Day 2: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
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Day 2: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

It's Day 2 of our 12 Days of Christmas Movie Reviews, and I believe I have the privilege of introducing the best Christmas movie on our list: Miracle on 34th Street!! Just so there's no confusion, I am talking about the original 1947 classic, not the 1994 remake. And while I actually like that movie considerably, nothing holds a candle to the original. It's not just the best Christmas movie on our list, it's probably the best Christmas movie ever, and one of the best movies of all time. I'm sure there's a certain sense of nostalgia at play here,…
12 Days of Christmas Movie Reviews
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12 Days of Christmas Movie Reviews

This holiday season, we wanted to roll out with reviews of popular Christmas movies (similar to our 31 Days of Horror). This isn't a definitive list by any means, but it is in chronological order and you can follow along with us each night (starting on December 13th) as we lead up to Christmas Day!! Day 1: It's A Wonderful Life (1946); Day 2: Miracle on 34th Street (1947); Day 3: White Christmas (1954); Day 4: Santa Claus (1959); Day 5: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964); Day 6: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965); Day 7: A Christmas Story (1983); Day…
U.S. Election Night 2016
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U.S. Election Night 2016

Don't really have much to say, but if you're trying to get away from the craziness of this election (including a shooting at a polling station in California), consider watching one of these great political movies: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); The Great Dictator (1940); All the King's Men (1949); The Manchurian Candidate (1962); Dr. Strangelove (1964); All the President's Men (1976); Dave (1993); The American President (1995); Wag the Dog (1997); Lincoln (2012).