In the midst of so many festive activities, what else can we watch on television or on the go? Actually, quite a bit.
New on Apple TV+:
The Family Plan
This action-comedy stars Mark Wahlberg (also the producer) plays Dan Morgan, a father of three whose past as a government assassin threatens to ruin his suburban life as a car salesman.
On learning that enemies from his past are tracking him down, he packs his wife (Michelle Monaghan), angsty teen daughter, pro-gamer son and 10-month-old into their minivan and takes them on a cross-country road trip to Las Vegas to escape them. To protect his family, Dan must reactivate his long-dormant skills without revealing his true identity. Zoe Colletti, Van Crosby, Saïd Taghmaoui, Maggie Q, and Ciarán Hinds also star.
Killers of the Flower Moon
The Martin Scorsese-directed historical crime drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, and Jesse Plemons is based on journalist David Grann’s 2017 best-selling book of the same name. It recounts the true story of how a white businessman and self-proclaimed “true friend” of the Osage Nation orchestrated the brutal murders of numerous members of the tribe in early 1920s Oklahoma after they found oil on tribal land.
This film has been described as a cinematic triumph that seamlessly combines history, mystery, and impeccable storytelling to deliver a haunting and thought-provoking experience.
New on Disney+:
The Creator
The epic sci-fi action thriller directed by Gareth Edwards has gotten rave reviews when it was released in theatres. Get ready to stream it from Dec 20. Starring John David Washington, Gemma Chan and Ken Watanabe, the film is set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence.
Washington plays a hardened ex-special forces agent who has been recruited to hunt down and kill the elusive architect of advanced AI called the Creator, only to discover the world-ending weapon he’s been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child.
BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star
All BTS members are in the army now. While they are doing their mandatory military duties, catch never-before-seen interviews, performances and behind the scenes moments with RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook. BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star will take audiences on an in-depth journey across the band’s 10-year career, highlighting their highs and lows for the first time ever in a captivating docuseries format.
Tell Me That You Love Me
This is not just an atypical love story, but an opportunity to understand the world differently. The Korean show transcends verbal boundaries, narrating the fateful encounter between Jung Mo-Eun (Shin Hyun-Bin), a struggling actress, and Cha Jin-Woo, a non-verbal painter who lost his hearing as a child.
In his silent world, painting is his language and friend. It takes the pair a while to realise that love exists not only in words, but also in many other forms they never imagined – and that some sounds can only be heard by the heart.
Percy Jackson and The Olympians
Adapted from Disney Hyperion’s bestselling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and The Olympians is a Disney+ Original series filled with action, adventure, and fantasy.
It tells the fantastical tale of Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old demigod who is just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when Zeus, the god of the sky, accuses him of stealing a lightning bolt from his master. To restore order to Olympus, Percy must embark on an adventure of a lifetime with the help of his friends Grover and Annabeth. It stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri.
New on HBO GO:
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle is a superhero movie based on the DC character of the same name. Jaime Reyes (Xolo Mariduena) discovers a relic of alien biotechnology – the Scarab – that claims him as its host. After becoming symbiotically attached to the alien biotechnology, he acquires a suit of armour that grants him extraordinary and unpredictable abilities. As a result, his destiny is forever altered.
Knock At The Cabin
A 2023 American psychological horror film directed, written, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Knock At The Cabin is based on the 2018 novel The Cabin At The End Of The World by Paul G. Tremblay.
The film follows a tight-knit family on vacation when four armed strangers unexpectedly hold them hostage and force them to make an unthinkable choice: to save their family or save humanity. The film stars Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, and Rupert Grint.
New on Netflix:
Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
Like Star Wars, except it’s not. Set to be released on Dec 22, the first of a two-part sci-fi fantasy epic by Zack Snyder is at the top of our festive viewings. Rebel Moon follows the heroes of Veldt, a peaceful, agrarian moon colony under threat from the marauding imperial warships of Motherworld, governed by the menacing Imperium. Desperate for aid, the villagers send a young woman (Sofia Boutella) to gather together a force of formidable warriors who can protect them. The film also stars Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Charlie Hunnam, Staz Nair, E. Duffy, and Anthony Hopkins.
Leave The World Behind
This is the film adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s acclaimed novel about the impending apocalypse. During a family’s getaway to a luxurious rental home, two strangers knock on the door at close to midnight. The man tells the couple he owns the place and that he and his daughter need their help. Apparently, there has been a massive blackout.
Julia Roberts (who also produced the film) and Ethan Hawke star as the well-to-do Sandfords. The even wealthier homeowner is played by Mahershala Ali, and Myha’la portrays his daughter Ruth. The psychological thriller explores race, affluence, and responsibility as it reaches its suspenseful conclusion.
Family Switch
Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms play Jess and Bill Walker, parents struggling to connect with their teenagers CC (Emma Myers) and Wyatt (Brady Noon). After a fight breaks out at the planetarium, a telescope breaks and something mysterious happens to the family.
The following morning, every Walker wakes up in a different body, including the youngest, who has switched bodies with Pickles, the family dog. They must now figure out how to carry out their important duties while in each other’s bodies. The fact that they need to switch back before the planetary alignment ends piles on the pressure.
New on Prime Video:
Reacher, Season 2
Alan Ritchson is back as Jack Reacher, a former US military police officer and hobo with formidable skills in this hit action-drama adaptation. The much-anticipated Season 2, adapted from Lee Child’s Bad Luck and Trouble, begins with Reacher receiving a coded message revealing that members of his former army unit, the 110th MP Special Investigations, are being mysteriously and brutally murdered.
He reunites with his old team to investigate: former army master sergeant Frances Neagley (Maria Sten), forensic accountant Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan), and fast-talking family man David O’Donnell (Shaun Sipos). As they try to solve the mystery, new questions arise about who betrayed them. Keep watching because Season 3 has been renewed.
Death’s Game
Death’s Game is a fantasy K-drama series adapted from a popular webtoon of the same name. The story revolves around Choi Yee-jae (Seo In-guk), a man down on his luck in everything he does. As a result of his failures, he decides to take his own life. Park So-dam stars as Death, a powerful entity who sentences Yee-jae to experience 12 more lives – and deaths – through different bodies.
The extensive, star-studded cast also includes Kim Ji-hoon, Si-won, Sung Hoon, Kim Kang-Hoon, Jang Seung-jo, and Go Youn-jung.
