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First Viewing Viewing Date: December 28th Via: Paramount+ Plot: After their vessel sinks and their replacement vessel is impounded, a crew of fisherman are left to traverse dangerous waters to repay debts and get their lives back on track. Rating: 7.1/10 Why Did I Watch It? It's a new movie on Paramount+, and I decided I should watch it before my membership expires.

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 27th Via: Disney+ Plot: In a land where fire, water, land and air live together, Ember and Wade - two different elements - are drawn together and learn they have more in common than they originally thought. Rating: 7.4/10 Why Did I Watch It? I'll always watch a new Pixar movie, especially when it's on Disney+, and it seemed like a good chance to catch up with the year's biggest movies.

An old-fashioned, well-made superhero movie

“Sandwiched between the big-budget blockbusters of The Flash and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, 2023's Blue Beetle represents an unusual and unexpected diversion for the last act of the now-defunct DC Extended Universe. With the superhero genre slowly fading due to viewer fatigue as a result of oversa” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 27th Via: iTunes Store Plot: An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the recent college graduate with a suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle. Rating: 6.7/10 Why Did I Watch It? Since I normally follow superhero movies and DC movies, I figured I should watch it.

Grimy, nasty festive grindhouse flick

“Santa slasher movies set at Christmastime are nothing new, as we've seen serial killers dressed as jolly old Saint Nicolas in cult flicks like Silent Night, Deadly Night (plus its sequels) and Christmas Evil, among many others. 2022's Christmas Bloody Christmas is the latest feature from wunderkind ” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 27th Via: Binge Plot: Backpackers Hanna and Liv take a job in a remote Australian pub for some extra cash and are confronted with a bunch of unruly locals and a situation that grows rapidly out of their control. Rating: 4.9/10 Why Did I Watch It? It's a new Australian thriller that has been receiving a fair bit of critical attention.

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 26th Via: Apple TV+ Plot: A former top assassin living incognito as a suburban dad must take his unsuspecting family on the run when his past catches up to him. Rating: 6.2/10 Why Did I Watch It? It's a new movie on Apple TV+, and it's time for me to catch up on all the 2023 releases.

A captivating Australian Christmas movie

“Unlike cheery, upbeat mainstream Christmas movies from major studios and streaming services, 2023's Christmess is a more solemn and dramatic festive movie about addiction, depression and loss. Australian Christmas movies are suddenly an annual occurrence thanks to streaming services, but Christmess ” read more

An unexpectedly wonderful Christmas gem

“A festive movie offering from the United Kingdom, 2022's This Is Christmas is a pleasantly surprising gem that is destined to become a cherished holiday favourite in the same league as Nativity! and Love Actually. Despite the poster, title and premise suggesting another disposable Hallmark-like prod” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 24th Via: Amazon Prime Video Plot: Dozens of passengers commuting from Langton to London for work on a daily basis begin to grow closer when one of them decides to throw a Christmas party for them all. Rating: 7.9/10 Why Did I Watch It? I wanted to watch this last year after seeing Kaya Scodelario promoting it on social media, but I couldn't find anywhere to watch it. After watching an old Christmas movie, a French Christmas movie and a contemporary American Christmas movie, I wanted something British. Google brought this one back into view.

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 24th Via: Amazon Prime Video Plot: After the death of their matriarch, a dysfunctional family comes together to celebrate Christmas and try to get along. Rating: 6.5/10 Why Did I Watch It? This has been on my Prime watchlist for years being a Christmas movie, and I think I've intended to watch it for my Christmastime viewings for the last three years. I finally got to it.

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 24th Via: SBS On-Demand Plot: One murdered man, eight women, each seeming to be eager than the others to know the truth. Gimme, gimme, gimme some clues to make up my mind. And eventually, enter the truth. Oh, thou cruel woman! Rating: 6.7/10 Why Did I Watch It? It often features on lists for recommended Christmas movies, and it has been on my watchlist for over ten years. When I found out it was available and streaming, I had to watch it.

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 24th Via: Plex Plot: Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday. Rating: 7.6/10 Why Did I Watch It? This has been on my Christmas watchlist for years. After finding it on Plex, I promptly watched it.