I’m also a huge fan of the 1940’s movie Philadelphia Story. So you know, Richard Curtis is the one that obviously created the quintessential blueprint to rom-com British cinema. Yeah, I mean, there are many greats that have come before, right. To be fair, we thought as much, so would you say Richard Curtis and his work have been a significant influence on the movie? The first hilarious trailer for the rom-com just dropped, but we were lucky enough to chat to Ameen earlier in the week about making his feature-length directorial debut, the importance of capturing that authentic family dynamic, and we needed to ask him what he had against Love, Actually. However, Melvin’s relationship is put to the test when he and Lisa return to London to spend Boxing Day with his eccentric British-Caribbean family, and they meet Georgia (Leigh-Anne Pinnock), the partner he left behind. Melvin’s got a seemingly perfect life in America with his fiancée, Lisa (Aja Naomi King). Written and directed by Aml Ameen, who’s probably best known for his acting work on the hit TV series I May Destroy you and the sci-fi series Sense8, Boxing Day tells the story of Melvin (Ameen). It’ll soon be time to start watching festive films, and there’s going to be a brand new one for comedy movie fans to enjoy this year, Boxing Day. Yes, it’s nearly Christmas (give or take a few months), which means one thing. The nights are drawing in, the weather’s getting colder, and if you listen hard enough, you can hear the distant ring of jingle bells.

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