The Brainerd Dispatch TV Week November 29th 2020

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15 “His Dark ___”

(Fantasy TV series based on novels)

17 Texted laugh

18 Gruyere

20 Taj ___

22 Author/illustrator

Silverstein

23 Kind of daisy

24 Acclaimed sci-fi drama “Mr. ___”

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1 Spirit made from sugar cane

2 “Bingo!”

3 In just a few words

4 Much-memed “The Mandalorian” phrase “This is ___”

5 Wading bird

7 Burp

8 Dog team driver

Sunday, Nov. 29

9:05 a.m. ESPN2 F1 Auto Racing Bahrain Grand Prix. (Live) (1:55)

10:25 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer TOT at CHE (Live) (2:05)

11:30 a.m. GOLF LET Golf Final Round Open de España. (4:00)

Noon (7) KCCO NFL Football L.V. at Atl. (Live) (3:25)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Football Car. at Min. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN NCAA Basketball Rich. at Ken. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Third Place Game Hall of Fame Classic. (Live) (2:00)

1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)

FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Marquette vs. N. Dak. (Live) (2:00)

1:10 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Wol. at ARS (Live) (2:05)

1:30 p.m. (11) KARE FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Women’s Slalom (1:30)

2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP MLS Soccer Conference Semifinal Playoffs. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN NCAA Basketball Women’s (Live) (2:00)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Championship Hall of Fame Classic. (Live) (2:00)

3:00 p.m. (11) KARE ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix NHK Trophy. (2:00)

3:25 p.m. (7) KCCO NFL Football Kan. at T.B. (Live) (3:05)

3:30 p.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Alfred Dunhill Championship. (3:30)

NBCSN RFU Rugby English Premiership. (2:00)

4:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Hou. vs. Tex.Tech (Live) (2:00)

FSN NCAA Hockey Arz. St. at Wis. (Live) (2:30)

5:30 p.m. NBCSN Dirt Racing Lucas Oil Late Model Series (1:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball CBE Classic. (Live) (0:30)

6:30 p.m. NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)

7:00 p.m. ESPN MLS Soccer Conference Semifinal Playoffs. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Hall of Fame Tournament. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF Golf ANA Inspiration Charity Skins Match. (2:00)

7:20 p.m. (11) KARE NFL Football Chi. at G.B. (Live) (3:10)

8:30 p.m. NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 World of X Games (1:00)

10:00 p.m. ESPN2 F1 Auto Racing Bahrain Grand Prix. (2:30)

10:30 p.m. NBCSN The National Dog Show (2:00)

Monday, Nov. 30

9:00 a.m. FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Marquette vs. N. Dak. (2:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final Maui Invitational. Tex. vs. Dav. (Live) (2:00)

FSN NCAA Hockey Arz. St. at Wis. (2:00)

GOLF LET Golf Final Round Open de España. (3:00)

11:25 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Fulh. at Leic. (Live) (2:05)

1:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Basketball Women’s Marquette vs. N. Dak. (2:00)

1:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final Maui Invitational. Ind. vs. Prov. (Live) (2:00)

1:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer A.V. at WHU (Live) (2:05)

2:00 p.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Alfred Dunhill Championship. (3:00)

3:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Hockey Arz. St. at Wis. (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final Maui Invitational. UNC vs. UNLV (Live) (2:00)

7:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Football Sea. at Phi. (Live) (3:15)

FSN MLB Baseball Det. at Min. (3:00)

USA WWE Raw (Live) (3:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final Maui Invitational. Stan. vs. Ala. (Live) (2:00)

10:30 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (0:30)

11:00 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (0:30)

Tuesday, Dec. 1

12:30 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Semifinal Maui Invitational. (Live) (2:00)

1:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Semifinal Legends Classic. USC vs. BYU (Live) (2:00)

1:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)

3:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Semifinal Maui Invitational. (Live) (2:00)

4:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Semifinal Legends Classic. Con. vs. Vander. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Consolation Maui Invitational. (Live) (2:00)

6:30 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Champions Classic. (Live) (2:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Champions Classic. (Live) (2:00) ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Consolation Maui Invitational. (Live) (2:00)

10:00 p.m. (29) WFTC NFL Football Car. at Min. (2:00)

Wednesday, Dec. 2

11:30 a.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Hall of Fame Tournament. (Live) (2:00)

Noon NBCSN Dirt Racing Lucas Oil Late Model Series (1:00)

12:30 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Third Place Game Maui Invitational. (Live) (2:00)

1:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)

2:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Hall of Fame Tournament. (Live) (2:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Championship Maui Invitational. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF Golf Volunteers of America Classic Charity Challenge. (2:00)

4:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Fla. at Okl. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN Basketball (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Fifth Place Game Maui Invitational. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF Golf Volunteers of America Classic Charity Challenge. (2:00)

NBCSN Drone Racing League (1:00)

7:00 p.m. NBCSN Drone Racing League (1:00)

TNT All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (Live) (2:00)

USA WWE NXT (Live) (2:08)

7:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Mayakoba Classic. (3:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN Boxing Card TBA Ring City USA. (Live) (2:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Third Place Game Legends Classic. (Live) (2:00)

10:00 p.m. NBCSN Boxing Card TBA Ring City USA. (2:00)

10:30 p.m. GOLF LPGA Golf Round 1 Volunteers of America Classic. (2:00)

Friday, Dec. 4

10:00 a.m. GOLF LPGA Golf Round 1 Volunteers of America Classic. (2:30)

NBCSN NCAA Hockey Arz. St. at N.D. (Live) (2:00)

6:30 p.m. FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)

7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR

WWE SmackDown (Live) (2:00)

HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

7:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Mayakoba Classic. (3:00)

8:00 p.m. (29) WFTC Vikings Connected (0:30)

ESPN NCAA Football Cin. at Tuls. (Live) (3:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)

9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)

FSN Under Center With Kirk Cousins (0:30)

10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Pro Football Weekly (0:30)

10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (Live) (0:20)

10:30 p.m. FSN Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)

GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 Volunteers of America Classic. (2:00)

NBCSN Madden America (1:00)

11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Max on Boxing (0:30) TBS ELeague (2:00)

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Live (0:30)

NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)

Saturday, Dec. 5

8:00 a.m. ESPN College GameDay (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (0:55)

FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill. 2019 (1:30) Noon (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Bay. vs. Ga. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Destination Polaris (0:30) GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)

1:00 p.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Mayakoba Classic. (Live) (3:00)

1:30 p.m. (11) KARE NCAA Football Syr. at N.D. (Live) (3:30)

FSN Jason Mitchell Outdoors (0:30)

2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)

(7) KCCO

8:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Volunteers of America Classic Charity Challenge. (2:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Seventh Place Game Maui Invitational. (Live) (2:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN Basketball (Live) (2:00)

11:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Volunteers of America Classic Charity Challenge. (2:00)

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (0:30)

Thursday, Dec. 3

10:00 a.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 Golf in Dubai Championship. (2:30)

Noon NBCSN IBU Biathlon World Cup Women’s 7.5km Sprint (1:00)

1:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Mayakoba Classic. (Live) (3:00)

1:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)

3:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:30)

4:30 p.m. GOLF LPGA Golf Round 1 Volunteers of America Classic. (3:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Championship Legends Classic. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s (Live) (2:00)

7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Football Dal. at Blt. (Live) (3:30)

11:30 a.m. ESPN2 F1 Auto Racing Practice Sakhir Grand Prix. (Live) (1:35)

Noon NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Giant Slalom. 2019 (1:00)

1:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Mayakoba Classic. (Live) (3:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (0:30)

3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 Max on Boxing (0:30)

FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 UFC Live (Live) (0:30)

GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 Volunteers of America Classic. (3:00)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Daily Wager (Live) (1:00)

FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)

5:30 p.m. FSN Boondock Nation (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Women’s (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Football L-Laf. at App. St. (Live) (3:00)

FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)

8:30 a.m. NBCSN Premier League Mornings (Live) (0:25)

8:55 a.m. ESPN2 F1 Auto Racing Practice Sakhir Grand Prix. (Live) (1:05)

NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)

9:00 a.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Gopher Pre-game (Live) (1:00)

(15) KVRR (29) WFTC Big Noon Kickoff (1:00)

FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)

9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)

GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 Volunteers of America Classic. (2:30)

10:00 a.m. (9) KAWE Easy Yoga for Arthritis With Peggy Cappy (1:00)

(9) KMSP Big Noon Kickoff (Live)

(1:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

10:30 a.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

11:00 a.m. (5) KSTP (9) KMSP (15)

KVRR ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)

FSN Passion for the Hunt (0:30)

NBCSN Premier League Mornings (Live) (0:30)

11:30 a.m. (7) KCCO Inside College Basketball (0:30)

(11) KARE EPL Soccer (Live) (2:00)

