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.
Buzz’s Stuff in ‘Home Alone’, Ranked
An ode to the impressively chaotic bedroom collection of Kevin McCallister’s oafish older brother.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Winona is the Best Jo and Other ‘Little Women’ Opinions
Four reasons to savor this cinematic gem like a handful of confiscated limes.
Nnamdi Ngwe on ‘Spirited’
The LA-based comedian, writer, and director sweet-talks the new Apple TV+ musical from Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds.
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.
Christmas Movie Characters for Each Enneagram Type
9 characters from Christmas movie classics and the Enneagram type they best represent.
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.
Sound Bites: ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’
Kevin Prchal’s ode to one of the finest holiday albums in Christmas movie history.
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!
2022 Holiday Gift Guide
Some sweet gift ideas you can get for yourself or the movie lovers in your life.