K Categories Features KinoKultur December 20, 2021 KinoKultur: A holiday present—four fascinating Christmas tales Pocketful of Miracles, Christmas in July, The Holly and the Ivy and the inimitable Santa Claus Conquers the Martians make for stupendous and layered holiday viewing.
T Categories Movies Reviews December 1, 2021 The Advent Calendar is a bleak bit of holiday nastiness From France comes cursed object horror with a vague Christmas twist.
D Categories Movies Reviews November 15, 2021 Despite a game cast and decent gags, Home Sweet Home Alone is kind of sour The ensemble really is quite good, but they're let down by a poor script that insists on a moral it doesn't do the work to earn.
T Categories Features Interviews October 21, 2021 The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night offers relief from the overwhelming white heteronormity of the holiday rom-com Kausar Mohammed and Fawzia Mirza discuss the mold-breaking short The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night and where it could go from here.
“ Categories Reviews TV December 18, 2020 “A Creepshow Holiday Special” is an unpleasant lump of coal Greg Nicotero writes & directs a disappointingly juvenile collection of horror cliches & well-tread jokes.
& Categories Movies Reviews December 8, 2020 “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special” is the gift that keeps on giving All we want for Christmas is Mariah, and she well knows it.
& Categories Reviews TV November 21, 2020 “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” offers some warm holiday cheese Netflix's original musical is perhaps a bit too earnest, but is a balm for a bleak & lonely holiday season.
& Categories Movies Reviews November 19, 2020 “Happiest Season” queers the Christmas movie The Hulu exclusive from writer/director Clea Duvall is a cute romantic comedy to put you in the holiday spirit.
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies Reviews November 17, 2020 “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” answered questions no one was asking Ron Howard's live-action take on the Dr. Seuss classic remains a crass & unpleasant mess that has the gall to present an anti-materialism message.
& Categories Movies Reviews November 12, 2020 “Jingle Jangle” is a joyous take on the Christmas movie David E. Talbert's holiday offering is a fresh mix of fantasy, adventure, and sci-fi, even if it's not the evenest.
