brady stuck the landing by basically directing a call to action towards the NFL. There are a lot of NFL fans out there that probably don't like Tom Brady (because he ripped out the rest of the NFL's heart for so many years), but I'd say most fans would agree with him here: "It's a disservice to the game and it's something that I would hope people would really address and say, not that anyone is trying to take advantage of the rules, but they've just gotten to a point where it does impact their quality of the game... that needs to be seriously looked at." https://twitter.com/TheHerd/status/1882137919818797233

Carrie Underwood Has EIGHT Albums On The iTunes Country Chart Following Phenomenal Inauguration Performance

The one and only Carrie Underwood. On Monday, Carrie Underwood attended the inauguration of President Trump to perform “America The Beautiful,” which ended up being a stunning a capella performance after some technical difficulties delayed the start. Her initial decision to be there was of course met with a ton of backlash from some fans who didn’t like the fact that she was lending her talents to a President they don’t like or didn’t vote for, but Carrie, who has generally been pretty quiet on politics, responded with class, saying in a simple statement that she was “honored” to be asked to perform for the President and felt humbled to “answer the call” in an effort to display unity: “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event. I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.” Hard to argue with that, but of course, people did. But notably, Carrie didn’t endorse anyone in the 2024 presidential election or reveal who she voted for. Carrie handled the situation at the inauguration like a total pro, and after quite a few moments of waiting and realizing there was probably going to be no music, and millions of people were watching on TV at home, she told one of the staff members she would “just sing it,” and she SANG it.

Carrie crushed it. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/7C3Db9Lv4M

— Whiskey Riff (@WhiskeyRiff) January 20, 2025

The performance was met with widespread praise, notably for how gracefully she handled the situation, and also of course how great she sounded. Well, unless you're bitter Ariana Grande... And it appears as though the millions of people around the world are diving back into some of Carrie's music after watching her earlier this week, as three of her albums have reappeared back in the top 10 on the iTunes country albums chart, with two of them currently sitting in the top two spots. Her phenomenal 2021 My Savior gospel album is at #1 right now, and her 2014 Greatest Hits: Decade #1 is at #2: Her 2012 Blown Away album is currently #9: In total, she has a whopping EIGHT albums in the Top 100. Good for her... I mean, I would imagine this is the kind of thing you hope for, or at least expect, when you sign up to perform at such a massive, worldwide event, and she certainly deserves it after everything she went through in putting herself out there for political scrutiny and then some... from the backlash all the way through the technical difficulties and near-derailment of her performance. While some of Carrie's newer music over the last several years hasn't exactly been my taste (leans too far to the pop side of country music), I was a huge fan of her back in her American Idol days and early years in country music, and she's put out some absolute heaters over the years like "Before He Cheats," "Jesus, Take the Wheel," "Cowboy Casanova" and so many more. Obviously, she's one of, if not the, best vocalists in country music and has been for the better part of 20 years. Without a doubt, my favorite thing she's ever done is the aforementioned My Savior album, which is full of classic hymns Carrie sang growing up and is honestly perfect from top to bottom... I think it was one of my most-listened-to albums that year, and I still go back to it often. I would love another edition of this one day with even more of her favorite hymns... I'll leave a few of my favorites below, definitely check them out if you missed it when this gorgeous record came out. "Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Sd5BL4j0A&list=PLxA687tYuMWjdmiSFMwBuRWW2dNSoRJ2V&index=2 "Because He Lives" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOUJCZdzpGY&list=PLxA687tYuMWjdmiSFMwBuRWW2dNSoRJ2V&index=9 "The Old Rugged Cross" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPiuDBlaF9k&list=PLxA687tYuMWjdmiSFMwBuRWW2dNSoRJ2V&index=10

Trump-Hating, Activist Bishop Mariann Budde Defends Her “Sermon” At National Prayer Service: “How Could It Not Be Politicized?”

The National Prayer Service is still getting plenty of attention. President Donald Trump was simply fulfilling his inauguration duties yesterday as he attended the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral. Trump, along with his wife Melania and Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha, were sitting in the front row during the service in the church that has hosted over 10 inaugural prayer services. Though after what happened, the National Prayer Service might find a new home the next time around. That’s because activist Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde blindsided the church service by blending politics with religion. At one point, she directly spoke to President Donald Trump while it was her time to speak and said this: “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared. There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives. And the people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor and poultry farms and meat packing plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals… they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation. But the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals.” There’s even more to the bishop’s “sermon,” but I’ll let you listen to the rest in the video below. Make sure to keep an eye on the reactions of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance… they become living memes as they try to comprehend the church service being overtaken by politics. JD looked like he was on the verge of bursting out in laughter at any second: https://twitter.com/unlimited_ls/status/1881765780632580303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1881765780632580303%7Ctwgr%5E7fac26aefe771cd7633c29b5792cce640e363b76%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whiskeyriff.com%2F2025%2F01%2F21%2Fdonald-trump-jd-vance-were-living-memes-as-they-sat-through-activist-bishops-sermon-at-national-prayer-service%2F Shortly after the sermon, Trump was stopped by media members and asked what he thought about the National Prayer Service. He gave a rather mundane answer, saying it was "not too exciting" and that they "could have done much better." President Trump waited until later in the day to take to his social media site, Truth Social, in order to deliver how he really felt about the politicized sermon: "The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater. She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way. She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart... Apart from her inappropriate statements, the service was very boring and an uninspiring one. She is not very good at her job. She and her church owe the public an apology." I'm honestly surprised that Donald Trump didn't say all of that when the news stopped him initially. The sermon that Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde provided has caused a lot of uproar online, so she decided to stop by The View (of all places) to defend herself and what she said to President Trump. Here's what she had to say when she was asked if her message was being politicized or misconstrued: "How could it not be politicized? We’re in a hyper political climate. One of the things I caution about is the culture of contempt in which we live that immediately rushes to the worst possible interpretations of what people are saying and to put them in categories. That's part of the air we breathe now. I was trying to speak a truth that I felt needed to be said, but to do it in as respectful and kind a way as I could, and also to bring other voices into the conversation that had not been heard in the public space for some time." https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1882103190243434919