I Love You , You Hate Me (2022)

Released on Peacock instant streaming as a two-part mini series, October 12th in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: Sheryl Lyna Stamps was a school teacher for 7 years before she accepted a job at the Developmental Learning Materials Company (DLM).

DLM was a family-run company, and it was there that Sheryl met the father of their only son, Patrick, later to become her husband Jim Leach.

In 1986, Sheryl wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, taking care of her son Patrick.

Patrick, an extremely active 2-year-old, kept Sheryl overly busy.

She went to the video store looking for a video that would keep her high-energy sons' attention, and there she found the show 'Wee Sing Together'.

Patrick adored the show, playing it over and over again.

Sheryl now wanted to create a tailor-made show for Patrick, incorporating aspects that worked from 'Wee Sing Together', while also being educational and developmentally appropriate for his age.
She did just that.

Her father-in-law owned a production studio, so she pitched her idea to him, which he loved.

He quickly gathered a group of people to work together alongside Sheryl to create her show, and that group of people created what we know today as Barney the purple dinosaur.

Barney's success did not happen overnight, but by late 1990, the show was a giant success.

As soon as two years later, parents began having many love/hate issues with the big purple dinosaur.

From that point on, no matter how much children loved Barney, he gained that many more haters.

Stars Bob Singleton, Burt Dubrow , Kim Goad , Charles Mittelstadt , Larry Rifkin , Steve Gomer , Lauren Mayeux , Pia Hamilton , Sean Breen , Rickey Carter , David Joyner , Dean Wendt , Andrew Olsen , Bob West , Shelley Aubrey , Lori Wendt , Pat Reeder , Bill Nye , Steve Burns , David Voss , Hope Cervantes , Stephen White , Leah Montes , Sloan Coleman , Ted Giannoulas

Directed by Tommy Avallone

Rated TV14

DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/SERIES/TV

"Hopefully, the world will be a better place someday because of Barney."

Selena y Los Dinos (2025)

Released on Netflix instant streaming, November 17th in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: Selena Quintanilla, born in April of 1971, got her musical start really early.

Singing since she was little, along with her older sister and brother, the Quintanillas were fueled by their father's love for Tejano music.

Their father had also been a singer, who was in the band 'y Los Dinos', so when he got married and had children of his own, he decided that marketing his kids in his Tejano musical vision was the right way for them.

After many years of hard work, that work paid off for the Quintanilla kids.

They worked hard at their craft and worked all the time until they knew they had finally broken out of the musical independence world and into the mainstream.

Soon, everyone wanted to see Selena.

The family was signed and made the money they knew they could.

But the ultimate dream was to go mainstream in American music.

Things were on the up for the Quintanillas, but it was Selena with the star power, and every dream she dreamed was beginning to come true.

Just before the release of her first American album in 1995, things took a tragic turn for the worse, changing the Quintanilla family's lives forever.

Here, we get to see many early home videos, performances, photographs, and never-before-seen interviews of an amazing, shining star who faded too soon.

Directed by Isabel Castro

Stars Abraham Quintanilla , Suzette Quintanilla , AB Jr Quintanilla , Chris Perez , Marcella Samora 

Rated PG
DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/MUSIC

The Drew Carey Show : Mimi's Day Parade (1996)

Released on ABC, airing November 27th in the US.

Season 2. Episode 9.

The story: This year, Drew has got all his holiday hiring done and over with, so he is looking forward to a stress-free Thanksgiving.

Mr. Wick has come up with a business idea that he believes is brilliant: a Winfred-Louder Thanksgiving Day parade, and he wants Drew to organize it.

Drew thinks its a great idea because Cleveland hasn't had a Thanksgiving Day parade in years, plus it's an opportunity to help from firing people.

He sits down to get right to work for next year, but quickly learns Mr. Wick means this year.

Drew has only two weeks to get things organized, meaning the pressure is on.

When Oswald and Kate try to help by making a Buzz Beer float, they wish they had at least had a flatbed truck.

Just when Drew believes he's in big trouble, Mimi shows up.

She has heard things with the parade aren't going so well, and she's come by with claims to be able to get flatbed trucks and permits.

But there's just one thing she wants in return for her help. She wants to be the Snow Queen at the head of the parade.

Stars Drew Carey , Kathy Kinney , Lisa Darr  , Craig Ferguson , Christa Miller , Diedrich Bader , Ryan Stiles , David L Lander , Ian Gomez , Tom Bosley , Tammy Faye Bakker , Lynn Wanlass , Don Perry

Directed by Gerry Cohen

Rated TVPG
COMEDY/THANKSGIVING/SERIES/TV

"Gotta keep my spirits up. Gotta stay positive. I hope. I hope. I hope...this is death."

Flo : A Castleberry Thanksgiving parts 1 & 2 (1980)

 

Released on CBS, airing November 24th in the US.

Season 2. Episode 4.

The story: Mama, Flo, and Fran are all up way too early preparing Thanksgiving dinner.

Flo is really excited because she has invited the whole family home for dinner, and it's been 25 years since they've all been together.

The one thing no one knows about yet, though, is that Flo invited Daddy, who the family hasn't seen since he walked out on everyone over 25 years ago.

Flo's way of thinking about it is that everyone is getting old, and it's been a long time, so everyone should just be together and happy.

But even before Daddy arrives, feelings about him around the room aren't very happy ones.

Stars Polly Holliday , Sudie Bond , Lucy Lee Flippin , Joyce Bulifant , Jim Baker , Robert Ayers , Geoffrey Lewis , Leo Burmester , GW Bailey , Burton Gilliam , Jerry Hardin , David Hollander , Sharon Spelman , Kaela Dobkin , Kristy Dobkin , Forrest Tucker 

Directed by Dick Martin 

Rated TV G
COMEDY/FAMILY/THANKSGIVING/SERIES/TV

Poly Styrene : I Am a Cliche' (2021)

 

Released February 22, 2022, in the US.

