The Marvel movie Iron Man 3 might seem like a Christmas movie in setting only, but writer and director Shane Black has explained the reasoning behind the festive choice. Funnily enough, he didn’t want ...

The Harry Potter movies feel like Christmas. There’s just something about the idea of a big movie packed with fantasy escapism that feels tailor-made for those long afternoons where nobody is at work ...

The Batman movies have included some absolute bangers in their soundtracks. Seal’s ‘Kiss From A Rose’ from Batman Forever is an obvious example; U2 showed their dark side in lavish fashion on the same ...

Generally, It’s a Wonderful Life is a joyful Christmas movie. Yes, it gets quite dark, but that’s all in service of a stirring message of why we all matter in life. A particular scene left a mark on ...

We all acknowledge that Batman Returns is a gothic masterpiece within the wider DCEU, right? It’s an ideal Christmas movie for anyone who lives life a little darker than normal. The thriller movie‘s ...

There’s a long-established link between horror movies and the holiday season. Something about the endless joy of Christmas seems to lend itself to bloodshed and darkness. Every action has an equal and ...

Every year, movie fans are bombarded with cheer, cinematic fairy lights, candy canes, and bombastic choral singers when December rolls round. Classic Christmas movie re-runs dominate the TV schedules, ...

If you thought Marvel movies were the main hub for random cameos, you are wrong. Long before MCU character Iron Man was even a glint in Kevin Feige’s eye, Disney movies had a habit of having some of ...

The Nightmare Before Christmas straddles the thin line between being a spooky Halloween movie, and a festive Christmas movie. While there is much debate about which category the gorgeous stop-motion ...

As a master of blockbuster cinema, it takes a lot to impress Steven Spielberg, and instances where he’s blown away by a script are rare. One of those moments, though, was when he saw an early draft of ...

Make no mistake: Die Hard is one of the best Christmas movies of all time. John McClane’s defence of Nakatomi Plaza from German terrorist Hans Gruber is a carefully engineered thriller movie that ...

You’d think making a Muppets movie about Christmas would be an easy sell. Already head shoulders above Christmas movies because, well, you have Kermit the Frog and Animal and such, who make everything ...