There were many worthy contenders for the family film of Christmas 2023 - it should have been an easy shot. We’ve been spoiled for choice with an upcoming awards season and fortunately timed online streaming releases, all perfect fodder for festive watching.
So many obvious picks: a Boxing Day cinema trip to see Timothée Chalamet cosplay as Willy Wonka, a housebound rewatch of Barbie with the little ones who’ll never understand the Mussolini jokes but will be pacified by the “I’m Just Ken” musical number. Even Oppenheimer, now that people can take more convenient toilet breaks and dads can moderate the volume of the atomic bomb (“Too loud, that”), seemed like a viable option.
