Scrooged

Scrooged (1988)

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Scrooged

Yule Love it! These are my kind of yuletide shenanigans. Even though the original reviews were a mixed bag and the audience reception was moderate, Richard Donner’s manic yuppie spin on the ol’ Dickens Carol has become a bona fide Christmas classic – and a perennially quotable holiday staple. Scrooged never fails to put a … Read more

Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

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Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

When Alexander and Ilya Salkind set out to create Santa Claus: The Movie, they went straight to their Superman: The Movie playbook from ’78. Same formula: massive production values, international cast, mythic origin story followed by a contemporary evil supervillain scenario. “The Movie” indeed. They even brought back David and Leslie Newman to write it. … Read more