A new month means a new batch of films is being added to the Amazon streaming service Freevee. As always, you can stream countless movies and shows for free (with ads). January yields a solid number of films to watch. Headlining the list, we have the Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan drama Fruitvale Station, Edgar Wright's stylish music thriller Baby Driver, the Tom Hanks-led Captain Phillips, and the modern action epic The Raid 2. Here is everything coming to Freevee in January 2024.
Arriving January 1
5000 Blankets (2022)
A Dog’s Journey (2019)
A Dog’s Purpose (2017)
Abel’s Field (2012)
Baby Driver (2017)
Before I Fall (2017)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Courageous (2011)
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012)
Facing the Giants (2006)
Fireproof (2008)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Heaven is for Real (2014)
Henry Fool (1997)
Home Again (2017)
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
Legacy Peak (2022)
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Max Steel (2016)
Miracles from Heaven (2016)
Monster Family (2017)
Moonrise (2022)
Nerve (2016)
Overcomer (2019)
Ozzy (2016)
Son of Bigfoot (2017)
Sun Moon (2023)
The Eagle Huntress (2016)
The Family (2013)
The Grace Card (2010)
The Marksman (2021)
The November Man (2014)
The Perfect Match (2016)
The Raid 2 (2014)
The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery (2018)
The Ugly Truth (2009)
To Write Love on Her Arms (2012)
Transporter 3 (2008)
Arriving January 10
The Winter Palace (2022)
Arriving January 12
UNINTERRUPTED’s Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers Season 4 (2024)
Pop quiz. Quick, match the Hodinkee team member with the watch they wore most this year:
1) Lead Editor James Stacey; 2) Lead Studio Photographer Isa Sanchez; 3) Style Editor Malaika Crawford; 4) CEO Jeff Fowler; 5) Client Advisor Rich Fordon
A) TAG Heuer Aquaracer; B) Rolex 1016; C) Tudor Pelagos; D) Bulgari Serpenti; E) Mido Ocean Star GMT
Yes, as 2023 draws to a close, it's time once again for one of the most time-honored traditions around here. Each year since 2013, we've asked Hodinkee team members to tell us about the single watch that saw the most wrist-time over the course of the previous year. We call it "The Watch I Wore Most," and more than anything, it's an annual celebration of all things watches, and the memories and milestones they represent.
Who wore what? For the answers to the quiz above, you'll have to click "Play" on the video above. Enjoy.
And Happy Holidays from the Hodinkee family to yours.
Maria Bello and Dominique Crenn have started preparing for their wedding after getting engaged in 2019. In her latest interview with People magazine, Bello confirmed the same, saying that they would tie the knot in spring 2024, and everything has been finalized.
Bello and Crenn have never disclosed anything about how they first met. However, People magazine states that Crenn was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after they got romantically linked, and the cancer diagnosis also contributed to making their relationship stronger.
Speaking about her wedding, Maria stated that she and Dom are excited about it after struggling a lot throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the latter's battle with cancer. Maria continued by saying that she is happy to be able to spend her life with someone she loves. She addressed her love life and said,
"You get together [when you're young], you're crazy about each other, it's passionate, s*x. And suddenly by the time you're 50, you're like let's watch Netflix and chill and what's for dinner, honey?"
Maria Bello has been featured on multiple TV shows, including ER, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Suspect, Touch, and NCIS, alongside some films.
Maria Bello announced her engagement to Dominique Crenn back in February 2020
According to People magazine, Maria Bello and Dominique Crenn attended Elton John's annual Oscar party and revealed their engagement. The proposal reportedly happened during a vacation in Paris, and expressing her happiness at the same, Maria said,
"So this is sort of our fun time out in Hollywood for the first time. It was very surprising and meant to be, but about time. I've finally grown up enough to get married."
Dominique is a well-known chef and has been awarded four Michelin stars, per Mashed. She has been featured in the Netflix series Chef's Table and has previously worked at places like Jakarta's Intercontinental Hotel and California's Manhattan Country Club. She is the owner of a restaurant called Golden Poppy in Paris.
In 2020, Maria and Dominique appeared on the red carpet of An Unforgettable Evening Benefitting The Women's Cancer Research Fund and addressed Dominique's cancer diagnosis while speaking to People magazine. Crenn revealed at the time that Bello had not left her alone and continued,
"She's like I'm here and I'm going to be here for all the time during the time of this and she's been by my side. She's been there for us."
Following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the pair stayed in separate places, as per People magazine. Maria Bello shared a video through Instagram at the time, saying that she was in Los Angeles while Dominique Crenn was staying in San Francisco.
Bello stated that she and Crenn were trying to understand the situation of living far away from each other and described the entire thing as a "test period."
Maria Bello and Dominique Crenn have children from their previous relationships
Maria Bello and Dominique Crenn have recently revealed their wedding plans. However, the duo had their respective relationship histories before they started seeing each other.
Dominique is a mother of two daughters named Charlotte and Olivia from her previous relationship with Katherine Keon, as per Cinemaholic. In an interview with Shondaland, Dominique revealed that Keon looks after both children.
Bello also has a son named Jackson from her relationship with former partner Dan McDermott. Before her relationship with Crenn, Bello was romantically involved with Clare Munn for some time, and she reportedly dated a man named Elijah Allan-Blitz.
