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10 best Christmas films that aren't all about family
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10 best Christmas films that aren't all about family
Romcoms, elves... and Batman: Here's the best Christmas movies to stream in 2023
![A selection of the best Christmas movies to stream 2023](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Christmas-movies-hero.jpg?w=768)
Romcoms, elves... and Batman: Here's the best Christmas movies to stream in 2023
Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: 'With the help of others you can change the world'
![Timothee Chalamet in Wonka](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1594_wonka_hero1.jpg?w=768)
Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: 'With the help of others you can change the world'
Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better
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Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better
How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine
![Darth Vader in the Star Wars Holiday Special](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Darth-Vader-on-show-Wacko.jpg?w=768)
How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine
'Activism and organising is kinda sexy!': Colman Domingo on Rustin, Oscar buzz and the Obamas
![Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in Netflix film Rustin](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Rustin-HERO.jpg?w=768)
'Activism and organising is kinda sexy!': Colman Domingo on Rustin, Oscar buzz and the Obamas
Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest?
![Montage of stars of Love actually](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1591-Film.jpg?w=768)
Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest?
Napoleon review – a man at war with the world and himself
![joaquin phoenix as Napoleon](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1592_FIlm_Napoleon_Photo_0105.jpg?w=768)
Napoleon review – a man at war with the world and himself
The Mission: Inside John Chau's doomed attempt to convert the tribes of North Sentinel Island
![animated scene of man in kayak being approached by people on a beach](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1589-film-the-mission-hero.jpg?w=768)
The Mission: Inside John Chau's doomed attempt to convert the tribes of North Sentinel Island
Duran Duran pick the scariest movies to watch at Halloween – from Dracula to Silence of the Lambs
![Duran Duran in spooky black and white for Halloween](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Duran-Photographer-Credit-Stephanie-Pistel-_1N7A0448-290823_FILM_DEF_CROP.jpg?w=768)
Duran Duran pick the scariest movies to watch at Halloween – from Dracula to Silence of the Lambs
Rom-com royalty Meg Ryan is coming home to woo us one more time
![When Harry Met Sally...](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1588-film-meg-ryan-hero.jpg?w=768)
Rom-com royalty Meg Ryan is coming home to woo us one more time
Typist Artist Pirate King review – a warm-hearted, clear-eyed tribute to a neglected artist
![Two women on a beach](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1587_film_TAPK_04.jpg?w=768)
Typist Artist Pirate King review – a warm-hearted, clear-eyed tribute to a neglected artist
Retribution review – another Liam Neeson action vehicle fresh from the production line
![Liam Neeson looks out of a car window](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1587_film_20_Retribution.jpg?w=768)
Retribution review – another Liam Neeson action vehicle fresh from the production line
What Scorsese epic Killers of the Flower Moon means to an Indigenous street paper vendor
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What Scorsese epic Killers of the Flower Moon means to an Indigenous street paper vendor
Rock Hudson: How an Aids diagnosis saw the closeted Hollywood icon finally accepted
![Rock Hudson and Lee Garlington](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rock-Hudson-and-Lee-Garlington-1.jpg?w=768)
Rock Hudson: How an Aids diagnosis saw the closeted Hollywood icon finally accepted
Greed, betrayal and exploitation: The cruel true story behind Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon
![Scorsese, with DiCaprio, Gladstone and De Niro](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1586_kfm_627_KillersOfTheFlowerMoon_Feature_S14631F.jpg?w=768)
Greed, betrayal and exploitation: The cruel true story behind Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon
Are big-budget horror movies becoming more conservative?
![THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER (from left) Angela Fielding (Lidya Jewett) and Katherine (Olivia Marcum)](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1585_Film_2560_TP_00080AR.jpg?w=768)
Are big-budget horror movies becoming more conservative?
BlackBerry review – the ruthlessness and farce of big business
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BlackBerry review – the ruthlessness and farce of big business
The Creator: Could AI have generated Gareth Edwards' gorgeous new sci-fi blockbuster?
![A scene still from 20th Century Studios’ THE CREATOR, set in an AI future.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/the_creator_r6_06120105.jpg?w=768)