Los Angeles International Airport on Christmas Eve. For most a nightmare place to be. But for TSA Officer Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton), it’s about to get a whole lot worse. An unknown assailant (Jason Bateman) has Ethan in his sights, and unless he allows a certain item of luggage through airport security, Ethan’s girlfriend Nora (Sofia Carson) dies.   Firstly, it’s important to note that Carry-On is not related to the famous series of British comedy films. Sid James is not going to pop out of a suitcase, or anything else, for that matter. Although I have been enjoying the references, jokes and memes that the title has inspired.   Thankfully however, Carry-On is a tense thriller that harks back to classics like Speed and Phonebooth… if – and it’s a big if – you’re willing to take it with a tremendous bucket of salt. Before you get to the thrill ride, the movie asks you to accept quite a lot. I mean, we’re talking Home Alone levels of ‘just go along with it’. But if you can do t...

When jolly old Saint Nick, A.K.A. 'Red One' (J.K. Simmons) is kidnapped, the head of his security detail, Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) is forced to work with Jack O'Malley (Chris Evans) - a freelance hacker/tracker who claims he can find anyone, anywhere. But will the pair be able to get along in order to find Santa and save Christmas? With Red One , Jake Kasdan attempts to do for Christmas what he did for Jumanji ... and misses. Where Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle  and Jumanji: The Next Level  were light-hearted, silly, and featured The Rock doing something a little different, Red One  takes itself way too seriously, is overly cheesy, and for a supposed Christmas movie it isn't all that festive. As for Johnson, well he's simply playing the type of character he usually plays; tough but straight. On the other hand, his co-star Chris Evans delivers a fine performance as the loveable rogue/Christmas sceptic, even though it feels like he's simply trying to escape ...

Ad-Exec Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) is hired by the US government to reignite the public's interest in NASA, and their battle to beat the Soviets to the moon. Her attempts to market the space race cause her to bump heads with Launch Director, Cole Davis (Channing Tatum). But her successes please those in Washington so much they give her a slightly bigger task; fake the Apollo 11 moon landing... or at least film a fake landing just in case the real one fails. Fly Me To The Moon  is a movie of two halves. On the one hand it's a quirky rom-com about an Ad-Exec working for NASA, and on the other it's a kind of history/conspiracy drama about filming a fake moon landing. Unsurprisingly, the results are rather inconsistent. As the movie jumps between the two narratives it becomes painfully clear that the two halves just don't marry up - certainly when it comes to the movie's tone. In fact, it's like the ideas for two very different movies have been forced together...

While reading up on all things  Grinch , I stumbled across  'Tis The Grinch Holiday Podcast  (A.K.A.  'Tis The Grinch Holiday Talk Show ). Apparently, after trying to steal Christmas old Grinchy was given community service by the Whoville Department of Justice, which included hosting a holiday podcast to spread a little Christmas cheer. I think we can all imagine how that would go. The result of which is actually rather amusing; every week the jolly, green host partakes in a few festive activities, has a rant or two, and somewhere in there he finds time to interview a special celebrity guest. The voices and sound effects are great, they really bring the whole thing to life in a big way, and the humour is wacky and mildly sarcastic, meaning this podcast is festive fun for the whole family. They've even got a pretty good take on the song, although still second to the original. James Austin Johnson, of  SNL  fame, does a brilliant job as both the voice of the ...

Once again it's that time of year when trees begin appearing in houses, children think about toys more than usual, and people start leaving shoes, guns and bullets in air vents. That's right it's December. A month in which many go absolutely nuts in order to celebrate a single chaotic day.  As this silliest of seasons fires up Kevin McCallister will find himself all alone, the British Prime Minister will dance around Number 10 before taking a chance on love (not from the Americans), and Hans Gruber's retirement plans will suffer a fly in the ointment. But there is one among us who despises the festivities and shuns the holiday spirit more than most. No I'm not talking about myself. I couldn't pull off that shade of green. We're talking about a dark soul with a shrunken, hate-filled heart, and an evil smile to match. It's still not me. Born from the mind of the legendary Dr. Seuss, this most sinister of creatures was the subject of a beloved children'...