The show, which released its season 3 finale today, has been renewed for another season at Disney+. That means we’re going to be joining Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) to solve another murder next year.

‘Only Murders in the Building’ hails from co-creators and writers Steve Martin and John Hoffman (‘Grace & Frankie’, ‘Looking’). Martin and Hoffman executive produce along with Martin Short, Selena Gomez, ‘This Is Us’ creator Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal.

Season three finds Charles, Oliver & Mabel investigating a murder behind the scenes of a Broadway show. Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd) is a Hollywood action star whose Broadway debut is cut short by his untimely death. Aided by co-star Loretta Durkin (Meryl Streep), our trio embarks on their toughest case yet, all while director Oliver desperately attempts to put his show back together. Curtains up!

The series has been consistently well received by critics and has garnered multiple awards nominations and wins including season two’s Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and many others. All three seasons of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ are Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and are available to watch on Disney+ in the UK.

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From the minds of Steve Martin, Dan Fogelman and John Hoffman, “Only Murders In The Building” follows three strangers (Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez) who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.

When a grisly death occurs inside their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building, the trio suspects murder and employs their precise knowledge of true crime to investigate the truth. As they record a podcast of their own to document the case, the three unravel the complex secrets of the building which stretch back years. Perhaps even more explosive are the lies they tell one another.

Soon, the endangered trio comes to realize a killer might be living amongst them as they race to decipher the mounting clues before it’s too late.

‘Only Murders in the Building’ hails from co-creators and writers Steve Martin and John Hoffman (‘Grace & Frankie,’ ‘Looking’). Martin and Hoffman will executive produce along with Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Jamie Babbitt, ‘This Is Us’ creator Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal.

Take a look at the key art for the series below:

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With Christmas drawing nearer, Santa (George Buza) finds himself in a tough spot when Blitzen unexpectedly retires. Leaving his reindeer team one reindeer short, Santa has to hold try-outs in the North Pole to find a replacement. Little horse Elliot (Josh Hutcherson) believes that he is the right choice for the job and with the help of his friend Hazel (Samantha Bee), a perky goat, he sets about to prove his worth unaware that something sinister is going on back at his ranch.

The Littlest Reindeer isn’t likely to give the likes of Disney Pixar or Dreamworks a run for their money but it’s a sweet enough family film that will resonate with the young audience it’s aimed at. What it lacks in sophistication, it more than makes up for in the cuteness stakes and while the story is hardly original, it’ll be engaging enough to keep the little ones quite over the festive period. Essentially The Littlest Reindeer is a film about overcoming the odds, which is a lesson that feels as important today as it ever has.

Josh Hutcherson is endearing as Elliot but it’s Samantha Bee who steals the show as his friend Hazel. She gets the best lines, injects the film with some much-needed energy and will make you laugh frequently. The friendship between Elliot and Hazel really is what the film hangs on, and thankfully the two characters work well together. Kids will love watching them working through the North Pole try-outs and winging it as best as they can.

Running aside the main storyline, there’s an oddly sinister plot involving a shady woman who wants to use the animals at Elliot’s ranch as the source of her meat business. It’s surprisingly dark for an otherwise light and fluffy film. Honestly, I’m not really sure what that plot line adds to the movie and it may have actually been a little stronger without it. Had I seen that as a child, I’d probably have been traumatised.

The only extra on the release is a short making of featuring snippets of conversation with the film’s stars.

The Littlest Reindeer for the most part is a fun and enjoyable family film. It doesn’t break new ground or offer anything particularly new, but the loveable central characters should be plenty to hold the attention of the kids likely to watch it. There’s not a whole lot in there for adults in terms of double-entendre or clever jokes, but the film will be enjoyable nonetheless. The Littlest Reindeer isn’t going to be a classic but it’ll provide a nice alternative to the over-played Christmas films that dominate the TV throughout December.

Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Morena Baccarin, Samantha Bee, Martin Short, John Cleese, Jeff Dunham, George Buza Director: Jennifer Westcott Writers: Mark Van de Ven, Jennifer Westcott Certificate: PG Duration: 86 mins Released by: Lionsgate Release date: 29th October 2018

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Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return finds Dorothy Gale (Lea Michelle) waking up to a devastated post-tornado Kansas and is soon rushed back to Oz to save her old friends the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), the Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer), the Cowardly Lion (Jim Belushi), Glinda the Good Witch (Bernadette Peters) and the entire Land of Oz from the devious brother of the Wicked Witch of the West – The Jester (Martin Short).

With Dorothy as their only hope to restore order and happiness to Emerald City, she must embark on another adventure meeting a host of new friends, Wiser the Owl (Oliver Platt), Marshal Mallow (Hugh Dancy), Tugg the Treeboat (Patrick Stewart) and China Doll Princess (Megan Hilty) to help her along the way.

The film is co-directed by Will Finn who has worked on numerous Disney adventures like Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. Daniel St. Pierre, who has worked on Disney projects The Lion King and Tarzan also co-directs with the film featuring songs by Academy Award nominated singer/songwriter Bryan Adams.

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return hits cinemas on May 9th 2014.

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Frankenweenie is the full length version of the original 1994 short film by Tim Burton, that he made whilst still working at Disney. Burton’s output have been very poor over recent years so it is surprising to see him plunder his back catalogue to make his new film, however it’s pleasing to report that this firmly put Burton back on track.

It has all the hallmarks that made Burton such a great and individual director, from the kooky storyline to the weird & wonderful secondary characters. We found ourselves laughing quite a lot throughout, especially at the cat called Whiskers, and for the first seventy minutes it is a really good fun Gothic tale (updated for a younger generation).

Then the last twenty minutes go all out crazy, but crazy in a fun way. It’s clear this is the part where Burton had the most fun making but it does leave you a little in awe of the subtlety from earlier in the film.

Claymation films take a long time to make and release, so we never see many outside of Aardman Productions. But Burton is schooled in this style and once again the models look fantastic and clearly have had a lot of time and love put into their creations. When it is done this well we don’t mind waiting a few years before another quality claymation gets released.

Frankenweenie shows that Burton is back to his Gothic best, and whilst this film is primarily aimed at children we feel adults who grew up the old Universal horror films of the 1950’s will love it even more. There is so much to enjoy that it’s alive!

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