Bullet Train (2022) [Rated 'R' for strong and bloody violence] - a fun pizza/beer film for a Saturday night - it's Tarantino x (Kingsman + Nobody) on a train. Sadly, not as good as those, and there's the all-too common problem with accents (come on film-makers, enough already!)

Pitt is good, and the cameos are fun, but a couple of the others can't deliver their dialogue effectively, and the script isn't as clever as it wants to be. But it looks great, with unique surreal-smooth colours, and most of the cartoony OTT action scenes do deliver.
A generous, mindless 7/10.

I'd take away your 7 and give it the 3 that's left. Stinker.

Just watched this on Netflix. "The Good Nurse"

Quite enjoyed it.  Not gonna win any Oscars but perfect weeknight viewing.

Troll, new to Netflix. I had no expectations as I only heard of it yesterday, but I was hoping for something more. A big stone man stomps up and down Norway pursued by the military, with puny humans wittering out a poor script around his feet. Proof that Norway can do it just as dumb as Hollywood, they just don't need as much money (and the smaller budget was only too evident). Passably entertaining if you're in the mood for this kind of thing (I was) but not really very good at all.

A Quiet Place (2018) - Starring real life married couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, and directed by Krasinski. (I had no idea).
Less than 90 mins long, and moves at a cracking pace. Blunt is such a good actor, and she makes for a compelling watch. If you can manage to suspend reality and look past the plot holes/inconsistencies, there's a lot to enjoy. I didn't like it as much as I'd hoped (or as much as many seemed to), 7/10

A Quiet Place Part II (2020) - unusually, this starts with a v.good flashback to Day #1, although it would have worked better at the start of film1 (likely they didn't have the budget). After that, we continue straight off from film1 (apparently, both cover just 5 days). The problem here is, the bigger budget doesn't really help, and the plot holes/inconsistencies have multiplied and are harder to forgive. Some surprisingly ropey CGI towards the end, too, but a couple of effective jump-scares. ? Another great performance from Blunt, but the kids' roles, while well-acted, are poorly plotted. Despite another short runtime, it's not as compelling. A disappointing, 6/10.

My festive viewing has included these 2 non-Xmas fillums:

The Banshees of Inisherin on Disney+. The friendship of old pals Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson falls apart against the backdrop of the Irish civil war in the 1920s (literally - it's occasionally heard and seen in the background). I liked it from the start, with my favourite Bulgarian women's choir warbling along on the soundtrack. I can see it scooping lots of awards, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Farrell in particular being hot property at awards time. But it's great all round, one of the best of the year for me.

Glass Onion on Netflix. The sequel to Knives Out, though there's no connection to that one apart drom Daniel Craig playing the detective again. According to Wiki everyone but me is rating it highly; I thought it fell comfortably short of being anywhere near as good. I much preferred the cast of the first, and the exotic location didn't add anything. I was also considerably less happy with Craig in the role; in KO, apart from a couple of slips, he appeared to nail the accent (and least to these English ears). In this one he frequently sounds as though he needed better voice coaching, and it distracted me. It was decent-at-best entertainment, but far too long, and had no Ana De Armas in it.

^ yep, agree - this is great ! Really did not know what to expect, particularly as I only discovered later that this is by the same writer-director (Martin McDonagh) as 'In Bruges' and 'Three Billboards' - both excellent.

It's only a 'small' film, and actually reminded me of Father Ted at the start (my own shortcoming, for watching so few Irish productions). But it does look great on the big screen, and as you said, @wowbagger - it hooks you with chuckles and LOLs from the start (you might need subs).

As is often the case, best to go in with little knowledge - don't watch the trailer! Enjoyed by all 4 of us, a satisfying 8/10.

The island was a bit craggy to be fair, and at least two of the supporting cast have been in Father Ted.

The Artist

Black and white with virtually no dialogue and sparse 'subtitles'. The story of a silent movie star on the way down who is saved from desperation by a talkie star who he helped on the way up.

Something quite unique and well worth a watch if you are prepared to take a chance away from the norm. 

The Menu on Disney+, a black comedy taking a gleeful swipe at pretentious foodies. With a fine cast headed by Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy it had me hooked as I had little idea of where it was going. I haven't seen the trailer but the plot could be easily spoiled, so I'd go in blind if you can.