This semi-true crime story stars Olivia Colman and David Thewlis as the married couple Susan and Christopher Edwards, who lived a long time with a dark secret: that Susan killed her parents, and that she and Christopher lived off the pension checks of the corpses buried in the backyard. When her publisher asks to spend an old-fashioned Australian Christmas with her new star author, Emmy has to scramble to pretend she’s a traditionalist farmer’s wife - a ruse complicated by the arrival of the publisher’s attractive son. 31).Ī screwball comedy twist on the traditional holiday romance, “Christmas on the Farm” stars Poppy Montgomery as Emmy, a struggling New York writer who lands a huge book deal by passing off her late mother’s journals about life in rural Queensland as her own autobiography. 10), “How to Ruin Christmas” Season 2 (Dec. 3), “Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas” (Dec. 3), “Money Heist” Season 5, Volume 2 (Dec. 2), “The Great British Baking Show: Holidays” Season 3 (Dec.
As the story flashes back to Leda’s past, Gyllenhaal and company effectively dramatize the ambiguous feelings a lot of parents have toward the obligations that can get in the way of living freely.Īlso arriving: “Lost in Space” Season 3 (Dec.
The movie mostly takes place at an island resort, where the vacationing older Leda keeps getting distracted by an overbearing family of tourists - including a bewitching young mom named Nina (Dakota Johnson). Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley both shine in the writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel “The Lost Daughter.” The actresses play the same character at different ages: Leda Caruso, a brilliant scholar and mother who has sometimes felt resentful of her parental responsibilities. These characters - along with the skeptical general public - block the heroes at every turn, in a movie that satirizes society’s unwillingness to acknowledge and tackle its toughest problems.
president, Mark Rylance as a quietly cocky tech guru, and Tyler Perry and Cate Blanchett as a pair of shallow, popular TV talk show hosts. The all-star cast includes Meryl Streep as a vain and shortsighted U.S. Written and directed by “The Big Short” and “Vice” filmmaker Adam McKay, the black comedy “Don’t Look Up” stars Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio as a pair of undistinguished scientists who discover that a comet is about to strike the Earth, obliterating life as we know it.
This show’s narrative structure can get pretty intricate - with intertwining story lines connecting different timelines - but the main attractions remain the spectacular sword-and-sorcery action sequences and Cavill’s performance as a skilled warrior and magician burdened by his own talents. The hit TV adaptation of the Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s “The Witcher” novels and short stories returns for a second season, continuing the story of the monster-hunter Geralt (Henry Cavill) and the various mercenaries and courtly agents who have crossed paths with him through his decades of service. Working with their team of writers and illustrators, Mooney and company riff on the vacuity of many fondly remembered kiddie shows.
Mooney also cocreated the series with the adult animation veteran Ben Jones.
“SMASH!”) stars the quirky comedian Kyle Mooney in a dual role as the shaggy twin brother hosts of an old network TV animation bloc. 10 ‘Saturday Morning All Star Hits!’Īt once a parody of cruddy old ’80s and ’90s cartoons and a serialized story exploring the profound emptiness of some children’s entertainment, “Saturday Morning All Star Hits!” (a.k.a. The episodes combine new footage, old clips and probing interviews, skillfully edited into sharp commentaries on the transformative power of cinema.ĭEC. Produced by thoughtful cinephiles (including the accomplished director David Fincher), “Voir” explores different aspects of movies and movie culture, including such subjects as: the sometimes limiting visual design of modern animation the perverse appeal of antiheroes and the thirst for broader cultural representation. Film buffs ought to find this creative series of video essays entertaining and challenging.