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Ella McCay
Ella McCay is about a young, idealistic politician (Emma Mackey) balancing a booming career, including taking over for a retiring governor, with complex family drama, especially involving her estranged father's return and her close bond with her Aunt Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis). The film explores love, family ties, and navigating personal and professional challenges, set against a backdrop of rising political ambition and unexpected life changes.
 

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My Secret Santa (Netflix)
Taylor disguises (Alexandra Breckenridge) as Santa at a resort to fund her daughter's ski lessons. Working with the charming manager Matthew (Ryan Eggold), she finds holiday cheer and a chance at love amidst challenges. In a year where most of the Hallmark movies have been disappointments, this movie is fresh, well acted, has great casting and wonderful music. This is a cute Christmas movie that is a story of new love, family love, and the devotion of a mom who makes the decision to make a difficult decision so her daughter can go to ski school.

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Oh. What. Fun. (Prime Video)
Claire Clauster is the glue that holds her chaotic, lovable family together at the holidays. But this year, after planning a special outing for them, they make a crucial mistake and leave her home alone. Fed up and feeling under appreciated, she sets off on an impromptu adventure of her own. As her family scrambles to find her, Claire discovers the unexpected magic of a Christmas gone off-script.

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Daniel Radcliffe appeared to hint he and Harry Potter costar Tom Felton could reunite onstage, and might even do so in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the play authored by Jk Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.

Sydney Sweeney is addressing social media comments claiming she’s had work done. The 28 year old The Housemaid star shut down any talk about her having had cosmetic surgery in a recent video interview, revealing she’s never had any. In a video for Allure with co-star Amanda Seyfried, the first question was, “What is one beauty rumor about yourself that you want to debunk right now?” Sydney responded, “Let’s debunk them all. I mean, I have never gotten work done. I am so scared of needles, you have no idea.”

Pluribus had a fun celebrity cameo on the latest episode. Actor and WWE’s John Cena was featured to deliver a very important speech on the latest episode: he explained why the hive is actively eating “Hdp,” aka, human beings. “We just thought, ‘Who better than John Cena to make palatable the idea of eating human flesh, you know?’” Vince told Deadline.

Tracker is one of the big new hits on CBS. Currently in its third season, the Justin Hartley-led TV show debuted in February 2024, and instantly became a ratings success.

Animatronics are making magic at the year-end box office, between sequels Five Nights at Freddy’s and Zootopia 2. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, opening two months after Black Phone 2 put horror maestro Jason Blum back in the driver’s seat, topped the domestic box office chart with a sizeable $63 million from 3,412 theaters to score the top opening ever for the post Thanksgiving frame, among other milestones.

Everyone knows that Jennifer Aniston rose to prominence thanks to her role as Rachel Green on Friends, one of the most successful, popular, and beloved TV sitcoms in the entire history of the medium. What you might not know, though, is that Aniston actually was offered a spot on the late night institution Saturday Night Live and turned it down.

The fifth and final season of Amazon Prime Video’s satirical superhero series The Boys, will premiere with its first two episodes on April 8. New episodes will be rolling out each week through the series finale launch May 20.

Lacey Chabert will bring holiday magic from the Most Magical Place on Earth next year. The Mean Girls alum turned Hallmark movie queen will join Travis Van Winkle (Fubar) in 2026’s Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True, a Hallmark Channel holiday movie set and ready to be filmed on location at Walt Disney World.