FSN Boondock Nation (0:30)

ESPN College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 UFC UFC Fight Night (Live) (3:00)

9:30 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)

FSN Vikings Game Plan (0:30) 10:00 p.m. FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)

NBCSN World Chase Tag (1:00)

10:30 p.m. (23) WUCW Gametime With Boomer Esiason (0:30)

FSN Under Center With Kirk Cousins (0:30)

GOLF LPGA Golf Round 3 Volunteers of America Classic. (3:00)

11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)

FSN Pro Football Weekly (0:30)

NBCSN World Chase Tag (1:00)

11:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Vikings Game Plan (0:30)

FSN The Icons: Leadership in Sports (0:30)

Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Nov 29, 2020

Extreme Sudoku

she passed the Voting Rights Act in 21 parsecs?

The Tonight Show

Starring Jimmy Fallon

I heard that each ballot is processed by two volunteers — one Democrat and one Republican — and if they fall in love, they star in a Hallmark movie called “Count On Love.”

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The best way to describe how I’m feeling right now is somewhere between Christmas Eve and the night before a liver transplant. It’s very stressful, so I want to make a suggestion to get you through election night. I have something I think can help — it’s called “tequila.”

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Our democracy is like the Millennium Falcon. She ain’t pretty, but remember when

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A ‘(Dark) Material’ world

Pullman’s trilogy continues on the small screen

By Rachel Jones TV Media

Join in on the adventure of a lifetime as the HBO adaptation of Philip Pullman’s well-loved trilogy, “His Dark Materials,” continues with an all-new episode airing Monday, Nov. 30. Now in its second season, the series started off strong and continues to impress fans who are all looking forward to the twists and turns to come.

If you’ve read the books (or saw the 2007 film “The Golden Compass”) you’ll already be looped in on the show’s character lineup and the uniquely magical world created by Pullman. The series follows a

Spyglass” soon followed in 2000. When “The Golden Compass” movie came out in 2007, many of the book’s readers were extremely disappointed in the film as they felt the book’s integrity was not accurately represented. Luckily, the series adaptation, “His Dark Materials,” has had a much warmer reception, with the first season going on to receive 10 BAFTA Award nominations and winning two. Also, while “The Golden Compass” featured a rather high-profile cast, it’s possible that the cast of “His Dark Materials” could be considered even more studded with stars.

cian Msamati (“Gangs of London”) as John Faa, King of the Gypsies; and Andrew Scott (“Victor Frankenstein,” 2015) as renowned scholar and mystic healer Col. John Parry. Like most everything right now, the series was struck hard by the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, though, fortunately, it wasn’t as severely affected as most other shows. Season 2 is scheduled to consist of seven episodes, which were all (quite fortuitously) filmed before the current pandemic struck. Having just begun to film its eighth Season 2 episode, “His Dark Materials” was forced to cease all production due to health dangers

about the mysterious Lord Asriel, so fans of the show will hopefully have that to look forward to sometime in the future when the episode has been completed as planned. While Season 1 focused primarily on the events of the first book in the series, this season’s episodes are based on Pullman’s second book, “The Subtle Knife.” The Season 2 storyline is expected to show what happens after Lord Asriel opens a bridge to a new world. Meanwhile, mourning the loss of her best friend, Lyra heads off into the unknown, searching for her father and continuing to investigate Dust — an elementary particle that

From the list, find each word and circle its letters in the puzzle to reveal a message relating to this week's theme

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Sudoku

Sudoku

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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Made in Italy

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Made in Italy

After getting divorced from his wife, Ruth (Kettle), Jack Foster (Richardson) wishes to secure the funds to purchase the London art gallery where he currently works but which will be sold by his inlaws following the divorce. Jack comes to the conclusion that, in order to buy his beloved gallery, he must sell the Italian villa, once owned by his late mother, which he co-owns with his estranged father, Robert (Neeson). Upon traveling to Italy, Jack and Robert find the estate in a state of disrepair far beyond what they had imagined. Required to get the home into a presentable condition, the father and son pair must finally work together and, in the process, resolve not only their feelings of grief over losing a wife and moth-

After getting divorced from his wife, Ruth (Kettle), Jack Foster (Richardson) wishes to secure the funds to purchase the London art gallery where he currently works but which will be sold by his inlaws following the divorce. Jack comes to the conclusion that, in order to buy his beloved gallery, he must sell the Italian villa, once owned by his late mother, which he co-owns with his estranged father, Robert (Neeson). Upon trav-

Micheál Richardson and Liam Neeson in “Made in Italy”

er, but their feeling towards each other.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every

box contains the digits 1 through 9. Solution below

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Micheál Richardson

Liam Neeson in “Made in Italy”

By Dana Simpson TV Media

WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX

“Mank” (2020)

Get acquainted with Herman J. Mankiewicz this Friday, Nov. 4, as he makes his leading-role debut in the new Netflix film “Mank.”

