This week on FoF:  I unpack the whole saga of how I nearly ended up on Sky News to talk Wicked, why I basically “Prince Andrew-ed” the opportunity, and what it actually says about FoF quietly creeping up in the film world (yes, even CNN have been sniffing around).

From there we tumble into Christmas ad season as I crown the undisputed winner, lay into Coca-Cola’s uncanny AI truck nightmare, side-eye Tesco’s melancholic effort, and ask whether the Christmas advert conveyor belt has completely ruined Chrimbo.

Then it’s my definitive ranking of 19 actual Christmas movies (no “Christmas-adjacent” cheats allowed) from Krampus at the bottom to You-Know-Exactly-Who at Number 1, complete with YOUR AUDIENCE RANKING as done in our Broadcast Channel (via fredasquith.com) Expect plenty of disagreements and some distinctly average impressions.

Finally, I rattle through reviews of Train Dreams, Blue Moon and new Netflix release Jay Kelly, from lonely loggers and ghost-story vibes to Ethan Hawke monologuing for his life and why Billy Crudup’s “shrimp cocktail” bit might be one of the scenes of the year.

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TIMESTAMPS

(01:49 ) The FoF Disclaimer
(02:06 ) I should’ve been on Sky News. Why wasn’t I on Sky News?
(08:55 ) My thoughts on All The UK Christmas Adverts
(09:30 ) The FoF Best Christmas Ad 2025 is Waitrose
(10:00 ) The FoF WORST Christmas Ad 2025 is the Coca Cola AI monstrosity
(11:42 ) The other one that is terrible is the sad Tesco ad

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(12:10 ) THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES OF ALL TIME
(12:50 ) What movies DON’T COUNT
(14:26 ) My Top 19 Christmas movies
(14:45 ) Number 19 - Krampus
(15:06 ) Number 18 - Surviving Christmas
(15:25 ) Number 17 - Four Christmases
(15:47 ) Number 16 - Christmas With The Kranks
(16:20 ) Number 15 - The Holiday (Darling’s favourite, it annoys me)
(17:08 ) Number 14 - Miracle on 34th Street (1993)
(18:04 ) Number 13 - The Grinch (I love this Jim Carrey story of the movie more than the movie)
(19:20 ) Number 12 - Nativity! (and why it’s technically bad but spiritually good)
(20:27 ) Number 11 - National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (and how it pioneered a sub genre)
(21:32 ) Number 10 - Klaus (basically a perfect movie)
(22:21 ) Number 9 - The Muppets Christmas Carol (including some 7/10 impressions)
(24:54 ) Number 8 - The Polar Express (and the most magical time watching it with my nephew)
(26:16 ) Number 7 - It’s A Wonderful Life (and why I barely remember the second half)
(27:45 ) Number 6 - Elf (headphone warning)
(28:15 ) Number 5 - The Santa Clause (underrated)
(29:41 ) Number 4 - Die Hard (yes its a christmas movie)
(29:58 ) Number 3 - Home Alone (and why it works)
(30:43 ) Number 2 - The Holdovers (an instant classic)
(32:13 ) Number 1 is…….. (you guessed it)
(33:50 ) How does my ranking compare to YOUR FoF Community vote?

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(36:22 ) Train Dreams REVIEW - out now on Netflix
(43:01 ) Summary & Letterboxd Rating https://boxd.it/bTlxLf

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(43:25 ) Blue Moon REVIEW - out now in cinemas
(49:39 ) Summary & Letterboxd Rating https://boxd.it/bPz1xx

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(50:40 ) Jay Kelly REVIEW - out on Netflix 5th Dec
(56:33 ) Summary & Letterboxd Rating https://boxd.it/bmjGFJ