4 De-lightful December Movies Dashing To Theatres This Month
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| Mary Queen of Scots is one movie this December to sleigh any case of Resting Grinch Face. |
Oh, December. The only winter month that I like to the point of low-key going heart-eyed emoji over! The holiday season is in FULL swing. (Let’s be real though, it’s been swingin’ since BEFORE Halloween.) Yards, homes and shop fronts are festooned with bright and glittery holiday décor. Christmas tunes are blaring out of every single stereo system as perky and merry, or scowling, hunch-backed scrooge shoppers clog the aisles of every store. The holly jolly good times continue with these 5 movies premiering in cinemas this month. Get ready for your money to jingle all the way out of your wallet. Oh what fun!
My favourite ways to celebrate the Dec is by (1) baking decadent homemade treats for my besties and coworkers. No Betty Crocker brownie box mix in this girl’s kitch (2) gift giving and wrapping presents LIKE A GODDESS ok a demigoddess… (3) decorating the Christmas tree with all the enthusiasm of a sugar high kindergartner and (4) going. to. the. friggin’. movies.
Something about going to the movie theatre on a chilly December day, in snuggly knit wear with the sky all fuzzy and gray and the smell of snow in the air (Are you there Lorelai Gilmore? It’s me, Vicky) makes the whole movie-going experience irresistibly cozy and magical.
TL;DR: December movies are BASICALLY the popcorn garlands and rainbow lights strung on a Christmas slash holiday tree. Playful, flashy, and the fun in winter funderland.
Here are 4 movies coming out in cinemas this December that'll combat ANY case of Resting Grinch Face. Are you in? ;)
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| Don't even try to compete with J-Momo's wonderbrows. Aquaman has arch perfection. |
1. Aquaman
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Real talk: Justice League was a no go for me. One word: Batfleck. Yuck.
BUT because one of my best friends is crushing hard on hunky Jay-M and my own appreciation of his powerful onscreen presence overrides my meh feelings revolving around DC (Devoted AF Marvel girl here), I’m seeing it opening night. Momoa, contrary to his buff bod is not all brute force when he acts. His performances in Game of Thrones (Khal Drogo!) and Netflix’s Frontier prove his acting chops go beyond shooting eye daggers, being physically intimidating, and grunting. An added bonus? This Aquaman doesn’t conform to white Hollywood. Blond-haired, blue-eyed Arthur Curry ethnicity is reimagined (Momoa’s background includes Native Hawaiian and Native American roots) giving us one of the DC’s very few non-white superheroes a starring role on the big screen today.
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| YAAAS QUEEN.... Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie) |
2. Mary Queen of Scots
With powerhouse actresses Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan sharing the screen in Mary Queen of Scots, sparks are SURE to fly. And our attention? It’s bound to be as captive-ated as Rapunzel in her tower. Director Josie Rourke’s historical costume drama is all about Mary Stewart (Ronan) grasping for her place on the throne… a place that her cousin Queen Elizabeth I (Robbie) occupies in England. The notorious clash between the cousins in the 1580s is a very true, bloody and scandalous story in the history books.
This past September I went to Scotland for two weeks and loved every flipping moment. Of the many castles and museums I visited, one of the frequent running narratives centered on controversial Mary Stewart. A narrative that includes: 1) Her struggles assimilating into Scotland after peacing out to France as a baby and growing up there. 2) Her fumbling grasp of politics. 3) The many suspicious and brutal murders she was connected to.
With arresting performances spanning throughout their entire Hollywood careers, Robbie and Ronan are sure to SLAY as they bring these very real women to life. Seeing Robbie, her fiery ginger hair poofed up and her face painted chalky white charging forwards like a boss babe while Ronan (in a not-so-convincing Scottish accent) demands fealty from her cuz’ in the movie’s trailer makes my heart RACE and takes everything I have not to shriek aloud. The short of it? Hell yes to more Herstory. Hell yes to another female-led, female-starring big-screen movie.
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| Not just mastering RBG's look, but her accent too? Felicity Jones NAILS it. |
3. On The Basis of Sex
Hellooo, Herstory you beautiful beautiful thang. Getting a double dose of you this December is better than all the platters of double fudge and double chocolate brownies/cookies/muffins at all the holiday shindigs you go to. Well, ok, let’s just agree that they’re tied for first place, mkay? Rogue One’s Felicity Jones portrays Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second elected US Supreme Court Justice -- aka the Notorious RBG-- in On The Basis of Sex. RBG is basically a superheroine, which means On The Basis of Sex is her basically origin story (Director Mimi Leder endorses the heck out of this). In other words-- Buh-bye radioactive spider bites and alien space pods falling out of the sky.
The truth-bomb dropping living legend is known for a lifetime of battling gender inequality and sex discrimination, DEF hardcore superpowers. Like how EVEN when she was diagnosed with cancer and underwent aggressive rounds of chemo and radiation she continued to fight for both in court!
On The Basis of Sex begins in the earliest days of RBG’s career. In 1956, she was one of nine women to graduate from Harvard Law School WHILE ALSO RAISING A BABY. On The Basis of Sex is so crucial and timely that I won’t be surprised if it shatters box office records and is ranked one of the best movies of 2018. Dismantling the patriarchy while also acknowledging that not all men suck (RBG’s hubby Martin, portrayed by Armie Hammer, was not a d-bag) is one of RBG’s M.O.’s and one that Felicity Jones is proud to stand behind. Jones, a self-proclaimed feminist and an active and outspoken voice in Hollywood’s gender pay gap, has so much moxie and passion that her take on Ruth is bound to be spellbinding.
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| A chorus of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is sooo apropros rn. |
4. Mary Poppins Returns
“Maree Pawpins ‘ow luvly to see yew,” says Lin-Manuel Miranda, completely in character as Cockney chimney sweep, Jack. (#agreed) For this moviegoer, Mary Poppins Returns is the most anticipated musical of the year. Yeah, we had Mama Mia! Here We Go Again, Bradley Cooper’s and Lady Gaga’s take on A Star is Born, and Bohemian Rhapsody aka “that Queen movie”. However, none of them has the sparkle and charm of Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers iconic and extraordinary heroine.
Speaking of charm, Lin double M is one of the coolest kids on the block today and I am so so so hyped up to see the Hamilton creator singing and dancing his way through this half-animated half-live action sequel to 1964’s Mary Poppins. Bringing magic to the next gen LMM stars opposite Emily Blunt who, starring as the titular character, dons the magical nanny’s flowery cap and graceful glides back into the Banks children...er Banks adults world with her trusty flying umbrella and perky can-do attitude. Emily Blunt is a brilliant actress and perfectly cast to take on the role of the beloved character. Returning to Mary Poppin’s whimsical world, a world populated by quirky cartoon inhabitants (and bursting with a rainbow of candy shop bright colours) is a one-way ticket to feeling gleeful and euphoric. Mary Poppins Returns is a dash of childhood nostalgia and charm is the spoonful of sugar our dumpster fire world* needs right now.
So, friends! What upcoming movies have you running like the gingerbread
*Thank you, Phoebe Robinson, for putting into words the feelings I have about world post the dry, crusty, Cheetoh puff entering office as the newest POTUS, or, Puke-puddle Of The United States.
Photos from IMDB.
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