Die Hard
Off-duty cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) tries to put on-the-take terrorist Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) under a vest in this oft-quoted Christmas classic. Stripping The Towering Inferno down to its […]
Tag Archives: Christmas
Violent Night
Violent Night sees Santa Claus (David Harbour) battle a team of burglars who break into the mansion of a wealthy family, as they fight over their mother’s (Beverly D’Angelo) fortune. […]
FrightFest 2022: Candy Land
From one Candy Land to another, this Christmas-set slasher follows a group of truck stop sex workers (Eden Brolin, Owen Campbell, Sam Quartin and Virginia Rand) whose lives are rear-ended […]
Return of the Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, Live!
Seattle’s smartest seasonal drag queens are back on the road with their festive extravaganza, relegated to the studio last year due to the apocalypse. Now into the North American leg […]
FrightFest 2021: The Advent Calendar
When paraplegic ex-dancer Eva (Eugénie Derouand) is given an antique German advent calendar, she discovers that behind each door lurks disaster, desire fulfilment and death. And chocolate, obviously. Originally just […]
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
A year after they flew to Paris without their son at Christmas, the world’s worst parents do it again, this time jetting off to Florida with their impractically large extended […]
I’ve Never Seen… Home Alone
Around this time of year people are surprised to learn I’ve never seen Home Alone, to which I counter that I have walked past a Jo Malone. This 1990 child […]
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas (James McAvoy), younger son of the current Santa (Jim Broadbent) is mortified to discover a child has been missed from Santa’s yearly rounds. With the help of the […]
Dead End
On a Christmas Eve drive to the in-laws, a disgruntled father (Ray Wise) takes his family on a slay ride after chancing a shortcut for the first time in 20 […]
Jingle All the Way
The hottest August day in 17 years may be an odd time to review Jingle All the Way but the rosey-cheeked racists on TV have got us feeling all Christmassy. […]
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