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23. Cagney’s TV partner
27. Carpet alternative
28. Poetic tribute
29. Mary-Kate or Ashley
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32. Wrestle suffix
34. Skating venue
37. Bank holdings: Abbr.
38. Former Canadian police drama
41. 2006 comedy
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44. 911 responder
45. Adjust, as violin strings
46. Penultimate
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5. Water carrier
6. These, in Madrid
7. Any episode of “Friends”
8. Kind of network
9. First light
10. “Star Wars” vehicle
11. “L.A. Law” star Susan
16. Old Testament twin
17. Mythical serpentine people
19. Rain in Spain collector
20. “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1985) star Julia
24. Come up with
25. Cut and paste
26. Pro votes
30. Love symbol
31. Premier Khrushchev
32. ___ fide (in bad faith)
33. More sharp, as pain
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35. Insect egg nest
36. Nancy Drew’s
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38. City on the Tiber
39. “I’m ___ your tricks!”
40. NBC drama series “La ___”
41. Animation frame
42. Wine: Prefix
43. Gun grp.
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15. TV fashion competition
18. Long-running Food Network series “___: Impossible”
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21. Unforeseen difficulty
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The Djinn
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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. Solution below
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Summoned to Italy to intercept a deadly terrorist attack before it happens, American solider J.J. (Hawke) is tasked with locating his imprisoned twin brother, Justin (Hawke), who may have insider knowledge of the upcoming attack. Traversing the city of Rome, J.J. navigates shadowy alleys and cryptic exchanges while searching for answers to not only his brother’s secret location but also to a possible deadly attack on the Vatican.
Summoned to Italy to intercept a deadly terrorist attack before it happens, American solider J.J. (Hawke) is tasked with locating his imprisoned twin brother, Justin (Hawke), who may have insider knowledge of the upcoming attack. Traversing the city of Rome, J.J. navigates
Director:Abel Ferrara.Stars: Ethan Hawke,Cristina Chiriac, Phil Neilson,Valerio Mastandrea,Dounia Sichov,Korlan Madi,MahmutSifaErkaya, Anna Ferrara.2021.85 mins. Action.
shadowy alleys and cryptic exchanges while searching for answers to not only his brother’s secret location but also to a
Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.
Solution below
After moving into a new house with his father, Michael (Brownstein), deaf and asthmatic Dylan Jacobs (Dewey) finds a mysterious old book and accompanying mirror with directions for a ritual on how to beckon a djinn. From the book, Dylan learns that if summoned, the djinn can grant any wish uttered into the mirror before midnight.
The Djinn
Directors:DavidCharbonier,JustinPowell.Stars:EzraDewey,Rob Brownstein,TevyPoe,JohnErickson,DonaldPitts,JilbertDaniel, IsaiahDell,CollinJoe.2021.82 mins.Horror.
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After moving into a new house with his father, Michael (Brownstein), deaf and asthmatic Dylan Jacobs (Dewey) finds a mysterious old book and accompanying mirror with directions for a ritual on how to beckon a djinn. From the book, Dylan learns that if summoned, the djinn can grant any wish uttered into the mirror before midnight.
Following the closure of a Soviet underground research laboratory, viral specialist Anya (Radulovic) is sent by her government to inves-
Ethan Hawke stars in “Zeros and Ones”
tigate the project being secretly worked on by her fellow countrymen in the world’s deepest borehole.
Director:ArsenySyuhin.Stars: MilenaRadulovic,Sergey Ivanyuk,NikolayKovbas,Vadim Demchog,KirillKovbas,Nikita Dyuvbanov,ViktorNizovoy,ArtyomTsukanov.2020.115mins. Horror.
Directors:DavidCharbonier,JustinPowell.Stars:EzraDewey,Rob Brownstein,TevyPoe,JohnErick tigate the project being secretly
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WHAT’S NEW ON PRIME
“The Tender Bar” (2021)
Prime brings viewers a heartwarming new story with the new coming-of-age drama “The Tender Bar,” available to stream on Friday, Jan. 7, following its limited theatrical release in December. Based on the 2005 memoir of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist J.R. Moehringer, “The Tender Bar” is a feature-length dramatization of the saying “It takes a village to raise a child.” Ty Sheridan (“Ready Player One,” 2018) stars as J.R. Moehringer, a young man growing up on Long Island, New York. Growing up without a father and in desperate need of a paternal influence in his life, J.R. turns to his uncle Charlie (Ben Affleck, “Argo,” 2012) for guidance. The owner of a local bar, Charlie, with the help of some of his patrons, becomes the quirky, colorful father figure J.R. needs to build a better life for himself. Executive produced by Moehringer and produced and directed by Academy Award winner George Clooney (“The Monuments Men,” 2014), the film features a screenplay written by William Monahan (“The Departed,” 2006). The film also stars Lily Rabe (“American Horror Story”), newcomer Daniel Ranieri, Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future,” 1985), Max Martini (“13 Hours,” 2016), Rhenzy Feliz (“Runaways”), Briana Middleton (“Augustus,” 2020), Max Casella (“Jackie,” 2016) and Sondra James (“Joker,” 2019).
WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX “Rebelde” - Season 1
Dive into the music and drama of the newly rebooted Mexican series
“Rebelde,” premiering Wednesday, Jan. 5, on Netflix. An updated take on the original Mexican telenovela of the same name from the early 2000s, this continuation of the musical teen drama brings fame, glory and musical talent to the forefront. Following the students at the Elite Way School, an elite Mexican college, the series takes viewers into the passions, friendships, rivalries and talents of its students. With a high-profile battle of the bands competition coming to them, the students put it all on the line for a shot at fame and glory. The show features a band of talented students — just like the original series — but a new generation of students rocks the audience with classic songs from the original series and some new hits along the way as well. Directed by Santiago Limón (“Stray Dogs,” 2014), the script is guided by head writer José Miguel Núñez (“La Reina del Sur”). Azul Guaita Bracamontes (“La Negociadora”), Giovanna Grigio (“Chiquititas”), Franco Masini (“The Clan,” 2015), Sergio Mayer Mori (“The Patriarch,” 2016), Alejandro Puente (“The Club”), Jeronimo Cantillo (“Verdad Oculta”), Lizeth Selene (“Bankrolled,” 2021), Andrea Chaparro (“The House of Flowers: The Movie,” 2021), Estefania Villarreal (“Waking Up With You”) and Karla Cossío (“Clase 406”) star in the series.
WHAT’S NEW ON HBO MAX “Search Party” - Season 5
Join the hunt one last time with the release of the fifth and final season of “Search Party,” coming to HBO Max on Friday, Jan. 7. The 10-episode season of this cult-hit dark comedy thriller continues to follow Dory (Alia Shawkat, “Arrested Development”), who originally started
the show’s journey by dragging a group of friends along on a mission to search for a missing college acquaintance. The series has since taken a turn for the thrilling as the group winds up on all kinds of misadventures, and Season 5 is bound not to disappoint as it wraps up the story. After a fourth season filled with uncertainty and even more missing friends, fans can catch up with the characters as they try to move onward and upward. Created, written and directed by “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp’s” Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter, Season 5 also stars John Reynolds (“Stranger Things”), John Early (“Other People,” 2016), Meredith Hagner (“Vacation Friends,” 2021), Jeffery Self (“Jeffery & Cole Cas-
serole”), Kathy Griffin (“Hall Pass,” 2011), Jeff Goldblum (“The World According to Jeff Goldblum”), John Waters (“Groundbreakers”), Aparna Nancherla (“The Great North”), Angela Trimbur (“The Final Girls,” 2015), Grace Kuhlenschmidt (“ZIWE”), Greta Titelman (“Together Together,” 2021), Joe Castle Baker (“Roy Wood Jr.: The Avenging Ones,” 2019), Larry Owens (“Winner Winner Dinner Dinner”) and Michelle Badillo (“One Day at a Time”).
WHAT’S LEAVING NETFLIX
The House Party franchise
You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here: “House Party” (1990), “House Party 2” (1991) and “House Party 3” (1994) are making their final appearances before leaving the Netflix library on Saturday, Jan. 1. For Kid (Christopher Reid, “Class Act,” 1992) and Play (Christopher Martin, “Bigger”), it’s all about getting their kicks in while they’re young in this ‘90s comedy cult classic franchise. When their determination to have a good time takes them into situations wilder than they could have ever imagined, the friends do what they have to do to make it through bizarre, dangerous and outrageous obstacles. Originally created by Reginald Hudlin (“The Black Godfather,” 2019), who wrote and directed the first film, the film series also stars Martin Lawrence (“Bad Boys,”
ral underbelly, where vampires and werewolves live in vicious animosity. As the series travels through the fight between the two supernatural species, and later with humankind, there is no shortage of thrilling action in these fillms. The series also stars Scott Speedman (“The Strangers,” 2008), Bill Nighy (“Love Actually,” 2003), Michael Sheen (“Masters of Sex”), Shane Brolly (“Spread,” 2009), Sophia Myles (“A Discovery of Witches”) and Kevin Grevioux (“I, Frankenstein,” 2014).
The Spy Kids trilogy
1995), Tisha Campbell (“Inside Job”), Paul Anthony (“Jason’s Letter,” 2017), Bowlegged Lou (“Body Jumpers”), B-Fine (“Longshot,” 2001) and Robin Harris (“Do the Right Thing,” 1989).
The Underworld franchise
The dark side of the world is losing some of its power this Saturday, Jan. 1, when three of the Underworld franchise films leave Netflix. The original film, “Underworld” (2003), bids farewell to the streamer along with the series’ third and fourth installments, 2009’s “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” and 2012’s “Underworld: Awakening”).
Starring Kate Beckinsale (“Guilty Party”) as Selene, an elite vampire warrior, this fantasy thriller series dives deep into Earth’s supernatu-
Another one bites the dust when Troublemaker Studios’ classic children’s film series Spy Kids leaves Netflix on Sunday, Jan. 1. Hits in the early 2000s, “Spy Kids” (2001), “Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams” (2002) and “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over” (2003) follow families of the Organization of Super Spies (or, O.S.S.) as they work to save the world, and often their own parents. Starring Alexa PenaVega (“The Casagrandes”) and Daryl Sabara (“Ben 10”) as siblings Carmen and Juni Cortez, the kids use ultra-hightech gadgets provided by their uncle (Danny Trejo, “Machete,” 2010) to go on top-secret missions with their parents, Ingrid (Carla Gugino, “Watchmen,” 2009) and Gregorio (Antonio Banderas, “The Mask of Zorro,” 1998). The series is created by Robert Rodriguez (“El Mariachi,” 1992), who wrote and directed all three films. Cheech Marin (“Born in East L.A.” 18987), Mike Judge (“Beavis and ButtHead”), Alan Cumming (“The Good Wife”), Emily Osment (“Hannah Montana”), Matt O’Leary (“Live Free or Die Hard,” 2007), Ricardo Montalbán (“Fantasy Island”) and Holland Taylor (“Legally Blonde,” 2001) also play recurring roles in the series.
