The end of 2024 is finally upon us, and the embarrassment of riches that the 2025 film calendar holds is just around the corner. But while most of the year’s biggest releases have already made their way to theaters, December offers plenty of opportunities to catch up on things you might have missed from the comfort of your own home.

This December should be a massive month for Netflix, with the highly anticipated “Squid Game” Season 2 dropping later this month and its first two live NFL games airing on Christmas Day. But all of the exciting sports content and TV shows need not mean that movie lovers have to be left behind. Netflix subscribers will finally have the chance to watch “Maria,” one of the streamer’s biggest Oscar hopefuls that has the potential to net Angelina Jolie her second Best Actress win for her performance as opera legend Maria Callas.