Japan Does Star Wars: The War in Space (1977)
When you mention the country of Japan in the same breath as Star Wars, nostalgic Jedi hearts reminisce about American actor Vic Morrow setting sail on a solar sailboat to save the world from Ninja-suited space battalions in 1978’s Message from Space. As with Bye, Bye Jupiter, Toho Studios’ later tokusatsu science fiction film, the […]
Ten more Christmas movies to ruin your holiday
Somehow, for as much as I dislike Christmas, I find myself watching tons of holiday movies. Much like the fruitcake that no one wants to eat but me, I continually try and binge as many seasonal films as possible. Each year, I discover movies that boggle my mind and upset my sensibilities. 2019 is no […]
A Christmas Cruise (2017)
David DeCoteau made The Wrong Cruise for Lifetime, which also stars Vivica A. Fox, and that movie uses the exact same establishing shot of a cruise ship as this movie. Welcome to the world of DeCoteau, where stock footage and ADR rules the day. This is the second combo of Fox and DeCoteau that I’ve watched […]
I Come In Peace (1990)
Roslyn Frost shared a great list of holiday movies that no one else considers on her Twitter, which inspired this watch. You should totally check out her YouTube channel, which is awesome. By the way, her list was… Christmas Evil Night of the Comet The Oracle Calvaire Blood Beat Inside I Come in Peace We […]
The Christmas Consultant (2012)
“No excuses. I double dog dare you.” These two sentences laid down the Christmas movie challenge from R. D Francis. I don’t want to take the Lord’s name in vain on the day of His birth, but I came really close. A holiday movie. With Hasselhoff. Pure cruelty. Originally airing on the Lifetime Channel on […]
A Husband for Christmas (2016)
Brooke and Roger, two graphic designers in a soon-to-be-merged company, help one another by agreeing to a loveless marriage of convenience. In the process, Brooke gets to upstage her sister who just announced her engagement to her ex-boyfriend. Now, you may say, “Sam why are you watching this?” David DeCoteau got me again. Yes, the […]
Christmas Icetastrophe (2014)*
This disaster mockbuster that affectionately borrows from 2015’s San Andreas (trading out a meteor-cum-volcano induced ice storm for an earthquake induced flood) had me in the first act before the first commercial break. That’s where we meet the Beavis-son of a heavy construction company owner (Victor Webster, Coop the Cupid on TV’s Charmed, plays the […]
The Magic Christmas Tree (1964)
Much like The Wizard of Oz, The Magic Christmas Tree thinks that reality is in black and white while dreams are in color. Both films have a witch. Both movies have wishes. But only one of them had a budget. And only one of them is a classic beloved by families for generations. Sorry Richard […]
Black Christmas (2019)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Emily Fear is a librarian by day, professional wrestling lover and accordion player in the band Bitter Whiskers by night. You can catch her as the co-host of Grit and Glitter on PWTorch and read her blog all about intergender wrestling, Boy Girl Party. She’s also recently conducted a class on the role of […]
Santa With Muscles (1996)
The Wolf of Wall Street — in real life — was Jordan Belfort. Other than spending time in jail for fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam, he also executive produced this Hulk Hogan vehicle. Oh Hulk Hogan — the man who […]
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