My Alternative Xmas Movie Advent Calendar – Dec. 7th: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Sticking with the Tim Burton theme, this seems like the most opportune time to bring The Nightmare Before Christmas into…

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My Alternative Xmas Movie Advent Calendar – Dec. 6th: Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Connecting all these movies together is going to be a significant challenge but once I introduced Tim Burton into the…

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My Alternative Xmas Movie Advent Calendar – Dec. 5th: Batman Returns (1992)

Since both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are alums of the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Batman film franchise, this seems like…

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My Alternative Xmas Movie Advent Calendar – Dec. 4th: Deck the Halls (2006)

Sticking with the theme of “so dumb it’s good” comedies, since Arnold Schwarzenegger made his comedy breakthrough with Danny DeVito…

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My Alternative Xmas Movie Advent Calendar – Day 3: Jingle All the Way (1996)

It’ll be tough to string together connections with all the movies on this list in a “Six Degress of Separation”…

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My Alternative Xmas Movie Advent Calendar – Dec. 2nd: Die Hard (1988)

Sticking with the action movie theme, no list of alternative Christmas options would be complete without Die Hard. NYPD cop…

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My Alternative Xmas Movie Advent Calendar – Dec. 1st: Lethal Weapon (1987)

Christmas movies are big business. It’s actually quite astonishing to see just how many are dedicated to the holiday and…

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Meeting Step-Mom – The Lodge

Chipping away at indie films from the beginning of the year, from the comfort of my couch, has been an…

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A Zombie Christmas Musical – Anna and the Apocalypse

Musicals have been a staple in Hollywood for a long time. When done correctly, the combination of catchy original music…

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