Film Review: The Grinch (2018)
byAnother month passes, another moderate success from the last 30 years gets remade. On the roulette wheel of Hollywood desperately searching for new franchises…
Christmas Films
Film Review: Office Christmas Party (2016)
byBuoyed by the increasing cult status of such classic Christmas fair as Elf, Die Hard and Love, Actually (many screenings of such films in…
Film Review: The Night Before (2015)
byThe latest effort from what might be termed the ‘Frat Pack’ sits in a slot that many of Hollywood’s recent attempts at comedy fall…
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.
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…