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What to stream: ‘Willow’ returns on Disney+, ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ and ‘Bullet Train’ on Netflix, ‘Irreverent’ on Peacock
‘Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ – the greatest ever on HBO Max and Criterion Channel
Denzel Washington is ‘Malcolm X’ on HBO Max and Paramount+
The original ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ on Disney+, Prime Video, and Peacock
‘Experimenter’ with Peter Sarsgaard on MUBI and free on Kanopy
‘The Illusionist’ on Criterion Channel
‘The Warriors’ – Come out and play-yay on Paramount+
‘Nemesis’ – Albert Pyun’s cyborg apocalypse on Peacock

What to stream: ‘Willow’ returns on Disney+, ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ and ‘Bullet Train’ on Netflix, ‘Irreverent’ on Peacock

Plus ‘Darby and the Dead’ on Hulu, ‘My So-Called High School Rank’ on HBO Max, ‘The Kingdom Exodus’ on MUBI, Screwball Comedy Classics on Criterion Channel, and a whole new batch of streaming holiday movies.

What to stream: ‘Wednesday’ on Netflix, ‘Echo 3’ on Apple TV+, ‘Chippendales’ on Hulu, ‘Criminal Minds’ returns on Paramount+

Plus documentary ‘Good Night Oppy’ on Prime Video, ‘Elton John’ on Disney+,’Smile’ on Paramount+, a ‘Pitch Perfect’ spin-off on Peacock, ‘The Swimmers’ on Netflix, and Christmas movies on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, and Peacock

What to stream: Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ on Peacock, ‘The Wonder’ on Netflix, ‘Disenchanted’ on Disney+, ‘Fleishman’ on Hulu

Plus ‘Tusla King’ on Paramount+, Ryan Reynolds in ‘Spirited’ on Apple TV+, ‘The Santa Clauses’ on Disney+, ‘Slumberland’ on Netflix, ‘The Forgiven’ on Hulu, ‘People We Hate’ on Prime Video

Denzel Washington is ‘Malcolm X’ on HBO Max and Paramount+

Spike Lee’s epic biographical drama of the controversial civil rights leader earned Washington his first Oscar nomination for best actor.

Peter Sarsgaard is Stanley Milgram in Michael Almereyda's 'Experimenter'

‘Experimenter’ with Peter Sarsgaard on MUBI and free on Kanopy

Sarsgaard plays Yale psychology professor Stanley Milgram in Michael Almereyda’s inventive drama about his life and legendary experiments that shocked the world.

‘The Warriors’ – Come out and play-yay on Paramount+

Walter Hill’s comic book of an action film is a funky, flashy grindhouse epic that makes the most of its low budget graffiti aesthetic.

‘Nemesis’ – Albert Pyun’s cyborg apocalypse on Peacock

Albert Pyun turns post-apocalyptic spy-story into a visceral thrill ride of sleekly designed action sequences driven by a dancing camera and a breakneck editing rhythm.

J.J. Abrams channels Steven Spielberg for ‘Super 8’ on Paramount+

A monster movie adventure powered by creative kids, a love of movies, and a foundation of mystery and wonder from school kids old enough to make their own zombie movie on super 8 film and young enough to get so excited by it.

‘Mean Guns’ – Ice-T’s revenge on Prime Video

Albert Pyun takes a simple premise–dozens of criminals are armed and sent to kill one another–and turns into a non-stop action frenzy driven by rapid-fire editing and a mambo beat.

‘Warm Bodies’ – young zombies in love on Prime Video and Hulu

Nicholas Hoult plays a self-aware, dissatisfied zombie whose heart is kicked back to life when he falls in love with a human in the rom-zom-com by Jonathan Levine. Teresa Palmer costars.

‘Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’ on Amazon Prime

Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges become unlikely partners in this offbeat road movie / caper film from 1974.

Adam Sandler and Emily Watson star in Paul Thomas Anderson's offbeat romantic comedy

‘Punch-Drunk Love’ – Adam Sandler finds love on Hulu

Paul Thomas Anders on wrote this offbeat romantic comedy for Sandler to channel the actor’s familiar personas in a compassionate portrait and an adult romance.

What to stream: ‘Wednesday’ on Netflix, ‘Echo 3’ on Apple TV+, ‘Chippendales’ on Hulu, ‘Criminal Minds’ returns on Paramount+

The original ‘The Muppet Show’ on Disney+

Kermit the Frog hosts the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational variety show to ever hit prime time. Decades later, it’s still funny, fast-paced, utterly madcap, and tremendous fun.

