Christmas 2020
Trailer: Apple TV+ unwraps Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special this December
November 27, 2020 | David FarnorApple TV+ is unwrapping a special Christmas treat from Mariah Carey this December.
Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special will see Mariah save the holidays after a festive cheer crisis erupts. Combining musical performances, dynamic dancing and groundbreaking animation, the Queen … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Christmas Chronicles 2
November 25, 2020 | David FarnorEven Kurt Russell as Santa can’t save this disappointing festive sequel.Read More
Ghosts returns to BBC One for Christmas special
November 25, 2020 | David FarnorBBC One’s Ghosts will officially return this year for a Christmas special.
The comedy series from the team behind Yonderland and Bill stars Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond, as well as Lolly … Read More
The Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown: BBC One orders Christmas specials
November 17, 2020 | David FarnorThe Vicar of Dibley will return to BBC One this Christmas for a trio of lockdown specials.
During lockdown, post lockdown and pre-another-lockdown, Geraldine has been writing and delivering monthly sermons to her parishioners via Zoom – when she can … Read More
Netflix unwraps Holiday Makeover series
November 13, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is getting everyone’s living room into the Christmas spirit this November with a new holiday makeover series.
Benjamin Bradley, best known as Mr Christmas, is a veteran in the interior design industry with a healthy obsession with the holiday … Read More
Roald & Beatrix: Rob Brydon and Dawn French to star in Sky Christmas drama
August 25, 2020 | David FarnorFilming is now underway on new Sky original Roald & Beatrix, a heart-warming Christmas film inspired by the true story of when a six-year-old Roald Dahl meets his idol Beatrix Potter. A magical story of what really can happen when … Read More
Home Alone: The universal magic of schadenfreude
December 25, 2016 | David FarnorThis classic family Christmas film reminds us that nothing brings people together like slapstick violence.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
What’s up with Shane Black and Christmas? (Or, A Christmas Iron Man 3 Carol)
December 24, 2013 | David Farnor“What a bright time, it’s a right time…”
That’s exactly how you expect a festive favourite to begin: the screen opens onto a soaring shot over a city, as Jingle Beck Rock serenades the season. Then, a woman surrounded by … Read More