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I Love You A Latke: The Gelt-y Pleasure of Hanukkah Rom-Coms
Assorted Flavors Erin Gold 12/18/24 Assorted Flavors Erin Gold 12/18/24

I Love You A Latke: The Gelt-y Pleasure of Hanukkah Rom-Coms

Here are 6 cozy and/or cringey Hallmark Hanukkah movies to make your holiday couch time more festive.

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How Did Christmas Movies Become “A Thing”?
Assorted Flavors Erin Gold 12/12/24 Assorted Flavors Erin Gold 12/12/24

How Did Christmas Movies Become “A Thing”?

A very merry investigation.

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Buzz’s Stuff in ‘Home Alone’, Ranked
Assorted Flavors Kevin Prchal 12/11/24 Assorted Flavors Kevin Prchal 12/11/24

Buzz’s Stuff in ‘Home Alone’, Ranked

An ode to the impressively chaotic bedroom collection of Kevin McCallister’s oafish older brother.

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‘While You Were Sleeping’ Captures the Workaday Magic of Chicago
The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 9/12/24 The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 9/12/24

‘While You Were Sleeping’ Captures the Workaday Magic of Chicago

This is a Christmas movie, a love story, and a comedy of manners, but it's also a sweetly specific Chicago movie.

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The ‘Love Actually’ Storylines, Ranked
Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 12/21/23 Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 12/21/23

The ‘Love Actually’ Storylines, Ranked

With Richard Curtis’ beloved holiday rom-com turning 20, we ranked all the movie’s unforgettable storylines from cringe to classic.

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Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 12/19/23 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 12/19/23

Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha

12+1 questions about the movie’s legacy 20 years later, his favorite character to write, working with a deaf consultant, and that infamous dinner scene.

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How ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ (and Chicago’s Music Box Theatre) Saved Christmas
The Scoop Dylan Stuckey 12/18/23 The Scoop Dylan Stuckey 12/18/23

How ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ (and Chicago’s Music Box Theatre) Saved Christmas

Despite being a fan of Frank Capra’s Christmas classic, I was not prepared for the experience I was about to have seeing It’s A Wonderful Life live during the Music Box’s annual extravaganza.

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A Christmas Ho-Ho-Horror Starter Pack
Assorted Flavors Natalie Pohorski 12/13/23 Assorted Flavors Natalie Pohorski 12/13/23

A Christmas Ho-Ho-Horror Starter Pack

If you’ve overdosed on cozy Hallmark movies, try these holiday-themed horror movies to add a little spice to your seasonal viewing.

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Why ‘Serendipity’ Is Destined to Be a Holiday Classic
Assorted Flavors Kevin Prchal 12/11/23 Assorted Flavors Kevin Prchal 12/11/23

Why ‘Serendipity’ Is Destined to Be a Holiday Classic

8 reasons why the 2001 John Cusack/Kate Beckinsale romantic comedy Serendipity is the Christmas fairytale you’ve been waiting for.

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Have Yourself A Merry ‘Little Women’ Christmas
Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 12/7/23 Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 12/7/23

Have Yourself A Merry ‘Little Women’ Christmas

Jess Gonchor, the Academy Award-nominated production designer of 2019’s Little Women, shares his 4 tips for how to deck your halls like the March family.

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Top 10 Christmas Movies
Toppings Cinema Sugar 12/6/23 Toppings Cinema Sugar 12/6/23

Top 10 Christmas Movies

We took a swig of spiked eggnog and ran the gauntlet of the genre like Marv and Harry at the McCallisters, finally arriving at our Top 10 Christmas Movies.

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Winona is the Best Jo and Other ‘Little Women’ Opinions
Assorted Flavors Courtney Woods 9/11/23 Assorted Flavors Courtney Woods 9/11/23

Winona is the Best Jo and Other ‘Little Women’ Opinions

Four reasons to savor this cinematic gem like a handful of confiscated limes.

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Nnamdi Ngwe on ‘Spirited’
Sweet Talkin' Cinema Sugar 12/23/22 Sweet Talkin' Cinema Sugar 12/23/22

Nnamdi Ngwe on ‘Spirited’

The LA-based comedian, writer, and director sweet-talks the new Apple TV+ musical from Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds.

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Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’
The Scoop Chad Comello 12/20/22 The Scoop Chad Comello 12/20/22

Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’

I didn’t love Thomas Bezucha’s 2005 Christmas dramedy The Family Stone when I first saw it. But I’ve come to realize it’s actually one of the great Christmas movies.

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Christmas Movie Characters for Each Enneagram Type
Assorted Flavors Chad Comello 12/19/22 Assorted Flavors Chad Comello 12/19/22

Christmas Movie Characters for Each Enneagram Type

9 characters from Christmas movie classics and the Enneagram type they best represent.

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What If ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Never Existed?
The Scoop Kevin Prchal 12/15/22 The Scoop Kevin Prchal 12/15/22

What If ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Never Existed?

My love of movies, Christmas, and life itself would look very different without Frank Capra’s 1946 masterpiece.

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Sound Bites: ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’
Sound Bites Kevin Prchal 12/14/22 Sound Bites Kevin Prchal 12/14/22

Sound Bites: ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’

Kevin Prchal’s ode to one of the finest holiday albums in Christmas movie history.

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Interview: Karolyn ‘Zuzu’ Grimes on Jimmy Stewart and ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 12/7/22 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 12/7/22

Interview: Karolyn ‘Zuzu’ Grimes on Jimmy Stewart and ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’

12+1 questions about It’s A Wonderful Life, its unique memorabilia and most underappreciated character, her memories of Jimmy Stewart, and more!

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2022 Holiday Gift Guide
Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 12/5/22 Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 12/5/22

2022 Holiday Gift Guide

Some sweet gift ideas you can get for yourself or the movie lovers in your life.

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Merry Christmas Month, Ya Filthy Animals
Cinema Sugar 12/1/22 Cinema Sugar 12/1/22

Merry Christmas Month, Ya Filthy Animals

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