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Folks, we’ve made it. The end of the year is upon us.

As with every year, our theaters and smart TVs will be filled with a sometimes cheerful mix of heady award hopefuls , mind-numbing but merry comedies, big box office blowouts and some out-of-left-field curveballs.

A few seasonally appropriate titles are already out and making the rounds, like “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie” from the Jonas Brothers on Disney+/Hulu and “ A Merry Little Ex-Mas ,” starring ’90s darlings Alicia Silverstone and Melissa Joan Hart on Netflix. A new “Knives Out” mystery and rom-com/caper “Jingle Bell Heist” also hit the streamer this week.

A few buzzy theatrical releases round out the offerings this Thanksgiving weekend, including tear-jerker and award season

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