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Gary Jive
May 1, 20242 min read
The Bishop's Wife (1947) - Day 127, May 1st
We tumble headlong into the 1940s next, with Henry Koster’s old-time favourite The Bishop’s Wife from 1947. This one sees dejected,...
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Gary Jive
Apr 30, 20243 min read
And So They Were Married (1936) - Day 126, April 30th
More 1930s ace-ness next with 1936’s classic romantic comedy And So They Were Married which, though a very smart film, pretty much spoils...
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Gary Jive
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Babes in Toyland (1934) - Day 125, April 29th
There’s something more light-hearted next as I travel forward into the ‘30s with 1934’s delightful Babes in Toyland starring the...
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Gary Jive
Apr 28, 20243 min read
Hell's Heroes (1929) - Day 124, April 28th
1929’s Hell’s Heroes is one of the earliest movies made with sound and the first sound production to be directed by the revered William...
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Gary Jive
Apr 27, 20244 min read
The Adventures of the Wrong Santa Claus (1914) and More... - Day 123, April 27th
It’s into the 1910s next day, with The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus, a diverting silent short from 1914 directed by the prolific...
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Gary Jive
Apr 26, 20247 min read
Santa Claus (1898) and More... - Day 122, April 26th
For the next month, I'll be heading back in time, checking out 'old' Christmas movies. From my limited research, I ‘m pleased to discover...
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Gary Jive
Apr 25, 20244 min read
Gremlins (1984) - Day 121, April 25th
And so we reach the last of our yuletide tales of terror and we’re going out with a total bona fide classic. It’s the fourth highest...
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Gary Jive
Apr 24, 20242 min read
Better Watch Out (2016) - Day 120, April 24th
Our next Christmas creep-fest is another clever film full of smart ideas and one of the all-time great cinematic rug-pulls that I will...
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Gary Jive
Apr 23, 20242 min read
P2 (2007) - Day 119, April 23rd
Next up is 2007’s tense stalker flick P2, from director Franck Khalfoun. In a refreshing twist, this is a hair-raising Christmas-set...
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Gary Jive
Apr 22, 20243 min read
Christmas Evil (1980) - Day 118, April 22nd
1980’s quite frankly bonkers video nasty Christmas Evil ,(aka You Better Watch Out) really gets under the skin of an oddball with a Santa...
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Gary Jive
Apr 21, 20243 min read
Silent Night (2012) - Day 117, April 21st
Under closer examination, Silent Night from director Steven C. Miller isn’t so much a remake/reboot/rebootquel of Silent Night, Deadly...
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Gary Jive
Apr 20, 20243 min read
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker (1991) - Day 116, April 20th
So, Part 4 was disturbingly weird. Thankfully Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker (1991) brings the franchise back to more...
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Gary Jive
Apr 19, 20242 min read
Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990) - Day 115, 19th April
The naffness of part 3 didn’t stop them making Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990), a film that shamelessly abandons the very...
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Gary Jive
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out (1989) - Day 114, April 18th
In a move few could have expected, Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out chucks a few supernatural elements into the mix,...
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Gary Jive
Apr 17, 20243 min read
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) - Day 113, April 17th
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2Â from 1987 turns out to be a sneaky humbug of a film from director Lee Harry. Though this is purportedly...
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Gary Jive
Apr 16, 20243 min read
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) - Day 112, April16th
More franchise fun up next, as I decide I simply must watch every one of the Silent Night, Deadly Night films in chronicle order as I am...
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Gary Jive
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000) - Day 111, April 15th
After discovering Michael Cooney made a sequel to Jack Frost, there was no way I was going to miss it. I’m pleased to say that...
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Gary Jive
Apr 14, 20242 min read
All Through The House (2015) - Day 110, April 14th
More cheapie direct-to-video slasher craziness next in 2015’s All Through the House from director Todd Nunes. This is another...
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Gary Jive
Apr 13, 20243 min read
Krampus Unleashed (2016) - Day 109, April 13th
Next up, the frightful festive freak that refuses to die makes yet another appearance. That’s right, it’s our old goat-boy pal in another...
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Gary Jive
Apr 12, 20243 min read
Mercy Christmas (2017) - Day 108, April 12th
Weirdos are the order of the day in 2017’s Mercy Christmas, a cheap and cheerful but wryly demented horror from director Ryan Nelson ....
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​ Scientists say that “watching Christmas movies all year round can be a benefit to your health.” But what would happen if you watched them every day for a year? One man decided to find out.
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- Gary Jive
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