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What to Watch: Films for Thanksgiving Weekend

What is everyone thankful for?

There’s the food, family, falling leaves, pumpkin everything and the wonderful TV marathons (Harry Potter right?).  And there are tons of Christmas movies and music already playing if you’re in a hurry for snow and winter.

This week there are some awesome films that are certainly holiday worthy, and of course, Christmas is sneaking it’s way into November.

 

Coco

Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to work out the mystery.

 

Darkest Hour

During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.

 

Call Me by Your Name

In Northern Italy in 1983, seventeen year-old Elio begins a relationship with visiting Oliver, his father’s research assistant, with whom he bonds over his emerging sexuality, their Jewish heritage, and the beguiling Italian landscape.

 

The Man Who Invented Christmas

The journey that led to Charles Dickens’ creation of “A Christmas Carol,” a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.

 

Chappaquiddick

Ted Kennedy’s life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ZeJ-7HSoM

 

What are you watching?