‘Batman: The Animated Series’ – the Dark Knight for kids on HBO Max

Bruce Timm’s sleek, stylized animated series reinvented the superhero in a small screen film noir style on a show that was a hit with both kids and adults.

Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, and Natalie Wood star, George Seaton directs

The original ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ on Disney+, Prime Video, and Peacock

Is there a more warmhearted celebration of Christmas cheer amid the urban world of post-war America than this classic with Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle, and little Natalie Wood? I think not.

‘The Blue Gardenia’ on Prime Video

Anne Baxter is young woman who becomes the suspect in a lurid murder case in Fritz Lang’s 1953 film noir.

Lee J. Cobb is ‘The Man Who Cheated Himself’ – free on Kanopy

Lee J. Cobb is a Homicide Detective having an affair with married socialite Jane Wyatt when a murder tangles them both in a cover-up that unravels in this forgotten film noir.

Burt Lancaster applies ‘Brute Force’ on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

Jules Dassin’s brooding, brutal drama is a classic film noir as well as one of the greatest prison films ever made.

‘Woman on the Run’ with Ann Sheridan free on Kanopy

Sheridan developed and produced this independent film noir, which was shot on location in San Francisco and makes great use of the city.

‘Detour’ – The “B”-est film noir ever made on Criterion Channel

Edgar Ulmer’s existential, almost surreal thriller is a true B-movie, shot on a tiny budget with a second-rate cast, that turns into a waking nightmare like no other film noir.

The original ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ on Disney+, Prime Video, and Peacock

Sylvain Chomet's animated film of a Jacques Tati script

‘The Illusionist’ on Criterion Channel

An unproduced screenplay by French comedy master Jacques Tati is transformed into a tender tale of a French magician and a Scottish girl in the theater-folk society of London.

J.J. Abrams channels Steven Spielberg for ‘Super 8’ on Paramount+

Delphine Seyrig stars in the landmark film by Chantal Akerman

‘Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ – the greatest ever on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

Filmmaker Chantal Akerman and actor Delphine Seyrig create an epic portrait of a life that has rarely been seen on screen in the quotidian masterpiece. It was voted the greatest film of all time in the 2022 Sight and Sound poll.

‘The Illusionist’ on Criterion Channel

An unproduced screenplay by French comedy master Jacques Tati is transformed into a tender tale of a French magician and a Scottish girl in the theater-folk society of London.

Mads Mikkelsen in Thomas Vinterberg's 'The Hunt,' a searing drama of hysteria in a small community.

‘The Hunt’ with Mads Mikkelsen on Prime Video and MUBI

Thomas Vinterberg’s Danish drama observes how suspicion is fanned into a conflagration that turns a peaceful community into a self-righteous mob.

The ‘Alexandria’ Trilogy – Youseff Chahine’s autobiographical epic on Netflix

Whether or not Youseff Chahine’s autobiographical ‘Alexandria’ trilogy are the greatest films of his career, they are in many ways his crowning achievement: his love letter to the cinema he loved so much.

The original ‘Godzilla’ on HBO Max, Peacock, and Criterion Channel

The greatest atomic age giant monster rises from the radioactive depths and descends upon Tokyo in the 1954 classic, now restored to its original Japanese cut.

‘Koruneko’ – a ferocious Japanese ghost story on Criterion Channel

Kaneto Shindo’s 1968 classic is one of the greatest of Japanese ghost stories, a horror film of elemental drive, social commentary, feminist rage, and visual grace

‘The Illusionist’ on Criterion Channel

An unproduced screenplay by French comedy master Jacques Tati is transformed into a tender tale of a French magician and a Scottish girl in the theater-folk society of London.

Hiromasa Yonebayashi directs the animated fantasy based on the children's novel by British author Mary Stewart

Last chance: ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ – a magical odyssey on Hulu

A normal human schoolgirl receives magical powers from a flower that blooms once every seven year in this magical fantasy by Japanese animator and filmmaker Hiromasa Yonebayashi.

‘The Incredibles’ – super-powered family dynamics on Disney+

Brad Bird directs this animated superhero adventure comedy for families and about a family hiding their powers from the world… until the world calls once again.

‘Experimenter’ with Peter Sarsgaard on MUBI and free on Kanopy

Sarsgaard plays Yale psychology professor Stanley Milgram in Michael Almereyda’s inventive drama about his life and legendary experiments that shocked the world.

Lee J. Cobb is ‘The Man Who Cheated Himself’ – free on Kanopy

Lee J. Cobb is a Homicide Detective having an affair with married socialite Jane Wyatt when a murder tangles them both in a cover-up that unravels in this forgotten film noir.

