Christian holiday celebrated annually on December 25th
Round 2 is in the books, and we’re already down to just 16 competitors for the title of the Avocado’s Favorite Holiday Album. Click below for the full list of eliminated albums. [spoiler title=”We’ll Have a Blue Christmas Without…”] The … Continue reading Favorite Holiday Album Tournament–Sweet 16
We’re moving on to the second round of voting, but many enjoyable holiday records have been eliminated. Click below for the full list of eliminated albums. [spoiler title=”Pour One Out For…”] Wintersong (Sarah McLachlan); Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas … Continue reading Favorite Holiday Album Tournament–Round of 32
When Arrow debuted back in 2012, I doubt anyone foresaw the massive franchise that would grow out of it. To date it’s launched three spinoffs (The Flash, Batwoman, and Legends of Tomorrow), had three more shows retroactively added to its … Continue reading Let’s Talk Arrowverse – Jefferson Saves Barry (& Beebo Saves Christmas)
The nominees are in and the voting begins today! We had more than enough albums nominated to fill out a full bracket, so the top 64 upvote-getters from the Nominations thread have been ranked and seeded and are about to … Continue reading Favorite Holiday Album Tournament–Round of 64
We did a tournament about our favorite Christmas songs a few years ago, but I thought it might be fun do one about our favorite holiday albums. Back in the old days, before Spotify and Pandora and even the shuffle … Continue reading Favorite Holiday Album Tournament–Nominations
Haley (Laur Allen) is a San Francisco power broker. Kate (Amanda Righetti) is a Nashville cowgirl. Can they overcome their differences to save Meemaw’s ranch? Christmas at the Ranch joins a growing list of holiday romcoms with queer protagonists. Writers … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Christmas at the Ranch (2021)
Gather round my babies because I have some important info to share with you. Hallmark, home of bland Christmas movies and sometimes greeting cards, has gifted us a festive film starring none other than Bruce Campbell himself! So, this isn’t … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: One December Night Recap/Review
So seeing as I’m released from recapping EVERY Hallmark this year, I get to pick the ones that either interest me or you, the people. Here by popular demand is The Santa Stakeout! Tanya is a police detective who is … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: The Santa Stakeout Recap/Review
You thought you were rid of me, eh? I rise from the dead to provide you with Christmas content by way of Hallmark. That’s right. Countdown to Christmas returns! Last year was a little spotty for me on these recaps … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: You, Me & The Christmas Trees Recap/Review
Do you hate morning shows? Do you hate Hallmark? Then you should steer clear of this film. Otherwise, come right on in. This time we’re watching Good Morning Christmas! Synopsis: Two squabbling TV hosts are sent to a festive small … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Good Morning Christmas! Recap/Review
It is my duty to continue to bring cheesy Christmas films to you throughout the year. Even if you’re not interested, you should at least be in awe of my misplaced dedication and moxie. I’ll be publishing a recap of … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: A Nashville Christmas Carol Recap/Review
After many a mishap and delayed viewings, I’m back to watching Countdown to Christmas 2020. I will continue publishing a Countdown to Christmas every other week or so, so get jolly. My commitment is unyielding! The next on the list? … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Christmas She Wrote Recap/Review
Die Hard (1988) I’ve never been big on action movies. As a kid of the 80’s and 90’s, the mainstays of the action movie genre were Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Van Damme, and to a lesser extent Steven Seagal. And outside of … Continue reading Late to the Party (Pal!) – “Die Hard”
Yep, this feature has survived the [redacted] administration. Let’s celebrate, shall we? I’ll start things off with a bit more background for my choice than I usually give. In 2009, Americana workhorse Bob Dylan surprised pretty much everyone by releasing … Continue reading The Fourth Annual Christmas Songs That Don’t Suck Thread
Star Trek Generations (1994) The Original Series spawned a cinematic franchise that spanned three decades and six movies. The most well-known and celebrated of them is undoubtedly The Wrath of Khan, and to a lesser extent, its direct sequels The … Continue reading You Jingle Trek to Me? – “Star Trek Generations”
Each week in Late to the Party, someone posts about an older piece of media that they’ve just experienced for the first time. This week: q-pa watches some “Stale TV Spciaaaallls~!” We’re focusing on the Christmas output of famous animation production … Continue reading Late to the Party: Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials
Every year, we like to sit down and watch our favorite Christmas movies by ourselves or with family and friends. I always try to catch It’s a Wonderful Life and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story every year … Continue reading Favorite Non-Traditional Christmas Movie
A Christmas Movie Christmas follows two sisters who wake up in a Christmas movie. The film wants to parody Hallmark films the way Isn’t It Romantic parodied romcoms. However, it plays things too safe. The sisters are classic ingenues, lacking … Continue reading Movie Recap: A Christmas Movie Christmas (2019)
With Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater being a nice but plain showing, I had low expectations for A Timeless Christmas…UNTIL I read the synopsis. Synopsis: Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: A Timeless Christmas Recap/Review
My reviews are late, but if you’re watching this in the future, this means nothing to you. So, this is one of the films that I’ve been looking forward to due to the dumb title. My hopes are slightly up, … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater Recap/Review
I thought this film was called 12 Dates of Christmas which filled me with some mild excitement. I imagined it was going to be about a woman who goes on 12 dates with each being worst than the last. In … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: On the 12th Date of Christmas Recap/Review
