Merry Christmas, or as the internet calls the holiday, “A Complete Babyratu” Day, or just that “Babyratu”, or “A complete Unosferatu.” Thanks to “Barbenheimer,” every expected film pairing must have a ship name (see also “Glicked”). However, people should be concerned about how they choose the movies they want to watch dem. You can probably bring your whole family A complete unknownbut not Baby girl. Take the 20 or so cousins ​​who are obsessed with Harris Dickinson. While Nosferatu is the best for your introverted, horror-loving siblings. Or you can all just go to the movies to sing along to “Defying Gravity.” (That’s allowed now. Sort of.)

After a masterful press tour, the biopic about Timothée Chalamet and Bob Dylan is headlining in theaters. By director James Mangold, A complete unknown covers the beginnings of the musician’s rise to fame in the early 1960s through to Dylan’s controversial use of electric instruments at the Newport Folk Festival. The strong supporting cast includes Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Elle Fanning as Dylan’s girlfriend Sylvie Russo.

Nicole Kidman is the titular baby girl. In the 2022 sequel from filmmaker Halina Reijn Body, body, bodyIn Kidman, Romy, the company’s CEO, has an erotic tryst with intern Samuel (a charming Harris Dickinson), causing potential problems for her job, her family, and her marriage to theater director Jacob (Antonio Banderas). It’s definitely not the best movie on this list to watch with the family this holiday season, but it’s definitely worth the sneaky solo trip to the theater.

➼ 2024, the year of Nicole Kidman.

Director Robert Eggers and Nosferatu is as natural a combination as peanut butter and jelly. The gothic filmmaker assembled a fantastic cast with Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter, a woman plagued by longing for the deviously dark vampire at the center of the film (Count Orlok, played by Bill Skarsgård). Nicholas Hoult plays Ellen’s husband, along with Willem Dafoe as Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz (a character based heavily on…). Dracula’s Abraham Van Helsing).

➼ Willem Dafoe on his third collaboration with Robert Eggers.

Netflix ended up getting the rights to two NFL games and landed some high-profile matchups. Almost all of the AFC’s biggest teams are here, with the North’s two hottest franchises, the Steelers and Ravens, facing the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs and the South’s division leader Texans, respectively. This could be a preview of the playoffs – an explanation that everyone in your family will surely understand if you leave the Christmas festivities early to start streaming. –Tolly Wright, Ravens fan

How did Santa Netflix know exactly what we wanted? Beyoncé is traveling to Houston over the holidays to perform at the Texans vs. Ravens halftime show. Does this solidify “Texas Hold ‘Em” as an unconventional Christmas song? Yeehaw. —TW

Christmas is full of unusual releases this year, but if you’re looking for something to take the family to, check out Rachel Morrison’s directorial debut, written by Barry Jenkins, which tells the story of boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields transformed into a thrilling drama that deviates from the usual rhythms of the genre. –Alison Willmore

Doctor Who are no strangers to Christmas specialties. In this latest installment, Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan play the Fifteenth Doctor and a woman named Joy, respectively, who finds a secret entrance that takes her to the Time Hotel. There she and the Doctor fight villains and dinosaurs, but all to save Christmas.

Okay, technically speaking Evil hasn’t even left theaters yet, but Universal is offering sing-along screenings of the musical with lyrics on screen! While previous screenings have encouraged fans to keep their distance during them Evilyou can now go to these scheduled screenings and try out the “Defying Gravity” riff for yourself (though remember, these are Cynthia Erivo’s lyrics). Just make sure you’re actually in the right theater before you start buckling up.

This is the comedy special for the holidays if you’re looking for something for your dad, uncles, or older Millennial brothers, or if you live in a conservative family and need something that everyone will miraculously agree on. This is Bargatze’s superpower. –Kathryn VanArendonk

Vulture critic Jen Chaney explains why shrinkage It doesn’t work without Harrison Ford:

The entire second season is available to watch on Apple TV+, so you can catch all of Ford’s pranks shrinkage Now if you’ve slacked off. And read more of Jen Chaney’s performance review here.

➼ A grand finale day for Apple TV+, the second season of Bad sisters is also fully ready for use.

Disney wasted no time getting it Night slut on streaming. In fact, I’m not even sure it had a proper theatrical release since it barely premiered in limited theaters on December 6th. That means you probably haven’t had a chance to watch Amy Adams deal with motherhood in this surreal comedy directed by Marielle Heller. As the title suggests, Adams plays a mother who turns into a dog.

➼ Celebrate with Kyle Mooney’s disaster comedy Y2K ahead of the New Year as it hits digital streaming platforms this Friday.

Want more? Read our recommendations from the weekend of December 20th.