Remakes. Princess Diana. Lockdown. The end of the world (see remakes). The return of our favourite British superhero: Peter Rabbit. Sorry, I mean JAMES BOND. I interviewed an astronaut! And in Copshop a star is born (say it Louder for those at the back). This year I found myself wanting to watch and review films… We’re all going to Di(e)! 2021 in review Read More
Silent Night explained (including that ending)
Very spoilery. Venture in at your own risk, once you’ve paused to put out the recycling. (My review is here.) The theme Despite Silent Night‘s COVID similarities, this is about climate change. It’s just that (a) humans have a penchant for looking for patterns and connections with our real lives, and (b) by now one… Silent Night explained (including that ending) Read More
The last, Last Train To Christmas: that ending and how they get there
Two brothers, several bad decisions, and — thank god! — one happy ending. (Very spoilery. If you’re after my review, it’s here.) The film follows brothers Tony and Roger Towers, whose relationship is fraught with unresolved anger and sibling rivalry. When we first meet Tony, he is a successful provincial nightclub owner, revelling in ’80s… The last, Last Train To Christmas: that ending and how they get there Read More
The Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2021
The Women Film Critics Circle announced its 2021 award winners on 13 December 2021. Despite some much-delayed blockbusters finally being released in 2021, there were plenty of smaller films by women that shone. Check out our winners and runners-up below. The WFCC awards are given for the best movies over the past year by and… The Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2021 Read More
A Castle For Christmas: ending explained (wait, what?)
ENDING EXPLAINED? IN A NETFLIX CHRISTMAS ROMANCE MOVIE? Okay: They realise they’ve been stupid and admit they love each other, The End. The slightly longer version is here: Sophie and Myles finally become a couple thanks to Hamish the dog running off with her shoe when she’s trying on a black taffeta and tartan ball… A Castle For Christmas: ending explained (wait, what?) Read More
Verrily, thy ending: The Knight Before Christmas
Prepare for spoilers [twangs lute, plays Greensleeves in preparation] — or check out my review here. It’s Christmastime, and medieval knight Sir Cole Lyons meets a crone in a snowy forest while hawking. He wants to get her to shelter, and because of his kindness to her she tells him she is going to send… Verrily, thy ending: The Knight Before Christmas Read More
Home Sweet Home Alone recap
Very spoilery, though most of it you’ve probably seen before… (My 2/5 review is here.) Pam and Jeff Mackenzie are selling their family home at an open house viewing day. Their children Abby and Chris don’t know they are moving, but since Jeff lost his IT job they can’t survive in the house on Pam’s… Home Sweet Home Alone recap Read More
There’s hope for humanity yet: Finch recap
Very spoilery! If you’re looking for my Finch review, it’s here. Sand, sand, as far as the eye can see… a hero with a very ordinary name… No not that one. I said in my review that Finch is about life going on, one generation handing over the baton to the next when they know… There’s hope for humanity yet: Finch recap Read More
She was always a Spencer!
Very spoilery, of course. If you’re after my Spencer review, it’s here. “Go! Run!” Spencer is about a three-day period one Christmas in the early 1990s. Diana is joining the rest of the royal family at Sandringham (one of the Queen’s houses) in Norfolk; she and Charles are not yet separated. It’s an imaged series… She was always a Spencer! Read More
Moonfall trailer: the Moon is not what we think it is!
Earth in peril: check. Famous landmarks in tatters: check. Looters out in force: check. Desperate “GET TO HIGHER GROUND!” instructions: check (not sure how that works, surely you’re then nearer the actual Moon, which is heading towards you?). Three plucky astronauts, leaving Earth to save it: check. The Moon turning out to be hollow: ch…… Moonfall trailer: the Moon is not what we think it is! Read More
Boxing Day trailer: does true love triumph?
And who is Melvin actually in love with: Lisa or Georgia? We’ll have to wait until 3 December to find that out, though judging by this trailer the movie itself fulfils my strict but simple rules for a fantastic festive film. To stop me going all bah humbug on exhausted moviemakers, they need to provide… Boxing Day trailer: does true love triumph? Read More
Time to welcome the Unwelcome trailer
There are hungry little people in the garden and if they don’t get fed you’ll pay for it… No not my children, but redcaps (goblins!) who apparently won’t cause any bother as long as you do what they demand. Here’s the synopsis: Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland… Time to welcome the Unwelcome trailer Read More
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