It took three years and cost 250 million dollars to make ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, and Mark has some strong feelings on the film... Mark also reviews animated Christmas movie ‘The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute’ - which follows Marie as she makes a wish and becomes the same size as her toy nutcracker, ‘The Unofficial Science of Home Alone’ - a one off Sky special with comedians James Acaster and Guz Khan, as they step into the shoes of the Wet Bandits as they build and test some of the famous boobytraps from the film, and ‘Le Pupille’, Disney+’s new live-action short that follows the rebellious girls of a strict Catholic boarding school in the run up to Christmas.

Plus your correspondence, the Box office Top 10, What’s On, the Laughter Lift and much more!

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TIME CODES FOR THE VANGUARD (apologies we can’t put out time codes for those who don’t subscribe as the ad times fluctuate)

12:02 The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute

17:41 Last Week’s Streamers

19:49 Box Office Top 10

33:12 The Unofficial Science of Home Alone

40:45 Laughter Lift

51:16 Le Pupille

59:48 The Way of Water

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