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It’s midway through October, but Amazon Prime Video has already released its list for November releases. Aside from Thursday night NFL games on the streaming service, Amazon is releasing plenty of classic James Bond movies. Check out the full list below.

On November 1, Amazon Prime Video is releasing most of its content, and this includes plenty of James Bond movies. You can watch Goldeneye, Goldfinger, The Man with the Golden Gun, and many other non-gold related Bond movies from every era. We recommend checking out Live and Let Die, as it has the voodoo priest Baron Samedi in it, and I loved playing as him back in the day in Goldeneye.

One of Amazon’s big selling points is that it streams NFL games on Thursday nights. There are three games airing during the month, with the biggest being being Colts vs. the Texans on the 21st.

Additionally, there is plenty of non-football, non-James Bond content coming to Amazon during the month. On the first of the month, you can watch movies like Bad Santa, Flashdance, The Ring, and the classic bowling comedy movie Kingpin.

Below, you’ll find the full list for everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in November. And to see what’s going on this October, check out that month’s lists for Netflix and Hulu.

New to Amazon in November

November 1

• A View To A Kill (1985)
• Bad Santa (2003)
• Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)
• Chinatown (1974)
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
• Die Another Day (2002)
• Double Jeopardy (1999)
• Dr. No (1962)
• Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
• Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex * But Were Afraid To Ask (1972)
• Fatal Attraction (1987)
• Fire with Fire (2012)
• Flashdance (1983)
• For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• Freelancers (2012)
• From Russia With Love (1963)
• Gloria (English Subtitled) (2014)
• Goldeneye (1995)
• Goldfinger (1964)
• Kingpin (1996)
• Licence To Kill (1989)
• Light Sleeper (1992)
• Live And Let Die (1973)
• Moonraker (1979)
• Never Say Never Again (1983)
• Octopussy (1983)
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
• Overlord (2018)
• Reds (1981)
• Save the Last Dance 2 (2006)
• Soapdish (1991)
• Summer’s Moon (2009)
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
• The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
• The Firm (1993)
• The Living Daylights (1987)
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
• The Ring (2002)
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• Thunderball (1965)
• Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
• Training Day (2001)
• Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011)
• Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (2012)
• You Only Live Twice (1967)
• Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Season 2 – Amazon Original series
• L.O.L. Surprise: Winter Disco Movie (2019) – Amazon Original kids special

November 6

• Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)

November 7

• Thursday Night Football: Chargers @ Raiders (NFL)

November 8

• One Child Nation (2019) – Amazon Original movie

November 13

• Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)
• Romans (2017)

November 14

• Instant Family (2018)
• The Souvenir (2019)
• Thursday Night Football: Steelers @ Browns (NFL)

November 15

• Creed 2 (2018)
• The Man in the High Castle: Season 4 – Amazon Original series
• The Report (2019) – Amazon Original movie

November 19

• Bottom of the 9th (2019)

November 20

• The Fanatic (2019)

November 21

• Thursday Night Football: Colts @ Texans (NFL)

November 22

• Costume Quest: Christmas Special – Amazon Original series

November 30

• Low Tide (2019)

November 2019

• Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019) – Amazon Original movie
• The Feed: Season 1 – Amazon Original series

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Long-awaited follow-ups to comedies you haven’t thought about in a while but you can somehow still quote from memory can easily go awry–usually by trying desperately to recreate all the same jokes from the original (think Anchorman 2). Luckily, Zombieland: Double Tap doesn’t fall into that trap; it’s a legitimately funny movie with a ton of new ideas. It’s just too bad the sequel to the 2009 zombie comedy lacks the worldbuilding and character-focused storytelling of the original, because it could have been much better.

It’s been ten years since Zombieland came out, but for the characters–Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), and Wichita (Emma Stone)–it’s been slightly less than that, probably. Little Rock is definitely supposed to be either a teenager or a young adult at this point–like many elements of this movie, it’s left deliberately vague, allowing the filmmakers to avoid the hard work of establishing things like a timeline, a sense of geography, or characters’ motivations.

As the movie begins, our heroes–now having spent at minimum five years together–take up residence in the White House, where they toy around with presidential firearms and slap ripped up sticky notes over Abe Lincoln’s portrait to shield themselves from his judgmental gaze. This opening act is basically the best part of the movie–the dynamic between all the characters is more or less what you’ll remember from the original, and they mine plenty of comedy from the absurd setting.

It all culminates when Columbus proposes to Wichita (using the Hope Diamond, of course) and she freaks out and bails in the night, with Little Rock–who’s grown tired of Tallahassee’s helicopter parenting–in tow. Forget about Wichita’s entire arc over the course of the first movie, during which she learned to love and trust her newfound family, not to mention the years they’ve spent together since then.

In any case, out in the world again, Little Rock runs off with Berkeley (Avan Jogia), a lazily defined caricature who you might find funny or puzzling, depending which side of the generation gap you’re on (he’s part hippie, part millennial, part frat guy–it just doesn’t really work). The rest of the gang–reunited, and with Columbus’s new fling Madison (Zoey Deutch) in tow–set out to rescue Little Rock from, uh, something. Herself? Whatever.

All of this is essentially setup for what feels like a disconnected series of scenes that may have been at one point meant for the TV show that Zombieland originated as. The gang have a badass zombie fight while attempting to commandeer a luxury RV; they discover Graceland, home of Elvis Presley, in ruins, only to enjoy a happy sojourn at the Elvis-themed “Hound Dog Hotel” just up the road; they have various misadventures on the journey to catch up with Little Rock, many of which could be plucked out and placed anywhere within the movie–or removed entirely–without having much or any effect on the story overall.

It’s not that these scenes don’t work–in fact, the movie’s quite funny up until the third act (more on that later). It’s just that they feel disconnected and unimpactful. The original Zombieland had a clarity of purpose: Safeguarded by Columbus’s irritating but savvy list of rules, the characters made their way toward the Pacific Playland theme park while learning to trust one another and growing as people. Little Rock’s rescue ostensibly provides that purpose this time around, but she doesn’t actually need rescuing, and besides, nobody seems to feel any particular urgency about it anyway, given how lackadaisical their journey is.

This whole sequence is a perfect example of both Zombieland Double Tap’s greatest strengths, and its most unfortunate failings. Watching Wilson and Harrelson try to out-man one another while Middleditch and Eisenberg compare their endless rules of survival (Flagstaff refers to them as “commandments”) is an absolute joy, a sustained gut punch of laughter that lasts as long as the two doppelgangers are onscreen. But that’s exactly it: They’re gone again almost as soon as they arrive, like another holdover from a serialized version of this story that might have at one point been planned to play out week to week on the small screen. Afterward, the gang simply set out again on Little Rock’s trail, and it’s more or less like none of it ever happened.

Flagstaff and Albuquerque illustrate another problem, too: Zombieland Double Tap is no longer satirizing the zombie genre, but instead has devolved into a parody of itself. It’s not a zombie comedy anymore–it’s a comedy first, and a zombie movie distant second. The conventions of the zombie genre are jettisoned entirely, despite Columbus’s rules being on a constant loop. Survival is no longer an issue for any of these characters, making the zombies themselves feel less like actual threats and more like petty inconveniences and throwaway gags.

The best new character is undoubtedly Madison, who shouldn’t work but somehow does. With her hot pink ensembles and laissez-faire concern for her own survival, Madison shouldn’t even be alive–she breaks every single one of Columbus’s revered rules, and she’s dumb as a rock, to boot (as the other characters point out continuously). However, Madison is saved from being a sexist “dumb blonde” stereotype by two things: First, Zoey Deutch is a delight, imbuing the character with charisma and a mischievous cunning; and second, Madison doesn’t only serve as a punching bag for the others, but occasionally sticks up for herself and hits back–just frequently enough for us to not feel too bad laughing at her less brilliant moments.

Madison comes and goes throughout the story–again, making the whole thing feel more like a loosely connected series of episodes than a coherent film. But the movie overall stays more or less enjoyable until the final act, when it all falls apart for a final stand at the hippie commune Babylon, where Little Rock and Berkeley wound up. The plot, character development, and worldbuilding get chewed up like so many delicious Twinkies, and the climax devolves into an extended, CGI heavy zombie fight that, ultimately, just doesn’t make a lot of sense.

You’d think the whole point of forming a survivor commune on top of a skyscraper is that it would be easy to defend–so why would they throw open the doors and deliberately lead the zombies to the roof? The answer is to pay off a joke that was begun earlier in the movie, which is exactly the problem, too. Director Ruben Fleischer and writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick got the comedy right, but this time around, they failed to craft a convincing world around it.

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The remastered release of Batman Beyond is almost here, and right now you can save $30 on your pre-order. Releasing October 29 on Blu-ray for the first time, the Batman Beyond limited-edition box set is down to $69.96 (was $100) at Amazon and Walmart. The re-release of one of the greatest animated superhero shows is a 20th anniversary celebration of sorts.

The box set comes with the complete series, all three seasons (52 episodes), and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, the direct-to-video follow-up that capped off the story. While Return of the Joker was already available in Blu-ray, the show has only released in DVD format up until now. The box set also comes with digital versions.

In addition to the TV run and full-length movie, this edition contains a bonus disc with 15 featurettes, two of which were created specifically for the re-release: “Knight Immortal” and “Nostalgic Tomorrow — A Batman Gathering.”

Because of Amazon’s pre-order guarantee, if the price should drop again between when you place your order and the item ships, you’ll only be charged the lowest amount.

Batman Beyond: The Complete Series

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As a numbered, limited-edition set, you’ll also get some neat collectibles with your pre-order. If you’re into Funko Pops, the box set comes with an exclusive metallic Funko of the Caped Crusader. The four lenticular art cards make this set even more enticing for collectors.

The re-release comes at a very fitting time. The pilot episode of Batman Beyond actually starts in 2019, before quickly skipping forward 20 years. The elderly Bruce Wayne soon becomes a mentor to a new, teenage Batman in Neo-Gotham, a futuristic version of Gotham. When it comes to Batman, there’s nothing quite like Batman Beyond. Whether you’re looking to check off a Batman fan on your shopping list or you’re simply nostalgic for the sci-fi stylings of Neo-Gotham, this Batman Beyond box set isn’t likely to disappoint.

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Ryan Reynolds and John Krasinski are coming together for a new fantasy comedy that sounds like a delight. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Deadpool actor and The Office alum will play the lead roles in a movie called Imaginary Friends.

The movie follows the story of a man who can see and speak to imaginary friends. Some of the imaginary friends are lost souls who are overlooked or forgotten. Others, however, lose hope and forget what’s important. Reynolds plays a character who must save the world from the imaginary friends who have become evil.

Star Trek studio Paramount outbid companies like Lionsgate and Sony to pick up Imaginary Friends. However, THR notes that the deal isn’t officially signed as of yet.

Krasinski is reportedly going to write, direct, produce, and co-star in the movie.

If the deal is made, Krasinski will be staying in a familiar place, as Krasinski’s A Quiet Place and its sequel are both made at Paramount.