Thanks to a slight spelling mistake on his letter to Santa Claus, 11 year old Liam Turner (Robert Timothy Smith) accidentally summons Satan (Jack Black) instead of jolly old Saint Nick. And instead of presents, the guy with the horns offers Liam a deal involving three wishes. Another - almost unheard of - Christmas comedy has been unceremoniously added to the cloud. Dear Santa  landed on Paramount+  with all the fanfare of some busted Christmas tree lights, and it's not really hard to see why. Put simply, this is far from the Farrelly brothers best work. You'd expect a movie starring the outlandish Jack Black as a devil posing as Santa, directed by Barry and written by Peter, to be an explosive comedy event, but it's just not the case. In fact, the movie never makes it much past mildly amusing, despite featuring a decidedly nutty but oddly Christmassy concept, and a lead actor known for being just the right kind of wild and unpredictable.  It should come as no surprise th...

After a successful career as a model, Lee Miller (Kate Winslet) began working behind the camera. During World War 2 she covered life in wartime London and the Blitz for Vogue magazine, before becoming one of the first female war correspondents. She covered the invasion of Europe through France, including the liberation of Paris, and went on to document the Nazi atrocities of the Holocaust. The idea of Kate Winslet portraying a historical figure like Lee Miller is - on the face of it - rather attractive. And unsurprisingly, the veteran actor delivers, with a great performance that portrays both Miller's courage and skill, as well as her vulnerabilities. At the very least the movie gives you a sense of how she was able to be such a trailblazer, and why after the war she struggled so. O ther than that, Lee  falls - disappointingly - into pretty standard biopic territory. Miller's life was certainly interesting, and the movie does reflect that. The problem is it only ever feels lik...