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Filmmaker Tyler Taormina quickly fell in love with IFC Films’ idea for how to market his merry-and-bright feature. The indie distributor’s trailer for “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” plays as a full-on throwback to how holiday season comedies used to be advertised, complete with baby boomer doo-wop, a long list of grinning cast members and a warm narrator promising that, “It’s more than a holiday. It’s a gift for the whole family.” But the nostalgic packaging came with an unforeseen side effect.

“A lot of the people online are like, ‘Oh, I thought it was a horror movie.’ It was a very common reaction that was not at all thought of,” Taormina shares. “Earnest nostalgia is not able to be detected. The irony is expected. It bummed me out.”

No killer is mucking up the holiday in “Miller’s Point,” now playing in theaters after premiering...

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Dear Child is a mystery crime drama series written and directed by Isabel Kleefeld. The Netflix series is based on an international bestselling novel Liebes Kind by Romy Hausmann. Dear Child revolves around a 13-year-old missing persons case which is reopened after an unknown woman is struck by a car in a German forest and the girl who accompanies her is being interviewed by the police. The Netflix series is a claustrophobic and dark experience with plenty of twists and turns. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, intensely dark story, and compelling characters in Dear Child here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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The Sinner is a police procedural mystery crime thriller drama anthology series created by Derek Simonds. Based on the 1999 novel of...

Box office darling Anora, Sean Baker’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner from Neon, goes wide Friday after a slow platform, expanding to 1,104 screens as indies continue to bust onto screens. Searchlight Pictures’ A Real Pain adds eight locations, with Focus Features’ Conclave and A24’s Heretic continuing, and launching, respectively, in wide release.

A Real Pain starring Kieren Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote and directed, adds theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto after a strong opening last weekend, when it took the third-highest per-theater average of the year. It goes to 900+ theaters across all major markets next week.

Opening in moderate release: Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate’s launch of Artist Equity’s Small Things Like These starring Cillian Murphy at 795 theaters.

Directed by Tim Mielants and written by Enda Walsh, the film is based on the bestselling book of same name by Claire Keegan. It...

November is here, and with sunset falling sooner and sooner, what better way to spend your down time than snuggled up on the couch watching a great movie? A bevy of films are newly streaming in November and we’ve rounded up a curated list of the best ones added to Netflix, Prime Video, Max, Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock and beyond this month.

Check out our picks for the best new movies streaming in November 2024 below.

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Disney+ – Nov. 1

John Williams is the elder statesman of film music. His scores conjure memories and transport you to different times and places. Just think about what he’s contributed over the years, from “Jaws” to “Star Wars” to “Indiana Jones” to “Harry Potter” to “Jurassic Park” to “Home Alone.” Even lesser-known scores crackle with intensity, technical proficiency and creative flair (think Brian De Palma...

Pedro Pascal is one of the most beloved Hollywood actors of recent times. Audience love him for his playful, charming, and witty persona that is also backed with immense talent. His short but memorable role in Game of Thrones as Oberyn Martell brought him global recognition, followed by The Last of Us and The Madalorian which further cemented his place in pop culture.

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However, he’s one of those stars whose personal life is of absolute interest to the masses, especially the subject of his sexuality. Fans are constantly trying to decode his sexual orientation, eager to know whether the Chilean-American actor is gay or sexually fluid. So let’s take a closer look at how Pascal has tackled this aspect of fame while still being entertaining and honest.

Why Fans Have Come To Believe That Pedro...

It was the day after Halloween, and at The Grove in Los Angeles, Christmas decorations had already been rolled out and strung up. It was fitting for the interview I was about to have with filmmaker and musician Tyler Taormina, who was in between travels for his most recent work, “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” but rather than sit outside and enjoy the ambience, I asked if he’d like to head to Barnes & Noble for the first day of their annual November Criterion Collection sale. Seeing his eyes light up with excitement, I realized I had my answer.

Taormina and I were a few years apart at Emerson College in Boston, and though we’d never met, I found an unmistakable familiarity with him as we started to chat and look through Blu-rays and DVDs. Perhaps it resulted from being shaped at the same institution, or maybe...

What would you say to your younger self? In this fresh coming-of-age movie, a mushroom trip gone wrong (or right) brings 18-year-old Elliott face-to-face with her 39-year-old self, full of advice and warnings. Amazon MGM’s “My Old Ass,” starring Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella, premieres on Thursday, Nov. 7 exclusively on Prime Video— get started with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video.

