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The Whale
An obese and reclusive English teacher (Brendan Frasier) tries to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. Brendan Fraser gives a career-defining performance in this arrestingly intimate drama from director Darren Aronofsky. The Whale invites us to identify with a man in a precarious state of isolation that has been exacerbated by a potentially lethal mix of technology and our culture of body shaming.
 

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Wednesday (Netflix)
While attending Nevermore Academy, Wednesday Addams attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago. The Addams Family is back, but this series from visionary Tim Burton, features the daughter, Wednesday (played by Jenna Ortega) as she is shipped to a boarding school for oddballs. With the help of the disembodied hand called Thing, and maybe even Uncle Fester, she has to, of course, solve a mystery.

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A Christmas Story Christmas (HBO Max)
Ralphie returns to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child. Long awaited follow up to holiday classic A Christmas Story starring Peter Billingsley. Ralphie (played by an adult Peter Billingsley) finally returns; this time, he's going home to try and show his kids the kind of Christmas he had as a child in the 1950s. Apparently, he doesn’t remember that encounter with Scut Farkus.
 

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