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1. Wicker and What’s Making Us Happy

   23 oktober 2026 · 31 min

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   Wicker is somehow the coziest and horniest movie of the fall. Olivia Coleman and Alexander Skarsgård star as the unlikely couple: She’s a fisherwoman who commissions a husband literally made of wicker. The newly-kindled romance upends their small medieval town, where the men are the worst and the women are — surprise surprise — bored and unsatisfied with their own husbands. Lees meer

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   In ‘Pillion,’ submission is the mission

   'Murderbot' envisions a caustically funny future

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2. Youth

   21 oktober 2026 · 16 min

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   We all love actor/writer Sharon Horgan, and she’s got a new show on HBO called Youth. Horgan stars as Alex, a 50-year-old divorcée who finds herself at several simultaneous personal and professional crossroads. But where does this new show fall in the Horgan canon? Is it essential, or is it more of a vestigial Horgan? Lees meer

   Looking for more TV and movies about navigating mid-life? Check out these episodes:
   ‘The Invite’ is a marriage comedy with sex and heart
   A twisty scam goes haywire in the fun 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed'
   In Tina Fey’s ‘The Four Seasons,’ marriage is far from a vacation
   In ‘Rooster,’ Steve Carell makes some college admissions

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3. Sense and Sensibility

   20 oktober 2026 · 21 min

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   A new Jane Austen adaptation is going to give you love, family and honor, repressed emotions and probably financial peril that can only be resolved through marriage. A new film version of Austen's Sense and Sensibility touches on those familiar themes with the Dashwood family, which include the two oldest sisters Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles). They are, in true Austen fashion, at the mercy of laws that deny widows and daughters financial security. But is this new film a sensible addition to Austen’s film canon? Lees meer

   Looking for more buzzy adaptations? Check out these episodes:
   Truth is elusive in the erotic thriller ‘Verity’
   'East of Eden' brings a light modern touch to an epic literary classic
   Should you test out ‘The Love Hypothesis’?

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4. Whalefall and What's Making Us Happy

   19 oktober 2026 · 17 min

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   Guy meets whale; complications ensue. That's basically the plot of the new survival thriller Whalefall. It stars Austin Abrams as Jay, who goes diving in search of his deceased father (Josh Brolin) – and is swallowed by a whale. Based on the book by Daniel Kraus, the movie also has a lot to say about fathers and sons, as well as the lessons they have to teach each other. Lees meer

   If you’re looking for more with Austin Abrams, check out these episodes:

   ‘Resident Evil' is a grisly, funny fight to survive
   In 'Weapons', the kids aren't at all right, not in the slightest, nope
   High school is hazardous in the stylish 'Do Revenge'

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5. You Can See Everything

   16 oktober 2026 · 25 min

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   About a month before Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes went to prison for defrauding her investors, she and her partner Billy Evans invited a film crew to document their lives at home with their kids. And they didn't make a deal with a conventional filmmaking team. They connected with Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Fielder’s unusual nonfiction work blurs the lines between truth and artifice, so the resulting documentary, You Can See Everything, depicts Fielder's efforts to figure her out using some very unusual methods. Lees meer

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   ‘Primetime’ sits you down with sleaze
   'The Rehearsal' is about reality... and surreality
   'The Dropout' finds the voice of Elizabeth Holmes

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6. The Lowdown

   15 oktober 2026 · 18 min

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   The great FX series The Lowdown stars Ethan Hawke as a freelance investigative reporter with a knack for sticking his nose where it doesn't belong and getting that nose punched. He gets drawn into the seedy goings-on of one of Tulsa's most prominent families. Created by Sterlin Harjo (Reservation Dogs), the modern-day Western noir comedy has an excellent ensemble including Kyle MacLachlan, Keith David, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Killer Mike. The Lowdown just returned for a second season, so today we’re revisiting our conversation about the series. Lees meer

   If you need more comedies with great casts, check out these episodes:
   ‘Widow’s Bay’ is an island in the scream
   Lisa Kudrow returns in 'The Comeback,' and we did need to see that
   Gen Z awkwardly transitions into 'Adults'
   ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ is (30) Rock-solid

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7. Other Mommy

   14 oktober 2026 · 15 min

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   The trailer for the movie Other Mommy went viral when it dropped a few months ago. It dominated the box office this weekend, but was panned by critics. But is it really one of the worst movies of the year? It’s about a 7-year-old girl who is visited by a mysterious entity who takes the form of her mother, played by Jessica Chastain. It’s a lean, intense horror film full of dark family secrets and grisly body horror. Lees meer

   Looking for more horror films? Check out these episodes:
   ‘It Ends’ is horror as hangout
   'Backrooms' brings YouTube horror to the big screen
   In ‘Obsession,’ love hurts. It really, really, really hurts.

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8. Carrie

   12 oktober 2026 · 18 min

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   The new series Carrie updates the Stephen King book for the digital age, and plays with what we think we know in some surprising ways. Streaming on Prime Video, it follows a young Carrie who has led a sheltered life with her overbearing mother. But as Carrie enters high school, she has a rough go of it. The signposts are familiar – the showers, the prayer closet, the prom, the pig’s blood – but showrunner Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass) builds out the world around those events. Lees meer

   Looking for more TV and movies inspired by Stephen King? Check out these episodes:
   Glen Powell is ‘The Running Man’ in the latest Stephen King adaptation

   A new generation is down to clown in ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’

   ‘The Long Walk’ is a long walk to nowhere

   Dance with Tom Hiddleston through 'The Life of Chuck'

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9. The Social Reckoning and What’s Making Us Happy

   9 oktober 2026 · 26 min

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   Don’t call it a sequel: The Social Reckoning is a companion piece to The Social Network. While the first movie chronicled the invention of Facebook, this one focuses on where Facebook is now. Jeremy Allen White stars as a crusading reporter alongside Mikey Madison, a Facebook insider with damning information about the business’ practices. The film also features Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg. Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, will it be added to the canon of great films about investigative journalism? Lees meer

   Looking for other potential Oscar contenders? Check out these episodes:
   The movies and TV we’re most excited about this fall
   ‘Primetime’ sits you down with sleaze
   Tom Cruise in 'Digger' is loud, divisive and intensely committed to the bit

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10. East of Eden

    7 oktober 2026 · 23 min

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    A new series on Netflix is taking a bold crack at the American classic. Maybe you read John Steinbeck’s East of Eden in school. Or maybe you’ve seen the very loosely-adapted film starring James Dean. Anchored by a fantastic Florence Pugh performance, this new adaptation follows multiple generations of the Trask family. The series is an epic retelling of their story that offers a fresh perspective for new audiences. Lees meer

    Looking for more adaptations of classic literature? Check out these episodes:
    Little House on the Prairie
    ‘Lord of the Flies’ gets the Netflix treatment
    Only Guillermo del Toro could've made this 'Frankenstein'

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