Holiday Inn (1942)
Tim Kretschmann revisits Holiday Inn (1942), the Irving Berlin musical starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire that gave us the timeless classic White Christmas.
Universally Loved
Jaws (1975)
Tim Kretschmann reviews Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic ‘Jaws’ — the film that launched the summer blockbuster — calling it absolute perfection and awarding it an A+.
Billy Elliot (2000)
Tim Kretschmann reviews the 2000 drama ‘Billy Elliot’ — a working-class boy’s fight to dance amid the miners’ strike — awarding Jamie Bell’s breakout performance a B+.
Holiday Inn (1942)
Christmas Treat review of Holiday Inn (1942), in which Bing Crosby’s showman opens a supper nightclub that’s open only 15 days a year — on holidays.
It Happened One Christmas (1977)
Christmas Treat review of It Happened One Christmas (1977), Universal’s TV remake of It’s a Wonderful Life with Marlo Thomas in the George Bailey-type role and Orson Welles as Mr. Potter.
Violent Night (2022)
Christmas Treat review of Violent Night (2022): does the David Harbour Santa action-comedy deliver, or did the trailer give away all the good moments?
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
Christmas Treat review of The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), a meta-tale pairing Dickens’ own biography with the familiar story of A Christmas Carol — a favorite of the adaptations.
Last Christmas (2019)
Emilia Clarke leads this 2019 Christmas rom-com from director Paul Feig. It’s bleaker than expected — far from your average holiday romp.
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
Our Universally Loved column reviews The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), the Charles Dickens origin story starring Dan Stevens as the man behind A Christmas Carol.
Violent Night (2022)
We review Violent Night (2022), the David Harbour Santa action-comedy — weighing the trailer’s promise against the actual film.