Starring the iconic Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour,” 2017) in the title role, this modern-day film is like no other in that it pays such beautifully crafted homage to the noir films of the 1940s, you may find yourself forgetting it was just released. True to the timeframe it is mirroring and shot entirely in the same dramatic black-and-white as the best films of the beginning of the sound era, “Mank” tells the story of newspaperman-turned-screenwriter

Herman J. Mankiewicz (Oldman) as he struggles to develop and finish the Oscar-winning Orson Welles masterpiece “Citizen Kane” (1941).

Directed by David Fincher (“The Social Network,” 2010), the screenplay was actually written by his late father, Jack Fincher, three decades ago. A sentimental passion project for Fincher now, his connection to the film and its process may be what earns him an Academy Award for Best Picture this year (while it is too early for official nominations, the New York Times is hinting that “Mank” has huge potential in this area). If this is the case and “Mank” does go on to win the top spot at the Oscars for 2020, the film would mark Netflix’s first-ever Best Picture win. Released to select theaters just prior to its Netflix debut, “Mank” also stars Amanda Seyfried (“Les Misérables,” 2012) as actress Marion Davies, Lily Collins (“Emily in Paris”) as Rita Alexander, Tom Burke (“Only God Forgives,” 2013) as Orson Welles, and Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”) as the legendary newspaper magnate and subject of “Citizen Kane,” William Randolph Hearst.

“Selena: The Series”

Let the rhythm move you to the small screen this Friday, Dec. 4, because a quarter-century after her untimely death at a hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas, Selena is getting her own Netflix series. Produced by “This Is Us” producer Donald Todd, “Selena: The Series” follows the passion and talent of the young Tejano singer, Selena Quintanilla — portrayed by Madison Taylor Baez (“The Tooth Racket,” 2019) during childhood and Christian Serratos (“The Walking Dead”) as she grows into adulthood — as she works hard to turn her dream of becoming an international pop star into a reality. With nine episodes, due to be released on the streamer all at once for your bingeing pleasure, the series will focus heavily on Selena’s rise to stardom, her time with the band Los Dinos, and the sacrifices her family made to see her happy and successful. Directed by Hiromi Kamata (“Diablo Guardián”), this bio-series also stars Jesse Posey (“First Love”) as Selena y Los Dinos guitarist Chris Pérez; Noemi Gonzalez (“The Young and the Restless”) as the band’s drummer and Selena’s sister, Suzette; Rico Aragon (“On Deck”) as music executive José Behar; and Ricardo Chavira (“Desperate Housewives”) as singer-songwriter, record producer and Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla — the man who also served as executive producer on the 1997 biographical film “Selena,” starring Jennifer Lopez (“The Wedding Planner,” 2001).

WHAT’S NEW ON APPLE TV+ “Stillwater”

Join in on the panda-monium with the new animated family series “Stillwater,” premiering Friday, Dec. 4, on Apple TV+. The Apple streaming service has been hard at work in the family viewing department lately, becoming the first digital platform to secure Daytime Emmy

wins in its first year of launching — better still, Apple TV+ managed a whopping 18 nominations, going on to secure two wins for its family programs “Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10” and “Ghostwriter.” Now, there’s a new show in town. “Stillwater” tells the story of three siblings — voiced by Judah Mackey (“The Young and the Restless”), Eva Ariel Binder (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and Tucker Chandler (“Madagascar: A Little Wild”) — who, like most children, often get overwhelmed by even the smallest disruptions in their lives. Luckily, living next door to Stillwater the panda has its perks, as his Zen-like attitude and fun-loving personality help the kids to make sense of their feelings and have a bit of adventure along the way. Based on Scholastic’s beautifully illustrated “Zen Shorts” book series by Jon J. Muth, this new TV series is executive produced by a team of eight talented show creators — including Nicolas Atlan (“The Jungle Book”) and Caitlin Friedman (“Clifford the Big Red Dog”) — and also features the voice talents of James Sie (“Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness”).

