Tag Archive: Christmas

Movie Review: ‘Silent Night’

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Director: Steven C. Miller Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Jaime King, Donal Logue, Ellen Wong, Lisa Marie, Courtney-Jane White Plot: The Christmas season is soured in small town Cryer when a serial killer rampages around… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Deadly Games’

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Director: René Manzor Cast: Brigette Fossey, Louis Ducreux, Patrick Floersheim, Alain Lalanne, François-Éric Gendron, Stéphane Legros Plot: A young child is left home alone at the large family house during Christmas. While his… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Don’t Open Till Christmas’

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Director: Edmund Purdom Cast: Edmund Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, Gerry Sundquist, Mark Jones Plot: In the lead up to Christmas a couple of London detectives search for a pathological killer targeting anyone… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Christmas Bloody Christmas’

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Director: Joe Begos Cast: Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray, Dora Madison, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Abraham Benrubi Cast: A couple of young folk try to make the most of Christmas Eve, but their… Continue reading

Holiday Review: ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’

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As I have mentioned before in a number of Retro Reviews, I am a frequent customer of the Black Lodge. As an institution here in Memphis, Black Lodge has a number of hallowed… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Violent Night’

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Director: Tommy Wirkola Cast: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Cam Gigandet, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Edi Patterson, Leah Brady, André Eriksen, Beverly D’Angelo Plot: The wealthy and powerful Lightstone family gather on Christmas Eve,… Continue reading

Holiday Review: ‘Hell’s Heroes’

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One of my favorite themes in holiday films is a redemptive character arc. Beginning with Ebenezer Scrooge, the spirit of the Christmas season provides a way for even the worst among us to… Continue reading

Holiday Review: ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’

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Despite the fact that this movie came out in 1942, I had the privilege of seeing it for the first time a mere two years ago on television. That being said, as a… Continue reading

Holiday Review: A Charlie Brown Christmas

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It goes without saying that Peanuts have been an icon of entertainment for over half a century. Considering that the creation of Charles M. Schulz has been on everything from the big screen… Continue reading

Holiday Review: ‘The Bishop’s Wife’

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Many cinephiles have pointed out that the years following World War II gave moviegoers some of the finest holiday films ever made. After years of bloodshed and destruction brought by the war, it… Continue reading