‘Woman on the Run’ with Ann Sheridan free on Kanopy

Sheridan developed and produced this independent film noir, which was shot on location in San Francisco and makes great use of the city.

Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch star in the film by David Gordon Green

‘Prince Avalanche’ – A summer buddy comedy on Prime Video and Hulu and free on Kanopy

Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch star in David Gordon Green’s warm-hearted tale of two guys on a summer road crew in Central Texas.

‘Odds Against Tomorrow’ aren’t good for Harry Belafonte and Robert Ryan – free on Hoopla

Robert Wise directs this heist thriller with a film noir sensibility steerped in hate, anger, and racism. Shelley Winters and Gloria Grahame costar.

Last chance: Rock Hudson has ‘Seconds’ on Criterion Channel and free on Kanopy

John Frankenheimer’s paranoid thriller offers a second chance at a dream life that turns alienating and nightmarish for its hero.

‘Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ – the greatest ever on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

‘Near Dark’ – There’s a price for the night on Criterion Channel

Kathryn Bigelow directs this feral mix of vampire thriller and modern western about a ferocious clan that travels the backroads of the American Southwest.

Last chance: ‘Frozen River’ on HBO Max

Courtney Hunt directs Melissa Leo to an Oscar-nominated performance in this powerful drama of two women tossed together by necessity.

‘Experimenter’ with Peter Sarsgaard on MUBI and free on Kanopy

Sarsgaard plays Yale psychology professor Stanley Milgram in Michael Almereyda’s inventive drama about his life and legendary experiments that shocked the world.

‘Warm Bodies’ – young zombies in love on Prime Video and Hulu

Nicholas Hoult plays a self-aware, dissatisfied zombie whose heart is kicked back to life when he falls in love with a human in the rom-zom-com by Jonathan Levine. Teresa Palmer costars.

‘Woman on the Run’ with Ann Sheridan free on Kanopy

Sheridan developed and produced this independent film noir, which was shot on location in San Francisco and makes great use of the city.

The original ‘The Muppet Show’ on Disney+

‘Batman: The Animated Series’ – the Dark Knight for kids on HBO Max

Bruce Timm’s sleek, stylized animated series reinvented the superhero in a small screen film noir style on a show that was a hit with both kids and adults.

‘Star Trek’ – the final frontier, the original series – on Paramount+

A rich universe of characters and stories, and the dreams of many a visionary, began in this landmark science fiction show that launched in 1966.

‘The Warriors’ – Come out and play-yay on Paramount+

Walter Hill’s comic book of an action film is a funky, flashy grindhouse epic that makes the most of its low budget graffiti aesthetic.

‘Nemesis’ – Albert Pyun’s cyborg apocalypse on Peacock

Albert Pyun turns post-apocalyptic spy-story into a visceral thrill ride of sleekly designed action sequences driven by a dancing camera and a breakneck editing rhythm.

‘Mean Guns’ – Ice-T’s revenge on Prime Video

Albert Pyun takes a simple premise–dozens of criminals are armed and sent to kill one another–and turns into a non-stop action frenzy driven by rapid-fire editing and a mambo beat.

‘Goldfinger’ – James Bond goes blockbuster on Paramount+

Sean Connery helped turn the James Bond spy series into a blockbuster franchise in his third outing as 007, perhaps the most iconic film in the series.

Last chance: Alfred Hitchcock’s original ‘Psycho’ on Peacock

It may seem like cliché now but ‘Psycho’ was the granddaddy of all slasher films and psycho-thrillers and thrilled audiences with its shocking twists and tawdry details.

Last chance: Ingrid Bergman gets ‘Gaslight’ed on HBO Max

George Cukor entered Hitchcock territory with this shadowy tale of suspense and madness set in the gas-lit glow and cobblestone quaintness of Victorian London. The film also inspired the term “gaslighting.”

Last chance: ‘Woodstock: The Director’s Cut’ – three days of peace and music on HBO Max

More than just a concert film, this is a chronicle of both the music of a generation and the community that formed around it for a weekend in 1969.

‘Two in the Wave’ – Godard/Truffaut free on Kanopy

Emmanuel Laurent’s unconventional documentary is centered on the friendship between Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, which in many ways became the foundation of the Nouvelle Vague.

Martin Scorsese and Michael Henry Wilson present this documentary

‘A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies’ – free on Kanopy

This 1995 documentary, cowritten and codirected and hosted by Martin Scorsese, is one of the most passionate and informative explorations of classic American cinema.