Movie Monster Christmas Classics

by Alejandra Monerri Revuelta

Hohoho! My present for you this Christmas is one show and two movies to binge these festive days. Movies that I dare say have become Kerst classics because of how many times I’ve watched them (sometimes even when it wasn’t the holly, jolly season).

I’ll share with you my strategy: as a uni student with a pretty empty bank account, I will not be buying myself an advent calendar. Who wants the carbs anyway? But, because advent calendars are fun, I will be watching an episode of Dash and Lily a day. Yes, my first recommendation to you is Dash and Lily, a love story set in Christmassy New York. It doesn’t get any more festive than that. The series follows Lily, an optimist who adores Christmas, and Dash, a cynic who hates it, as they try to convince each other of their views on the holiday season.

My next recommendation is Love Actually. This famous rom-com follows the love stories of a number of characters in London, all of which tie together on Christmas Eve. A prime minister who is in love with one of his staff, a widow whose son is in love with a classmate, a writer who falls for his Portuguese house-keeper, a guy in love with his newly wedded best friend’s wife, two body doubles in a sex scene, and a mother who finds out her husband is cheating on her. Plus a once-successful musician promoting his newest, terrible hit ‘Christmas is all around’.

Last but not least, I’d like to mention The Holiday. Two women, an American, Amanda, and a Brit, Iris, are both disappointed in the men they love, and switch houses for the Christmas season. And, even though it doesn’t happen so easily to the rest of us in real life, they find new love stories. Amanda meets Iris’ brother, who she thought to be a one night stand, whilst Iris falls for Amanda’s co-worker. What is most interesting about The Holiday is how,