Filmed in England.

The story: After her untimely death in early April of 2011, her daughter, Celeste Bell, was in charge of going through all of the things that flowed through her mother's life.

Marianne Joan Elliott Said, better known to the world as Poly Styrene, the trailblazing young Scottish/Irish/Somali woman from Britain who wrote songs for and fronted the punk rock band X Ray Spex,  was a force to be reckoned with.

Quite the sensitive soul, Poly was a fashion victim with her own sense of style who, at a young age, wrote songs that had much meaning for her.

Celeste, Poly's only child, was not ready to be the caretaker of her mother's extremely large legacy, mostly because it was too painful to look back at without her mother here.

So, 5 years after her passing, Celeste finally brought herself to explore all the things that were her mother's life.

Through journal entries, photographs, videos, interviews, art, poetry, and performances, as well as words from many people who knew and loved Poly, Celeste takes us along with her through her mother's profound journey.

Stars Celeste Bell , (voice) Ruth Negga , (voice) Hazel Emmons , (voice) Rina Vergano , (voice) Don Letts , (voice) Rhoda Dakar , (voice) Ifrah Ahmed , (voice) Pauline Black , (voice) Bruno Wizard , (voice) Vivienne Westwood , (voice) Lora Logic , (voice) Youth , (voice) Helen McCookerybook , (voice) Paul Dean , (voice) Jonathan Ross , (voice) Thurston Moore , (voice) Neneh Cherry , (voice) Gina Birch , (voice) Kathleen Hanna , (voice) Adrian Bell , (voice) Ana De Silva , (voice) Yashoda 

Directed by Celeste Bell & Paul Sng

Not Rated

BIOGRAPHY/DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/MUSIC

"She was a woman of color working within an industry full of white middle-class men that had it all their own way. It's really important that people get that."

A Different World : If You Like Pilgrim Coladas (1988)

Released on NBC, airing November 24th in the US.

Season 2. Episode 6.

The story: Everyone is going home or at least to someone's home this Thanksgiving, except for Whitley and Kim.

Whitley is used to it, but Kim gets upset after getting off the telephone with her mother.

Kim would much rather be home for Thanksgiving.

Whitley tries to cheer her up, but Kim decides they need to go out somewhere and have some fun.

Kim breaks out her fake ID, and the two decide to go to a local bar where there is a band playing.

After they have a couple Pilgrim Coladas, the girls are ready to party.

Just when things are going great, Kim sees a professor from their school and tries to get Whitley to leave before he recognizes them.

Stars Lou Myers , Sinbad , Dawnn Lewis , Kadeem Hardison , Cree Summer , Jasmine Guy , Charnele Brown , Ryan Phillippe , Carlos Lacamara , Lewis Dix Jr , Michael DeLorenzo , Darryl M Bell , Vincent Craid Dupree

Directed by Debbie Allen

Rated TVPG
COMEDY/THANKSGIVING/SERIES/TV

The Bernie Mac Show : Thanksgiving (2004)

Released on Fox, airing June 29th in the US...
Season 3. Episode 22.
The story: Bernie has been pressuring Vanessa to study hard for her English test, so when she brings home an A, he is more than proud, and it's just in time for parent/teacher conference.

When Bernie and Wanda meet Vanessa's teacher, Mr. Diggs, he explains how well she's been doing and says he's looking forward to her next paper.

A biographical essay on someone each student is thankful for.

Bernie assumes that Vanessa will write about him, and is bummed when he learns, Vanessa has decided she is now a vegetarian after learning about Mr. Diggs' childhood, that she will be writing about Mr. Diggs.

When Bernie gives her a hard time about eating meat, she asks Mr. Diggs if she can have Thanksgiving dinner at his house.

Mr. Diggs then invites all the Macs to his house for a vegetarian dinner.

Stars Kellita Smith, Bernie Mac, Camille Winbush, Jeremy Suarez, Dee Dee Davis, Don Franklin, Tembi Locke, Ryan Napier, Steve Abbott

Directed by Reginald Hudlin

Not Rated

COMEDY/THANKSGIVING/SERIES/TV

"What about Thanksgiving? Everything on the table will have meat in it.
The stuffing is gonna have meat in it. The sweet potato...? This year I've been thinking about meat potato....
I'll put meat in the water! ...Meat!"

Fresh (2022)

Released on Hulu instant streaming, March 4th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: Dating apps are usually hit or miss for most people.
But not Noa, she finds it all completely depressing and has just about given up.
While at the grocery store one evening, she happens to meet charming Steve, who asks for her number.
Soon, the two get together and quickly hit it off.
Noa finds Steve fascinatingly down to earth and believes they have a lot in common.
So when Steve asks Noa to go away for the weekend with him, she totally agrees.
When she tells her best friend about the situation, she warns her not to go.
Noa goes along with the plan anyway, and the night before the said weekend, things take a turn for the worse.
Stars Daisy Edgar Jones , Brett Dier , Sunghee Lapell , Jojo T Gibbs , Arghavan Jenati , Sebastian Stan , Dayo Okeniyi , Andrea Bang , Lachlan Quarmby , Frances Leigh , Charlotte Le Bon
Directed by Mimi Cave
Rated R

MYSTERY/HORROR/THRILLER

Wish Upon (2017)

Released July 14th in the US.

Filmed in Canada.

The story: Clair is a teenager who has a hard time.

She lost her mom at a young age, and her dad embarrasses her by picking trash and being a hoarder.

One day, while her father is looking through trash at an old house, he finds a music box with ancient Chinese wording on it that he believes Claire will appreciate.

Claire finds the box interesting but has no idea about it or what the writing says, although some of her studies involve Chinese.

After being completely bullied at school, Claire, innocently enough, makes a wish that the girl who does the bullying would just rot...

The very next day, her bully nemesis does just that, and this gets Claire really thinking.

