A biographical sports drama and a dark comedy are also among the films trending across streaming services including Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Max and AMC+.

A Real Pain (now streaming on Hulu, in addition to VOD services like Amazon Prime Video) is the highlight of a strange year for Jesse Eisenberg: He writes, directs and stars in this prickly comedy-drama that’s almost certain to score co-star Kieran Culkin an Oscar nomination – and reasonable consideration for Best Picture and Screenplay.

The sci-fi dystopian drama "Severance" premieres its second season this week on Apple TV+, starring Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro and Christopher Walken. Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg play mismatched cousins in the acclaimed movie,

Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: the sci-fi dystopian drama “Severance” premieres its second season, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has a new lifestyle series coming to Netflix and Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man" lands on Max.

That being said, Culkin’s co-star, Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote, produced, and directed the film, is equally deserving of praise for his acting. Eisenberg’s David is a quieter, more subtle ...

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The BAFTA nominee appeared last year in 'A Very Royal Scandal' and will soon portray Irish soccer star Roy Keane on the big screen.

Variety's final Academy Awards nomination predictions which include "Wicked," "Conclave," "Emilia Pérez," "The Brutalist," "Anora" and more.

Another musical, the Spanish-language French Oscar entry “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix), is poised to dominate the delayed Oscar nominations announcement on January 23 with 12 nods, by my estimation, followed by papal thriller “Conclave” (Focus Features) with 10,

The Wide Shot gauges the outlook for the indie film market at the Sundance Film Festival. There will be deals, but what really matters is the audience.

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