Season’s beatings, everyone! “Violent Night” stars David Harbour as Santa Claus, who must come to the rescue of a family being held hostage by a group of mercenaries (led by John Leguizamo). Cam Gigandet, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Leah Brady, Edi Patterson, and Beverly D’Angelo also star, while Tommy Wirkola directs. The “violent Christmas film”… Continue reading ‘Violent Night’ Review: A Bad Santa in an OK Movie
I think it should be federal law that no new Christmas movies be released until mid-November at the very earliest. “Spirited” is a modern spin on the classic “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, and follows the Ghost of Christmas Present (Will Ferrell) as he tries to redeem a corrupt PR spinster (Ryan Reynolds). Octavia… Continue reading ‘Spirited’ Review: Christmas Comes Early With Middling Results
I ran into this issue last year with “Almost Christmas:” early November is too soon to release Christmas movies. “A Bad Moms Christmas” is the sequel to last July’s surprise hit “Bad Moms” and features Jon Lucas and Scott Moore returning to write and direct. The film follows Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn… Continue reading ‘A Bad Moms Christmas’ is Like Getting Socks as a Gift: You Didn’t Ask for It and Some Will be More Forgiving than Others
Finally, a film that features the excitement of an actual office Christmas party, but with all the laughs of an actual office Christmas party (so to say not much of either). “Office Christmas Party” is about exactly what its title would suggest and features an ensemble cast (including Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T. J. Miller,… Continue reading ‘Office Christmas Party’ as Fun as Real Company Gathering
Never a bad time for a Christmas movie, even if it’s really nowhere near Christmas… “Almost Christmas” is the first of several yuletide films this holiday season and features an ensemble cast as a dysfunctional family that reunites for Christmas for the first time since their mother passed away. Mo’Nique, Gabrielle Union, Jessie Usher, Danny… Continue reading ‘Almost Christmas’ is Almost Not Half-Bad
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