It’s the year’s last dying breath, which means holiday rush, travel stress and last-minute gift purchases. Two new December films are appropriately inspired by the turmoil of real events: one, a historical fiction based on Shakespeare’s life and the other, a fast-paced sports dramedy inspired by the career of an American table tennis player. This month at the movies also offers a fantastical respite from reality with James Cameron’s return to the lush jungles of Pandora.

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No, this title isn’t a clever misspelling: The real William Shakespeare had a son named Hamnet, whose death at the age of 11 provided the inspiration for the playwright’s masterpiece “Hamlet.” This film, directed by Chloé Zh

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