What new movies to watch this Christmas (and where), from ‘1984 Wonder Woman’ to Pixar’s ‘Soul’

Going to the movies this holiday season may be out of the question for most Americans, but luckily you don’t have to leave the house to see some of the biggest Christmas movie releases.

Among the films that will be released just in time to spread the joy of Christmas are “News of the World”, “Wonder Woman 1984”, “Promising Young Woman” and “The Midnight Sky”, just to name a few.

To be more in-depth, let’s note that some films are, for some reason, premiering this week in theaters only, with the eventual launch of TBD home video. We have included them below, but of course we want to remember that COVID-19 killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and cinemas across the country are being closed due to the risk of spreading the disease. Therefore, we recommend that you keep this in mind before deciding to sit in a closed room with a lot of other people before receiving the vaccine.

In any case, read on for a list of the main films that will be released this holiday – and, of course, where to watch them.

STREAMING
The following films are coming out strictly through streaming services or simultaneously with limited screening in theaters.

Sylvie’s love
Release date: December 23
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video

Starring Tessa Thompson and Eugene Ashe, “Sylvie’s Love” tells the story of a woman who falls in love with a rising saxophone star while working at her father’s record store in 1950s Harlem, New York.

The midnight sky
Release date of: December 23
Where to watch: Netflix

“The Midnight Sky” stars George Clooney as a lone scientist stationed in post-apocalyptic Antarctica while working to prevent a crew of astronauts from returning home to a worldwide disaster.

Wonder Woman 1984
Release date: December 25
Where to watch: HBO Max; also available in some cinemas.

The superhero sequel slightly changed the calendar trying to choose a good release date in theaters, but even Zeus’s daughter does not have the power to defeat COVID-19, so the film ended up jumping out of theaters entirely.

We can be heroes
Release date of: December 25th
Where to watch: Netflix

Do you feel old yet? This is the sequel to the 2005 cult children’s hit “Sharkboy and Lavagirl”. Yes, yes you do. After several years after “Sharkboy and Lavagirl”, this time the world is attacked by alien invaders who capture Earth’s superheroes, leaving their children trying to get him back. It stars Pedro Pascal, Priyanka Chopra and Christian Slater alongside Lavagirl Taylor Dooley.

Soul
Release date of: December 25th
Where to watch: Disney +

Disney / Pixar’s “Soul” is another victim of COVID-19, skipping theaters entirely. Director Peter Docter (“Up” and “Inside Out”) stars Jamie Foxx as Joe Gardner, a jazz pianist and teacher who goes on an incredible quest to reunite his soul with his body after an accident.

World News
Release date of: December 25th
Where to watch: Netflix, with limited release in theaters in America.

Tom Hanks plays an itinerant news reader who walks through the southwest and meets an orphan raised by the Kiowa people. The two go looking for their true home and make some ties along the way (between shootings).

ONLY THEATERS (for now)
The following films will be in theaters only during the Christmas holidays, with a streaming release at a later date. But, as we said above, COVID-19 has already killed hundreds of thousands of people in the United States, and the country is seeing new infection records defined almost daily. In addition, it is easily spread in closed spaces. Therefore, we ask that you be careful and consider waiting for home video.

One night in miami
Release date of: December 25th
Where to watch: Limited theatrical release; It will be transferred to Amazon Prime Video on January 15 /

The debut in the direction of Regina King tells the fictional account of Muhammad Ali’s first victory in the Heavy Boxing Championship in 1964 – just 10 days before he renounced his birth name, Cassius Clay – starring Eli Goree as Ali and Kingsley Ben -Adir as Malcom X. Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick and Michael Imperioli also join.

Promising young woman
Release date of: December 25th
Where to watch: Limited theatrical release; Home video release TBA.

This dramatic comedy by director and writer Emerald Fennell about a woman taking revenge on every man who offended her, stars in Carey Mulligan, Laverne Cox, Alison Brie, Bo Burnam, Adam Brody and Jennifer Coolidge. So yes, obviously you’re going to watch it.

Pinocchio
Release date of: December 25th
Where to watch: Limited cinema release

Roberto Benigni stars in this adaptation of the 1883 children’s book – this film, by the way, has no connection with the animated Disney adaptation of 1940 – as the puppeteer Gepetto, with Frederico Ielapi as the talking puppet who just wants to be a real boy.