How the Hell Did Sia’s New Movie Become Such a Mess?

‘Music’ was meant to be a love letter to autistic people and those who care about them. But its trailer launched an online firestorm—and sent Sia into a shocking Twitter meltdown. [Subscribe]( [View in browser]( [Image] [Image] [How the Hell Did Sia’s New Movie Become Such a Mess?]( By Laura Bradley [‘Music’ was meant to be a love letter to autistic people and those who care about them. But its trailer launched an online firestorm—and sent Sia into a shocking Twitter meltdown.]( [‘Ted Lasso’: The Wholesome Comedy Everyone Suddenly Loves]( By Kevin Fallon [Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.]( [Bill Maher: We Should Embrace Trump Cultists]( By Marlow Stern [The “Real Time” host closed his season finale by saying we should learn to embrace Trump supporters, comparing them to people who left the NXIVM sex cult.]( [Netflix’s Christmas Queen Drops More Coal in Your Stocking]( By Jordan Julian [The latest cheesy low-budget Christmas film from the streaming giant sees Vanessa Hudgens play three characters. It does not bring Christmas cheer.]( Advertisement [Meet Nicolas Cage’s Crazy, Alien-Fighting Samurai Sensei]( By Nick Schager [The wacky film from Dimitri Logothetis sees a blade-wielding Cage—along with Frank Grillo and Tony Jaa—take on Earth-destroying aliens.]( [How ‘Animaniacs’ (?!) Pulled Off the Smartest TV Reboot Yet]( By Kevin Fallon [Millennials’ favorite zany-to-the-max series returns after 22 years with a self-referential, epically meta, Hollywood-skewering premiere that puts all other revivals to shame.]( [Thatcher and the Queen: The Best of Frenemies in ‘The Crown’]( By Clive Irving [“The Crown” Season 4 brings to vivid life the collision of personalities and politics that shaped the relationship between Margaret Thatcher and the Queen. It’s mostly all true.]( [How Dolly Parton Saved Christmas—and the Entire Human Race]( By Kevin Fallon [Days after the news that she partially funded the COVID vaccine, Netflix debuts Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square, a cornucopia of schmaltz to inoculate against holiday dread.]( Advertisement [Image] [Trump’s Campaign Thinks Rudy Is Batsh*t Mad]( [The president’s personal attorney is on a quest to overturn the election. Top officials who work on the campaign see it as a “dead end.”]( [The ‘Racist Rule’ That Georgia Dems Must Beat to Win Runoffs]( [Georgia's last liberal Democratic senator, who narrowly lost a runoff in 1992, explains why things may be different this time.]( [How the ‘Cop Wives’ of TikTok Stand by Their Men]( [Wives of cops have found a novel way to express their love and loyalty to their husbands—TikTok. But their videos do not focus on racism, and the charged politics of current times.]( [Image] [Scouted Gift Pick: Our Favorite Streaming Device]( [This streaming stick is truly the gift that keeps on giving.]( [Scouted Gift Pick: Our Favorite Noise Cancelling Headphones]( [Sony’s WH-1000XM4’s are the best headphones out there, perfect for your special someone.]( [Scouted Gift Pick: Our Favorite Headlamp AKA Reading Light]( [From lighting up the night sky to making your life a little brighter indoors, this headlamp is a great gift for anyone looking to add a little light to their life.]( [See More Stories]( Advertisement [Image] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( © Copyright 2020 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to [view this email in your browser](. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can [safely unsubscribe](.