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“Nashville” actor Maisy Stella leads the cast of “My Old Ass” in her film debut as Elliott, a free-spirited 18-year-old who rings in her birthday with a mushroom trip that brings her face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza). Elliott’s “old ass” isn’t around for long, though, before she starts handing...

In Agatha All Along's finale, we learned more about Agatha Harkness' past and the truth about her son, Nicky (better known to comic book fans as Nicholas Scratch).

Just as Agatha was about to give birth, Death showed up to claim the child; however, the witch pleaded for more time and seemingly bought that by killing witches. On the one night - at Nicky's prompting - that she didn't, Death finally came for him and Agatha, ashamed of her actions, spent hundreds of years murdering her fellow magic-users on the "Witches' Road" to avoid being reunited with the boy.

Much has been said about who his father could be and, in a new interview, Agatha All Along showrunner Jac Schaeffer dropped her biggest hint yet that Rio Vidal/Death conceived the child with the show's title character.

"I will say [Laughs] that when we were casting sometimes we were like, 'Does that kid look like Rio?...

Looking for what to see in theaters? Our feature, updated weekly, highlights our top recommendations for films currently in theaters, from new releases to restorations receiving a proper theatrical run.

While we already provide extensive monthly new-release recommendations and weekly streaming recommendations, as distributors’ roll-outs can vary, this is a one-stop list to share the essential films that may be on a screen near you.

Anora (Sean Baker)

Sean Baker’s radiant rom-com / rollicking thriller Anora is one of the most acclaimed films of the year for good reason. The Palme d’Or winner is finally now in theaters, giving audiences a chance to witness Mikey Madison’s captivating performance. Luke Hicks said in his review, “Anora is a devastating, gut-busting beauty––regular cinematographer Drew Daniels lending his brilliance to yet another Baker triumph––the kind that hurts your heart and holds you tight to recover at the same time,...

Agatha All Along concluded with a two-episode finale last week, and we recently asked you to vote so we could determine what Cbm's readers made of the WandaVision spin-off.

The results are now in, and you might be surprised by the outcome!

2239 of you voted, and a whopping 42% (947) went with the most positive option, "Excellent." 27% (615) of you felt it was "Very Good," 15% (329) went with "Good," and only 9% (191) clicked on the most negative choice, "Awful."

It's fair to say that Agatha All Along wasn't exactly the most anticipated Disney+ Marvel series, but the show quickly established itself as a must-watch for many fans. A second season has not been announced, but the fact that Disney has submitted the show in the comedy categories for the upcoming awards season has led to speculation that Marvel might be planning to continue the story.

Even if they don't, we know that Agatha and...

Though the recent two-episode finale of Agatha All Along was seen as a fairly satisfying conclusion by a lot of viewers, some were left a little disappointed by the lack of any major reveals or cameos, and episode 9 included a plot twist that definitely didn't work for everyone.

As we reported prior to the finale, it was revealed that the Witches' Road was never actually real... until it was! It turns out that the Ballad of the Witches' Road was something Agatha and her son Nicholas Scratch made up to pass the time, before Harkness began to use the song to lure unsuspecting witches to her so she could steal their power.

This is exactly what Agatha was planning to do with the makeshift coven she assembled in the series premiere, but Billy Maximoff used his vast untapped abilities to shape a brand-new reality, essentially creating the Road and every...

Look out, The Holdovers. You have some real competition in the Christmas-film-so-cozy-it-should-have-been-made-for-vhs category. Grab your hot cocoa with all the little marshmallows and settle in under some fuzzy blankets for Christmas Eve In Miller's Point, this year's snowiest (but also maybe its warmest) family comedy.

"On Christmas Eve, a family...

Unlike the majority of Marvel Studios movies and shows, Agatha All Along did not feature a post-credits scene after the recent two-episode finale.

Showrunner Jac Schaeffer has confirmed that she did write "a number of post-credit scenes," which she has "done on every Marvel project [she's] ever worked on," but "ultimately, it was a Marvel decision not to have a tag on this show."

Now, scooper Mttsh has shared some details on two of the scrapped stingers, and, honestly, they don't sound particularly exciting.

The first would reportedly have caught up with Jennifer Kale as she searches for the doctor who she initially believed to be responsible for taking her powers, while the second saw Death follow Wiccan and Ghost Agatha into the portal as they embark on their quest to find Tommy Maximoff.

One of them had Jennifer Kale looking for the doctor who is still alive somehow https://t.

