Thanksgiving holdovers and expansions drive this period and this year was a recipe for weak results with a disastrous Disney animated release (“Strange World”), lack of interest in “Devotion” (Sony), expansions of “The Fabelmans” (Universal) and “Bones and All” (United Artists) that don’t to come close to their potential and only one week for Netflix’s limited “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” It would have been worse without Universal smartly placing a new lower-budget ($20 million) horror film into the void....

The holiday shopping rush hasn’t even started yet but if you’re shopping around for a fun gift idea, there’s a new gadget on the market that would be perfect for fans of “Stranger Things.” The Stranger Things Crosley Cassette Player Bundle, sold exclusively at Walmart, features a throwback design for anyone who loves nostalgia, and a cleverly hidden clue into the upcoming season. The cassette player bundle, which became available for pre-order on Thursday, includes a cassette tape that holds a secret voicemail from a mystery character from Season 4 of the Netflix series slated to arrive on the streaming platform sometime next year....

“WandaVision” fans are preparing for the season 1 finale of the Disney+ series on Friday, which means it’s a great time to stock up on some Marvel merchandise. Whether you’re treating yourself to a gift (or two), shopping for friends, family, or maybe even a co-worker, there’s a great selection of cool gadgets and gear inspired by Vision and the Scarlet Witch. Marvel’s inaugural Disney+ series stars Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision....

Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links. While CBS All Access quickly made its name as the home of the “Star Trek” TV universe, the ViacomCBS-owned streaming service is home to plenty of other high-quality original TV series (“The Twilight Zone” and “The Good Fight,” for one). A more under-the-radar choice: “Why Women Kill,” the colorful, murderous comedy-drama from “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry....

After welcoming more than 10,000 people in 2019, “Love Actually Live” — an immersive holiday musical experience produced by For the Record — is back by popular demand. The show treats audiences to a musical reimagining of the film’s soundtrack accompanied by live singers and a 15-piece orchestra. “Love Actually Live” takes place at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. The show runs through December 31....

And I thought of them again as I sat on my couch, in a slight stupor, after viewing “All the Bells Say,” the emotionally exquisite Season 3 finale of “Succession.” The episode was equal parts catharsis and catalyst. Kendall (Jeremy Strong) finally admits his involvement in the drowning death of a young man who served as a caterer at Shiv’s (Sarah Snook) wedding. Roman (Kieran Culkin) finally sees that the top job at Waystar Royco will never be bestowed upon him by his father, Logan (Brian Cox), and decides to ally with his siblings....

EARLIER: “Are you going to Sundance?” The question is a post-New Year’s tradition, but this year it’s tinged with more skepticism than cordiality. With omicron throwing a new variable into the puzzle of pandemic-era disruption, the prospects of any large-scale physical gathering in January — much less one attended by over 100,000 people dedicated to packing into box-like rooms for hours at a time — sounds like a fever dream....