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11 November 2020

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Alien Xmas, on Netflix from 20 November, is the latest charming stop-motion animated adventure from the Chiodo Brothers. A tiny alien with plans to wreck Earth’s gravity is mistaken for a Christmas gift. Easy mistake to make.

 

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