Before Agatha All Along launched on Disney+, many people repeatedly questioned why the show was happening and accused it of being "woke" for featuring female and gay leads. As a result, the majority of MCU fans braced themselves for another round of The Acolyte-style review-bombing.

For the most part, it never came; however, attempts were made as the show boasted a surprisingly low Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes the day before it premiered.

Week after week, Agatha All Along has proven itself a worthy successor to WandaVision and a story that was very much worth telling. That's evident from the fact it has the best Audience Score for any Phase 5 TV show!

Here's how Marvel Studios' small screen offerings compare from this latest chapter in the Multiverse Saga:

Secret Invasion - 44%

Loki Season 2 - 82%

What If...? Season 2 - 65%

Echo - 60%

Agatha All Along - 83%

There are already rumblings about...

November will provide many new movies to stream across services from Prime Video to Netflix to Max.

Those in the mood for action will rejoice at the arrival of Deadpool vs. Wolverine on Disney+ as well as the arrival of Twisters on Peacock. Those in the mood for romantic comedies can find holiday-themed films on Netflix and Max later on in the month.

For the best new movies streaming in November 2024, follow along below:

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Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza appear in My Old Ass by Megan Park, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Shane Mahood.

My Old Ass – Prime Video – Nov. 7

A heartfelt coming of age story starring Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks and Maria Dizzia which arrived in theaters first, is now heading to Prime Video Nov.

The premiere of Agatha All Along began with "Detective Agnes" discovering Wanda Maximoff's dead body, and even though we never saw her face, a lot of fans expected Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch to show up in the recent finale.

The former Avenger never appeared, and we only got a vague update on her current MCU status (she's dead... unless she isn't?), and it sounds like enlisting Olsen for a cameo was never a real possibility.

While speaking to THR, showrunner Jac Schaeffer explained why she felt that bringing Wanda back for the finale would have ended up being detrimental to Agatha's story.

"It wasn’t really a for-real conversation, and to speak plainly, it’s a larger conversation of casting, logistics, availability, and budget. Also, to me, on a creative level, it didn’t feel fair to the character of Agatha. This is her story, and the idea...

Disney+ has waved its magic wand to place “Agatha” in the comedy category.

Under the banner of Marvel Television Studios, the hit new spin-off series “Agatha All Along,” starring Kathryn Hahn, will be submitted in the comedy categories for the upcoming awards season, including the Golden Globes, SAG Awards, and next year’s Emmy race, Variety has learned exclusively. The move aligns “Agatha” in a competitive lineup, as it will face acclaimed comedies like ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” FX’s “The Bear” and HBO/Max’s “Hacks.”

This decision places Hahn in the running against heavyweights such as Jean Smart, Quinta Brunson, and Ayo Edebiri — who have each won the TV comedy actress race for their respective shows over the past three years. For Hahn, who’s never been nominated for a Globe, a mention could be pivotal as she seeks to make a mark at next year’s Emmys ceremony.

Gandja Monteiro helmed the last two episodes of Agatha All Along, and the director has now taken to Instagram to share some revealing new behind-the-scenes photos and video of some key moments from the finale.

If you haven't watched yet, major spoilers follow.

After getting a power recharge from Wiccan (Joe Locke) in episode 8, Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) selfishly decides to leave the "Teen" to his fate, but when he asks about her late son, Nicholas Scratch, the witch has a change of heart and takes Billy Maximoff's place by kissing Rio Vidal, aka Death, (Aubrey Plaza) thus giving her life for his.

The final episode focuses on Agatha's backstory and the deal she made with Death to give Nicholas a few years of life. At the end, we return to the present day, with Harkness' ghost appearing to Billy and taking on the role of his "spirit guide...

Agatha All Along proved to be a satisfying journey for fans, though the absence of characters like Mephisto, Speed (who was at least hinted at for a future story), and Hulkling did disappoint some.

There's plenty of time for them to appear in future stories, of course, and showrunner Jac Schaeffer has now confirmed there were once plans for Teddy Altman to appear in the WandaVision follow-up.

In fact, William Kaplan/Billy Maximoff's boyfriend, Eddie (Miles Gutierrez-Riley), was going to be called Teddy! Had that happened, we'd imagine his true identity as a Kree/Skrull hybrid would have been saved for a post-credits scene or something along those lines.

"There were early conversations [about Hulkling]," Schaeffer tells Entertainment Weekly. "[Eddie] was originally called Teddy because we were looking at the artwork and thinking about that. That was a Marvel decision to not have him be Hulkling for the purposes of our show."

"Within our show,...

