Holiday Movies Archives

Tagged: Holiday Movies

Christmas · TV: N-Z

Yogi Bear’s All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper

January 2, 2011

Although the “comedy” is somewhat suspect, the heart this 20-minute special packs was pleasantly surprising.

Christmas · Sucky Sequels · TV: A-M

A Miser Brothers’ Christmas

December 7, 2009

Aside from the charming technical aspects, A Miser Brothers’ Christmas is a fat lump of coal in the Christmas special canon.

Christmas · TV: N-Z

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

December 5, 2009

Suffers from a lack of memorable moments. Although there’s a couple of cute spots with Snoopy, there’s little else that’s even remotely stands out.

Christmas · TV: A-M

A Colbert Christmas

November 27, 2008

Takes direct aim at the holiday and what it has become over the past five decades or so. It panders to commercialism while at the same time demanding that the “Christ” be put back into Christmas.

Christmas · Films: S · Reviews: S

One would expect a holiday epic with a title like Santa Claus: The Movie. It implies something definitive, which would therefore put it in the canon of Christmas classics. However, this is definitely not the case.

Christmas · Films: F · Reviews: F

The Family Stone

July 24, 2006

What’s so refreshing about Thomas Bezucha’s The Family Stone is how it plays off of genre expectations and effortlessly switches back and forth between comedy, romance and tragedy.

Christmas · Films: S · Reviews: S

Santa’s Slay

November 26, 2005

Santa’s Slay stands as one of the ultimate Christmas B-flicks. For my time, it’s no Jack Frost or Jack Frost 2, but it does have a couple inspiring moments.