Show Notes
UK Film Club is back with a festive edition of the best film podcast, with the latest movie reviews including Christmas Karma, Now You See Me: Now You Don't and Ella McCay. We also review Jingle Bell Heist as our Christmas Streaming Pick, currently available on Netflix. Warning - some swearing in the film clips.
In our indie film reviews section we have reviews of The Wildman of Shaggy Creek, In Need of Seawater, CATACLYSM, Eraserheads: Combo on the Run, Princess of the Murder and Jake & Pete’s Christmas Special.
The Nostalgia Pick for this month is, of course, a Christmas film, and one of the very best ever! Including a career-best performance from Michael Caine.
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