Agatha All Along wrapped up its first (and likely only) season this week, and showrunner Jac Schaeffer has been sharing some interesting details about certain things that didn't make the cut.

During an in-depth chat with The Ringer-Verse, Schaeffer revealed that she originally wanted to bring back a surprising character from She-Hulk: Attorney at Law to be a part of Agatha's makeshift coven.

“[We wanted] to get Madisynn on the Witches’ Road, but it just didn’t work. It was shoehorning."

As divisive as She-Hulk proved to be, most would likely agree that the episode featuring the debut of Madisynn King was a lot of fun.

Actress Patty Guggenheim's party girl became swept up in Jennifer Walters' affairs following her encounter with former Kamar-Taj student turned magician Donny Blaze. After being called as a witness, she strikes up a friendship with Wong (Benedict Wong), before returning in the episode's hilarious...

Agatha All Along concluded with a two-episode finale on Halloween, and the show wrapped up in a way that proved to be a surprise for a lot of viewers.

Major spoilers ahead.

After getting a power recharge from Wiccan (Joe Locke) in episode 8, Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) selfishly decides to leave the "Teen" to his fate, but when he asks about her late son, Nicholas Scratch, the witch has a change of heart and takes Billy Maximoff's place by kissing Rio Vidal, aka Death, (Aubrey Plaza) thus giving her life for his.

The final episode focuses on Agatha's backstory and the deal she made with Death to give Nicholas a few years of life. At the end, we return to the present day, with Harkness' ghost appearing to Billy and taking on the role of his "spirit guide" as they set off in search of his brother, Tommy.

While speaking to Collider,...

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Before is a psychological thriller drama miniseries created by Sarah Thorp. The Apple TV+ series follows Eli, a recently widowed child psychologist who meets his next patient and soon figures out that the young boy has a haunting connection to his past. Their unconventional bond deepens as Eli tries to figure out the mystery behind the boy. Before stars Billy Crystal, Jacobi Jupe, Maria Dizzia, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Rosie Perez, and Judith Light. So, if you loved the intense story, psychologically thrilling mystery, and compelling characters in Before here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Patient is a psychological thriller miniseries created by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg. The FX series follows Alan Strauss, a grieving therapist who is held prisoner by a patient who reveals himself to be a...

Heading into Agatha All Along, we'd hoped that the series might clear up the Scarlet Witch's MCU status. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness strongly hinted that the Avenger died, though a red flash before Mount Wundagore collapsed pointed to her escaping that fate.

The WandaVision follow-up has established that Wanda Maximoff is "gone" but stopped short of revealing whether she's dead or alive.

Talking to Deadline, showrunner Jac Schaeffer said, "It’s my opinion - and these stories will move ahead, and who knows what it will be - it’s my opinion that Agatha does not know. And yeah, it’s my opinion that Rio does. I think the word 'gone' is important. I was instructed to use the word 'gone.'"

That's an interesting mandate from Marvel Studios and one which suggests the plan was to leave the door open to the Scarlet Witch returning -...

It's probably fair to say that Agatha All Along wasn't one of the more highly-anticipated MCU shows to be announced for the Disney+ streaming service.

The prospect of a WandaVision spin-off focusing on scene-stealing witch Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) may have seemed like a more appealing idea a few years ago, but even then, a lot of fans wondered what the point of a series revolving around this character was when there are better-known and more popular Marvel Comics heroes and villains that have yet to be given the spotlight.

Even so, the first two episodes proved to be surprisingly popular, and based on critical (the show's Rotten Tomatoes score has now gone from 67% to 83%) and audience responses, many would seem to agree that the series only increased in quality as it went on.

This week's two-episode finale did seem to be a little more divisive, however, with a somewhat...

As you may recall, it's previously been reported that Agatha All Along completed its scheduled reshoots in only one day. With the WandaVision spin-off, Marvel Studios may have finally cracked TV, delivering a satisfying beginning, middle, and end, all with an appropriate budget thanks to practical sets and an effective use of VFX.

Today, scooper @MyTimeToShineH brings word about some of the changes Marvel Television made to Agatha All Along during those reshoots and production in general.

They start by confirming that the Scarlet Witch was never in the series, so that didn't change (Alex Perez has also acknowledged that he was way off base with the claim Wanda Maximoff would be found in a dormant state at the end of the Witches' Road).

Original plans called for Agatha Harkness to ask Death to "retire" her Rio Vidal form, prompting the powerful entity to respond, "But this is the me you fell in love with.