But after each wish, someone close to Claire dies.

Once she starts understanding this, she begins trying to save the people she loves from the wrath of the wishing box.

Stars Raegan Revord , Elisabeth Rohm , Joey King , Ryan Phillippe , Kevin Hanchard , Victor Sutton , Sherilyn Fenn , Ki Hong Lee , Sydney Park , Shannon Purser , Josephine Langford , Mitchell Slaggert , Alexander Nunz , Daniela Barbosa , Alice Lee , Albert Chung , Ryan Taerk , Jerry O'Connell

Directed by John R Leonetti

Rated PG13

MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

Mama's Family : An Ill Wind (1986)

Released on NBC, airing November 22nd in the US.

Season 3. Episode 9.

The story: It's Thanksgiving morning, and Mama has been busy in the kitchen since daybreak.

She wakes Vinton and Naomi because he has to pick up Aunt Effie.

When Naomi finally makes her way up to the kitchen, Mama sets her to work, drying dishes.

While doing so, she and Iola notice how dark it is outside, but Mama insists it's always sunny in Raytown on Thanksgiving.

After Aunt Effie and Vinton arrive, it begins raining.

Soon, a wild storm rolls in, sending a tree through the dining room window and cutting the power off.

They all take cover in the basement, trapped there with only chips and rum balls to eat.

Stars Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry, Dorothy Lyman, Beverly Archer, Allan Kayser, Dorothy Van

Directed by Dave Powers

Rated TVPG

COMEDY/THANKSGIVING/SERIES/TV

Perfect Strangers : Wild Turkey (1991)

 

Released on  ABC, airing November 22nd in the US.

Season 7. Episode 9.

The story: Jennifer, Mary Ann, and Balki have all bought turkeys this year.

Jennifer's plan was to cook because it is the first Thanksgiving she and Larry are a married couple.

Balki wants to cook because he has been cooking Thanksgiving dinner since he came to the United States, and Mary Ann wants to cook to show Balki that she is wife material, only he won't notice anyway.

When Larry arrives home, his surprise is the biggest.

He had gotten a great deal on 58 wild turkeys, which he intends to resell.

Thanksgiving day, Jennifer and Mary Ann are in the kitchen when there's a knock at the door.

Mary Ann opens it to find three turkeys, which make their way into the kitchen.

Closely behind them are Larry and Balki, scurrying to get the turkeys back outside.

When Larry and Balki make their way back inside the house, Jennifer explains that she cannot find her diamond...

She always takes it off and puts it on the counter next to the salt and pepper, but it's not there, and the only ones who were in the room were the turkeys.

After checking all the turkeys with a metal detector, Larry learns that there is just one left that they did not check.

The one that Balki sold to the Johnsons next door.

Stars Melanie Wilson , Rebecca Arthur , Bronson Pinchot , Mark Linn Baker , Julie Payne , James Staley , Glen Vernon , Adam Hendershott , Brandi Chrisman

Directed by Judy Pioli

Rated TVPG
COMEDY/THANKSGIVING/SERIES/TV

Brooke Shields : Pretty Baby (2023)

Released on Hulu instant streaming as a two-part mini series, April 3rd in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: Brooke Shields has been in the public eye most of her life.

From the very beginning, Brooke had been accompanied by her devoted parents, notably her manager mother.

Her mother made some very risque decisions when it came to helping her only daughter make it big, and she never looked back.

But for Brooke, it wasn't all glamour.

Sexism played a big role in getting her seen and heard, and it wasn't until she grew up that she realized what was really fueling the machine.

Here, Brooke spills the beans on everything that went on in her life up until this point.

We see glimpses of all the things she's done, gone through, and then some , all while Brooke explains the situations.

Stars Brooke Shields, Scaaachi Koul , Isobel Coleman , Meenakshi Durham , Gavin de Becker , Gregory Butler , Jean Kilbourne , Deborah Tolman , Lyda Ely , Laura Linney , Alexandra Wentworth , Jeffery Alexander , Lionel Richie , Diana Cunningham , Drew Barrymore, Judd Nelson 

Directed by Lana Wilson

Rated TVMA

DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY

The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

Released August 1st in the US.

Filmed entirely in California...

The story: Leon is a New York photographer who is trying to make it big with his photos of the city that he loves.

A friend introduces him to an arts gallery owner who thinks he has potential but needs to work harder for his work to be seen in one of her shows.

Leon begins going out shooting late night and returns to the art dealer with the results.

She tells him that his current efforts are what she is looking for. So if he brings her two more efforts in the same vein, she will display them.

While Leon is out the second time late night, he sees the same man he happened to see the first time around, only he didn't realize it then.

Leon is now fascinated and decides to follow the man, who seems quite mysterious and equally dangerous.

Leon doesn't know it yet, but he is absolutely correct about the man he is now obsessed with following.

But when the man catches on to Leon following him, he not only puts himself in danger, but he also threatens the safety of his girlfriend.

Stars Bradley Cooper , Leslie Bibb , Roger Bart , Brooke Shields , Vinnie Jones , Barbara Eve Harris , Peter Jacobson , Stephanie Mace , Ted Raimi , Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson , Tony Curran

Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura

Rated R
HORROR/MYSTERY/THRILLER

Married...with Children : A Bundy Thanksgiving (1996)

Released on Fox, airing November 24th in the US.

Season 11. Episode 6.
The story: This year, all Al wants for Thanksgiving is an original Aunt Maddie's sweet potato pie.

It is the one tradition from his childhood that is very important to him.

While he is out with his friend Griff to get a pie, Kelly shows up at home with a turkey, which she claims followed her home.

She befriends the turkey, even naming it, while Peg, Bud, and Jefferson try to convince her to cook it.

