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Christmas movies have become as disposable as a month-old wreath. Over the last decade, streamers like Netflix have made a tradition of churning out corny, cheaply-made, badly acted holiday romcoms that vanish from memory as soon as the season ends, only to crank out a dozen more the very next year. Sure, a dose of forgettable cheese can make for a fun irony watch, but the cottage industry surrounding them has come to overshadow the truly great Christmas movies that exist – the ones we used to watch every December to signal that the most wonderful time of the year is finally upon us. Sorry if this makes us sound a bit Scrooge-y. To offset that Grinchitude, then, how about we celebrate the yuletide classics that really get us in the wintry mood? Everyone has their own personal favourite, whether it’s a generational touchstone like It’s a Wonderful Life or A Christmas Story, something goofy like Elf or crude and rude like Bad Santa. Whatever lights the yule log in your heart, you’ll find it under the tree in our list of the best Christmas movies ever. RECOMMENDED: 🎅 The best kids Christmas movies to watch this year🎶 The 50 best Christmas songs to listen to this month🎄 The best animated Christmas movies for the whole family🧝 The best Christmas movies on Netflix in the UK

It’s (of course) nearly 2025, but 2024’s certainly been a wild one, with the Eras Tour, Bratmania, and all those goddamn lookalike contests. We named this as the best city to visit in the world, and also this as the coolest neighbourhood, but now, with only days left in the year, one final question remains.  What’s the best place in the world to celebrate New Year’s Eve? Sure, there are some major cities out there which really come into their own on New Year’s Eve (Sydney, Paris, Cape Town, with your magnificent fireworks, we’re looking at you), but we’ve got a shedload of recommendations, no matter what you’re after. Craving some twinkly lanterns? Head to Chiang Mai. Intrigued by traditional Scottish Hogmanay celebrations? Edinburgh’s got you. What about having a clear out of your old pots and pans? We’d recommend Naples – but there’s plenty more where that came from. Read on for our full roundup of the best places to spend New Year’s Eve around the world. RECOMMENDED:🥂The best New Year’s songs to count down to 2025✨The best songs of 2024 so far💕The most underrated destinations in the world❄️The best affordable ski resorts in Europe At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines and check out our latest travel guides written by local experts. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see...

It was the best of times and worst of times for Hollywood in 2024. The first half of the year was marked by a string of box office disappointments, followed by blockbusters no one saw coming – if you claim to have known Inside Out 2 would become the highest-grossing animated film of all-time, show us the receipts, please. The lesson is that it’s always hard to predict what the year in movies will look like, financially, thematically and otherwise. And so, as we look forward to the cinema of 2025, we won’t try to concoct some grand narrative about what it all means. We’ll simply say, there are many reasons to be excited. In January alone, the docket includes a new American epic, a long-​awaited biopic of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, a fresh take on the wolfman and Nicole Kidman lustily drinking milk. Elsewhere, there are major legacy sequels, remakes, blockbuster spinoffs, long-awaited projects from big-name auteurs – and waiting for us at the end, Wicked: For Good and the third Avatar movie. Which of them will come to define the year? Who knows? But as always, we’ll be watching. RECOMMENDED:  🎥 The biggest family movies coming out in 2025📺 The best TV shows of 2024 you need to stream🔥 The 50 best movies of 2024

In 2024, family movies saved Hollywood. Coming off 2023 and the #Barbenheimer phenomenon, the first half of the year was filled with unexpected flops that left studios scratching their heads. Then came Pixar’s Inside Out 2, which exceeded all expectations to become not just the top box-office draw of the year but the highest-grossing animated movie ever made. Then Despicable Me 4. Then Moana 2. Three of the five biggest movies of the year were aimed at kids – and don’t forget the pan-generational appeal of Wicked, either. Will the story continue in 2025? Hard to say. Other than the second half of the aforementioned Wizard of Oz prequel, there aren’t many obvious blockbusters on the immediate horizon. But again, who saw Inside Out 2 or Despicable Me 4 coming? There is, however, plenty to get excited about, from live-action remakes to a brand new Pixar adventure to Spongebob Squarepants. Here are the eight family films your children will be begging to see this year. RECOMMENDED: 🎥 The biggest movies to see in 2025📺 The best streaming shows of 2024🔥 The 50 best movies of 2024

With Hollywood still regaining its footing after a 2020s it’d probably describe as a personal low, the field has been open for streaming shows to monopolise the cultural conversation. And this year it’s been well-established thoroughbreads that have been dominating our social feeds (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Bear, Industry, Bridgerton, Slow Horses), as well as some unexpected bolters (Baby Reindeer, Rivals, Fallout). And with a second run of Squid Game about to end the year with a big pile of bodies, the pressure to cram in eight or ten episodes’ worth of must-see TV is not relenting anytime soon. Our advice? Shake off the pressure to ‘see everything’ – it’s impossible, short of ripping a hole in the fabric of time – and find the shows that really hit your sweet spot. To help with this, we’ve taken a backwards glance over the best and most all-round enjoyable new binges, curating our definitive list of 2024 favourites. And as any fan of ace Aussie comedy Colin From Accounts will tell you: it’s not always about the number of Emmys on the shelf, as the sheer joy on screen that makes something worth your precious time. Here’s where to start. RECOMMENDED: 🎥 The 50 best movies of 2024🔥 The best TV and streaming shows of 2023📺 The 100 greatest ever TV shows you need to binge

