Lor Gislason 12/23/21 Lor Gislason 12/23/21

TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003)

A beautiful Christmas tale of family and forgiveness, with the proper amounts of car chases, parkour sequences, and other madcap action sprinkled throughout.

Kiley Fox 12/22/21 Kiley Fox 12/22/21

ROBOCOP 3 (1993)

Fred Dekker’s third entry in the series has so much promise, but mistakes were made. But hey, Kiley wrote a poem about it—so it all works out!

Eric Langberg 12/22/21 Eric Langberg 12/22/21

BETTER WATCH OUT (2016)

An adventure in babysitting combines action and horror with enough seasonal psychosis and holiday hilarity to keep folks glued to the screen.

Rafael A. Ruiz 12/21/21 Rafael A. Ruiz 12/21/21

ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (1969)

Christmas comes early again for James Bond as Rafael Ruiz looks at the sixth film in the series that promised a lot of change for the icon.

Robb Antequera 12/20/21 Robb Antequera 12/20/21

DEATH WISH V: THE FACE OF DEATH (1994)

A look at the last of Bronson's vigilante saga—set at Christmastime and in the fashion world—where Paul Kersey truly becomes the sadistic force for vengeance.

Aundria Parker 12/15/21 Aundria Parker 12/15/21

Holiday Movie Mood Board

Not sure what to watch this holiday season? Aundria Parker has compiled some choices to fit whatever mood you’re in.

Rafael A. Ruiz 12/14/21 Rafael A. Ruiz 12/14/21

IRON MAN 3 (2013)

A Christmas Carol in the merry Marvel manner, the holidays weren’t complete until Shane Black and IRON MAN 3 showed up to lend their fireworks to the MCU.

Amber R.W. Knapp 12/13/21 Amber R.W. Knapp 12/13/21

THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (1996)

Memories can define who we are and our relationship to what we like. These ties remain and cast significance, even with popcorn films like THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT.

Andres Guzman 12/10/21 Andres Guzman 12/10/21

BATMAN RETURNS (1992)

The holidays are a perfect time to reflect on the past and look to the future as Andres Guzman hopes for a return to the Batman of Tim Burton’s second outing in Gotham.

Kiley Fox 12/9/21 Kiley Fox 12/9/21

DEADLY GAMES (1989)

Unfairly (and inaccurately) dismissed as “French HOME ALONE”, DEADLY GAMES is a much darker film full of dread and ‘80s charm.

Jeremy Lowe 12/8/21 Jeremy Lowe 12/8/21

FATMAN (2020)

Jeremy Lowe finds great delight in FATMAN’s choice to take its bonkers world completely seriously.

Matthew Essary 12/7/21 Matthew Essary 12/7/21

COBRA (1986)

Stallone faces off with a murderous cult in this vaguely Christmas-adjacent action classic!

Rob Dean 12/6/21 Rob Dean 12/6/21

PUPS ALONE (2021)

Mistakes have been made. Including this talking dogs version of HOME ALONE.

Rob Dean 12/3/21 Rob Dean 12/3/21

REINDEER GAMES (2000) [Director’s Cut]

In what may be the most Christmas-centric action film ever, the mixed REINDEER GAMES still boasts a great cast and significantly improves with a director’s cut.

Rob Dean 12/2/21 Rob Dean 12/2/21

Rambo: The Force Of Freedom, “When SAVAGE Stole Santa” (1986)

Yes, there was a Rambo cartoon. Yes, there was a Christmas episode. And yes, it is awesome.

Keevin Miller 12/1/21 Keevin Miller 12/1/21

FIRST BLOOD (1982)

A monster built for brutality takes on an overzealous fat man’s iron fist of control. Is this Krampus vs. Santa? No, it’s 1982’s FIRST BLOOD.

Katrina Blake 10/29/21 Katrina Blake 10/29/21

TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL (2010)

Director Eli Craig’s film flips the script and reveals the inherent absurdity of many horror tropes—while creating genuine characters that are more than just jokes.