A holiday viewing schedule for you!
Sylvie’s Love: This is the most promising holiday romantic drama on Amazon Prime—and it's already out. Set in 1950s Harlem, it’s a rare Black love story between an up-and-coming saxophonist and an aspiring TV executive. New York Times has a review.
AK vs AK: Vikramaditya Motwane’s new comedy is a bit meta: A director (Anurag Kashyap) kidnaps an actor’s daughter (Sonam Kapoor), and her father (Anil Kapoor) frantically tries to rescue her. Everyone plays themselves in this movie. There have been three trailers so far—and each offers a different twist to the movie. The one below has the most details on the plot. It drops on Netflix today. Read Khaleej Times’ interview with Motwane.
Soul: This Pixar offering—featuring Jamie Foxx and TIna Fey—promises to be a whole lot of fun. It tells the story of a middle school band teacher who dies in an accident, and is desperately trying to recover his soul. For reviews, check out Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Available on Disney Plus on Christmas Day!
We Can Be Heroes: This standalone sequel to ‘The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl’ has hamaari Priyanka Chopra. Check out a synopsis here. This drops on Netflix on December 25.
Death to 2020: With a star cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Grant, Lisa Kudrow and Kumail Nanjiani, this comedy special is surely a winner, right? Watch for it December 27 on Netflix! IndieWire and Vulture have more on this mockumentary. A related watch: Yearly Departed, a one-hour comedy special that gives 2020 a big cathartic funeral. It premieres on December 30 on Amazon Prime.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: This is the last season and it drops on December 31 on Netflix. A perfect binge-watch if you plan to spend New Year’s Eve snuggled up at home. Elle has everything we know so far about this season.