Chris Williams is a writer with more than 20 years of experience writing about film. In November 1985, Santa Claus: The Movie arrived with the promise of giving Christmas movies the same mythic treatment producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind had brought ...

It’s time to gather around the TV with your family and watch these classic Christmas family movies. Get ready for a fun and festive evening at home. Time to get into the holiday spirit. December is fast approaching, which means it’s time to don your ...

If there is a weird version of Santa Claus that isn’t like anything else in movies, it came in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. This is a Finnish fantasy dark horror R-rated Christmas comedy about a group of people who hunt down and capture wild Santas.

On Nov. 11, 1994, Buena Vista unveiled the Tim Allen holiday starrer in theaters. By Duane Byrge On Nov. 11, 1994, Buena Vista unveiled the Tim Allen holiday starrer The Santa Clause in theaters, where it would go on to gross $144 million globally, launch ...

It’s December 1985, I’m six years old and I’m sat next to my dad in a small-town cinema in Norfolk. Some might unkindly describe the venue as a fleapit permanently on the brink of closure. Today, though, there’s snow on the ground and magic in the air.

Humans have an undeniable talent for transforming anything wholesome into its evil mirror image. Case in point, Hollywood is currently hard at work on a teddy bear-inspired horror cinematic universe. But decades before Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey ...