{"id":170546,"date":"2025-12-06T01:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T01:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/170546\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T01:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T01:40:08","slug":"best-movies-and-tv-dec-5-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/170546\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Movies and TV (Dec. 5-7)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019re merrily rolling along into another weekend. In theaters, we have a sequel to Universal\u2019s adaptation of the horror video game starring the internet\u2019s boyfriend and favorite meme<\/a> Josh Hutcherson and a pro shot of a Stephen Sondheim revival, which nabbed Jonathan \u201cI get wet<\/a>\u201d Groff a Tony. Gotta go see that Groff spit<\/a> up close and personal. If that\u2019s weirdly not your thing, here\u2019s everything else to see up close and personal this weekend.<\/p>\n

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Noah Baumbach\u2019s latest film<\/a> stars George Clooney and Adam Sandler as an aging movie star and his manager, Ron. In the throes of a midlife crisis, the pair find themselves traveling across Europe as Kelly tries to reconnect with his daughter (Grace Edwards) and himself.<\/p>\n

\u27bd\u00a0See where Jay Kelly falls in our ranking of every George Clooney role<\/a>. (Spoiler: Dozens of places higher than Batman & Robin.)<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s your chance to see Quentin Tarantino\u2019s<\/a> revenge epic the way he has always insisted it was meant to be seen \u2014 as a sprawling, blood-soaked feature. There\u2019s also a never-before-included animated sequence. Fear not for your bladder: There will be an intermission. \u2014 Alison Willmore<\/p>\n

\u27bd\u00a0 There most likely won\u2019t be a Kill Bill 3, but there is Kill Bill on Fortnite<\/a>, so.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the first Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s played like a clunky attempt to introduce youngish kids to the cadences of horror, then its sequel plays like a clunky attempt to introduce now slightly olderish kids to the clich\u00e9s of horror.\u201d (In theaters now; Read more of Ebiri\u2019s review here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey are feuding matriarchs in this tale<\/a> of class and love in the Washington Territory; the deep cast includes Michael Greyeyes, Nick Robinson, and Patton Oswalt. The show was created by neo-western aficionado Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy): It was just a matter of time before he left the bikes behind and actually traveled to the 19th century. \u2014Roxana Hadadi <\/p>\n

Spartacus was one of the network\u2019s landmarks, a menagerie of blood and sex in ancient Rome. Now, another spinoff imagines a different future for the defeated warrior. What if Ashur had lived and ended up in charge of his own gladiator school? Bringing a character back from the dead for his own series is impressive retconning. \u2014R.H.<\/p>\n

In director Michael Showalter\u2019s last film, The Idea of You<\/a>, Anne Hathaway ran away into the arms of Nicholas Galitzine. Now, in Oh. What. Fun., Michelle Pfeiffer is running into the arms of Eva Longoria\u2019s TV personality Zazzy Tims. (Granted in a more platonic way.) Pfeiffer plays Claire Clauster, an overwhelmed and dutiful mother who hopes to compete in Tims\u2019s Holiday Mom contest. But when her kids forget to enter her, Claire decides to ditch her family and travel to join the show on her own accord. Alongside Pfeiffer, the cast includes Jason Schwartzman, Felicity Jones, Denis Leary, Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz, and Dominic Sessa.<\/p>\n

Christmas-movie season is not complete without Lacey Chabert. This time she\u2019s an inspector for the Naughty or Nice Group, because even Santa is outsourcing labor. \u2014Kathryn VanArendonk<\/p>\n

Maria Friedman\u2019s successful 2023 revival<\/a> of the classic Stephen Sondheim musical is making its way from one theater to hundreds with this special pro-shot release. Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez<\/a> star as three friends whose relationships with one another crumble in the span of 20 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hardest thing about watching the premiere of this Vanderpump Rules reboot is not to compare it to the original. Version 1 point oh-no-you-didn\u2019t gave us a spectacular run of seasons that (after a calamitous dip) rewarded us with #Scandoval<\/a>, one of the greatest story lines ever to grace our TikTok feeds, meme pages, TV screens, and whatever the hell it is we call Peacock. It\u2019s nearly impossible to watch this first episode and not think, Was Jax already a monster? Was Stassi already a villain? Was Scheana making it all about her? Doing so is a fool\u2019s errand. Comparison is not only the thief of joy but also the ex-boyfriend of growth. (Bear with me, I am still workshopping this metaphor.)\u201d <\/p>\n

Read more of Bravo expert Brian Moylan\u2019s recap here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u27bd\u00a0Plus, for double the helping of reality series, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/a> returns this week as well.<\/p>\n

Now that the Entity is trapped inside of Paramount+, you\u2019re free to rewatch the submarine scene and the biplane scene of the last Mission: Impossible movie as often as you\u2019d like. Don\u2019t worry about the ending<\/a>. \u2014James Grebey<\/p>\n

\u27bd\u00a0Also, every season of Mad Men is now on HBO Max in a 4K remaster, albeit with some problems<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want more? Read our recommendations from the\u00a0weekend of November 26<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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