Neither a turkey, nor a cracker - just pretty and fun This 2018 animated version of The Grinch has a runtime of 85-minutes and is directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier. It is based on the Dr Seuss book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", with this film version having a screenplay written by Michael… Continue reading The Grinch (2018) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Black Christmas (2006) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I saw Santa killing mum under the mistletoe This Christmas slasher film is an updated version of a 1974 film by the same title. This 2006 version is directed and written by Glen Morgan, with an additional writing credit for Roy Moore who wrote the screenplay to the 1974 original. Like it's 1974 predecessor, and… Continue reading Black Christmas (2006) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Christmas Horror Story (2015) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Last Christmas, I tore out your heart... During a routine Christmas family visit to my parents, I convinced my dad and my wife to watch this film with me, knowing that their film tastes aren't that far away from my own depravity. So in true family Christmas film style we gathered around to watch what… Continue reading A Christmas Horror Story (2015) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Happy Holidays A fantastic Christmas film - it's been remade and updated, but for me there's nothing like the original 1947 version for a good feel-good film. Look... it's Santa, I mean Saint Nick, no I mean Kris Kringle Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) turns up to the Macy's Christmas parade only to be hired by… Continue reading Miracle on 34th Street (1947) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