The 12 Must-See Movies This Holiday Season

Get ready for some very fine films in the coming weeks. [Manage newsletters]( [View in browser]( [Image] [Image] [The 12 Must-See Movies This Holiday Season]( By Marlow Stern [Get ready for some very fine films in the coming weeks.]( [Why Can’t ‘West Side Story’ Just Cast a Puerto Rican Maria?]( By Mandy Velez [What does it say about representation in film when the starring character is specifically supposed to be Puerto Rican yet casting chooses someone who is not?]( [‘Succession’ Drops the Dick Pic That Could Change Everything]( By Laura Bradley [Mommy’s wedding has everyone feeling a little dysfunctional. Shiv wants to “bank some embryos” with Tom, Roman’s obsessing over Gerri’s boyfriend, and Kendall is... oh, no.]( [When America ‘Forever’ Lost Its Moral Standing in the World]( By Nick Schager [Alex Gibney’s new HBO documentary chronicles the plight of Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi who’s been detained since 2002—making him one of the longest-serving captives in the War on Terror.]( Advertisement [Desus & Mero Roast Elon Musk’s Wild ‘Richard Spencer’ Hairdo]( By Marlow Stern [Showtime’s hilarious late-night duo went in on the Tesla multi-billionaire on Sunday night.]( [SNL’s Lorne Michaels: Hollywood’s Biggest Matchmaker]( By Jordan Julian [People appeared shocked when Kim Kardashian stepped out with “SNL’s” Pete Davidson. But those behind the sketch-comedy show have dated everyone from Carrie Fisher to Emma Stone.]( Fever Dreams A podcast covering twisted tales of the new American right. [Listen Now]( [Inside the Shady Billion-Dollar Phone Sex Industry]( By Tina Horn [What professional dirty talk of the past taught me about modern-day sex work.]( [Will Accused Sexual Abuser Trey Songz Ever Face the Music?]( By Cheyenne Roundtree [This week, Las Vegas police confirmed it’s investigating a sexual-assault allegation against the singer, who’s faced similar claims in the past.]( Advertisement [Image] [People Itching to ‘Reverse-Vaxx’ Love This Wacky ‘Treatment’]( [A bizarre “protocol” popular among conspiracy theorists and people who feel forced into getting safe shots is concerning experts—and making money for its mastermind.]( [The New Paris Hotel Where You Can Sleep Under the Stars]( [Housed in one of the city’s storied government buildings, Madame Rêve will have its guests looking up more than the average Paris hotel.]( [When Charlie Chaplin Was Expelled From the U.S.—for Decades]( [In September 1952, Charlie Chaplin was effectively forced into exile by the Red Scare-obsessed U.S. government, which believed him to have communist sympathies.]( [Image] [My Wife Has Loved This Brand's Jeans for Years—Their Men's Line of Jeans Is Now Favorite Too]( [When I switched to Madewell as my go-to jeans brand, all my other jeans became backups.]( [Gift Pick: This $10 Winter Sweater Is Equal Parts Chic & Cozy]( [With so many types of sweaters out there, why not look into something simple yet fashionable?]( [These Sheets Feel Like You’re Wrapped up in Huge Flannel Pajamas]( [These sheets are so soft and comfortable that you may never get out of bed.]( [See More Stories]( Advertisement [Image] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( © Copyright 2021 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](.