Lilo & Stitch (2025)
“Sometimes family isn’t perfect. That doesn’t mean they aren’t good.” Mostly separating itself from the other lifeless live-action adaptations of classic animations by having the winning combo of an adorable […]
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Karate Kid: Legends (2025)
“You can control when you get back up.” About three different movies packed into one with none winning out in the end, Karate Kid: Legends attempts to merge familiar faces with […]
In Your Dreams (2025)
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” In Your Dreams might be the only movie this year where big belly laughs and moments of silence were genuinely shared […]
Jingle All The Way (1996)
“I’ll be there. I promise.” I appreciate how simple Jingle All the Way is, even though it plays out so much worse now that I watch it as an adult. Howard Langston […]
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
“Stop trying to be something you’re not.” Falling into the latest trend of forcing animated films into so-called live-action updates (where most of the image is computer generated regardless), How to […]
Oh. What. Fun. (2025)
“They need to make a movie about the true heroes of the holidays…Moms.” Both a throwback to the feeling of old holiday films and a play-by-play rehash of certain scenes […]
My Secret Santa (2025)
“My life is kind of a balancing act right now.” Preposterous in all of the worst ways, My Secret Santa is among the worst films of the year, even despite my […]
Candy Cane Lane (2023)
“Nobody reads the fine print.” Based on a real life tradition in El Segundo, California where the Christmas decorations are an actual competition, Candy Cane Lane attempts to borrow that reality […]
Family Switch (2023)
“This family looks like it could use a little Christmas magic.” Despite its antics and its sheer volume, little about Family Switch rings out as a true holiday film, and […]
Field of Dreams (1989)
“Until I heard the voice, I’d never done a crazy thing in my whole life.” A pitch perfect opening montage introduces us to Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) as he briefly […]
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