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A nice stay-at-home weekend in entertainment.

OK, yes, Wonka is in theaters, but most of this week’s releases are things you can enjoy from the comfort of your couch.

Barbie is now streaming on Max, and there’s a bunch on Netflix: Yu Yu Hakusho, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Carol and the End of the World, and the final season of Hilda, which I highly recommend if you need something to watch with kids. And if you’re looking for something fun and holiday-themed, Merry Little Batman is on Prime Video.

When it comes to games, the GTA trilogy is now on mobile (it’s free if you’re a Netflix subscriber), God of War has a free roguelike expansion, and the classic cat-collecting game Neko Atsume gets some new life in mixed reality.

Timothée Chalamet in Wonka.
A still image from the Barbie movie.
Production image from Netflix’s live-action Yu Yu Hakusho show featuring Takumi Kitamura as Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage boy in a green school uniform covered in blood as he kneels on the ground.
A still image from the stop-motion animated film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
A still image from the animated Netflix series Carol and the End of the World.
A still image from the animated Netflix series Hilda.
A still image from the animated film Merry Little Batman.
A screenshot from the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
A screenshot from the video game God of War Ragnarök.
A screenshot of Neko Atsume Purrfect.
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Wonka.
Image: Warner Bros. Pictures
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