Film: Festive fare for all the family

With the entire family gathered around, deciding what movies to watch over Christmas can quickly become a savage battle for ownership of the remote. To make that choice easier, here are a few selections you shouldn’t miss

Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan in The Great Gatsby: throwing in everything including the kitchen sink

Christmas Eve

Arthur Christmas, 4.05pm, RTE One

Aardman Animation, the Wallace & Gromit people, swap stop-motion for 3D computer animation, but keep their idiosyncratic sense of humour this clever and earnest festive film with a surprising emotional depth. (2011)

Casablanca, 3.45pm, RTE 2

If you’re going to watch Casablanca over Christmas (and you are going to watch Casablanca over Christmas) you’re better off doing it in the afternoon so the film’s desperate, aching ...