Aubrey Plaza's MCU debut as Rio Vidal in Agatha All Along was celebrated by fans. However, the revelation that she's Death has been hailed as one of Marvel Studios' best casting decisions ever.

Now, Emmy-nominated Makeup Artist Erin LeBre has revealed just how much of the Death design we saw in the two-episode finale was practical. As you can see below, little in the way of VFX was needed to bring this character to life and we're hoping she keeps this look during any future appearances.

Death may be a one-and-done for the MCU, though we'd be shocked if she doesn't show her face in other supernatural projects heading our way when the Multiverse Saga concludes.

For many, the hope is that she might be allied with Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, becoming an ally to him similar to how Thanos served her in the comic books.

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Aubrey Plaza's MCU debut as Rio Vidal in Agatha All Along was celebrated by fans. However, the revelation that she's Death has been hailed as one of Marvel Studios' best casting decisions ever.

Now, Emmy-nominated Makeup Artist Erin LeBre has revealed just how much of the Death design we saw in the two-episode finale was practical. As you can see below, little in the way of VFX was needed to bring this character to life and we're hoping she keeps this look during any future appearances.

Death may be a one-and-done for the MCU, though we'd be shocked if she doesn't show her face in other supernatural projects heading our way when the Multiverse Saga concludes.

For many, the hope is that she might be allied with Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, becoming an ally to him similar to how Thanos served her in the comic books.

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In last night's two-episode finale of Agatha All Along - you can read our in-depth recap here - we were treated to some huge revelations and surprises. Of course, among the biggest were those comic-accurate costumes.

Firstly, Billy Maximoff emerges from the Witches' Road with full control of his powers and suits up as Wiccan. Wearing a costume that's almost identical to his look on the page, Billy looked phenomenal in action, particularly with a crown - in place of a headband - that links him to his mother, the Scarlet Witch.

It didn't end with Billy, though. With Death unleashed, the true face of "Rio Vidal" is finally revealed and Marvel Studios has translated this character from the page to screen in a really exciting way.

There have been rumblings online we'll see her again, so the hope now is that she might serve as an ally to Robert Downey Jr....

Change can be difficult to process no matter how old we are. It can be especially paralyzing during our adolescence when we experience so many things for the first time. We change schools, part ways with our old friends, and try to find a new path. All these things change us in some ways. Hannah Peterson’s “The Graduates” explores the same overwhelming pressure through the eyes of high school students processing a similar sense of transition. Simultaneously, it presents them processing a recent tragedy and how their journeys have more in common than one may assume.

The script mainly follows Genevieve (Mina Sundwall), a young high-school student on her way to graduation. Her close friend, Ben (Alex R. Hibbert) suddenly returns from his school elsewhere, hoping to finish his course remotely before their college. He gets his old part-time job back and seems eager to gain something he has lost during his absence.

"Rio Vidal" (Aubrey Plaza) warned that all roads lead to her in last week's episode of Agatha All Along, and tonight's season finale will see Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) face Death (literally) for what might well be the last time.

Harkness built a reputation for being an especially evil and ruthless witch over the years, but it seems at least some of her wicked deeds have either been exaggerated or outright lies.

In this new clip, Lady Death asks her former lover why she allows "them to believe those things about you? About Nicky?" We had been led to believe that Agatha sacrificed her own son, Nicholas Scratch, to Mephisto in order to acquire the Darkhold, but clearly there's a lot more to the story - though Harkness' response suggests that what really happened might be even worse.

Check out the clip and a new teaser at the links below,...

The Graduates is a quiet film. Written and directed by Hannah Peterson, it tells the story of a high school one year after a deadly shooting. Genevieve (Mina Sundwall)––whose boyfriend Tyler was one of the victims––has been struggling to get through her final year, anxious to graduate and hopefully start anew at college. Her mother (Maria Dizzia) walks on eggshells, doing whatever she can to help Genevieve past this impossible trauma and keep her grades and test scores up enough to get her out. Meanwhile, Tyler’s best friend Ben (Alex Hibbert) has returned from a stay away, reforming his friendship with Genevieve. Finally, the school basketball coach (John Cho) does his best to push himself and his team through the season. Tyler was his son.

Peterson introduces the high school in silent silhouette, haunted by its recent past. The camera is often a bit shaky and unstable,...

Fittingly given the spooky season that's in it, the double-episode season finale of Agatha All Along debuts on Disney+ just in time for Halloween, and Marvel Studios has now released a series of new Tarot-style character posters.