Comedies are the omelettes of the movie world: they seem easy to do, so you get very little credit when they come off – and definitely no awards – but people sure as heck notice when they’re a sticky, shell-filled mess. But we’re giving that misconception a slapstick boot to the backside, because nothing could be further from the truth. A good comedy – and definitely a great one – is a work of alchemy dependent on perfect comic timing, performances, storytelling and, obviously, a LOL-filled script all have to come together to produce gold. And a comedy that endures and appeals across different language and cultural barriers? That’s called a miracle.This may be why you’d have to be all funny bone to call this a vintage year for big-screen comedy. But things are ramping up, with Hit Man, The Fall Guy and the more PG-funny IF all delivering mid-year mirth, and the anarchic Deadpool & Wolverine and Hundreds of Beavers topping up the feelgood vibes later in 2024. Here’s where to find the uplift, silliness and pratfalls amid all the worthy Oscars fare and grown-up dramas. RECOMMENDED:  The 50 best movies of 2024The 100 best comedy movies of all timeThe greatest romantic comedies of all time

It’s been a banner year for horror movies. In fact, it seems like all the buzziest films to come out so far aim to terrify. What’s truly great about the current horror bumper crop is that none of the standouts really resemble one another.  Cannes hit The Substance icked its way into the awards conversation on the back of Demi Moore’s staggeringly strong lead turn, Osgood Perkins’ hit Longlegs mixed ’90s serial killer procedurals with the Satanic panic of the previous decade, while I Saw the TV Glow was David Lynch directing Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Late Night with the Devil made found-footage fun again, while In a Violent Nature invented a new subgenre that people called ‘ambient slasher’. And that’s to name just a few. Below, you’ll find our best and scariest movies of 2024. 🎃 The 100 best horror films ever made 😱 The scariest movies based on a true story 🔥 The best films of 2024 (so far)

It’s been a fantastic year for new music. We’ve had long-running artists finally break through (hello, Chappell Roan), what felt like the longest and most carefully calculated album roll-out of all time (Charli, we’re looking at you), as well as niche new finds and epic comebacks from old faves (The Cure).  As the year draws to a close, it’s time to share our favourite albums of 2024. From intergalactic post-punk to gritty, lyrical hip hop, dance floor-ready pop and everything in between, grab your best headphones or line up the speakers: these are the albums Time Out had on repeat this year. RECOMMENDED:The best movies of 2024The best TV shows of 2024 you need to streamThe best songs of 2024

Here at Time Out, we really believe locals know best. It’s easy to find out about a city’s biggest attractions, but if you want to really get to know somewhere, you’re going to want to know its secrets; the hidden bars, the tiny galleries, the family-run restaurants that don’t take bookings. The stuff you’ll brag to your pals about for years to come. So that’s where we come in. We have a huge network of writers based all over the world, and every one of them is obsessed with finding and trying out the latest in food and drink, culture and more in their cities. When a local has just worked on one of our city guides, that’s when it’s at its absolute freshest. And that’s what you’ll find here on this page. These guides are brand-new, fresh-off-the-press, and stuffed full of new openings in our favourite cities, all over the world. If you’re looking for holiday inspo, start here. Enjoy! 🔥 We update this list every time a local adds some brand-new hotspots to one of our travel guides, so make sure to come back for more! RECOMMENDED:🌎 The best cities to visit in the world in 2024🏘️ The coolest neighbourhoods in the world for 2024🚶 The coolest streets in the world for 2024🍲 The world’s best cities for food in 2024

What’s better than enjoying a feast for your eyes as well as your tummy? Very little, if you ask us. Sure, a delicious meal can be gorged on anywhere from a street corner to a greasy spoon, your own kitchen table to a dazzling restaurant, but if you’re splashing out for a special occasion, a side of Picasso is hardly gonna go amiss.  Restaurants all over the world are pairing their innovative fine-dining with immaculately curated collections of fine art, and we weren’t joking when we said Picasso is in the mix. But that’s far from all: Yayoi Kasuma, Francis Bacon, Takashi Murakami, Miró and Matisse are just some of the world-famous artists who feature on these fabulous walls. Don your napkin and tuck in, guys – it’s time for dinner and a show. RECOMMENDED:🍝 The best cities in the world for food🥪 The best sandwiches in the world🥩 The best steaks in the world This list was written by Morgan Olsen, Time Out’s former Global Food & Drink editor. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.