Gary Jive
Christmas Magic (2011) - Day 30, Jan 24th
A much better movie about coping with loss is 2011’s Christmas Magic, a simple little tale with a supernatural angle from director John...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Cancel Christmas (2010) - Day 29, Jan 23rd
Cancel Christmas from 2010 is another film that demonstrates that Hallmark is a haven for once fleetingly popular actors looking to keep...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 22
- 2 min
An Old Fashioned Christmas (2010) - Day 28, Jan 22nd
Today's reassuring but somewhat inessential Hallmark joint is 2010’s An Old-Fashioned Christmas, a period tale aimed squarely at the...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 21
- 2 min
Christmas in Canaan (2009) - Day 27, Jan 21st
Today, I continue to feel bummed out as my football team is again playing totally rubbish. This sort of thing shouldn’t affect me that...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 20
- 2 min
A Christmas Visitor (2002) - Day 26, Jan 20th
Another pretty different Hallmark one today with A Christmas Visitor (2002), a solemn, supernatural tearjerker from director Christopher...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 19
- 2 min
The Santa Incident (2010) - Day 25, Jan 19th
Time for something seriously different with 2010’s The Santa Incident, director Yelena Lanskaya’s high concept but terribly executed tale...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 18
- 2 min
A Rose for Christmas (2017) - Day 24, Jan 18th
Though yesterday's festive flick was a bit of a letdown, much better is 2017's A Rose for Christmas , largely due to another smashing...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 17
- 2 min
A Cookie Cutter Christmas (2014) - Day 23, Jan 17th
Yesterday I realised that my back-to-back watching of festive films has started to feel like bingeing on junk food. This sort of thing is...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 16
- 2 min
A Bride for Christmas (2012) - Day 22, Jan 16th
We’re back on U.S. soil, more specifically San Francisco for my next easy watch, A Bride for Christmas. This 2012 flick from director...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 15
- 2 min
Crown For Christmas (2015) - Day 21, Jan 15th
Hallmark’s blatant disregard for plausibility continues in Crown for Christmas, a 2015 directorial effort from Alex Zamm. Danica McKeller...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 14
- 2 min
The Mistletoe Promise (2016) - Day, 20, Jan 14th
There’s a feeling of déjà vu with The Mistletoe Promise, director David Winning’s 2016 movie about two strangers pretending to be a...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Window Wonderland (2013) - Day 19, Jan 13th
Today's movie is the first to acknowledge and explore another all-important element of the festive experience – the lavish department...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 12
- 2 min
A Perfect Christmas (2016) - Day 18, Jan 12th
With a new resolve to face the world with a positive mindset, I stick on the ironically titled A Perfect Christmas, a low-key 2016 effort...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 11
- 2 min
Christmas Bucket List (2016) - Day 17, Jan 11th
Alicia Witt is back for our next film, 2016’s deliciously silly Christmas Bucket List. Here, Witt puts those comedy chops to top use as...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Ice Sculpture Christmas (2015) - Day 16, Jan 10th
Today, it's another good one in the glacial form of Ice Sculpture Christmas (2015) from director David Mackay (Ten Inch Hero). This one...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Return to Christmas Creek (2018) - Day 15, Jan 9th
Next day, I’m still feeling pretty bummed and anxious about the state of the world. Next stop: the fantastically named Return to...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 8
- 2 min
A Cinderella Christmas (2016) - Day 14, Jan 8th
Today is the anniversary of my first date with my lovely wife and as I settle down to watch my next movie, I’m feeling a little unwell...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 7
- 2 min
Annie Claus is Coming to Town (2011) - Day 12, Jan 7th
Next morning, the day after the Capitol riots, I feel depressed. What’s going on with humanity? The world doesn’t feel quite right today,...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 6
- 3 min
Time For Me To Come Home For Christmas (2018) - Day 12, Jan 6th
I confess that I am not a fan of country music so, with that in mind, I'm slightly dreading 2018’s Time For Me to Come Home For...
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Gary Jive
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Christmas at Pemberley Manor (2018) - Day 11, Jan 5th
Much better in the world of loose Austen rip-offs is Christmas at Pemberley Manor, a delightful 2018 effort from director Colin Theys. I...
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Scientists say that “watching Christmas movies all year round can be a benefit to your health.” But what would happen if you watched them every day for a year? One man decided to find out.
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- Gary Jive
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