These cards featured significantly in last week's episode, "Death's Hand in Mine," which concluded with the major reveal - at least for anyone that hasn't been keeping up with the plot leaks - that Aubrey Plaza's Rio Vidal was actually Lady Death.

Speaking of spoilers, Mttsh has also shared some details on the upcoming finale.

Episode 8 will reportedly feature "the final fight against Rio," while Episode 9 will be a "flashback episode about Agatha and how the Witches' Road was created. They also changed how Agatha's son died."

If you want some more context, we've heard that the episode will reveal that the Road was simply a story Agatha Harkness made up many...

To see, as we do in writer-director Hannah Peterson’s debut feature, The Graduates, young adults handing over their backpacks for inspection and flashing ID cards to security personnel as a matter of their morning routine feels uncanny and dystopian, even to those of us who were young at the time of the Jonesboro and Columbine shootings. The film doesn’t exactly encode outrage over political inaction on gun control, but it might well provoke it.

This somber drama about a community reckoning with the violent death of six high-schoolers knows that sometimes words, whether angry or distraught, often aren’t sufficient. It opens with several dialogue-free minutes, with Vicki (Kelly O’Sullivan), a teacher, approaching a memorial to the murdered students in a silent and darkened school hallway, while 12th-grader Genevieve (Mina Sundwall) impassively proceeds through a security checkpoint.

The subdued soundscape persists throughout The Graduates, in interactions broken apart...

Thanksgiving may promise a bounty on the dinner table, but the multiplex still looks bare. Continuing this year's theme, our November film preview features another relatively light month at the movies. Still, it’s quality over quantity, and if you ignore Red One, the $250 million attempt at turning Christmas lore into a Marvel movie,...

The first (and likely only) season of Agatha All Along concludes this week with a double-episode, and we have details on what sounds like it's going to be a pretty major twist.

Possible spoilers follow.

Though we haven't been made aware of everything that's set to occur in the episodes, we have heard that The Witches' Road doesn't actually exist... or at least, it didn't until Billy Maximoff made it a reality!

Apparently, it will come to light that the Road was simply a story Agatha Harkness made up many, many years ago to lure other witches to her with the intention of stealing their powers. This was what she was attempting to do with the members of her makeshift coven until Maximoff somehow used his own abilities to "create" a new reality around them.

Agatha was fully aware of this, of course, but played along.

Again, we're not sure...

Are you ready for a new week of streaming? Before the new month starts that will bring with it new releases on multiple streamers, October is closing out with The Diplomat season 2 on Netflix, as well as some more exciting releases. Looking for something to watch? Check out what's coming this week, Oct. 28 - Nov. 1, 2024:

Before - episode 3 streams Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 on Apple TV+Lioness season 2 - first two episodes premiered Sunday, Oct. 27 on Paramount+Somebody Somewhere season 3 - premiered Sunday, Oct. 27 on HBO/MaxWizards Beyond Waverly Place - premieres Wednesday, Oct. 30 on Disney+The Diplomat season 2 - premieres Thursday, Oct. 31 on NetflixLike a Dragon: Yakuza Part 2 - premieres Thursday, Oct. 31 on Prime VideoBefore

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Actor and comedian Billy Crystal is showing us what he can do in a more dramatic role in Apple TV+'s new series, Before. The show premiered with the first two episodes on Friday,...

We're sure Billie Eilish needs no introduction. Even if you wouldn't count yourself among her legions of fans, she has undoubtedly become one of the biggest recording artists in the world over the past few years.

The Grammy and Academy Award-winner (she won twice for "No Time To Die" in 2022 and Barbie's "What Was I Made For" earlier this year) made her acting debut as sinister cult leader Eva in an episode of Prime Video's Swarm, garnering a lot of praise for her unsettling performance.

“I was on some management call, and I remember being told, ‘There’s this show, but it’s during a period of time where you’re not available. It’s a pass,”’ Eilish told Variety about seizing her first acting opportunity. “I was like, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa, what the f*ck are you talking about? This is my dream!”’

“Some of the fans have talked...

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Prime Video is ready with an entertainment-packed November this year. The upcoming month will see the beginning of some of Prime Video’s best original shows including Cross and also new brilliant movies like My Old Ass. Just like every month, Prime Video is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the best 7 new movies and TV shows coming to Prime Video in November 2024.

Back to Back (November 5)

Back to Back is a biographical drama film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson from a screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh. Based on the life of English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, the 2024 film follows the life and music of Amy Winehouse from her adolescence to adulthood as she creates one of the best-selling albums of our time. Back to Back stars Marisa Abela in the lead role with Jack O’Connell,...

