Directed by: John McTiernan Cast: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson Written by Fernando Andrade What makes a good Christmas movie? Well, I find good Christmas movies always seem to generate this magical aura of emotions, memorable moments, and love of some sort. Now, if Die […]
Directed by: Brian Henson Starring: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire Written by Lucy Buglass For many people, the Christmas period is filled with annual traditions. Finding a special film that you make time to watch each and every year is a wonderful thing, and for me, it’s […]
Directed by: Nancy Meyers Starring: Kate Winslet, Jack Black, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Eli Wallach Written by Fiona Underhill The Holiday starts with a montage and a monologue which encapsulates everything good about this film â it is scored to Hans Zimmerâs beautiful music (maybe Zimmerâs best score? […]
Directed by: Richard Curtis Starring: Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth Written by Cameron Frew Films are a mixture of wine and perishable meats; some grow better with time, others do not age well at all. Love Actually is one […]
Directed by: Tim Burton Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall Written by Bianca Garner Like Burtonâs Batman Returns; on the first watch Edward Scissorhands doesnât jump out as a Christmas film. However; Edward Scissorhands is the perfect Christmas film because it promotes the strength […]
Directed by: Marcus Raboy Cast: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Terry Crews, Anna Maria Horsford Written by Thom Marsh I was going to write a huge diatribe about how this film deals with some serious socio-political issues as well as how some of the filmsâ more offensive […]
Directed by: Jon Favreau Cast: Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Peter Dinklage Written by Sarah Buddery Arguably the greatest Christmas film ever, and easily the most quotable, Elf is the festive family staple that youâll wish you could watch more than once a year. Whilst […]
Written by Bianca Garner People probably donât realise just how successful Tim Burtonâs gothic version of Batman (1989) was, it made a staggering $410 million, (it had a budget of $35 million) so therefore it would be inevitable that a sequel would be made. Despite being classed as […]
Written by Jakob Lewis Barnes Growing up as a child, there was one Christmas tradition I looked forward to and enjoyed the most. It wasnât the presents – Iâve actually never been all that keen on opening presents – and whilst I do love a Christmas dinner, it […]
