WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK
NEW ON DVD
“Don’t Worry Darling”: A housewife in a utopian 1950s community starts to question her existence when strange things begin to happen in this film that generated plenty of off-camera headlines as well. Starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine and Olivia Wilde, who also directed.
“Emily the Criminal”: Aubrey Plaza stars as a broke artist who finds herself dabbling in L.A.’s criminal underworld as a means to pay off her student loans.
“Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon”: Animated family-friendly outing in which the heroine and her spirit animal guides must save their rainforest home.
“Detective Knight: Rogue”: Bruce Willis stars as an LAPD detective in the opening movie of this action trilogy, which finds him chasing the criminals who injured his partner in a Halloween shootout.
AT THE MOVIES
“Violent Night”: “Stranger Things” star David Harbour plays Santa Claus, who must kick a little Christmas butt to stop an attack on a wealthy family in this comedy-action romp. (We’re hoping for a nod to “Die Hard” — “Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho.”) In theaters Dec. 2
“The Inspection”: Filmmaker/photographer Elegance Bratton, a former Marine, makes his feature debut with this tale of a young Marine (Jeremy Pope) who faces homophobia both at boot camp and at home. Gabrielle Union and Bokeem Woodbine costar.
“Salvatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams”: The life of Italian shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo, who created shoes for Hollywood stars during the silent film era and for iconic films of the period.
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
NOFX, “Double Album”: The legendary pop-punk band’s follow-up to 2021’s “Single Album” is…the rest of the album. “I wanted to do a double album cuz there are no good ones out there,” frontman Fat Mike said in a statement. “Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ is about it. ‘Quadrophenia’ is OK, I guess, if you’re a Who fan. Definitely not [The Beatles’] White Album.”
RM, “Indigo”: Solo debut from the BTS member “recounts the stories and experiences RM has gone through, like a diary,” according to a press release.
WHAT’S ON TV
“Gossip Girl” (Thursday, HBO Max):
The reboot of the teen-themed drama serves up its sophomore season.
“Sesame Street the Nutcracker” (Thursday, HBO Max): Elmo and his puppy pal Tango have a musical adventure in this new animated special.
“A Wounded Fawn” (Thursday,
Shudder): A museum curator hooks up with a hunky serial killer in Travis Steal’s surreal 2022 terror tale.
“Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas” (NBC, 8 p.m. Thursday): The country music legend hosts a new holiday special. With Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus, et al.
“Luxe for Less” (HGTV, 9 p.m. Thursday): If you have to ask, you can afford it in this new home renovation show.
“Branson” (HBO, 10 p.m.): The highflying British billionaire is profiled in this new documentary.
“The Territory” ( National Geographic, 10 p.m. Thursday): An Indigenous tribe in the Amazon stands its ground against deforestation in this new documentary.
“Christmas With the Campbells” (Friday, AMC+): A woman hooks up with her ex-BF’s hunky cousin in this 2022 romcom. With Justin Long and Brittany Snow.
“Darby and the Dead” (Friday, Hulu): “Mean Girls” meets “The Sixth Sense” in this 2022 supernatural comedy.
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” (Friday, Disney+): The sibling rivalry will continue until morale improves in this animated 2022 sequel.
“Firefly Lane” (Friday, Netflix):
Small-town BFFs Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke return in Season 2 of this decades-spanning drama.
“The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Holiday Special” (Friday, Roku): Celebrities, start your ovens for a special edition of this competition series.
“Lady Chatterley’s Lover” (Friday, Netflix): “The Crown’s” Emma Corrin plays D.H. Lawrence’s thirsty heroine in this 2022 adaptation of that scandalous 1929 novel.
“My Unorthodox Life” (Friday, Netflix): Fashion mogul Julia Haart is back for a second season of her reality series.
“Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays” (Friday, Disney+): The a cappella group trolls the ancient Yuletide carol in this new special.
“Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” (Friday, Netflix): Dickens’ timeless tale lives again in this 2022 animated musical. With Luke Evans and Jessie Buckley.
“Slow Horses” (Friday, Apple TV+): Gary Oldman saddles up for a second season of this oh-so-droll espionage drama. Kristin Scott Thomas also stars.
“Sr.” (Friday, Netflix): Indie filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., father of “Iron Man’s” Robert Downey Jr., is remembered in this 2022 documentary. “Three Pines” ( Friday, Prime
Video): Chief Inspector Gamache (Alfred Molina) is on the case in Quebec in this new mystery drama.
“A Big Fat Family Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m. Friday): A Chinese American photographer hooks up with a hunky reporter in this new TV movie.
“Cloudy With a Chance of Christmas” (Lifetime, 8 p.m. Friday): A meteorologist hooks up with a hunky morningshow host in this new TV movie.
“Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?” (Showtime, 10 p.m. Friday): The comic is joined by “Fire Island” co-star Bowen Yang and others in this new special.
“A Fabled Holiday” (Hallmark, 8 p.m. Saturday): A woman hooks up with her now-hunky childhood bestie in this new TV movie. With Brooke D’Orsay.
“A New Orleans Noel” (Lifetime, 8 p.m. Saturday): An architect hooks up with a hunky former classmate in this new TV movie. With Keshia Knight Pulliam. “The Great Holiday Bake War”
(OWN, 9 p.m. Saturday): A pastry chef hooks up with a hunky former rival in this new TV movie. With LeToya Luckett.
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:29 p.m. Saturday): “Nope’s” Keke Palmer
hosts and R&B singer SZA performs.