This Week in Streaming (December 10th)

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Hundreds of Beavers (Hulu) “In this supernatural epic action-comedy, a drunken applejack salesman is thrust into the frigid wilderness and has to trap his way out to survive. Will he go from Zero to Hero, become North America’s greatest fur trapper, and defeat HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS?” The year’s most fun indie gem makes a case for itself as the greatest winter movie of all time thanks to its Looney Tunes-meets-Daniel Boone aesthetic. 

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock): The TV reboot of the 1970s' most influential globetrotting assassin property finds Eddie Redmayne chasing one last job as British intelligence closes in. It may not be original, but, as its showing at the Golden Globe nominations earlier this week indicates, it’s one of the most engaging series to come out in quite some time. . 

Gremlins (Max) Bring a little anarchy into the Christmas season with, in the words of Rotten Tomatoes, the best yuletide “Holiday/Fantasy/Mystery & Thriller/Comedy/Horror” flick ever put to film. When a cuddly pet rodent from the East spawns an army of little green monsters that hide in electronics, it’s up to a plucky teen and a buttoned-up Phoebe Cates to save Christmas. Besides being an absolute blast, it offers the most succinct examination of post-WWII “yellow peril” to come out of the Age of Reagan.