Christmas · Films: C · Reviews: C
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
The ultimate family holiday film, playing on both the heart strings and the horror to capture a genuine Christmas spirit.
Tagged: Christmas Movies
Christmas · Films: D · Reviews: D
Die Hard
Marks the peak of the 1980’s action boom that made mega-stars out of the likes of Ah-nuld, Stallone and Van Damme.
Christmas · Films: E · Reviews: E
Elf
A hilarious holiday film in which Ferrell continues to play the same adorable, naive persona he’s adopted as his shtick.
Christmas · Films: R · Reviews: R
The Ref
Just because The Ref isn’t your typical Christmas movie doesn’t mean you should skip it. In fact, it should be just the opposite.
Christmas · Films: M · Reviews: M
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Fun, but seems to be missing a magical tone that’d you’d hope for when combining the Muppets and Dickens.
Christmas · Films: S · Reviews: S
Scrooge (A Christmas Carol)
The story is a timeless classic and this is the best direction translation the cinema has provided thus far.
Christmas · Films: S · Reviews: S
Scrooged
Proves that remakes and new visions of old material need not be redundant.
Christmas · Films: S · Reviews: S
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Like a car accident unfolding before your eyes, it’s impossible to look away even if only to see how just bad it can get.
Christmas · Films: E · Reviews: E
Ernest Saves Christmas
A reminder [that] movies don’t always have to be deep or artful to be enjoyable. Sometimes all you need is fun and a short nostalgia fix.
Christmas · Films: M · Reviews: M
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
While [this] version of the Christmas spirit on trial as written by John Hughes isn’t awful, it’s also more disappointing than Seaton’s take nearly half a century earlier.
