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Need binge-watch recs? Staff selections will keep you glued to your screen this winter!
Has the cold seeped so deep into your bones that you don't want to leave the couch? Yeah, we know the feeling, which is why we've curated a list of binge-worthy TV shows and movies. Grab a hot beverage and some popcorn and curl up on the couch. These titles can't warm you up, but wrap yourself in their cozy nostalgia and let them cheer you up.
Television
Avatar, the Last Airbender (Book 1, Water)
2006
Watch how Aang and his friends grow, learn bending and try to save the world in the first season.
Bob’s Burgers (Season 1)
2012
My personal comfort show. Watch as the Belcher family gets up to various shenanigans and try to keep their burger restaurant afloat.
The Crown (Season 1)
2017
Watch as a young Queen Elizabeth II deals with the trials and tribulations of being queen of the British Empire.
Insecure (Season 1)
2017
Best friends Issa and Molly navigate Los Angeles' tricky professional and personal terrain while facing the challenges of being two Black women who defy all stereotypes.
The Last of Us (Season 1)
2023
When civilization is destroyed by a worldwide pandemic, a survivor takes in a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.
Poker Face (Season 1)
2023
Charlie Cale, a down-on-her-luck cocktail waitress with an uncanny ability to tell truth from lies, hits the road in her trusty Plymouth Barracuda, encountering new friends, unsolved mysteries and danger everywhere she turns.
Star Trek, The Original Series (Season 1)
2009
Captain Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise explore space and defend the United Federation of Planets.
What We Do in the Shadows (Season 1)
2019
A film crew follows a hilarious group of vampires and their human familiar as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island.
Movies
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
A Chinese immigrant mother is swept up in an adventure where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
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The Farewell
2019
This Chinese-American comedy follows a family who gather together to spend time with Nai Nai, the family matriarch, to celebrate her final days.
My Neighbor Totoro
1988
This heartwarming movie features two young sisters and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in post-war Japan.
Oppenheimer
2023
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
In pre-World War II Budapest, two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love as each other's anonymous pen pals.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
2018
Spider-Man crosses parallel dimensions and teams up with the Spider-Men of those dimensions to stop a threat to all reality.
Turning Red
2022
Being a 13-year-old is tough, especially when you have a protective mom and can turn into a giant red panda.
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I work in adult services. I love to listen to music, play videogames, hike and read books. While I prefer contemporary titles, I will never say no to a good Jane Austen book.
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