Tag: Christmas
REVIEW: Jingle Jangle (2020)
Every year at Christmas time, I try to find a good balance between my usual catalog of holiday favorites and new movies. However, everything has been different in 2020. I was hoping for some sense of a return to normalcy as my favorite holiday neared, but I think we can mostly agree that hasn’...
Read MoreFatman Trailer Drops Down the Chimney
Mad Max is trading in a desert wasteland for the North Pole, as the trailer for Christmas action-comedy Fatman has landed online. Fatman stars the legendary Mel Gibson as Santa Claus, who finds himself targeted by an assassin sent by a child who got coal left under his Christmas Tree. Written and di...
Read MoreREVIEW: Klaus (2019)
On Friday, November 15th, Netflix released its first-ever produced animated film. Netflix is no stranger to animation, having distributed many movies and TV shows, but this was the first time they financed a film. The movie, Klaus, was done by Spanish director Sergio Pablos at his studio Sergio Pabl...
Read MoreKlaus Trailer: The (Hopefully) Animation Game-Changer is Here
Netflix just unveiled the first trailer for its first original animated film Klaus. You can watch the trailer below: Directed by Spanish animator Sergio Pablos (creator of the Despicable Me franchise) and his production company Sergio Pablos Animation located in Madrid, Klaus looks to be a holiday t...
Read MoreYou Should Be Watching: All the Scrooges/A Christmas Carols
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, normally the home of underappreciated gems and forgotten classics. This week, however, we’ll be doing something a little bit different. In thinking about our theme of Christmas movies, it occurred to me that you can’t really even discuss Christmas movies w...
Read MoreYou Should Be Watching: The Ref (1994)
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where underloved movies and TV shows find appreciation and value. In keeping with our theme of only movies about Christmas, or that feature Christmas prominently, this week we’re getting Stockholm Syndrome with 1994’s The Ref. This crime-comedy-drama stars...
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