Comic Book Review: ‘Twas the Night Before Krampus
Who knew old jolly Saint Nick was such a badass? In this one-shot comic book, St. Nicholas is a grizzled, tired defender of Christmas – all too happy to perpetuate […]
Comic Book Review: Misty Winter Special 2020
Halloween may have come and gone, but the long, cold nights are here for a little while longer – the ideal conditions to scare yourself silly with a pair of […]
TV Review: The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special
The original Star Wars Holiday Special was an unmitigated disaster. Quickly produced for TV in 1978 – just a year after the first movie was released – it was a […]
My Christmas Movies
Santa’s almost here! It’s about this time that I like to sit back, chill out and watch some classic movies. There’s a lot of debate about what makes a Christmas movie a Christmas movie, but for me it’s easy: Is it set at Christmas? Are there Christmas-themed songs on the soundtrack? Does the Christmas setting feature heavily? If the answer […]
My First Console: A Christmas Story
Though my parents had owned consoles – mostly Pong clone machines and, in the late 80s, an Atari 2600 – I’d never had one that I could truly call my […]
