The Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Christmas Weekend

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( This is Vulture’s final daily newsletter of the year. See you in 2023! now streaming [The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Christmas Weekend]( Let this be our gift to you. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos Courtesy of the Studios As quickly as this year passed, the holidays are already upon us. So we thought we’d gift you a present this month: an end to the seemingly infinite scroll of figuring out what’s new on streaming or what to watch. It’ll save time while you make food with your friends and family or wrap gifts. It’ll for sure save you time before you check out the two three-hour movies out this week — Babylon and Avatar: The Way of Water — which are both worth a look (maybe not back-to-back, but it’s up to you). And if you’re looking for more Christmas and Hanukkah movies, we always have you covered in our other guides [here]( and [here](. Now, for this week’s list. Oh, and happy holidays! [Read More]( [Last Chance: Save up to 70% and get two exclusive gifts]( with an annual subscription to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City: [Eye for an Eye (Episode 12)]( • Emily in Paris: [That Lavender Haze (Episode 6)](, [Just the Man for the Job (Episode 7)]( • Fleishman Is in Trouble: [You’d Be Screaming, Too]( • Gossip Girl: [High Jinks in the Hamptons]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [BookTok’s Busy Year: Plagiarism Scandals, Period Drama, and CoHo, Of Course There’s a lot of drama within this very large community, much of which has practical implications for the book world and beyond.]( [It Was the Would-Be Year of Jon Bernthal on TV In his most active TV year, Bernthal did the work, whether or not people were watching.]( [Fleishman Is in Trouble Does What the Book Couldn’t Do The episode “Me-Time,” adapted by Taffy Brodesser-Akner from her own novel, is a prime example of the potency of stories told onscreen.]( [Top Gun: Maverick Finally Lands on Paramount+ “Gonna take it riiiiiiiiiiiiiight into the …” living-room TV.]( By Eric Vilas-Boas [Santas, Ranked Our favorite jolly (usually) old (usually) men (usually).]( By Katie Rife [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 1-Across, Four Letters: 12-second-long eructation in Elf. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images [Into It With Sam Sanders]( Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo by Scott Gries/SHOWTIME Matt Rogers was never a big fan of Christmas music. When he was a kid, he hated that all the pop songs he loved listening to on the radio suddenly disappeared in December and Christmas music replaced them for the whole month. [He tells Into It host Sam Sanders]( that maybe that’s the reason he decided to write his own pop holiday songs. “Hottest Female Up in Whoville,” “Lube for the Sleigh,” and “God’s Up To Some Tricks” all feature on his new Showtime special, [Have You Heard of Christmas?]( He and Sam discuss his journey to become the Prince of Christmas and debate whether peppermint bark, Beyoncé’s appearance on Punk’d ruining Christmas for underprivileged kids, and the lyrics to “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” deserve a place in Christmas culture. [Read more from Vulture]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](link.nymag.com/manage/588/optout-vulture?email={EMAIL}&hash=39357a76f6d08b16239fd2ffa65e9c6f) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved