I think that all Christmas releases for this year have hit the screens, so here is a sweep up of the last few.

Netflix have had a good festive season and they have another couple that are definitely worth watching.

A Merry Little Ex-Mas
A divorcing couple had planned to have one last family Christmas together for their children, but as the festivities are about to begin, the husband’s new girlfriend arrives. Despite a predictable plot and some clunky moments in the script, this is one of the more enjoyable Christmas movies this year. An above average cast including Alicia Silverstone, Oliver Hudson and Melissa Joan Hart helps and there are some funny moments.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10

Goodbye June
Kate Winslet makes her directorial debut, with a screenplay written by her son Joe Anders, with Helen Mirren as the title character. Already in ill health, June takes a turn for the worse over the Christmas period, which impacts her four siblings. The main draw here is the stellar cast. Timothy Spall plays June’s husband, Winslet, Johnny Flynn, Toni Collette and Andrea Riseborough play her kids. They are all given a chance to shine with Anders’ script providing some heartfelt and sometimes amusing dialogue. Riseborough has one of the funniest lines of the year when she chastises a doctor. The plot structure though is a little too predictable and sometimes too on the nose. The main nurse is called Angel, for example, and June finally passes during a nativity play. But you would be very hard hearted not to be touched by this.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10

On Amazon Prime, there is Merv. An estranged couple learn that the dog they share is suffering from depression following their break-up. So, they awkwardly reconcile over the Christmas holidays when they take Merv on a sunny vacation to Florida to lift his spirits. No film with such a cute dog can be a total miss and I liked Charlie Cox and Zooey Deschanel together but it does not feel festive once it gets to Florida and it is all quite ordinary. 
Rating: 5.5 out of 10

Over on Movies 24, The Snow Must Go On features Isaiah (Corey Cott), a struggling director who finds love and holiday spirit while saving a school Christmas musical. Isiah/Cott seems totally devoid of talent, so this was a painful watch. In The More the Merrier, sparks fly between an emergency room doctor and a cardiologist as they work together to deliver three babies just in time for Christmas. This could have been very feelgood or even suspenseful, but, instead, it is just overly earnest.
Ratings out of 10:
The Snow Must Go On: 2.5
The More the Merrier: 3.5

Lastly to two films on Sky Movies for those who subscribe:
A Make or Break Holiday stars Hunter King and Evan Roderick as a couple, Liv and Daniel, who are stressed and decide to take a break just as they’re hosting their families for Christmas, forcing them to fake being happy to avoid ruining the holiday, but in doing so, they rediscover their love. That premise is hardly original but it usually works. However there are a number of major issues. Liv and Daniel do not convince as a couple, Liv is very selfish and her parents are incredibly overbearing. 

With the re-teaming of Lacey Chabert and Andrew W. Walker, She’s Making a List was one of the most anticipated Hallmark festive movies this year. Naughty or Nice inspector Isabel Haynes doesn’t anticipate anything out of the ordinary when she’s assigned to evaluate 11-year-old Charlie Duncan. However, soon, Isabel falls for Charlie’s widowed father Jason. This is a big disappointment. I cannot fault Chabert or Walker but the film is simultaneously silly, because of the premise, and not silly enough as it spends a lot of time dealing with grief.
Ratings out of 10:
A Make or Break Holiday: 4
She’s Making a List: 4.5