We haven’t even gotten to Thanksgiving yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy some holiday-themed entertainment, right? And if you’re looking for something to help get your heart ready for Christmas, you have to look no further, as Taika Waititi’s “The Boy and the Octopus” has you covered.

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As seen in the new short (which you can watch below), “The Boy and the Octopus” tells the story of a young boy who goes swimming on vacation.

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It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen Sacha Baron Cohen really embrace his comedic side for a project. And it’s been too long since we’ve seen him bring back some of his classic characters like Ali G and Borat. Well, he dusted them off for a new ‘Tonight Show’ moment and it really does make you miss the good ol’ days of Cohen’s comedic career.

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While appearing on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” Sacha Baron Cohen was asked to get into character, as both Ali G and Borat, and pretend like he was moderating a debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

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If you’ve paid attention at all to “Guardians Of The Galaxy” star Dave Bautista at all in the last few months, you know he is not a fan of former President Donald Trump who definitely lost the 2020 election and certainly did not have a peaceful transition of power on January 6 as he’s gaslighting-ly said many times recently.

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And last night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the Marvel and ‘Avengers’ actor railed into Trump again ahead of the election (which is not on January 5), delivering one of his most scathing, savage and hilarious screeds against the Republican Presidential candidate.

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The Playlist’s critic at the 2024 Venice Film Festival did not appreciate Pablo Larrain’s “Maria” as much as this pundit, but there are few awards observers who don’t believe the film’s star, Angelina Jolie, isn’t in the running for her third Best Actress nomination. The 2020 Best Supporting Actress winner portrays the legendary Opera diva Maria Callas in her final days in 1970s Paris. Netflix, who acquired the movie after Venice, released the first teaser trailer which you can find embedded in this post.

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Everyone loves a good noir tale, right? What was once fairly commonplace in film decades ago has become a bit of a novelty today. However, when you see a good noir, you get excited, which is what it looks like “Killer Heat” is going to deliver.

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With “Killer Heat” arriving on Prime Video this week, we’re excited to give our readers an exclusive look at a clip from the upcoming thriller.

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After what feels like eons of build up, with everyone wondering what to expect, we are finally just a couple of weeks away from the release of Marvel Studios’ “Agatha All Along.” And we finally have a clip that introduces a few of the witches we’ll meet along the way.

As seen in the clip, the series seems to revolve around a teen who, for some reason or another, really wants Agatha and her makeshift coven to make it down the Witches Road.

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Every agreeably great director seems to have a distinct style, a personal voice, a kind of film that only they could make right. Do it long enough and online film enthusiasts will add the hallowed suffix “-esque” to the director’s name in a feeble attempt to define what makes their films so good. Until 2019, for Todd Philips this personal style came in the form of slapstick, yet astoundingly successful, road-trip comedies like “The Hangover” and “Due Date.

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Without a doubt, one of the most anticipated films to premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival is Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer.” Not only does it have Guadagnino as a filmmaker—a mainstay at Venice—but it also stars none other than James Bond himself, Daniel Craig. And now, with the film getting screened at the event, we have our first look at a clip from the film.

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Greek weird-wave filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Favorite”) has been working on a fast clip these days. The Oscar-winning “Poor Things” came out just last fall, and his latest film, the dark comedy “Kinds Of Kindness,” which reteams him with his Best Actress-winning “Poor Things” actress Emma Stone, premiered about six months later at the Cannes Film Festival and then was released this summer in late June.

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Pablo Larraín is clearly not afraid of doing biopics about powerful women. After earning acclaim on smaller international films, the filmmaker really broke out in a big, big way with 2016’s “Jackie.” From there, he went on to direct 2021’s “Spencer,” and he’s now prepping the release of “Maria.” These three films will end up making a trilogy of sorts. 

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With its Venice premiere coming up, we finally get our first clip from “Maria,” starring none other than Angelina Jolie as the title character, Maria Callas.

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It’s really difficult to imagine a world where “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” is a good film. Many of the legacy sequels that have been released in recent years are subpar, to put it nicely. Not only that, but ‘Axel F’ is coming to Netflix, which doesn’t have the best track record with original films. Then you have the fact that Eddie Murphy films are very much hit or miss.

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Several days ago, David Lynch took to social media to tease… something. He wasn’t very open about what it was, just saying that it was something for fans to hear and watch. Well, now we know exactly what he was teasing.

As seen on David Lynch’s YouTube channel, he’s shared a new music video for a song “Sublime Eternal Love,” which will appear on a new album that he is working on alongside singer-actor Chrystabell.

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It’s been a long time coming, as the musical is one of the most beloved in recent decades, but “Wicked” is finally hitting the big screen this fall. Split into two parts, the first part of “Wicked” is set to showcase the relationship between Elphaba and Glinda, as they grow into the “Wizard of Oz” characters that we know and love.

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As seen in the new featurette, we get a behind-the-scenes look at “Wicked,” specifically focusing on the two leads in the film, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

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Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg (“Crime of The Future”) returns to the festival circuit with “The Shrouds,” making its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Three first-look clips from the film have made their way online (via the Cannes website), and you can watch those scenes below.

