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A spirited, slick Santa Claus action-comedy

“Another "alternative" Hollywood Christmas movie in a sea of festive romantic comedies from Hallmark and various streaming services, 2022's Violent Night situates an embittered, alcoholic Santa Claus (David Harbour) in a Die Hard scenario with satisfying, crowd-pleasing results. Although the one-joke” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 19th Via: Disney+ Plot: A separated social worker takes his daughter on a ride along with him on Christmas Eve. Rating: 6.2/10 Why Did I Watch It? It's a new Christmas movie from Tim Story and it's on Disney+. It looked entertaining and inoffensive.

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 7th Via: iTunes Store Plot: After saving her town from a psychotic killer, Winnie Carruthers' life is less than wonderful. When she wishes she'd never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe where without her, things could be much, much worse. Rating: 4.9/10 Why Did I Watch It? It has a fun premise and title, plus I'm always down for a Christmas slasher.

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 3rd Via: Netflix Plot: The delivery of the gifts turns into a disaster and Santa Claus is in trouble. Will his grandchildren, Jules and Noor, manage to team up to save the day? Rating: 4.1/10 Why Did I Watch It? I enjoyed the previous two films when I watched them last year, so when this dropped, it seemed like a logical viewing option.

Stiller's most accomplished directorial work

“"Life is about courage and going into the unknown."

Before Ben Stiller signed on to direct and star in 2013's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, numerous esteemed filmmakers - including Gore Verbinski, Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard - were in talks to helm the picture. Stiller, therefore, i” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 2nd Via: Amazon Prime Video Plot: A man is determined to win the neighbourhood's annual Christmas decorating contest. He makes a pact with an elf to help him win--and the elf casts a spell that brings the 12 days of Christmas to life, which brings unexpected chaos to town. Rating: 6.4/10 Why Did I Watch It? It's a new Christmas movie with Eddie Murphy that's free on Prime.

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 29th Via: Blu-ray Plot: A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telepathic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic. Rating: 6.7/10 Why Did I Watch It? I've been meaning to watch this for a long, time time. I finally said screw it, and just watched it.

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 28th Via: Amazon Prime Video Plot: A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world. Rating: 7.2/10 Why Did I Watch It? This has been on my watchlist since it first came out because it looks interesting and has Nicolas Cage.

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 27th Via: Netflix Plot: Liza dreams of a better life for herself and her daughter. Hired to work for a bankrupt pharmaceutical company, Liza skyrockets with sales and into the high life, putting her in the middle of a federal criminal conspiracy. Rating: 5.6/10 Why Did I Watch It? For Chris Evans and Emily Blunt, plus it's free on Netflix.

First Viewing Viewing Date: November 26th Via: Cinema Plot: An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine. Rating: 7.8/10 Why Did I Watch It? It's a new Ridley Scott movie.