Even-keel Xmas flicks list

KNYSNA NEWS - With the weather changing its mind every day or so, there's undoubtedly uncertainty over whether or not we'll be able to spend Christmas on the beach. Each year, hordes of new Christmas movies are released, and some more cringe-worthy and clichéd than others.

Blake Linder scanned the current holiday fare and came up with a list of five Christmas flicks he believes will keep your eyes from rolling, your tears left unjerked and your mirth-buttons sufficiently pressed.

1. 8-Bit Christmas

In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system.

8-Bit Christmas

2. Father Christmas is Back

Four sisters, Caroline, Joanna, Paulina and Vicky, reunite for the Christmas holiday in a Yorkshire mansion. However, their estranged father, James, joins in for the first time since he left the family behind decades earlier. The group attempts to get through the holiday despite comedic misunderstandings, while also uncovering the long-buried secret that tore their family apart so many years ago.

3. Single All the Way

Desperate to avoid his family's judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter convinces his best friend Nick to join him for the holidays and pretend that they're now in a relationship. – IMDb

Single All the Way

4. A Boy Called Christmas

In this origin story of Father Christmas, an ordinary boy (with a loyal pet mouse and a reindeer at his side) sets out on an extraordinary adventure to find his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of Elfhelm.

A Boy Called Christmas

5. Love Hard

An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she's been catfished. This light-hearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love.

Love Hard