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Highlight of the Week

This Christmas (December 4): Based on the children’s book trilogy by award-winning writer and director Richard Curtis (Notting Hill, Love Actually, Yesterday), This Christmas weaves together a tapestry of stories about family and friends, love and loneliness, and a major mishap involving Santa Claus, not to mention an overabundance of turkeys!

This heartwarming comedy marks Richard Curtis’s first foray into animation, serving as both writer and executive producer, with Simon Otto (Love, Death & Robots, the How to Train Your Dragon films) making his feature directorial debut. Nicole P. Hearon (Moana, Frozen) and Adam Tandy (The Thick of It, Detectorists) join as producers.

Friday, November 29

The Snow Sister: As Christmas Eve draws near, Julian is about to turn eleven. It’s usually the best day of the year, filled with the sweet scents of gingerbread and tangerines, the crackling of the fireplace, the twinkling tree lights, and the flicker of candle flames. But this year, everything is different: Julian and his family are mourning the loss of his older sister, and it feels like Christmas has been canceled…

Senna: This series offers the first-ever look into the life of legendary Brazilian race car driver Ayrton Senna, covering his triumphs and struggles, joys and sorrows, while exploring his personality and personal relationships.

Only Baggage: A trunk washed up on the shore of a lake sheds light on a secret service of clandestine marriages and the peculiar union between two individuals involved in this affair.

Sunday, December 1

Super Drunk (catalog): On the last day before high school graduation, Janus and Sam need to bring booze to the year-end party. While searching in Janus’s father’s basement, they stumble upon a strange machine…

The Williams Method (catalog): This film focuses on the life of tennis coach Richard Williams, father to world-renowned players Venus and Serena Williams, featuring Will Smith.

The Innocent (catalog): When Abel learns that his sixty-something mother Sylvie is about to marry a man in prison, he panics. With the help of Clémence, his best friend, he tries everything to protect her. However, meeting Michel, his new stepfather, might change Abel’s view…

Little Tickles (catalog): At eight years old, Odette loves to dance and draw. Why would she be wary of a family friend who wants to “play tickles”? As an adult, Odette dances out her anger, frees her voice, and embraces life…

Monday, December 2

Tully (catalog): Marlo, in her early forties and just having had her third child, is completely overwhelmed. Between her changed body, sleepless nights, meal prep, endless laundry, and her two older kids who give her no break, she’s exhausted. The arrival of a night nanny will turn her life upside down…

Wednesday, December 4

The Only Girl in the Orchestra: Visionary double bassist Orin O’Brien never sought the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966, she became the first woman to join the New York Philharmonic, drawing inevitable media attention. She would stand among the most celebrated musicians of her generation.

Tomorrow and I: This anthology series examines the intersection of futuristic technology and Thai culture, along with the unimaginable tensions and moral dilemmas that emerge from this inevitable conflict.

Churchill’s War: This four-part documentary series explores Winston Churchill’s critical role during World War II, showcasing his wartime strategies in color and his own words.

Doubt (catalog): Father Flynn, a parish priest and basketball coach, is suspected of molesting a twelve-year-old Black boy. Sister Aloysius, the school principal, has serious doubts about the priest’s morality but struggles to find the evidence needed to dismiss him.

Thursday, December 5

Black Doves: Follows Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), a sharp-witted, down-to-earth, devoted wife and mother… and professional spy. For ten years, Helen has been passing her politician husband’s secrets to the mysterious organization she works for. When her lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is murdered, her enigmatic mentor, Reed (Sarah Lancashire), calls on an old friend of Helen’s, Sam (Ben Whishaw), to protect her.

Beastars: First part of the final season.

The Samurai (catalog): Featuring Alain Delon. Jef Costello, aka the Samurai, is a hitman. As he leaves the office where Martey, his latest target, lies dead, he encounters the club’s pianist, Valérie. Despite a solid alibi, he is suspected of the murder by the investigating detective.

Available Now and Not to Be Missed

Joy: Inspired by the incredible true story, Joy focuses on the revolutionary circumstances surrounding the birth of Louise Joy Brown in 1978— the world’s first “test-tube baby”—and the decade-long, hard-fought battle to make it happen.