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It's a brief mention, but Scrooge also attends church on Christmas morning before going to see Bob Cratchit. He's definitely Christian...

Do we have any reason to believe he’s Jewish? It probably would have been mentioned in the book by one of the characters. He was left at...

It is a classic, but watching it again recently made me realise how much histrionic screaming is in it (Hordern and Sim) and that’s less...

Best of luck, mate, have a great few days off and look after yourself.

I’m taking a few days off - the general site level of irony and cynicism got me down, and I need my emotions free for other things. I...

“Hey kids, do you want to watch four ghosts brutally traumatise a rich guy into sharing? Also, the question that you always wanted...

I love the echo from the beginning and end: “What am I gonna do? Spend the rest of my life in this tiny town? Surrounded by crazy...

One of my favourite Christmas movies is Klaus on Netflix, I'd be watching it again if I still had access. It's quite a touching movie...

I would disagree about Miracle on 34th St - it’s important that Kringle claims to be Santa Claus, because in the US at least there are...

Die Hard is structurally almost identical to the avalanche of Hallmark Christmas movies, featuring an estranged couple crossing the...

Man, it's thematically appropriate, but watching the "Fishes" episode of The Bear -- named after the Feast of Seven Fishes, which is a...

Yup, The Lion in Winter is definitely a Christmas film, I’d say it’s a Type 3, much like The Family Stone. Both can be upgraded if you...

when my mom was still with us, we'd do in the month of december : It happened on 5th avenue, miracle on 34th street(original). The Ref...

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