What does that make for the perfect holiday movie, you ask? Maybe it’s a murder mystery with a huge ensemble cast, or a kid-friendly musical. Maybe it’s a sci-fi classic, an animated adventure or even a detective series. Whatever the best option is, you can be sure it’s on this week’s list.
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
The highly anticipated sequel to Rian Johnson’s hit murder mystery knives out Finally here it is. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was a bit of a novel release, registering itself in theaters for a special one-week period in November before being relegated to Netflix’s vault. Now, the streaming giant is releasing the latest investigation into Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), this time in connection with the death of a powerful CEO. Suspects include Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Dave Bautista, and Kate Hudson. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Premieres Friday, December 23 on Streamingthird,
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
A film adaptation of the stage musical adaptation of the beloved Roald Dahl book, Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical The perfect family movie for those looking to please people of all ages during the holidays. If you’re unfamiliar with the story, the titular Matilda is a young girl, a whiz at school with a passion for stories and some curious telekinetic powers. However, his parents are not Great Speaking of parenting, Matilda is therefore sent to a boarding school of nightmarish proportions, led by the child-hating Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson) and by the distant sweetheart Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch). Help is provided. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Premieres on Christmas.
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blade Runner
35 years apart and 30 years apart, blade Runner and its sequel blade runner 2049 Presents quite a skilful science fiction franchise. the first comes from director Ridley Scott, the second from reach And DuneDenis Villeneuve. The former stars Harrison Ford, the latter Ryan Gosling (and, also, Harrison Ford). Each presents a fascinating (horrible?) future, with androids, or Replicants, populating much of Earth. The role of robots in society changes over the years, but the amount of action and violence they are capable of has remained the same no matter the decades. blade Runner And blade runner 2049 Available to stream from Monday, December 26th,
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night manager
You only have a limited amount of time left to watch this epic series on streaming. night manager The espionage extraordinaire is a taut, six-episode series based on the novel of the same name by John Le Carré. Tom Hiddleston stars as a soldier-turned-luxury hotel manager who is recruited by the British government to infiltrate the inner circle of a prolific arms dealer. Olivia Colman plays Hiddleston’s government handler, Elizabeth Debicki, his all-but love interest, and Hugh Laurie gives a villainous performance as the criminal mastermind at the center of it all. night manager Stream by Friday, December 30th,
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bend It Like Beckham
The World Cup may be over, but football is forever, especially in the contemporary classic bend It Like Beckham, Gurinder Chadha has directed this sports drama starring Parminder Nagra as a young woman in a traditional British-Indian Sikh family whose love for football is fully realized when she is selected to play for a local amateur team ( Keira Knightley) is recruited by a willing member. It’s a tale of cultural clashes and soccer matches, complete with every early 2000s fashion you could dream of. bend It Like Beckham Available to stream until the end of the month.
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strange world
Disney’s latest animated adventure comes home just in time for Christmas. a sort of Avatar-Light in your gorgeous environment animation, strange world follows a group of explorers venturing into uncharted territory to save their planet. Jake Gyllenhaal voices the aptly named protagonist Searcher, who discovers his world’s main plant-based energy source. When the plants stop packing a punch, Searcher ventures with his family (voiced by Gabrielle Union and Jabuki Young-White) and old friend (Lucy Liu) to get to the bottom of things – literally . The team descends into a vast, mysterious hole in the ground, where a new world awaits them. strange world Premieres Friday, December 23 on Streamingthird,
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