Film Review: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
byChevy Chase returns as Clark Griswald in the third instalment of the National Lampoon’s Vacation series.
12 Days of Christmas Films
Film Review: Home Alone (1990)
byIt goes without saying that John Hughes was behind some of the most popular films of their time. The first two (and frankly only…
Film Review: Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
bySleepless in Seattle has become a bit of a classic, especially for those of us who embrace all things romantic. With references to one…
Film Review: The Holiday (2006)
bySet around the Christmas season, The Holiday follows the life of Iris (Kate Winslet), a romantically struggling journalist, and Amanda (Cameron Diaz), another character…
Film Review: Edward Scissorhands (1990)
byTim Burton’s films have always held the kind of decoration you’d expect on a Christmas tree, and bar The Nightmare Before Christmas, this is…
Film Review: The Polar Express (2004)
by‘Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see’, declares The Conductor, played swimmingly by…
Film Review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
byYou may be a bit perplexed about the choice of Chris Columbus‘ adaptation of JK Rowling‘s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for a memorable…
Film Review: The Family Stone (2005)
byChristmas can often be about family, although not necessarily one’s own family. Christmas is often about meeting the in-laws for the first time. The…
Film Review: The Nativity Story (2006)
byWith The Passion of the Christ a surprise box-office hit in 2004, Hollywood, as it’s prone to do, briefly turned its attention to The…
Film Review: The Ref (1994)
byThe Ref (1994) is a family Christmas movie with a difference: it doesn’t give saccharine sweet families getting along, instead it goes into a…