‘Friends’ Season 8, Episode 9 “The One With The Rumor”

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‘Elf’

If you need a jolt of holiday cheer, the modern Christmas classic Elf will chase away any and all bah humbugs. Now streaming on Max, the 2003 charmer centers on the adventures of an oversized elf (the great Will Ferrell) who travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father (the late James Caan). An immensely enjoyable...

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‘Alien: Romulus’

I will watch anything with Cailee Spaeny in it – especiallyif it's a promising new Alien entry like Romulus. The new feature from Fede Álvarez follows a group of young space colonizers who board an abandoned ship in hopes of escaping the decrepit planet they're trapped on as employees of Weyland-Yutani. Spaeny stars as Rain Carradine, an...

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‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’

Disney+'s Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is a whimsical and wondrous adventure set in a galaxy far, far away. The series follows a quartet of precocious kids who live in a part of the Star Wars universe we've never seen before: suburbia. When the restless Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) discovers a mysterious hatch in the nearby woods, his overactive...

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‘Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy’

The new Netflix documentary, Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy, might make you think twice about your Christmas shopping. Written and directed by Nic Stacey, Buy Now is a searing indictment on modern consumerism and waste. Not only is human garbage production at an all-time high, the garbage we’re producing is increasingly toxic waste—thanks...

‘Silo’ Season 2

It's been over a year since Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) went out to clean in Silo's suspenseful Season 1 finale, and at long last, Graham Yost's thrilling sci-fi drama has returned. Season 2 of the Apple TV+ show, based on Hugh Howey's book series, chronicles the aftermath of Juliette's escape and the crushing realization that her hopeful...

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‘Mean Girls’ (2004)

Lindsay Lohan is slowly carving out a comeback niche as the queen of Netflix Christmas, but we can't forget one of the earliest, and perhaps most iconic, times she donned a Santa hat: in Mean Girls' unforgettable "Jingle Bell Rock" dance scene. Lohan has a career-defining performance in the early-aughts favorite as Cady Heron, who goes from...

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‘The Agency’

Based on the French series Le Bureau des Legendes, The Agency conjures up star-studded espionage, thanks to the talents of Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner Smith, Richard Gere, and Katherine Waterston, just to name a few. The new show centers on Martian (Fassbender), a CIA agent who must return to London Station and give up his...

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‘Happiest Season’

It’s rare that a holiday film comes into your life in adulthood and quickly becomes a staple but Happiest Season is that movie. Obvious appeals aside — we’re looking at you Kristen Stewart and cast — this movie will put you right into the mood to set up a Christmas tree, bake cookies, and argue with your siblings… the holiday essentials!...