Month: December 2024
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Christmas Evil (1980)
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Read more: Christmas Evil (1980)This movie was originally billed as a routine Christmas Horror/Slasher flick. Somewhere along the way, it altered course. Christmas Evil became darker, creepier and more sinister as time passed. The character development elevated it into a Holiday Classic of incremental insanity. This was one of the strangest films I have ever seen.
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Carol For Another Christmas (1964)
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Read more: Carol For Another Christmas (1964)This is yet another obscure version of A Christmas Carol, set in the Cold War Period of the 1960’s. A Rod Sterling for TV production.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
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Read more: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)The original How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was a charming little short animation that was written by Dr. Seuss and narrated by the late great Boris Karloff. The absolutely fabulous Grinch Song is not sung by Boris Karloff
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“Kraven the Hunter”
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Read more: “Kraven the Hunter”It was less than two months ago when, in my review of Venom: The Last Dance, I advised the folks at Sony to keep their celebratory Sony Spider-Man Universe (SSU) champagne on ice.
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Dr. Suess’s Ron & Jim Ruined Christmas
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Read more: Dr. Suess’s Ron & Jim Ruined ChristmasSeveral times while watching the Ron Howard-directed How the Grinch Stole Christmas, I found myself wondering, “Who is this even for?” At 105 minutes, it’s a bit on the long side for kids small enough to actually enjoy.
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Ridiculous Deaths
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Read more: Ridiculous DeathsWe’re all gonna die. It’s a sobering thought, but we cling to the hope it’ll be relatively painless and perhaps even dignified. But what if it isn’t?
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Love Actually (2003)
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Read more: Love Actually (2003)My first review for this venerable site was over five years ago, when I covered the now largely forgotten low point of Danny Boyle’s career, Yesterday, including the following: “I only realized after suffering through two hours of this dreck that its writer also scripted and directed Love Actually.
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A Christmas Carol (2000)
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Read more: A Christmas Carol (2000)A Christmas Carol (2000) is an obscure version of the classic movie that I love so well. Here we do not have Ebeneezer, but Eddie Scrooge, played ruthlessly by Ross Kemp, as a 21st century version of a loan shark in England.
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The Most Popular Slot Machine Games of All Time
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Read more: The Most Popular Slot Machine Games of All TimeSlot machines pull us in with flashing lights, thrilling sounds, and the promise of hitting that elusive jackpot. But some slots go beyond being fun—they captivate players with their unique themes, bonus features, and win potential.
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A Christmas Carol
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Read more: A Christmas CarolCelebrate or Die!