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Mike Schur is back doing what he does best, giving his audience loveable, quirky characters in deliciously bite-sized episodes. The

Bobby Farrelly directs this comedy about sweet but dyslexic sixth-grader Liam Turner (Robert Timothy Smith), who's too old to believe in Santa Claus but writes his annual letter anyway, accidently addressing it to “Satan.” The next night, “Santa” (Jack Black) shows up, offering him three wishes, and Liam, unaware he's Satan, offhandedly wishes his kind and pretty classmate, Emma (Kai Cech), would give him a chance. So begins a cautionary Genie-esque tale about being careful what you wish for.

Oh boy! An adaptation of a book I read for my book club has come my way! If you're unfamiliar with movie script formatting, this book may pose a challenge; however, the television show is here!

Writer and director Marielle Heller (The Diary of a Teenage Girl) helms this magical-realism/horror-comedy based on Rachel Yoder's 2021 novel about a woman (Amy Adams) who pauses her art career to become a stay-at-home mom, but her new life takes a surreal turn when she sometimes transforms into a dog. (98 min.)

Jaune Collet-Serra (Orphan, Unknown, Non-Stop) directs this screenplay by T.J. Fixman about a mysterious terrorist known only as Traveler (Justin Bateman) who blackmails LAX TSA agent Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton) into allowing a dangerous suitcase through security and onto a Christmas Day flight. If he doesn't, Traveler promises to kill Ethan's pregnant girlfriend, Nora (Sofia Carson). (119 min.)

Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Mr. Holland's Opus) directs Hailey DeDominicis' script about old flames Avery (Lindsay Lohan) and Logan (Ian Harding) whose relationship ended a decade ago but who coincidentally wind up at the same Christmas gathering at their new significant others' parents' house. Worried that their old relationship would be a distraction as they both try to ingratiate themselves to Cameron (Jon Rudnitsky) and Cassie's (Katie Baker) mother, Erica (Kristin Chenoweth), and father, Leonard (Dan Bucatinsky), they agree to pretend to be total strangers. (101 min.)

Created by Ben H. Winters, this series debuted on CBS earlier this year and is now streaming. It follows the exploits of Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley), a “rewardist” who uses his tracking skills to find missing people and collect the reward. It's exactly the kind of show I would have loved as a 14-year-old. Colter's a lone wolf with a dark backstory who no matter what he's up against manages to save the day in 40-minute increments.

Moritz Mohr, in his feature-length debut, directs this script he co-wrote with Tyler Burton Smith and Arend Remmers about “Boy” (Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti when young, Bill Skarsgård

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Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino) directs this legal thriller written by Jonathan A. Abrams about journalist Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult), who's selected to serve on the jury of a high-profile murder trial. As the trial begins, he realizes he may have been involved. (98 min.)