Sports betting is so popular among the masses because of one apparent reason as it is the perfect combination of entertainment and an opportunity to make money. With such massive popularity of sports activities, it is evident that sports betting has its own market. A critical aspect of betting on sports is that any adult […]
Period Of Adjustment
December 21, 2020 by
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Period Of AdjustmentSynopsis
A Newlywed’s Honeymoon is interrupted.
Director
George Roy HillCast
Jane Fonda
Anthony Franciosa
Jim Hutton
Lois Nettleton
John McGiver
Tennessee Williams is undoubtedly best known for A Streetcar Named Desire and other Southern tragedies like The Glass Menagerie and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. His is not a name that many would associate with warm, often comedic Christmas movies like those of, say, John Hughes, Chris Columbus, or even Frank Capra. Still, his […]
The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t
December 17, 2020 by
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The Christmas That Almost Wasn'tSynopsis
Yet another dreadful Saving Christmas movie, Italian style.
Director
Rossano BrazziCast
Paul Tripp
Lydia Brazzi
Alberto Rabagliati
A Truckload of Creepy Midgets
Mischa Auer
John Karlsen
Rossano Brazzi
Christmas is fast approaching and another year of watching and reviewing Christmas movies is winding down. This movie is yet another recommendation from one of our fine readers. The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t should have been named The Christmas Movie That Wasn’t. So, what went wrong with this wonderful Santa Save Christmas Movie? The short […]
Over The Moon (Netflix)
December 16, 2020 by
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Over The MoonSynopsis
An animated musical about the first pre-pubescent female astronaut.
Director
Glen KeaneCast
Glen Keane
Ruthie Ann Miles
John Cho
Cathy Ang
Edie Ichioka
“Over the Moon” – It’s sort of a myth. After the very excellent Klaus last year, I was hoping for a good follow up from Netflix in Over the Moon. By the end of the film, I found myself explaining to my son what is a MacGuffin and why the plot’s urgency makes no sense […]
Mrs. Worthington’s Party-A.K.A. Noelle (2007)
December 13, 2020 by
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Mrs. Worthington's Party (Noelle)Synopsis
A priest comes to a small New England village to shut down a dying parrish. What is thought to be a routine sacking is anything but.
Director
David WallCast
David Wall
Kerry Wall
Sean Patrick Brennan
Jean Bates
It is no secret that faith-based movies have taken their review lumps from both believers and non-believers alike. The harsh criticism heaped upon this genre of movie has been well deserved, and I have been a joyful participant in this scrutiny. Faith-based Christmas movies are especially vulnerable to criticism for poor artistic presentation and falling […]
Pale Rider
December 15, 2020 by
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Pale RiderSynopsis
Anonymous man ruins capitalism in small California town.
Director
Clint EastwoodCast
Clint Eastwood as the Right Reverend Scowl and Squint
Richard Dysart as Moustache Twirler
Chris Penn as Moustache Twirler Jr.
Michael Moriarty as the Common Clay of the New West... you know, a moron.
Fair value of Pale Rider: $2.00. This is a middling Clint Eastwood western, surprisingly old-fashioned, which is really only for the Eastwood completists. And Death Was His Name: After a posse of hired thugs devastate a ramshackle prospecting camp, a young girl prays for justice. Soon enough, Preacher (Clint Eastwood) appears, silently and inexorably fighting […]
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
December 12, 2020 by
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The Bishop's WifeSynopsis
An angel comes to Earth to help raise money for a Bishop’s church. If he had just used Zelle, we wouldn’t have a movie.
Director
Henry KosterCast
Cary Grant
Loretta Young
David Niven
James Gleason
Monty Woolley
Gladys Cooper
There are many examples in cinema history of iconic movie roles originally being intended for very different actors than those who ended up playing them, from Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey as the original would-be stars of the Bad Boys franchise to Will Smith and Val Kilmer in the roles of Neo and Morpheus in […]
A Christmas In Vermont (2016)
December 10, 2020 by
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A Christmas In VermontSynopsis
Tan-colored milkshakes save Christmas
Cast
Chevy Chase
Abigail Hawk
Zack Ward
Howard Hessman
Morgan Fairchild
Oh, how the mighty have fallen! Though there is some reason to speculate that he may have been drunk the whole time, and little doubt that the entire role was filmed in no more than a day or two, the highest-billed male actor in the 2016 TV movie A Christmas in Vermont is none other […]
Home Alone (1990)
December 9, 2020 by
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Home AloneSynopsis
Other than Elf, the most pointless and annoying Christmas movie ever made.
Director
Chris ColumbusCast
Macaulay Culkin
Joe Pesci!
David Stern
John Heard
Catherine O'Hara
John Candy
Roberts Blosson
I knew that if I avoided the grave long enough that this day would come. There is no longer putting it off or pretending that this movie does not exist. Having long ago reviewed atrocities like It’s A Wonderful Life, Elf, and Santa Claus And The Ice Cream Bunny, this landmark in Ruthless Christmas Movie […]
Trapped In Paradise (1994)
December 7, 2020 by
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Trapped In ParadiseSynopsis
Nothing expresses Yuletide joy like robbing a bank
Director
George GalloCast
Nicholas Cage
Dana Carvey
Jon Lovitz
Florence Stanley
Richard Jenkins
Trapped in Paradise is far from the most beloved entry in the great Christmas movie pantheon, as evidenced by the fact that it has not yet been covered on this site. Its own cast reportedly hated working on it so much that they took to calling it Trapped in Bullshit, though the only source I […]
