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Christmas: Elf (2003)

Jon Favreau’s Elf still remains the 21st-century’s most iconic Christmas classic.

Christmas: Watching Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) as a Christmas Movie

Anton makes the case for watching the first Harry Potter movie during Christmas time.

Christmas: The Holdovers (2023)

The Holdovers is something of a Christmas miracle: an Alexander Payne movie that doesn’t have contempt for its characters.

Aren's Reviews, Christmas, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromDecember 1, 2023The Holdovers, Alexander Payne, David Hemingson, Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, Christmas Comments

Christmas: Spirited (2022)

Sean Anders’ musical riff on A Christmas Carol starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds is a hyperactive, amiable, and incoherent bit of Christmas content.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At Home, ChristmasAren BergstromJanuary 9, 2023Spirited, Sean Anders, John Morris, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Sunita Mani, Patrick Page, Marlow Barkley, Tracy MorganComment

Christmas: 12 Unconventional Christmas Movies

The Brothers offer up 12 unconventional picks to watch over the Christmas holidays.

Features, ChristmasAnton BergstromDecember 24, 2021unconventional, Christmas movies, Die Hard, Blade Runner 2049, Carol, Children of Men, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Dekalog, Eyes Wide Shut, Fanny and Alexander, Hook, Lethal Weapon, The Lion in Winter, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingComment

Christmas: Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

Home Sweet Home Alone is bad in ways that are revealing of the differences between 1990s family entertainment and that of the 2020s.

Christmas, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromDecember 23, 2021Home Alone, home invasion, family comedy, Dan Mazer, Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates, Christmas movies, Home Sweet Home Alone, slapstick, diegetic reboot, Christmas VacationComment

Christmas: The Works of Rankin/Bass Remain Some of the Most Charming and Idiosyncratic Christmas TV Specials

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy, and Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town are beloved for their stop-motion animation and imaginative blend of religious and secular Christmas stories.

Christmas, TV CornerAren BergstromDecember 24, 2020Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Rankin/Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass, ChristmasComment

Christmas: The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

A charming new window onto Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.

Christmas, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromDecember 23, 2020Christmas, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Bharat Nalluri, Susan Coyne, Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Morfydd Clark, Justin Edwards, Christopher PlummerComment

Christmas: Die Hard (1988)

Die Hard is the definitive action film of the 1980s and a quintessential Christmas story about a family coming together.

Roundtable: Christmas: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

The Brothers discuss the beloved Christmas classic, compare it to other adaptations of A Christmas Carol, praise Michael Caine’s performance, and explore its formal filmmaking.