4 hours ago Christmas films 2024: The 10 worst movies you could possibly watch on Netflix this festive season

If you want to steer clear of the festive season’s clichés, The Standard has you covered

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5 hours ago 'I spent £1,600 on Hallmark Christmas cruise that's perfect if you love cheesy films'

A woman and five of her friends set off from Miami, Florida at the beginning of November, for a four-day Christmas cruise stopping off in the Bahamas, finding the experience to be worth every penny

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7 hours ago Look out kid: ecstatic reactions to Bob Dylan biopic mean Timothée Chalamet may break Oscars record

The actor gives ‘the performance of the year’ in A Complete Unknown according to one early reviewer. If Academy voters agree, he would be the youngest leading actor winner in Oscars historyA Complete Unknown, James Mangold’s biopic about Bob Dylan, finished filming five months ago. Shortly afterwards, the studio behind the film moved its release date forward to this Christmas – meaning it is in contention for next year’s awards.Such confidence looks to have been well placed as after an early screening of the film in Hollywood this week, it has won rave reviews on social media. “Timothée Chalamet slides into Bob Dylan with an effortless yet focused determination,” wrote Variety’s senior awards editor, Clayton Davis. “He is fearless in some hypnotic moments.” Continue reading...

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32 hours ago BBC unveils new Wallace and Gromit trailer ahead of return to screens this Christmas

The BBC have confirmed official air date

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40 hours ago ‘I couldn’t look away!’ The rapid, runaway rise of ridiculous Christmas romcoms

It’s that season again, when the streamers bring us hot snowmen and heroes who still believe in Santa. Why are they competing to make the most ludicrous movie possible – and why do we keep watching them?I could summarise the plot of Hot Frosty – the surprise Netflix hit that has a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score – but it’s probably better put by 32-year-old Christmas film obsessive Claire Birrell. “It’s about a snowman that comes to life and it’s Ted from Schitt’s Creek and then this woman falls in love with him even though he’s only been alive for 24 hours and has the IQ of a three-year-old.” Did she enjoy it? “I couldn’t look away,” the Edinburgh-based estate agent tells me. “It was a wild ride.”Currently cresting the Netflix Top 10, Hot Frosty is on track to become an outsized festive hit ...

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