Stars Katey Sagal  , Ed O'Neill, David Faustino , Amanda Bearse , Harold Sylvester , Ted McGinley , Christina Applegate , Nick LaTour , Beau Billingslea , Ann Weldon , Patricia Belcher 

Directed by Amanda Bearse

Rated TVPG

COMEDY/THANKSGIVING/SERIES/TV

"Do you mind!? I'm overwhelmed with grief!"

"Well, how'd you like to be overwhelmed by Griff?"

Kevin Can Wait : Cooking Up a Storm (2017)

Released on CBS, airing November 20th in the US.

Season 2. Episode 9.
The story: This year, Kevin insists he will cook Thanksgiving dinner for everyone, although he has never done it before.

Kendra wants him to just go out to dinner because it will be much easier, and she's so busy with school work, she cannot help.

Vanessa also offers to help, but Kevin resists all offers.

When Kevin's neighbor Wendy, who has the hots for him, drops off a pie while Kevin is trying to tackle the turkey and sees he is having a hard time, she offers to help.

Kevin explains how his whole family expects him to cook because he insisted, so he has to cook.

Wendy comes up with a plan that she will prepare the dinner and drop it off before anyone notices it wasn't him cooking, and he agrees.

The day of Thanksgiving, and there's a blizzard going on.

Vanessa catches Wendy coming by, and before she realizes that Wendy cooked dinner,  Vanessa sends her back home.

Stars Kevin James , Leah Remini , Florencia Lozano , Taylor Spreitler , Mary Charles Jones , James DiGiacomo , Ryan Cartwright , Gary Valentine

Directed by Andy Fickman

PGTV

COMEDY/DRAMA/THANKSGIVING/SERIES/TV

Bewitched : Samantha's Thanksgiving to Remember (1967)

Released on ABC, airing November 23rd in the US.

Season 4. Episode 12.
The story: It's Thanksgiving day, and Samantha is busy in the kitchen tending to the turkey when she hears a commotion in the living room.

She finds Aunt Claire has arrived unexpectedly, but just in time for dinner.

Darrin is upset because he was looking forward to a peaceful dinner with just the three members of the Stevens family.

Aunt Claire begins reminiscing over the very first Thanksgiving, and while doing so, feels homesick for Plymouth.

As she begins explaining, she would like to go back and visit her friends at that very first Thanksgiving and not stay with them as expected for dinner, she accidentally takes Samantha, Darrin, and Tabitha, along with their neighbor Gladys Kravitz, with her to the 17th Century, where they don't take kindly to witches.

Stars Elizabeth Montgomery , Marion Lorne , Dick York , Erin Murphy , Diane Murphy , Sandra Gould , Richard Bull , Jacques Aubuchon , Peter Canon , Laurie Main , Norman Stevans , Herbert Winters

Directed by Richard Kinon

Rated TVG

COMEDY/FAMILY/FANTASY/THANKSGIVING/SERIES/TV

"I didn't know you spoke pilgrim..."

Can You Feel the Beat : The Lisa Lisa Story (2025)

 

Released on Lifetime, airing February 1st in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

Based on truths.

The story: 1982, Hell's Kitchen.

Lisa Velez is a 15-year-old living with her mother, abusive father, and older brother.
A year later, leaving the abuse behind forever, the small family moves to a different part of New York without their father.

But it's now a much larger financial struggle for their mother.

Lisa is an ambitious and talented singer who wants to help her mother.

At work, she talks a friend into helping her meet famous DJ Jellybean, to see if she can get some sort of paying music gig.

Lisa and her friends attend a teen night at a local club where Jellybean is performing.

She makes her way to meet him, and he allows her to audition.

Jellybean believes she has talent, so he takes her number. But before she leaves, she is approached by Mike Hughes, who heard her audition.

He explains has a band and is looking for a singer and gives Lisa his number.

Quickly, with the help of Mike and his connections, Lisa becomes the lyrical part of the three-person  Latin pop group, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam.

Lisa convinces her mother to sign a recording contract for her, and things take off fast for them all.

But after some years on the rise, personal struggles, health, and contract issues threaten to stop the group for good.

Stars Jearnest Corchado , Alijah Kai , Bryan Arion , Bre-Z , Terence Willias , Donny Carrington , Matt Borlenghi , Giovanni Cristoff , Ian Lyons , Angie Martinez , Maurice P Kerry , Lisa Lisa

Directed by Tailiah Breon

Rated TV14

BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/MUSIC

The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024)

Released March 7, 2025, in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: Stefan Mortensen is an elderly judge.

One day, while holding court, he suffers a stroke.

The next thing he knows, he is wheelchair bound and in a rest home.

Stefan is suffering from all this change, but he is hopeful that once he recovers, his life will be back to normal.

He shares a room with aging rugby player Tony Garfield, who Stefan soon finds out is tormented by, without consequence,  another elderly resident, Dave Crealy.

Mr. Crealy happens to have been an employee at the rest home, who, of course, knows how to get around the place without any of the caretakers catching on.

So when he begins harassing and brutalizing Stefan, the caretakers will not listen.

You see, Mr. Crealy, who is never without his accomplice, eyeless handpuppet Jenny Pen, plays the role of a confused man who is in need of help from the caretakers.

But the reality is that Mr. Crealy is a bully who gets away with tormenting the other residents.

So much so that he is a danger to them all.

Stars Geoffrey Rush, Ian Mune , George Henare , Fiona Collins , Yvette Parsons , John Lithgow , Bruce Phillips , Richard Chapman , Maaka Pohatu , Annie Ruth , Hilary Norris , Nick Blake

Directed by (& story partly written) James Ashcroft

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

Cobweb (2023)

Released October 20th in the US.

Filmed in Bulgaria.
The story: Young Peter, who lives with his mom and dad in an old house, is unable to sleep.

Every night, he hears noises in the wall in his bedroom...

His parents check, but they hear nothing.

The problems at home are also showing up at school. 

When his new, very nice substitute teacher visits his home to check on him, his mother is completely bothered.

