Gary Jive
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey? (2014) - Day 226, August 8th
As I settle in for part 3, I silently ponder what I have become. I am a 39-year-old man, sat alone and bleary-eyed watching 2014’s...
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Gary Jive
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger (2012) - Day 225, August 7th
Naitivity! was a surprise smash hit that made shedloads of cash so, of course, in 2012 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger arrived and -...
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Gary Jive
- Aug 6
- 2 min
Nativity! (2009) - Day 224, August 6th
Today, I segue very smoothly from ‘faith-inspired’ movies into the wonderful world of festive franchises and what better way to do that,...
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Gary Jive
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Joseph and Mary (2016) - Day 223, August 5th
2016 TV movie Joseph and Mary has a more focused and interesting concept, even if the end result is a rather drab, cheap-looking film....
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Gary Jive
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Christmas With a Capital C (2010) - Day 222, August 4th
Our next faith-based movie, Christmas With a Capital C is apparently based on a song of the same name by popular Christian rock band Go...
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Gary Jive
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace (2020) - Day 221, August 3rd
Argh - it’s another tear-jerker next and this time I do sob like a damn baby. 2020’s Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace is all about...
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Gary Jive
- Aug 2
- 2 min
The Heart of Christmas (2011) - Day 220, August 2nd
Next up is 2011’s The Heart of Christmas, an unashamed, full-on tearjerker. This one from director Gary Wheeler follows the story of a...
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Gary Jive
- Aug 1
- 2 min
Black Nativity (2013) - Day 219, August 1st
Black Nativity, is a 2013 offering with an all-star cast that turns out to be (urgh) another musical and, not dissimilar to Rent (double...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Wish For Christmas (2016) - Day 218, July 31st
The importance of faith is explored further in 2016’s Wish For Christmas, a film that’s sort of like Home Alone, though instead of...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 30
- 2 min
Christmas On Salvation Street (2015) - Day 217, July 30th
Christmas on Salvation Street, a 2015 film from director Ralph E. Portillo is a simple tale that, while being terribly hokey, is...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 29
- 3 min
Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas (2014) - Day 216, July 29th
Watching the execrable Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas from 2014, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a film as insufferably smug with itself....
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Gary Jive
- Jul 28
- 2 min
By God's Grace (2014) - Day 215, July 28th
Proving that Charles Dickens’ work is endlessly adaptable, 2014's By God’s Grace is yet another variation on the ‘Christmas Carol’...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 27
- 3 min
The Star (2017) - Day 214, July 27th
A film that does something a little more innovative with the Nativity tale is 2017’s animated effort The Star. This charming little story...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 26
- 3 min
The Nativity Story (2005) - Day 213, July 26th
I’ve never felt any sort of pull to ever sit down and watch a movie about the birth of Christ. I mean, they taught us the story in class...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 25
- 2 min
Reindeer Games (2000) - Day 212, July 25th
On the day that the seriously postponed 2020 Summer Olympics begin, I settle down with Reindeer Games, which will be the last of my...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 24
- 2 min
The French Connection (1971) - Day 211, July 24th
Another stone cold classic ‘Christmas adjacent’ film is next with the excellent The French Connection from 1971. William Friedkin’s...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 23
- 2 min
L.A. Confidential (1997) - Day 210, July 23rd
I’m aware that with many of these films I’m starting to seriously push the boundaries of what can be considered a ‘Christmas film’, but...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 22
- 2 min
Slay Belles (2018) - Day 209, July 22nd
2018’s Slay Belles is a low-budget action-horror film that appears like it might be a lot of fun from its DVD cover but turns out to be...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 21
- 2 min
Santa Jaws (2018) - Day 208, July 21st
Just when I thought it was safe to go back to the SyFy channel… there’s more festive high-concept insanity with 2018’s audacious Santa...
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Gary Jive
- Jul 20
- 2 min
Christmas Holiday (1944) - Day 207, July 20th
We delve back in time to 1944 next with Christmas Holiday, directed by Robert Siodmak. Here, New Orleans nightclub singer Abigail (Deanna...
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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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