Don’t miss one of the few remaining monocultural events and the opportunity to come together over football, Buffalo wings, ludicrously expensive commercials, and Kendrick Lamar — this year’s halftime-show headliner — potentially slandering Drake on the highest-profile stage imaginable. America! —Jen Chaney

Severance’ makes a provocative return, Steven Soderbergh directs a clever ghost story, documentaries offer portraits of Liza Minnelli and Diane Warren, and much, much more.

Ahead of the Super Bowl, here are the 12 most essential movies set in New Orleans, from madcap comedies like ‘Girls Trip’ to animated darlings like ‘The Princess and the Frog’.