The horror/speculative science-fiction thriller sees Cronenberg reunite with French actor Vincent Cassel following their collaboration on the Russian mobster drama “Eastern Promises” (a sequel was once in development but has been nixed).

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After winning a Peabody Award in 2023 and multiple Emmy Awards since its launch in 2020, HBO‘s “We’re Here” is back for another season with new hosts and a mission somehow more urgent than ever. The fourth season drops on April 26, and HBO has released a new trailer that demonstrates how the current political environment is putting queer people’s lives at stake. And, no, that’s not hyperbole.

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Last year, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt were part of the theatrical juggernaut event known as Barbenheimer (the organic viral marketing push for “Barbie” and Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer” last summer). Their films opened on the same day, but instead of canceling each other out because there was a push to see the two films, they both turned both into massive box officer earners.

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Disney+ has Lucasfilm and Marvel, Peacock has “Ted,” Paramount has ‘Sonic,’ and the Taylor Sheridan-verse and Netflix have various properties that they’ve grown into hits, including a new relationship with the creators of “Game Of Thrones.” For AMC+, their toehold on genre I.P. on television is a modern wave television of adaptations based on the work of late horror author Anne Rice and shows like “Mayfair Witches.

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“An hour of television can change everything” is the tagline of the new Netflix series “Scoop,” which dramatizes and is inspired by the true events surrounding the disastrous BBC Newsnight interview with British royal family member Prince Andrew. The streaming giant has released a new trailer for “Scoop,” and it showcases the tension/drama as the British media attempts to get to the bottom of allegations of Prince Andrew’s (now on the outs with Buckingham Palace) sexual assault of underage girls and his longtime connections/relationship to the late American criminal pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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It wasn’t just awards being handed out last night at the 96th Academy Awards. As is customary, for the Oscar ceremony, all of the Best Original Song contenders were able to perform their nominated tunes live on stage. While all were engaging, clearly Ryan Gosling blew the doors off the entire ceremony with his rendition of “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie,” which had the entire Oscar crowd on its feet and wowing.

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Recently, “Oppenheimer” filmmaker Christopher Nolan made headlines by favorably comparing Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” to the “Star Wars” sequel, “The Empire Strikes Back.” Those comments come from a conversation that took place on February 2, 2024, after a screening of Nolan’s sci-fi “Tenet” in IMAX 70mm Film at AMC CityWalk, as the film was recently given a quick theatrical re-release (“Tenet” came out during the pandemic and wasn’t as widely seen theatrically as most of Nolan’s movies, only grossing 365.3 million, given that was the heart of COVID-19 season in summer 2020).

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Another year, another Super Bowl. While many people watch the Big Game for the action on the field (and last night’s game was one for the ages), there are still quite a few people who like the commercials and the Half Time Show. Well, this year (like every year) featured yet another star-studded list of commercials featuring so many huge names shilling for massive corporations… but with jokes!

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Sure, we already talked about Jason Momoa trying to sell you on T-Mobile, as well as Martin Scorsese attempting to build a website, but there was so, so many more that showed up during last night’s Super Bowl.

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Typically, when you watch a “body swap” film, it’s a comedy. There are all sorts of hijinks that can happen when people switch bodies and see things from another perspective. However, in the film, “Skin Deep,” the body swap genre explores something a bit more meaningful, as it examines how seeing life through another pair of eyes might change you forever in ways that surprise you. 

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With “Skin Deep” finally getting released, courtesy of Kino Lorber, we are thrilled to give our readers an exclusive look at a clip from the film.

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Martin Scorsese is no stranger to showing up in an ad for something. He may be one of the most iconic filmmakers ever, but he’ll shill for Coca-Cola or AMEX when called upon. Well, for this year’s Super Bowl, it appears Martin isn’t the only Scorsese involved, as Squarespace has secured the filmmaker and his daughter, Francesca. 

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As seen in the ad before the ad (apparently, this 4-minute short is just the precursor to the full ad), Martin Scorsese and his daughter are sitting down to create a website using Squarespace.

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He may be done with the ‘Aquaman’ franchise, but that doesn’t mean Jason Momoa is going to be out of the spotlight for long. In fact, he’s ready to sing and dance during the Super Bowl. Well, more specifically, he’s recreating an iconic film moment in a T-Mobile Super Bowl ad. 

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As is typically the case nowadays, T-Mobile has already released its Super Bowl ad for 2024.

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A great movie is usually filled with wonderful writing, beautiful cinematography, and incredible performances. But to really rise above and become something special, a film must have a ton of emotion and heart. And that’s where a film like “Tótem” truly shines.

READ MORE: ‘Tótem’ Review: Mexican Director Lila Avilés Stuns With A Soul-Nourishing Microcosm Built On Profound Love In The Face Of Grief [Berlin]

With “Tótem” finally getting released in theaters this week, we’re thrilled to share an exclusive clip from the family drama.

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