Soon, Peter finds himself home all the time and completely isolated, other than being with his parents, now that they believe homeschooling is the answer for him.

But when the noises in the wall turn into voices that seem to know Peter, things get really complicated.

Stars Woody Norman , Lizzy Caplan , Antony Starr , Cleopatra Coleman , Luke Busey , Anton Kottas , Jay Rincon , Aleksandra Dragova , Jivko Mihaylov , Alexander Carra , Iliyan Nikolov

Directed by Samuel Bodin

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)

Released on Hulu instant streaming, October 22nd in the US.

Filmed entirely in California.

The story: Caitlin is a young mother who is expecting.

One day at work, she meets Polly Murphy, who is looking for an apartment.

The two seem to hit it off a bit and then part ways.

Fast forward to after Caitlin's baby is born.

She is out shopping with her two kids when she runs into Polly.

After chatting a while, Polly notices Caitlin could probably use some help with the kids.

She offers to babysit for Caitlin is she ever needs her to, claiming that she used to be a nanny.

They exchange numbers and part once more.

Caitlin looks into Polly's reference and thinks she is legit so she calls her.

Right away, Polly steps into the nanny role seemingly like a pro, which satisfies Caitlin.

But there really is a sinister reason for the fact that Polly has made her way into Caitlin and her family's life.

Stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maika Monroe , Raul Castillo , Martin Starr , Riki Lindhome , Mileiah Vega , Lola Contreras , Nora Contreras , Yvette Lu , Shannon Cochran , Arabella Olivia Clark

Directed by Michelle Garza Cervera

Rated R
REMAKE/MYSTERY/THRILLER

Spaceman (2024)

Released February 23rd in the US.

Filmed in the Czech Republic and New York.

The story: Jakub is a scientist who has become the first Czech astronaut.

He has currently been on a six-month mission, alone on Jupiter, to explore the end of the solar system.

This makes him quite the hero with the people of his country, but not so much with his wife, who is currently pregnant with their child.

Because of the many demons Jakub faces, he feels, against his wife's wishes, that he must be the person to do this mission.

While in space, going through the regular, daily motions, Jakub encounters what he believes is possibly contamination to his spacecraft in the shape of a giant spider...

After some time, he realizes that what he believed was a virus is actually an alien spider who has come in peace to join him to learn about him and his mission...

Jakub cannot believe what is happening and doesn't know if it is real or his imagination.

But the spider quickly grows on him, causing Jakub to remember all the things in his life that have led up to this point.

Stars Adam Sandler , Isabella Rossellini , Kunal Nayyar (voice), Paul Dano , Carey Mulligan , Lena Olin , Petr Papanek , Marian Roden , Zuzana Stivinova , John Flanders , Sunny Sandler , Sinead Phelps

Directed by Johan Renck

Rated R
SCIFI/MYSTERY

The Boogeyman ; Stephen King's (2023)

Released June 2nd in the US.

Filmed entirely in Louisiana.

The story: The recent death of high school student Sadie and her little sister Sawyer's mother has devastated them, but Sadie is having the hardest time.

Their father, Will, is there, but he doesn't exactly know how to go about helping his girls deal with their grief, although he is a therapist.

After Will sees Sawyer and Sadie off to school for the day, he is visited by Lester Billings, an unexpected visitor who says he needs to speak to Will because he's a therapist.

Will doesn't usually see clients without an appointment, but Lester is adamant that he talk to him.

Will sits and allows Lester to tell him what is going on. 

He is clearly in distress and explains that all three of his children were killed by "something" that lives in the darkness, something that kills children while their parents are not looking...

But Lester believes people will think he is responsible because his story seems too outrageous.

When Will excuses himself to call the police, thinking Lester is crazy, Lester offs himself in Will's deceased wife's studio.

Or does he?

Stars Vivien Lyra Blair , Sophie Thatcher , Chris Messina , David Dastmalchian , Cristala Carter , Madison Hu , Lisa Gay Hamilton , Leeann Ross , Maddie Nichols , Rio Machado , Marin Ireland

Directed by Rob Savage

Rated PG13

MYSTERY/THRILLER/SCIFI/HORROR

The First Omen (2024)

Released April 5th in the US.

Filmed in Italy and Serbia.

The story : Rome , 1971.

Young , American nun Margaret Daino has come all the way from her hometown of Pittsfield , Massachusetts to begin a new life , living and working at a Catholic orphanage.

She is very excited to be there, brought into the church by a wise Cardinal who she loves and trusts and has known all her life.

Soon she meets even younger Carlita , who is an orphan the nuns keep locked away in a room by herself.

Margaret has much sympathy for Carlita and cannot imagine she could do anything wrong enough to be locked away from the world.

When the nuns notice Margaret taking a liking to Carlita , they try to sway her from paying much attention.

All of this confuses poor Margaret and soon she is approached by a priest who asks her to get the birth records of Carlita , who he claims is a child the church helped bring into the world as the Antichrist.

Margaret believes the priest to be out of his mind but after finding said files and realizing he was right , she begins plotting her and Carlita's escape.

Stars Nell Tiger Free , Bill Nighy , Sonia Braga , Maria Caballero , Ishtar Currie Wilson , Dora Romano , Eugenia Delbue , Donatella Bartoli , Tawfeek Barhom , Nicole Sorace , Federica Santoro , Ralph Ineson , Andrea Arcangeli , Charles Dance , Guido Quaglione , Anton Alexander , Michelangelo Dalisi

Directed by Arkasha Stevenson

Rated R
PREQUEL/HORROR/SCIFI 

Takeout (2025)

Made for Tubi, airing on instant streaming September 19th in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: There is a serial killer on the loose who the media refers to as the Dollkeeper, due to leaving creepy dolls at the scene of each crime. 

Working the night shift this evening at the local diner are manager Harper, cook Bennie, and waitress Nova.

