A young woman travels back to her country to visit her parents for Christmas with her girlfriend and their son, soon finding out that something odd is going when a new woman is introduced as her parents’ daughter.
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Blue Christmas (2024)
Available now from Indie Go!
1940s Chicago, a private eye dodges the draft, leading to disappointment from those close to him. Soon, he finds himself visited by three ghosts…
Up on the Housetop (2024) [Chattanooga Film Festival 2024]
Funsize Epics Vol. 2 Shorts Block
Director/Writers Dakota Millett, and Michael Fischer’s horror comedy is a short begging to be made in to a feature film. It’s probably not a coincidence that “Up on the Housetop” feels a lot like a proof of concept short rather than actual short film. I honestly don’t begrudge them for that, because both creators have their fingers on the pulse of what they’re trying to accomplish and what they do accomplish in this short format.
A Creature Was Stirring (2023)
Coming to Blu-ray and DVD February 13th from Well Go USA
During a blizzard, a duo breaks into a nurse’s house where she’s taking care of her daughter with an unusual affliction. Soon, things take a turn for the worse and everyone involved is forced to fight for their lives.
The Holdovers (2023)
The older I get the more and more I’ve grown to really appreciate Alexander Payne’s “Sideways.” His drama comedy about unfulfilled ambition, and arrested development is still a wonderful experience. “The Holdovers” is a character piece very much in the same vein, but while it might be a character piece it might also end up being one of the most unique Christmas movies ever made. Payne is wonderful at observing and dissecting such complex and unique characters, and with “The Holdovers,” he explores the lives, regrets, and frustrations of three immensely different people.
BAD MOVIE MONDAY: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT!
Today on BAD MOVIE MONDAY, Santa Jeremy is going to review one of the most dreaded of all Christmas films. SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT! So put on the socks your grandma gave you and hold on tight! This may be a rough ride. Ho-Ho-Ho!!!
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The Bootleg Files: Disney Time (The 1969 Christmas Special)
BOOTLEG FILES 850: “Disney Time (1969 Christmas Show) (1969 British television special hosted by Julie Andrews).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: The Mouse House isn’t letting it out.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not likely.
American television viewers and Walt Disney’s studio output have been in a very close relationship since the 1950s, but across the Atlantic things were a bit different. The Disney studio never established the same level of ubiquitous synergy with British television programmers that they achieved in their own country, and Disney’s televised presence across the U.K. was more limited.
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