Month: December 2015

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My 5 Favorite Things About The Star Wars Holiday Special

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Ah, the STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL. It is something that stirs angry feelings of resentment and revulsion in diehard Star Wars fans while to others it is just a reminder of how the TV landscape in the 1970s was a truly kooky time where anyone and everything seemed to be ripe to be given a variety show. And while I certainly do admit that the special was a horror show with some truly terrible parts (like the fact that the Life Day ceremony looked like a Glamour Shots photo), I also have some pretty fond memories of certain things that I actually enjoyed (for any number of reasons from thinking it was unintentionally hilarious to my own innate love of kitsch and camp). And it is with the holiday spirit in mind and a desire to be nice and not naughty that I compiled this little list of the 5 things I love about the STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL.

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A Christmas Horror Story – Good, Bad & Ugly Review

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 76% (Critics) / 95% (Audience)
Directed By: Grant Harvey, Steve Hoban, and Brett Sullivan
Written By: Jason Filiatrault, James Kee, Sarah Larsen, Doug Taylor, and Pascal Trottier
Starring: Zoé De Grand Maison, George Buza, Amy Forsyth, Adrian Holmes and William Shatner
Studio: Copperheart Entertainment
Synopsis: Interwoven stories that take place on Christmas Eve, as told by one festive radio host: A family brings home more than a Christmas tree, a student documentary becomes a living nightmare, a Christmas spirit terrorizes, Santa slays evil. – (Source)

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Krampus – Good, Bad & Ugly Review

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 65% (Critics) / 61% (Audience)
Directed By: Michael Dougherty
Written By: Michael Dougherty, Todd Casey and Zach Shields
Starring: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Emjay Anthony and Conchata Ferrell
Studio: Universal Pictures
Synopsis: When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers. All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family’s home and forcing them to fight for each other if they hope to survive. – (Source)

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Good, Bad & Ugly Review

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95% (Critics) / 92% (Audience)
Directed By: J.J. Abrams
Written By: J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver and Harrison Ford
Studio: Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a rag-tag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance. – (Source)

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