Griswold’s unhinged yet somehow heroic yuletide meltdown soliloquy isn’t just madness, but American Christmas distilled to its neon, glittering core.

Like every good Christmas classic, Danny Boyle’s 2004 film points to the humanity and giving nature this season ought to draw out of us, and reminds me what this season should be about.

Yes, the uncanny valley is nightmare fuel. No, we didn’t know that Hanks overload was possible. But there’s so much to recommend about Robert Zemeckis’ half classic, half bewildering holiday film.

As a former English teacher, I can confidently declare The Muppet Christmas Carol is not just the best holiday movie but the greatest damn book adaptation ever committed to celluloid. Here’s why.

No matter how you define a Christmas movie, Die Hard and Eyes Wide Shut deck the halls of all other holiday movies: But which is the best kiss under the mistletoe? Let’s find out.

With just a few holly jolly adjustments, these movies would be automatic additions to my holiday watchlist every December. 

In honor of his new memoir Home But Alone No More: The Untold Story of the Home Alone House, we asked John Abendshien for the highs and lows of his Home Alone experience.

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

A very merry investigation.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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