Am I Thankful for ‘Priscilla,’ ‘May December,’ and ‘The Marvels’?

November 25, 2023

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Priscilla being all Priscilla-like (CREDIT: Philippe Le Sourd/A24)

Priscilla

Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Domińczyk, Lynne Griffin, Dan Beirne

Director: Sofia Coppola

Running Time: 113 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: October 27, 2023 (Theaters)

May December

Starring: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton

Director: Todd Haynes

Running Time: 117 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: November 17, 2023 (Theaters)/December 1, 2023 (Netflix)

The Marvels

Starring: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Lewis, Park Seo-joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh

Director: Nia DaCosta

Running Time: 105 Minutes

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: November 10, 2023 (Theaters)

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 11/17/23

November 17, 2023

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Welcome Back! (CREDIT: Paramount Plus/Screenshot)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Good Burger 2 (November 22 on Paramount+)
–The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Theaters)
–May December (November 17 in Theaters, December 1 on Netflix)
–Next Goal Wins (Theaters)
–Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (November 17 on Peacock) – Conan’s in this, too.
–Thanksgiving (Theaters)

TV
–Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Season 1 (November 17 on Netflix) – What’s he taking off?
–Fargo Season 5 Premiere (November 21 on FX)
-National Dog Show (November 23 on NBC)

Music
-André 300, New Blue Sun
-Danny Brown, Quaranta
-Madness, Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est la Vie
-Dolly Parton, Rockstar
-The Polyphonic Spree, Salvage Enterprise
-Emeli Sandé, How Were We to Know

 

jmunney’s Top Cinematic Choices for November 2023

November 1, 2023

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The man of our dreams (CREDIT: A24)

They keep making new movies, and some of them are even worth watching. Here’s what’s at the top of the slate for November 2023:

Dream Scenario: Nicolas Cage plays a guy who keeps inexplicably appearing in other people’s dreams. And yes, there is Freddy Krueger-based imagery in the trailer.

The Dream Scenario is that it will arrive in theaters on November 10.

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