Cross-posted from the weekly thread.
We really don't need a weekly thread for this sort of thing. That will guarantee minimal participation and a fractured community posting in several different threads per week.
What makes a heck of a lot more sense would be to have a monthly thread, and stick to a central theme that ties the movies together. It could be something as simple as, "GAF Netflix Movie Club |January| Foreign Films" or whatever.
The idea of common thematic elements. Some simple suggestions (and I haven't cross-checked this against Netflix's inventory):
- Genres, e.g. documentaries, thrillers, science fiction, etc.
- Foreign language, e.g. all films in one language, or just in general
- Decades, e.g. 1950s, 1960s, etc.
- Similar storylines, e.g. bank heists, sports stories, political movements
- Same actor or director
This would still allow you to maintain a one film per week approach, but have the discussion center around each and how they compare and contrast to the other monthly nominees.
