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Netflix's latest "Knives Out" thriller explores faith and religion as detective Benoit Blanc investigates a murder in a Catholic Church over Easter weekend.
The business of Hollywood was in trouble long before the earth-rattling news that Netflix had inked a $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. And while the deal is widely seen as a coup by Netflix, once a scrappy startup that had to fight to be taken seriously,
The streamer is rolling out a fresh batch of Christmas movies this December, including three world premieres. From the Kate Winslet-directed Goodbye June to the ridiculous My Secret Santa, these holiday (and holiday-adjacent) movies are best enjoyed with a piping-hot cup of cocoa and a few tissues.
In 2022, writer and director Damien Chazelle used all of the goodwill and clout he earned from La La Land, Whiplash and other movies to make Babylon. Chazelle put his heart and soul into this movie, and it still failed at the box office.
Netflix has made waves in entertainment with its deal to acquire Warner Bros. The streaming giant announced on December 5 that it had reached an agreement to purchase Warner Bros.
Netflix is ringing in the holidays with another slate of Christmas-themed movies, but while this year's crop of films is a bit less starry than last year's, viewership is in pretty lockstep as subscribers flock to small-to-mid-budget rom-coms that channel the spirit of the season.
Carl Erik Rinsch was convicted of financial crimes including wire fraud and money laundering on Thursday. Dec. 11
Many viewers see streaming services as interchangeable. Would the media merger that may devour HBO change anything?