‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ (2017) is fun … until the end
Frightening Friday (Movie review): “High School Musical” meets “The Walking Dead” in this riff that starts off fun but chooses the wrong tone later.
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‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ (2017) is fun … until the end
‘Unaccompanied Minors’ (2006) are unaccompanied by laughs
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The setup of five unsupervised kids in an airport has potential and holiday spirit, but the script forgets the ho-ho-hos.
Nichols shines as ‘P2’ (2007) gets thrills from sparse setting
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This horror-thriller plays to Rachel Nichols’ strengths as she’s stalked through a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
Gibson plays a decidedly gruff Santa in ‘Fatman’ (2020)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): There’s no Jake to be found, but this Fatman lays down the law on his own against bad guys at Christmastime.
‘8-Bit Christmas’ joins pantheon of holiday classics
Movie review: “8-Bit Christmas” has nostalgia for 1988, but it remembers family and classmates as much as it remembers Trapper Keepers and Nintendos.
‘Night Before,’ (2015), ‘Office Christmas Party’ (2016) offer holiday chuckles
Throwback Thursday (Movie reviews): “The Night Before” and “Office Christmas Party” make for a solid double bill of modern Christmastime comedy.
‘4:50 from Paddington’ (1957) a padded Christie whodunit
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The reliable whodunit elements are in place, but this Christmas-set tale is unusually cold – not always in a good way.
‘Black Christmas’ (2019) gets woke for its latest update
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The third version of “Black Christmas” explores themes of its time and boasts a great lead heroine.
‘Double Sin’ (1961) puts Poirot in a Christmas mood
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): “Double Sin and Other Stories” collects four Poirots, two Marples and a couple supernatural yarns.
‘Black Christmas’ (2006) descends chimney after classic
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The remake of the 1974 classic digs into Billy’s backstory. But it fails to breathe life into the sorority sisters.