Nova happens to see the latest news coverage about a missing woman who could easily be missing due to the killer. 

The news cast also includes mention of a big reward for any help tracking the killer down.

Before long, a strange customer shows up. He gives Nova a bad feeling.

She convinces Bennie that the strange guy in the dining area is the killer.

While talking about it, Harper appears, complaining that they aren't working.

Bennie and Nova then convince Harper of the same thing they are thinking.

The three concoct a quick plan to check out the strange guy's car, with Nova getting his keys and getting into the car.

What Nova finds is more than enough proof that the guy who gives her the creeps is the killer, only the three run into one small problem.

There is no call-out service....

Stars Nkone Mametja , Darron Meyer , Jandile Lujabe , Deoudone Pretorius , Damien Wantenaar , Alex McGregor , Keeno Lee Hector , Nikita Faber , Robyn Scott , Daniel Janks , Grant Ross , Gia Capouya

Directed by (& story written) Jem Garrard

Not Rated 

MYSTERY/THRILLER

Good Boy (2025)

Released October 3rd in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: Todd is a very sick man.

He has been receiving experimental treatment for his illness, but things aren't going well.

Alongside him is his faithful dog, Indy.

When Todd decides he needs to get away, he takes Indy out to his grandfather's old house in the woods.

There, many strange things happen to the point that the whole experience is a completely terrifying one for Indy.

No matter what happens out there though, Indy stays by Todd's side, always guarding and watching over him with his life.

Stars Indy the dog, Shane Jensen, Arielle Friedman, Larry Fessenden, Max the dog , (voice) Anya Krawcheck, (voice) Stuart Rudin , Hunter Goetz, Noah Manzoor

Directed by Ben Leonburg

Rated PG13

THRILLER/MYSTERY/HORROR

The Deeper You Dig (2019)

Released June 5 , 2020 in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.

The story : Ivy , a woman who makes a living as a tarot card reader , lives a quiet life with her 14-year-old daughter Echo.

Down the street from them Kurt just moved into an old , beatup house which he will restore and flip.

One evening , when Kurt is returning home after dinner and drinks , he accidentially runs over Echo , who had been sledding into the road...

Because he had been drinking , Kurt decides he just cannot call the police.

Instead , he takes Echo to his house with the intention of burying her and when the ground gets softer , he does just that.

Soon Kurt begins having visions of Echo , which ends up making him a bit crazy.

So crazy that she literally gets into Kurt's head.

Stars Toby Poser , Zelda Adams , John Adams , Inderpreet Singh Khangura , Milli Lupinetti , Joan Poser , Bob Lane , Izzy Figueredo , Rick Miller , Shawn Wilson

Directed by ( & story written) John Adams , Zelda Adams & Toby Poser

Not Rated

MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR/SCIFI

Skincare (2024)

Released August 16th in the US.

Filmed in California.

The story: Hope Goldman is a famous aesthetician.

She is on the verge of releasing her own skincare line and is very proud of it.

One day , Hope finds that there is a new skincare professional who has moved in right across the way from her shop.

This worries her at first and then angers her once she meets the owner, Angel Vergara.

Soon , Hope sees more and more of her clients visiting Angel while she sees less and less clients in general.

It's not helping matters that her rent is due, and she cannot afford it.

After getting to know a friend of a friend, who claims to be a life coach, Hope begins seeing things in a new light.

But that doesn't last long because apparently someone is trying to ruin her life and her business by sabotaging her every move.

Stars Elizabeth Banks , Lucy Barrett , Michaela Jae Rodriguez , Wendie Malick , Lewis Pullman , Luis Gerardo Mendez , Nathan Fillion , Jason Manuel Olazabal , Erik Palladino , Ella Balinska , Medalion Rahimi  , Jesse Saler , John Pollono , James Logan , Ivana Rojas , Georgia Leva , Julie Chang

Directed by (& story partly written) Austin Peters

Rated R

MYSTERY/THRILLER

Restless (2024)

Released May 23 , 2025 in the US.

Filmed in England.

The story: Nicky is a quiet woman who lives alone with her cat and likes baking as a way to wind down.

One day, unexpectedly, she finds that she has a new neighbor moving into the duplex beside her.

Quickly, Nicky finds her new neighbor loud among other things.

She tries speaking to him, but he really doesn't do much to change his behavior.

It seems every other day, Nicky's neighbor is having a party with loud music.

Nicky tries getting her neighbors involved to sign a petition to get her neighbor to stop the noise, but no one wants to get involved.

At her wits' end, Nicky takes her spare key for her neighbor's house and takes matters into her own hands.

But that only makes matters worse.

Then, when her cat goes missing, she really loses control.

Just when she thinks the only way to end the nonsense is to kill her neighbor, another, much easier revenge solution arises.

Stars Lyndsey Marshal , Kate Robbins , Aston McAuley , Matt Emery , Declan Adamson , Denzel Baidoo , Gillian Daniels , Ken Doherty , Peter Dean , Jay Fisher , Ciara Ford , Juliet Guiness , Tom Keller

Directed by (& story written) Jed Hart

Not Rated

DRAMA/MYSTERY/THRILLER

Catching Fire : The Story of Anita Pallenberg (2023)

Released May 3 , 2024 in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: When Anita died in 2017 at the age of 75, her son Marlon and his kids began going through her things in search of legal papers.

What they found was her manuscript.

A diary of sorts, all typed, consisting of memories and experiences that became her life.

Marlon believes it is her way of being seen and heard for who she really was, and the time for that is now.

A war baby of German/Italian descent. Residing in Rome and attending school in Germany.

Anita caused her family much trouble, and she couldn't wait to spread her wings and fly away.

At 19, she had already done some modeling and acting, but wanting to be in movies, she traveled to New York.

She could barely speak English.

It was 1963, and with some phone numbers and charm, Anita found herself in the downtown scene.

