A chilly but profound tale for Christmas
Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell in The Killing of a Sacred Deer
ALLSTAR/A24
What best evokes the season that celebrates the birth of Jesus?
A recent survey of the best Christmas movies prompted lively debate about whether Die Hard (1988) belongs to the seasonal genre: though a thriller about a terrorist siege, it has a Christmas Eve party as the backdrop. The consensus was that the Bruce Willis film does not qualify as a yuletide movie and I am not going to disagree, though my contender is even more unlikely. Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer (streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime) was released in 2017 in November, which feels fitting as the film is wintry in its chilly tone but also a Christmas story – albeit of an oblique but profound sort.
Get Instant Access
Continue Reading
Register for free to read this article in full
Subscribe for unlimited access
From just £37.50 quarterly
Print copy of The Tablet delivered directly to your door.
Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content.
Access to the weekly digital copy of The Tablet.
Full access to The Tablet’s archive – over 180 years of back issues.
Already a subscriber? Login
Help us keep The Tablet’s voice independent, clear and far-reaching.
Founded in 1840, The Tablet is the leading independent English-language Catholic weekly, celebrated for great writing, astute analysis, brilliant arts and books reviews and trustworthy reporting from correspondents in Britain, Ireland, Rome and across the world.
Independent, high-quality journalism is at the heart of what we do. The Tablet does not have deep pockets and we are not funded by rich donors. If you appreciate our work please consider supporting The Tablet’s Development Fund. It only takes a moment and you can cancel at any time.
- Support with £5 per month
- Support with £10 per month
- Support with other amount.
MOST READ ARTICLES
-
1
The Tablet poem
-
2
A craving for beauty
-
3
Battling confession fatigue
-
4
Massachusetts abuse report finds over 1,000 victims in three dioceses
-
5
Bishops demand security investment to promote ‘common good’ in Nigeria
-
6
Woman religious becomes first female president of Pontifical Mission Societies
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
