12 Days of Christmas Movies (2 for 1): Christmas Vacation (1989) and Home Alone (1990)
So boy do I ever not know how to count backwards. Somehow, I have three days of Christmas movies left, and only two days to kill them off. So today […]
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12 Days of Christmas Movies: The Ref (1994)
The Ref is another fine example of a dark Christmas comedy, a genre well covered in this list. Starring Dennis Leary as Gus, a burglar who, while breaking into a […]
12 Days of Christmas Movies: Bad Santa (2003)
This is probably the raunchiest title on our 12 Days of Christmas Movies list. Bad Santa stars Billy Bob Thornton (who has already been on this list with The Ice […]
12 Days of Christmas Movies: Gremlins (1984)
What can I say about Gremlins that you don’t already know? Everybody has seen Gremlins! Produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Chris Columbus (writer and director of Home Alone), and […]
12 Days of Christmas Movies: Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Not your average carolers! Eyes Wide Shut may be one of the biggest What The F*** Christmas movies on this list. It is also one of my favourites. An object […]
12 Days of Christmas Movies: Batman Returns (1992)
There is something about Batman and Christmas that fits together so well. Maybe it is that gothic imagery is so beautiful when covered in snow and lights. Maybe it is […]
12 Days of Christmas Movies: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
It’s Christmas in Los Angeles, and all through the house, there were murderers, and liars, and Iron Man about. I love Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Written and Directed by Shane […]
Peter O’Toole (1923-2013)
This past Saturday, legendary actor Peter O’Toole died in London at the age of 81. O’Toole’s later life roles displayed a man of refined character and peace, yet in the […]
12 Days of Christmas Movies: Scrooged
Okay, so this one is kind of a classic. In 1988’s Scrooged, Richard Donner directs Bill Murray at the height of his ‘first’ film career in comedy (The post-SNL, pre-Rushmore […]
12 days of Christmas Movies: The Ice Harvest
We are 12 days away from Christmas and we here at Refined Geekery thought it would be fun to count down what we thought were the greatest Christmas films to […]