She began washing the paint brushes of Jasper Johns and met Andy Warhol and his rabbits, all while making lifetime friendships.

She was modeling, but didn't take it seriously, although it helped her travel the world.

Before she knew it, she was in Munich at a Rolling Stones concert, where she found herself backstage due to a dare.

Right away, she took to Brian Jones, and before long, they were inseparable.

Things were great for a while, and then the couple began using psychedelics.

Anita stopped modeling, and things were fine, until they weren't.

Brian was changing, and he was becoming harder for Anita to deal with.

When Anita, Brian, and Keith all took a trip together and Brian ended up in the hospital, Anita and Keith carried on without him.

Soon they were becoming a couple, and when finally able to live together, they were always together.

Things were strong between Anita and Keith until the hard drugs moved into their relationship, changing the whole scene once again.

Through it all, Anita raised two children, acted in movies, and carried on,  living every day with a passion that was unseen by many of her close friends.

Stars Marlon Richards, Volker Schlondorff, Metka Kosak, Stash Klossowski (voice), Marianne Faithfull (voice), Keith Richards, Angela Richards, Theda Zawaiza, Kate Moss, Sandro Sursock (voice), Scarlett Johansson

Directed by Alexis Bloom & Svetlana Zill

Not Rated

HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/DOCUMENTARY

"I've been called a witch. A slut...and a murderer.

I've been hounded by the police and slandered by the press.

Maybe people confuse me with the characters I've played in films.

Like I'm an empty sign, onto which they project their fantasies and their shortcomings.

But I don't need to settle the scores.

I'm reclaiming my soul."

Kid 90 (2021)

Released through Hulu, on instant streaming,  March 12th in the US.

Filmed in Los Angeles.

The story: Soleil Moon Frye was born on August 6, 1976.

She had a very regular childhood, with supportive but separated parents and two stepbrothers, with whom she was very close.

Soleil's life couldn't have been any better.

She started out acting in movies in 1982 at the age of 2. 

By 1984, when Soliel was 7 years old, she landed the lead role in the new TV show 'Punky Brewster'.

The show itself wasn't a very popular one, but the character of Punky Brewster was a big hit with kids.

When the show ended completely in 1988, Soliei went on to play small roles in other TV shows and movies, all the while, camera in hand.

She was only 13, and she struggled with body issues, not being taken seriously, and being unable to get significant roles like she once had with 'Punky Brewster'.

Soleil carried on, doing teenager things, going to school, meeting people, and spending so much time with so many famous friends while filming and writing about all that was going on in her life at any given time.

Today, as a married mother of two, Soleil has finally opened the vault, giving us a rare glimpse into all that was her life.

Showing us what she saw, who she knew, who she lost, what she did, and how she thought during those years as a young teenager, straight into adulthood.

Stars Soleil Moon Frye , Stephen Dorff , Perry Farrell , David Arquette , Peter Bici , Claude Duhamel , Balthazar Getty , Brian Austin Green , Mark Paul Gosselaar, Cherie Johnson , Heather McComb , Danny Boy OConnor , Freddie Prinze Jr 

Directed by Soleil Moon Frye

Rated TVMA
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/DOCUMENTARY/TV

The Last Showgirl (2024)

Released January 20, 2025 in the US.

Filmed entirely in Las Vegas.
The story: Shelly Gardner is a Las Vegas showgirl and she loves it.
Dancing as a showgirl is really all she's ever known.
She has been performing in the famous Le Razzle Dazzle show for the last three decades of her life, and she wouldn't have changed a thing about any of it.
Now middle-aged with an estranged daughter who is about to graduate college , Shelly has no other aspirations for her future, only to continue on dancing in the show no matter what.
But times are changing, and when she and her fellow dancers are forced into doing fewer shows a week, no one really thinks anything of it.
That is, until one night, they get the word that in two weeks' time, Le Razzle Dazzle will be closing for good.
Stars Pamela Anderson , Kiernan Shipka , Brenda Song , Dave Bautista , Jamie Lee Curtis , Billie Lourd , Linda Montana , John Clofine , Gypsy Wood , Melina Blitz , Eliseo Duque , Jason Schwartzman
Directed by Gia Coppola
Rated R
DEPRESSING DRAMA

On the Rocks (2020)

Released October 23rd in the US.

Filmed in New York.

The story: Laura is a very happily married, mother of two young daughters who makes a living by writing novels.

One late night, she is awoken by a kiss from her husband, Dean, who has been away on business.

But the kiss worries her...

Laura believes Dean was acting very strange.

The next day, wondering still about that kiss, Laura calls up her father, worldly and charismatic Felix, whom she believes will be able to shed some light on Dean's behavior for her.

Felix doesn't want to believe that there is anything to be suspicious about Dean, but will go to any length possible to help Laura figure out what is going on, if in fact there is anything going on.

The father and daughter begin spending much-needed time together, trying to figure out Dean's actions, all while he is working.

Stars Rashida Jones , Marlon Wayans , Alexandra Mary Reimer , Anna Chanel Reimer , Jenny Slate , Bill Murray , Musto Pelinkovicci , Jessica Henwick , Juliana Canfield , Liyanna Muscat , Barbara Bain , Mike Keller , Zora Casebere , Zoe Bullock , Melissa Errico , Chase Sui Wonders , Elizabeth Guindi

Directed by (& story written) Sophia Coppola

Rated R
DRAMA/COMEDY

The Beanie Bubble (2023)

Made for Apple TV+, released on instant streaming July 28th in the US.

Filmed entirely in Georgia.

Based on truths.

The story: In 1983, struggling toy salesman Ty Warner met, by chance, struggling Robbie (AKA Patricia Roche).

Ty was the child of a toy salesman, and Robbie was a mechanic who had many childhood aspirations.

The two became quick friends and decided to go into business together, selling stuffed animal cats...