Agatha All Along started off fairly strong with 9.3 million views in its first seven days of streaming, and the show's audience has continued to grow over the past few weeks.

According to Deadline, the latest episode of the WandaVision spin-off - a time-hopping tragedy focusing on Patti Lupone's Lilia Calderu - conjured 4.2 million views globally after just one day of streaming, up 35% from the series premiere.

Though not officially announced, Marvel Studios is believed to be developing at least one spin-off series, likely focusing on Wiccan and his search for his brother, Tommy Maximoff.

Spoilers follow.

“Death’s Hand in Mine” concluded with Lilia giving her life to save the rest of her makeshift coven, but before she accepted her fate, she discovered the true identity of Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza).

Now, Marvel Studios has released a first official look at Lady Death.

What is a spooky #AgathaAllAlong moment...

Agatha All Along has been a pretty big success for Marvel so far (which is at least partially due to the fact that it's the least expensive Disney+ series yet), and it seems the studio is pleased enough with the show's viewership that plans are in place to continue these characters' journeys across several different projects.

Agatha - itself a spin-off of WandaVision - introduced a mysterious "Teen" (Joe Locke) who was recently confirmed to be Wanda Maximoff's (Elizabeth Olsen) son Billy Kaplan/Wiccan.

Now, Mttsh is reporting that a Wiccan solo show is in the works, which Marvel will develop along with the Scarlet Witch movie and a Young Avengers project (we still don't know if that'll be a movie or another Disney+ series).

Daniel Richtman recently claimed that a series focusing on the search for the Scarlet Witch's other son, Tommy Maximoff, aka Speed, was on the cards,...

Plot: Eli is a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn, encounters a troubled young boy, Noah, who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past. As Eli attempts to help Noah, their mysterious bond deepens, sparking haunting memories and unearthing unsettling secrets about the past.

Review: Billy Crystal is not known for his dramatic performances. To be fair, the legendary comedic actor has delivered performances that blend humor with serious moments, notably in projects like When Harry Met Sally, Throw Mama From The Train, and Mr. Saturday Night. Crystal has not headlined a fully dramatic project in his fifty-year career, making Before something of a surprise. A psychological thriller with elements of horror and mystery Before is a challenge for any performer, let alone a seventy-six-year-old like Billy Crystal. With an interesting premise and many twists and turns, Before is another unique offering from Apple...

There are two things I never thought I would say in the same sentence: “Billy Crystal stars in Before, an Eli Roth-produced psychological horror thriller.” While it’s refreshing to see Apple TV+ stream something more mainstream instead of the usual prestige projects that no one watches, this is a misstep in almost every way.

The series is poorly written, with disjointed scenes and weak tropes already filled with ’80s and ’90s thriller clichés. And when the story starts to trudge along, which is often, it throws in an inexplicable, dreamlike jump-scare cut that does nothing but cause headaches and a touch of vertigo. It’s only a matter of time Before the series sparks acute conversion boredom household-wide.

Billy Crystal and Rosie Perez in Before (2024) | Image via Apple TV+ Related Robert De Niro Believes Comedy Lacks the Gravitas of Drama, Claimed Actors Only Need To “Yell at Billy...

I’m not saying Apple TV+ has an issue with repetitive storytelling, but the new drama Before is the service’s third series featuring a renowned comic actor playing a man mourning his dead wife. Not the streaming platform’s third series ever to rely on that hoary trope. Not even their third series this year to draw from that particular well.

Before, with Billy Crystal grieving a dead spouse, follows Disclaimer, with Kevin Kline grieving a dead spouse, and the second season of Shrinking, with Jason Segel still grieving a dead spouse. That’s three shows with this core conceit to premiere since… October 11.

Unfortunately, Big Widower Energy is far from the only way that Before feels like Apple TV+’s most Apple TV+ piece of programming to date. You could show me any glum, washed-out frame from Before and, even without knowing who was in it or what show it was from,...

In the latest episode of Agatha All Along, the truth is finally revealed about Aubrey Plaza's Rio Vidal. The "Green Witch" has been an intriguing presence in the series from the start, particularly as she clearly has a secretive history with Agatha Harkness.

Now, we know "Rio" is really the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Death!

You can read more about how that plays out here, but make no mistake about it, this is a very big deal. This interpretation is very comic-accurate and a character likely to factor heavily into next Wednesday's two-part finale.

Assuming we finally meet Mephisto in that - or Ironheart as it's previously been reported - common sense says Death will be by his side. The moment has passed for her to stand alongside Thanos, but the McU's devil isn't a bad alternative and there have already been hints about Plaza sticking around beyond Agatha All Along.

