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  • Revenge of the Leprechauns

    What happens when Santa’s elves and a group of leprechauns get into a fight a few days before Christmas Eve? Hilarity ensues as the elves get a little help from two of Santa’s reindeer and a cold, miserable snowman.




  • Dearly Beloved

    Since when was Christmas all about happiness and frivolity? Thanks to Hollywood, the Christmas cinema cliché has become all about love, magic and general happiness. However, “Dearly Beloved…” – directed by David Fincher, is a whole new barrel of fish.


  • Rudolf’s Revenge

    What was a warm Disneyesque concept becomes a violent ecological nightmare in the hands of director Tony Scott in this animated adventure for kids and adults alike – but mostly for adults




  • Santassassin

    Yuletide and extreme violence meet in this explosive action movie, featuring Santa Claus as you’ve never seen him before. Emotional, cathartic and with some perfectly-judged set-pieces, this is one to look out for this Christmas.


  • Noël

    From the second that Emily Browning stalks into Jamel Debbouze’s sepia-soaked Parisian hovel apartment, blue Gitane smoke curling from her lips, his expression says it all – he’s hit the jackpot. Luc Besson directs this distinctly Gallic take on Kill Bill.


  • Silent Night

    Surely a good, old-fashioned broken-hearted romance shouldn’t gel too well with the supposed happiness and frivolities of the Christmas season? The sad thing is, that in a beautiful, broken and tangibly human manner, Silent Night does just that.