To the surprise of absolutely no-one, I watched a bunch of Christmas movies in December. But as much as I love my seasonal treats, the movies that left more of an impression this time around were some of the other movies I watched during the month. In particular, The Outrun — which is harrowing and life-affirming in equal measures, I think, and cements Saorise Ronan as one of my favorite actors working right now — and Conclave, which is exactly the “bitchy Priest Succession” that I was promised by early reviews. The Red Shoes is also on there, which I hadn’t seen in close to three decades and is, if anything, so fucking wonderful that I feel embarrassed for not getting it earlier. Movies! They’re wonderful! (Also on the list: The Virtues, which is technically a TV show but has a movie-length final episode, so I counted it.)
Here’s the month in full.