WHAT’S NEW ON PRIME

“Sound of Metal” (2020) Learn to feel the music as the world goes quiet in “Sound of Metal,” coming to Prime on Friday, Dec. 4. When heavy metal drummer Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”) begins to rapidly lose his hearing, he struggles to make sense of the world around him. Doing his best to adapt to his sound-centric career and maintain some sense

of normalcy as his world silently crumbles around him, Ruben tries to focus on not letting his newfound vulnerability get the best of him. Written by Darius and Abraham Marder — who both worked behind the scenes on “Loot” (2008) — and featuring Darius Marder in his stunning directorial debut, “Sound of Metal” is a raw depiction of how one event has the power to change everything about the way we perceive ourselves. As if this wasn’t a tall enough order for the film, Ahmed learned to play the drums and studied American Sign Language for his role, while Darius Marder goes to incredible lengths during production — such as sound cutting, muffling and subtitling the entire film from start to finish — to make the movie a fully immersive experience to be enjoyed by all. Featuring music by Abraham Marder and Nicolas Becker (“A Prayer Before Dawn,” 2017), “Sound of Metal” also stars Olivia Cooke (“Bates Motel”) as Ruben’s girlfriend and bandmate, Lou; Paul Raci (“Fighting Tommy Riley,” 2004) as Joe, a Vietnam veteran who lost his hearing during the war

very menacing way. Chockablock with the ominous, gravelly Englishaccented threats and violent action sequences that made Jones a film icon, “The Big Ugly” features original music from the Golden Globe-nominated composer Alex Heffes (“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” 2013).

WHAT’S NEW ON DISNEY

“National Treasure” (2004) and “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” (2007)

and now runs a deaf commune in the country; and Tom Kemp (“Blue Jasmine,” 2013) as Dr. Paysinger.

WHAT’S NEW ON HULU

“The Big Ugly” (2020)

Be careful who you make a deal with this Sunday, Nov. 29, because it could come back to haunt you as Hulu welcomes “The Big Ugly” to its lineup this week. Vinnie Jones (“Snatch,” 2000) is back with a vengeance as Neelyn, the quick-tofire muscle to high-class, Londonbased mob boss Harris (Malcolm McDowell, “A Clockwork Orange,” 1971) in this new Scott Wiper (“The Condemned,” 2007) film. Written, directed and co-created by Wiper, the film follows a Guy Ritchie-style dodgy money-laundering deal between Harris and big shot West Virginian oil baron Preston (Ron Perlman, “Hellboy,” 2004). But when Neelyn gets wind that Preston’s skeezy son, Junior (Brandon Sklenar, “Mapplethorpe,” 2018), may have done something unspeakable to his lady friend, Fiona (Lenora Crichlow, “Being Human”), the backroom deal between the two parties goes sideways in a

Go on an epic scavenger hunt through history with the National Treasure film franchise, available now on Disney+. Starring Nicolas Cage (“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” 2010) in the role of determined cryptologist and treasure hunter Benjamin Gates, the first film in the saga (simply titled “National Treasure” from 2004) sees Gates and his comedic cohort, Riley Poole (Justin Bartha, “The Hangover,” 2009) team up with a brainy and beautiful archives curator, Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger, “Inglourious Basterds,” 2009), to steal the Declaration of Independence in order to keep it safe from his scheming and sinister former partner, Ian (Sean Bean, “Game of Thrones”), and ultimately find the legendary Templar Treasure before Ian and his team of mercenaries. The film’s sequel, “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” (2007), however, focuses on Gates and his team as they travel abroad to Europe in the hopes of exonerating Gates’ bygone ancestor, who is accused of being an accomplice to John Wilkes Booth and planning the assassination of then-President Abraham Lincoln. Following clues from Booth’s diary, the trio visits London and Paris while racing against competing treasure hunter Mitch Wilkinson (Ed Harris, “Apollo 13,” 1995) to solve the puzzle first. And while, for the moment, there are only two films to quench your thirst for a historically fictional adventure, there have been whispers that a third National Treasure film may be in the works. In discussion at Disney since 2016 (according to Disney chairman and former CEO Bob Iger), the third installment has yet to be confirmed, so, for now, fans of the series will have to revisit the existing gems from 2004 and 2007. With both films directed by Jon Turteltaub (“Cool Runnings,” 1993), the series also stars Jon Voight (“Anaconda,” 1997), Harvey Keitel (“Reservoir Dogs,” 1992) and Armando Riesco (“The Chi”) in recurring roles.

Amanda Seyfried as seen in “Mank”

A scene from “Stillwater”

Riz Ahmed stars in “Sound of Metal”