IIIIIITTTTTT’SSSSSS CHRIIIIISTMAAAAASSSS! 5 delights to unbox this festive season. Not enough for you? Try a previous edition: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6.

While You Were Sleeping (Disney+ – 103 mins)

Rom Com / screwball comedy perfection. A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator (Sandra Bullock) is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient (Peter Gallagher). A coulda been creepy narrative is made delightful courtesy of the earnestness of Bullock’s performance and the utter joy she finds with her inadvertent new family. Bill Pullman became part of the pantheon of romantic leads with his role here, grumpy plaid-wearing carpenter with a heart of gold. Phwoar.

Klaus (Netflix – 97 mins)

A beautiful animation with a unique spin on the origin of many of our beloved Christmas traditions. Reluctant postman Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) moves to a miserable small town when he stumbles across two people who will change his life forever – school teacher Alva (Rashida Jones) and a grumpy man with a heart of gold (J.K. Simmons). A heart-warming tale of kindness and community – my emotional kryptonite.

Fresh Off The Boat (Disney+- 116 x 25 mins)

If you are a fellow binger, looking for something light-hearted family-driven sitcom, this underseen treat may just do the trick. A semi-autobiographical story, based on American author & chef Eddie Huang‘s memoirs. Eddie (Hudson Yang) and his brothers are forced to move from Washignton to Florida when their parents (Randall Park and Constance Wu) buy a restaurant.

Saltburn (Prime Video – 100 mins)

As the window between cinema and v.o.d release gets shorter and shorter, if you’re still yet to see this delicious chaos from Emerald Fennell – now’s your chance. A student (Barry Keoghan) at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to his eccentric family’s (Richard E. Grant & Rosamund Pike) sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten. Click here to read my review.

The Couple Next Door (Channel4- 6 x 60 mins)

Sometimes, only a cheesy erotic thriller far removed from reality is the only thing that will do. A young couple (Eleanor Tomlinson and Alfred Enoch)move to an upscale neighbourhood to start a family but soon finds themselves entangled in a complex web of desire and betrayal with their new neighbours (Sam Heughan and Jessica De Gouw). Hugh Dennis is around for reasons I still don’t fully understand.