From recent Oscar darlings to Coen brothers classics and a new J-Lo rom-com, there's something for all tastes this month.

With a library of more than 3,500 films and a labyrinth of oddly specific categories and recommendations, finding the best movies on Netflix can be a chore.

Lin, who made a splash a few months ago by denying Matt Damon’s accusation that Netflix requires characters to reiterate the plot every few minutes because viewers are on their phones, is releasing 88...