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In April this year, fans of ASTRO were left devastated with the demise of Moonbin. The 25-year-old idol passed away on April 19. He reportedly died by suicide at his residence in Gangnam, Seoul. His agency Fantagio had said in a statement, "First, we apologize for having to convey this sorrowful and heartbreaking news. On April 19, ASTRO member Moonbin suddenly left us and has now become a star in the sky. Although it cannot compare to the grief of the bereaved family that had to part with their beloved son and brother, his fellow artists and the staff here at Fantagio, who have been together with him for a long time, are also deeply mourning the departed amidst tremendous shock and sorrow."
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The 1780s was an era of dramatic change. The Western World was grinding its way into the Industrial Revolution. The reign of King George III was crumbling. Mozart was crafting his greatest symphonies. A Constitution was being accepted in the still-new United States of America. And someone by the name of George Washington became the new nation’s first president.
Meanwhile, in Scotland, the poet Robert Burns penned a poem which would not appear in print until after his death. Paired with a melody by English composer William Shield, “Auld Lang Syne” would, in time, be sung in Scottish Hogmanay celebrations and it endures all these years later.
“Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang sne, We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne.”
How might I recount a year of mornings? I don’t. But I do remember the voices - for now and forever - for auld lang syne.
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The Australian cook and restaurateur Bill Granger has died in London aged 54.
The family of the food writer confirmed on Instagram he had died peacefully in hospital on Christmas Day.
Granger’s wife, Natalie Elliott, and three daughters, Edie, Inès and Bunny, were at his bedside, the post said.
Granger was born in Melbourne and became a global restaurateur and food writer with a career spanning more than three decades, having taught himself to cook. He was remembered on Wednesday as the person primarily responsible for the global popularity of avocado on toast and developing a distinctive style of Australian breakfast and brunch – so much so that he became widely known as the “godfather” of avocado toast.
Granger dropped out of art school in 1993 and moved to Sydney where he opened his first restaurant, bills, in Darlinghurst. The corner cafe became known for its fresh flavours and breakfast food, served at a central communal table.
In 1999 he and Elliott launched their business globally, which eventually encompassed 19 restaurants in Australia, the UK, Japan and Korea.
Granger wrote 14 cookbooks, made five television series and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia last January.
“He will be remembered as the ‘King of Breakfast’, for making unpretentious food into something special filled with sunshine and for spurring the growth of Australian informal and communal eating around the world,” his family wrote on social media.
“He will be deeply missed by all, with his loss most profoundly felt by his adored family, who are grateful for all the love and support that has been given.”
Nigella Lawson said on social media she was “heartbroken” to hear the news. “So cruel.”
Jamie Oliver paid tribute to Granger as a “wonderful human [and] kind calm soul”.
“[He] had an [extraordinary] ease and style in cooking that could only come from Australia,” Oliver wrote. “Many moons ago I remember going to his first Sydney restaurant in Darlinghurst … [it was] years ahead of its time.”
In London Granger established the chain Granger & Co, with branches in Chelsea, Clerkenwell, Notting Hill, Kings Cross and Marylebone.
The Australian writer Kathy Lette said on Twitter/X Granger was “the most gentle, charming, humble man” and his restaurants were a haven for Australians.
The food writer and former MasterChef Australia presenter Matt Preston said Granger was “a genuinely lovely bloke and an inspiration”.
“Together he (with Natalie by his side) helped shape the image of modern Australian food around the world.”
Similar plaudits were found across social media, with chefs and cookbook authors, including Darren Robertson, Christine Mansfield, James Martin, Hetty McKinnon and Mark Best among those expressing their sadness, with Granger described as a gentleman who “changed the entire breakfast game”.
Writing on X, the cook and TV host Adam Liaw described Granger as “arguably [the] most influential pioneer of modern Australian food”.
“His ‘sunny’ (his word, not mine) codification of Australian cafe culture at bills is the model on which every Australian cafe around the world is now built. Bloody great guy, too.”
David Prior, former Conde Nast Traveller editor and family friend of the Grangers, said it was “impossible to overstate the inspiration, impact and importance of what Bill and Nat created”.
“It ushered in a change to our culture, not a fine dining one or canon of strict recipes but a brightly optimistic, quietly sophisticated and totally egalitarian approach to food. Australian food used to be a question, Bill made it a statement. He changed Australia’s food culture first and then via, Granger and Co, came London and its many offshoots and cafes that took direct inspiration.
“Bill was never anything but gracious and took no pride in authorship of recipes, design or approach but the truth is his was never bettered. The original dna of that bright little corner cafe was telegraphed around the world and yet it always evolved with his curiosity and pitch perfect taste.”
Granger was beloved by many in Australia’s fashion industry, with Karin Upton Baker, the managing director of Hermès in the country and a former editor of Harper’s Bazaar Australia, remembering him as “full of light”.
“My babies came with me to Bills for breakfast after many nights of lost sleep,” she wrote. “And there was beautiful Bill smiling and charming and making delicious things to get us through the day. Never forget.”
Kirstie Clements, a former editor of Vogue Australia, said Granger was a “wonderful man, with a wonderful legacy”.
“Remembering that first shared table in Darlinghurst … Condolences to his family and to all the Bills staff ❤️”.