After some time, they attended a toy convention which helped their business take off.
By 1993, Ty and Robbie's business became Ty Inc., and that's when they began manufacturing what is known to the world today as Beanie Babies.

Ty and Robbie, by now, were an off-again/on-again couple, as well as business partners.

After the 5 years that college student Maya (AKA Lina Trivedi) was on board at Ty Inc., she introduced Ty to internet sales, which really helped the business.

While having windows put into his new house, Ty met and fell in love with saleswoman/single mother Sheila (AKA Faith McGowan).

By now, Ty had a complicated relationship with Robbie, mostly because of him trying to oust her from Ty Inc. and his commitment to Maya, as his right-hand man was also beginning to dwindle.

Sheila wanted to just live her life single and raise her two daughters the best she could.

Ty convinced her, while allowing her children to fall in love with him through his stuffed animals, that he was the one for her.

It didn't hurt Ty Inc. that Sheila's daughters were the ones to create some of the very first/top-selling Beanie Babies.

But it all came crashing down around Ty when he began using and manipulating the ones who helped him soar.

Stars Zach Galifianakis , Elizabeth Banks , Kurt Yaeger , Tracey Bonner , Jeff Schine , Geraldine Viswanathan , Sweta Keswani , Ajay Friese , Arjun Dhillon , Sarah Snook , Madison Johnson , Delaney Quinn , Carl Clemmons Hopkins , Jason Burkey , Callie Johnson , Brian Troxell , Veanna Black

Directed by Kristen Gore & Damien Kulash

Rated R
HISTORY/DRAMA/COMEDY

Nosferatu (2024)

Released December 25th in the US.

Filmed Czech Republic, Romania, and Canada.

The story:  Germany, 1838.

Young newlyweds Ellen, who has a need to be close because she has been plagued by nightmares since childhood, and Thomas, who loves Ellen more than life itself and will do anything for her, are to be separated for some time.

Against the lovers wishes, of course.

Thomas' employer needs him to secure a real estate deal that will send him into the Carpathian Alps.

Thomas needs to go because it will promise his job position.

While Thomas is away, Ellen begins having episodes and becomes ill.

When she is not sick, she yearns for her husband's return.

Thomas arrives at the home of his client to sign papers, but almost instantly also becomes sick.

So sick, that many days and nights go by, keeping Thomas prisoner and unable to return to his bride.

When the deal is done, the new homeowner leaves his castle and makes his way to his new home, killing off almost everyone around him.

Then bringing plague to his new hometown.

When Thomas finally arrives home, he isn't well. 
Ellen nurses him until he is able to function on his own once again.

But soon, everyone they love and care about is dying.

It is up to Ellen and Thomas to stop the evil upon them all.

Stars Lily Rose Depp , Bill Skarsgard , Nicholas Hoult , Simon McBurney , Aaron Taylor Johnson , Emma Corrin , Adela Hesova , Milena Konstantinova , Ralph Ineson , Claudiu Trandafir , Katrina Bila , Gherghina Bereghianu , Robert Russell , Curtis Matthew , Jordan Haj , Willem Dafoe

Directed by (& story partly written) Robert Eggers

Rated R
Some Dacian, Romanian, and Romani w/English subtitles

REMAKE/HORROR/MYSTERY/THRILLER

Crumb Catcher (2023)

Released September 24th in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: Shane and Leah have just been married.

While they talk through their wedding photos being taken , Leah's mother interrupts.

This upsets Shane , and he takes off in a huff.

Fast forward , it's the next morning.

Shane wakes up rough after apparently getting drunk last night.

He checks his pocket for an envelope of money, but finds it empty.

He has no idea what happened to it.

Leah arrives with wedding gifts , eager to get on the road to their honeymoon destination.

In their car now in the parking garage , the car wont start just yet.

While waiting , a pesky waiter from their wedding party dashes to talk with them.

Leah is annoyed by him. 

The man talks and talks , apologizing for their wedding cake topper and hands them a bottle of champagne.

Soon the couple are off.

When they arrive at the home they will be spending their honeymoon at , Shane begins getting texts from someone named Rose , saying they need to talk about last night...

Shane has no idea who Rose is or what she means by that , but keeps it to himself.

After not too long , Leah sees headlights in the driveway.

Next a knock on the door startles the couple , only to find it is that pesky waiter , now holding their wedding cake with its topper intact.

They dont want to let him in , but they do , and that single action makes for a very long night.

Stars Rigo Garay , Ella Rae Peck , Rebecca Watson , Eddie Castillo , David Macke , Kyle Mumford , John Speredakos ,  Lorraine Farris

Directed by (& story partly written) Chris Skotchdopole

Not Rated

MYSTERY/THRILLER 

Beastie Boys Story (2020)

Released on Apple TV+ through instant streaming , April 24th in the US.

Filmed entirely in New York.

The story : In early 2020 , Michael Diamond AKA Mike D and Adam Horovitz AKA Ad-Rock take the stage in Brooklyn , New York at The King's Theatre , without their friend Adam Yauch AKA MCA.

There , the longtime friends of over 40 years , tell the long windy story of the Beastie Boys.

The story they adapt from their book of the same name.

Mike and Adam tell us how the Beastie Boys met and came to be a music group.

Their transition from a punk group , with friends Kate Shellenbach and John Berry, to a rap group without them but finally being signed to Def Jam , who marketed the trio as giant stars.

They tell of their love for music and what they turned that love into.

Filled with many ups and downs , Mike and Adam pour their hearts out , always paying tribute to their beloved friend/band founder Adam Yauch who passed away in 2012 , while showing us videos and clips of themselves , along with friends , through the years.

Stars Michael Diamond , Adam Horovitz , David Cross , Ben Stiller , Steve Buscemi , (voice) Spike Jonze , (voice) Bill Hadar

Directed by (& story partly written) Spike Jonze

Rated TV MA

DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/MUSIC/TV

"In memory of Adam Yauch."