There is something for everyone this Christmas, and The Student has selected an array of upcoming films to keep you busy until we come back...

FAMILY FAVOURITE:

New Year’s Eve, December 9th

After Valentine’s Day had a bit of a flop, America is having another attempt to make its own Love Actually, right down to the national holiday theme with an all-star cast layering a multi-story extravaganza. With the same director as Valentine’s Day, lets hope Garry Marshall pulls a better trick out of his hat with big names like Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Robert De Niro, Halle Berry, Katherine Heigl, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jon Bon Jovi at his fingertips. Whilst providing a cast list isn’t ideal, at the moment this appears to be the film’s biggest attraction.

CRUDE COMEDY:

The Sitter, December 9th

The Sitter promises to hold all the dodgy humour and embarrassing jokes you’ve been missing since The Hangover Part 2. If you’re into slapstick humour, then the story of a suspended college student forced to babysit the psychotic kids next door, will definitely appeal to you. Rumour has it that when you try to take a young, dominatrix, sociopath-in-training and a goody-two-shoes out on a booty call, some serious trouble arises.

DOUBLE-LIFE DRAMA:

I Melt with You, December 9th

Wouldn’t you love to find out your husband and the father of your children has a seedy past of drugs and affairs hidden by a dark pact with his oldest friends? Well, luckily for you its very unlikely but you can go and watch I Melt with You, a film about four friends from college who reunite once a year and take a trip to the past where sordid secrets are unearthed and disasters erupt that threaten the success stories of the characters’ jobs, families and reputations.

HISTORICAL ROMANCE:

W.E., December 9th

Remember the troublesome older brother in The Kings Speech who gave up the throne for a married woman? This film, brought to us by the Queen of pop, Madonna, explores one of the most infamous scandals of the twentieth century. Entwined with a modern romance of an unhappy wife obsessed with researching the star-crossed lovers who becomes entangled in an affair with a Russian security guard. The trailer gives a glimpse of great acting and a clever two-tier storyline that should make this a classy film worth watching.

ROMANTIC COMEDY:

Young Adult, December 16th

Our Christmas Rom-com has Charlize Theron starring as an ex-high school beauty queen who returns to her old town to dive back into her glory days and reclaim her old sweetheart. The ‘psychotic prom queen bitch’ goes on a no-holds-barred mission to ruin her old flame’s marriage with the help of an unlikely friend from the past. The storyline looks predictable and the jokes mediocre, but if you want to see what it looks like when the girl you hated from school never grows up, this film is for you.

ANIMATED:

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, December 16th

You probably already know whether or not you want to see a film with cute furry animations singing in high pitched voices, but here is storyline anyway. Your favourite fluffballs have been marooned on a tropical island, and while struggling to stay alive on mangos, they sing a lot of chart hits in chipmunk voices.

SEQUEL:

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, December 16th

Hold onto your seats, we have another intricate murder mystery with Robert Downey Jr playing the best of british detectives. Flying high with special effects, guessing games and an attractive cast, the manic genius is back to stop the collapse of western civilisation by Holmes’ new adversary Professor Moriarty. If you watched the first film about ‘the man who sees everything’ then you will definitely agree this production team is worth another trip to the cinema over Christmas.

CRIME THRILLER:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, December 26th

It is rumoured that Johnny Depp, George Clooney and Brad Pitt fought Daniel Craig for his role in the Hollywood adaptation of Stieg Larson’s bestselling novel. The film centres around a troubled young woman with a history of sexual abuse, who joins forces with a disgraced investigative journalist to solve the cold case of a woman’s murder. The success of the Swedish adaptation of the film in the UK hopefully foreshadows a similar box office hit from this version of an incredible story.

GLAMOUROUS ACTION:

Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol, December 26th

An undeclared act of war on Russia, misplaced blame, big guns, men in suits and sunglasses create the special effect’s field day that is the next Mission Impossible. Tom Cruise and his team go rogue when their organisation is implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin. If you enjoy the James Bond action genre, the fourth Mission Impossible is something for you.