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  • Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2011)
    Review preview for Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

    Channing's friendliness and evident joie de vivre light up this film every bit as much as the bright lights, the dance routines and the fabulous costumes.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Director Dori Berinstein captures the magic and vivacity of the ninetysomething showbiz icon.
  • Carol (2015)
    Review preview for Carol

    A beautifully crafted piece.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
  • A Christmas Carol (2020)
    Review preview for A Christmas Carol

    In truth, this is yet one more safe retelling of an old favourite. Not radical at all.

    Jane Fae · 3 out of 5
    A dance-infused interpretation of the seasonal classic.
  • A Christmas Carol (2009)
    Review preview for A Christmas Carol

    The enhancements here come, not to the source material but to the look of the film, which is beautifully rendered in immersive 3D.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Charles Dickens tale of Christmas spirits gets a 3D makeover.
  • Christmas Carol - The Movie (2001)
    Dickens' classic tale gets an animated makeover, chagal-style.
  • Edward And Caroline (1951)
    Review preview for Edward And Caroline

    The plot is as floaty as Caroline's evening gown but the joy is in the minutiae.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Trouble brews for a couple from different classes when the husband is asked to perform for the friends of his wife's rich uncle.
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
    Review preview for The Muppet Christmas Carol

    It's one of those rare seasonal films that really can entertain the whole family.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Charles Dickens' tale gets the Henson twist.

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