An old man kneels by a stream, head shaven. Silent and determined, he dons simple rags. He brings a bowl to a hut, where a criminal holds a child hostage.

Coalesce’s music feels like a bitter black mass whose apocalyptic textures are countered only by the band’s dark humor.

Netflix is debuting four new holiday rom-coms, adding to an ever-growing collection of original Christmas movies. This year’s ...