Christmas 2019
Netflix UK film review: Let It Snow
December 8, 2019 | David FarnorAn earnest cast and sincere script make Netflix’s festive teen flick a surprisingly charming affair.Read More
BBC iPlayer unwraps more box sets than ever for Christmas 2019
December 4, 2019 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer is unwrapping more box sets than ever for Christmas this year.
The Beeb has increasingly begun serving up box sets on its catch-up platform for the festive season, as it looks to meet demand from families and individuals … Read More
Walter Presents unwraps A Very Scandi Scandal this Christmas
November 24, 2019 | David FarnorWalter Presents is delivering a darkly funny new treat to viewers this Christmas, as it unwraps A Very Scandi Scandal.
The free streaming service dedicated to TV from around the world is heading to Sweden this December to follow Jenny … Read More
Derry Girls head to Bake Off tent for festive special
November 10, 2019 | David FarnorThe Derry Girls are heading to the Bake Off tent this New Year for a festive special of the cooking contest.
Channel 4 has never shied away from a Christmas special or two of the baking series, whipping up celebrities … Read More
Amazon unwraps Kacey Musgraves Christmas special
November 5, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon Prime Video will unwrap a new Kacey Musgraves festive special this Christmas.
The online giant is teaming up with the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter for The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show. The special, produced by Fulwell 73 Productions, marks Prime Video’s … Read More
Angela’s Christmas: An enchanting fable of family and love
December 25, 2018 | David FarnorBased on a story by Frank McCourt, this enchanting short is a moving, magical fable of family and love.Read More
Why Die Hard is the greatest Christmas film of all time
December 23, 2016 | Chris Bryant“It’s Christmas, Theo. It is a time for miracles.”
In 1988, one man decided to make an important trip. He braved a cross-country flight, all the hassle and stress of travelling on Christmas Eve, just to visit his children … Read More
15 reasons why Elf is the greatest Christmas movie of modern times
December 1, 2015 | Simon KinnearEverybody has their Yuletide favourites, from It’s A Wonderful Life to Die Hard. Quite right; they’re classics. But few recent films have broken through to movie fans’ all-time Christmas playlist… with one notable exception.
In only 12 years since it … Read More
The Apartment: A rom-com ahead of its time
June 7, 2015 | Clarisse LoughreyWhether making films about writers, detectives, playboys or pilots, before 1960, director Billy Wilder was as enamoured with Hollywood glamour as the rest. Fresh as he was from the veritable romp that was Some Like it Hot, Wilder’s long-time collaborator … Read More
Netflix film review: Fireplace for Your Home
December 22, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: George Ford Cast: Fire, Wood Certificate: PG Watch Fireplace for Your Home online in the UK: Netflix UK
Warning: This review contains spoilers.
Ever since the dawn of human civilisation, man has dreamed of controlling fire. That deadly, ephemeral … Read More