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Tag: Christmas

Movie Review ~ Hot Frosty

Movie Review Hot Frosty 8/10 The Facts Synopsis: Two years after losing her husband, Kathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Kathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays…and before he melts. Director: Jerry Ciccoritti Stars:…
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November 12, 2024
Movie Review ~ Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Movie Review Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point 5/10 The Facts Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own. Director:…
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November 7, 2024
Movie Review ~ It’s a Wonderful Knife

Movie Review It’s a Wonderful Knife 7/10 The Facts Synopsis: A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful, but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much,…
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November 9, 2023
The Art of the Tease(rs) ~ The Golden Child (1986)

Special Series · The Art of the Tease(rs) The Golden Child (1986) Occasionally, I’ll revive one of my old “special” columns from my early days. Formerly titled In Praise of Teasers, I’ve rebranded my look at coming attractions The Art of the Tease(rs) and brought it back for a short run over the next few…
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February 7, 2023
Movie Review ~ Spirited

Movie Review Spirited 9/10 The Facts Synopsis: Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Director: Sean Anders Stars: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Sunita Mani, Patrick Page, Tracy Morgan, Joe Tippett, Andrea…
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November 17, 2022
Movie Review ~ Falling for Christmas

Movie Review Falling for Christmas 8/10 The Facts Synopsis: A newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress gets into a skiing accident, suffers from total amnesia, and finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas. Director: Janeen Damian Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet,…
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November 10, 2022