We're just hours away from a new instalment of Agatha All Along and Marvel Studios has released the first clip and stills from the penultimate episode ahead of next Tuesday's two-part finale.

In this sneak peek, Lilia Calderu prepares to divine Billy Maximoff's path through cards, explaining how they work and exactly what the layout of the table means. This is his trial and each of the show's leads is decked out to look like famous witches.

"Jac is so clever in how she can lay in the puzzle and then resolve it," Patti LuPone tells Entertainment Weekly. "I didn't connect the dots when I first read all of the episodes. In 7, as Lilia's powers are awakening, she's tying up all of these events that we've seen in the previous episodes. There's an explanation to it."

Discussing the scene below, the actor said, "That layout, for lack of a better word,...

Premiering on Friday, October 25th on Apple TV+, Before stars Billy Crystal and Jacobi Jupe, who I caught up with during a recent press day to discuss the psychological thriller.

“Before” stars Billy Crystal as Eli, a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn (Judith Light), encounters a troubled young boy, Noah (Jacobi Jupe), who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past. As Eli attempts to help Noah, their mysterious bond deepens, sparking haunting memories and unearthing unsettling secrets about the past. The ensemble cast also includes Rosie Perez, Maria Dizzia and Ava Lalezarzadeh.

The upcoming ten-episode atmospheric and character-driven psychological thriller is created by Sarah Thorp (“The Bounty Hunter”) who also serves as showrunner, writer and executive producer. Crystal executive produces alongside Eric Roth, pilot director Adam Bernstein and producing director Jet Wilkinson.

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Actor, director, coach, teacher, Maria Dizzia is a perpetual student of the craft of acting, which makes her celebrated and in-demand for all those jobs. The movie My Old Ass and the play Pre-Existing Condition are a couple of her most recent projects. On this incredibly dense and gold-filled episode, she generously gives us a peek into the aspects of the work that she deems important to focus on, worth struggling with, or where she simply finds the most fruit. She talks about the huge importance of those first subconscious “offerings,” how to use the discoveries made when “alive” to […]

The post “‘Knowing’ is Such a Sh*tty Place To Be — It Just Cancels Out All These Other Possibilities”: Maria Dizzia, Back To One, Episode 314 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Actor, director, coach, teacher, Maria Dizzia is a perpetual student of the craft of acting, which makes her celebrated and in-demand for all those jobs. The movie My Old Ass and the play Pre-Existing Condition are a couple of her most recent projects. On this incredibly dense and gold-filled episode, she generously gives us a peek into the aspects of the work that she deems important to focus on, worth struggling with, or where she simply finds the most fruit. She talks about the huge importance of those first subconscious “offerings,” how to use the discoveries made when “alive” to […]

The post “‘Knowing’ is Such a Sh*tty Place To Be — It Just Cancels Out All These Other Possibilities”: Maria Dizzia, Back To One, Episode 314 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Rumors of a Scarlet Witch solo feature have been doing the rounds for a few years at this stage, and while we're still waiting on an official announcement, all signs point to Marvel Studios developing a movie that will give Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff the spotlight.

Though the trades have yet to weigh-in, the project is said to be aiming for a 2026 release, with WandaVision and Agatha All Along writers Jac Schaeffer and Megan McDonnell reportedly working on the script.

Now, scooper Mttsh is claiming that Wanda will face an old adversary in the form of Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn).

We're now more than halfway through Disney+'s Agatha All Along, and Harkness is currently "allied" with Wanda's son, Billy Maximoff. How things play out in this series should give us a better idea of what to expect from Agatha and the Scarlet Witch's reunion, but we have a...

Spoiler Warning: This story includes major plot developments in Episode 6 of “Agatha All Along,” currently streaming on Disney+.

“It still feels like I’m breaking all the rules, but in a really good way,” Joe Locke says with a brilliantly broad smile. He’s talking with Variety the morning after the debut of Episode 6 of “Agatha All Along,” which finally revealed the backstory of his character: William Kaplan, a.k.a. Billy Maximoff, a.k.a. one of the sons of the Scarlet Witch. For the first time since he landed the role nearly two years ago, Locke is able to speak freely about (almost) every aspect of the character.

“I’m so happy for Joe,” says “Agatha All Along” creator and showrunner Jac Schaeffer. “He has navigated the secrecy part of it so well, so elegantly, I am relieved that he can finally speak to the work that he...