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January 2026

January 2 – We Bury The Dead (Theaters)

January 6 – Will Trent (ABC, Next day Hulu)

January 8 – The Traitors (Peacock)

January 8 – His & Hers (Netflix)

January 9 – People We Meet On Vacation (Netflix)

January 9 – Sleepwalker (Theaters)

January 9 – Primate (Theaters)

January 16 – Night Patrol (Theaters)

January 16 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Theaters)

January 21 – The Beauty (FX, Next day Hulu)

January 21 – Queer Eye (Netflix)

January 22 – Finding Her Edge (Netflix)

January 23 – Return to Silent Hill (Theaters)

January 28 – School Spirits (Paramount+)

January 28 – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

January 30 – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Theaters)

January 30 – Iron Lung (Theaters)

January 30 – Send Help (Theaters)

February 2026

February 6 – The Strangers: Chapter 3 (Theaters)

February 6 – Dracula (Theaters)

February 6 – Pillion (Theaters)

February 6 – Whistle (Theaters)

February 8 – The ‘Burbs (Peacock)

February 13 – “Wuthering Heights” (Theaters)

February 13 – GOAT (Theaters)

February 13 – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Theaters)

February 18 – 56 Days (Prime)

February 20 – This is Not a Test (Theaters)

February 25 – Scrubs (ABC, next day Hulu)

February 27 – Scream 7 (Theaters)

March 2026

March 5 – Ted (Peacock)

March 6 – The Bride (Theaters)

March 6 – Peaky Blinders: The Eternal Man (Theaters, Netflix on March 20)

March 11 – Scarpetta (Prime)

March 18 – Imperfect Women (Apple TV+)

March 20 – Project Hail Mary (Theaters)

March 27 – Ready or Not: Here I Come (Theaters)

March 27 – Fantasy Life (Theaters)

March 27 – They Will Kill You (Theaters)

April 2026

April 3 – The Drama (Theaters)

April 8 – The Boys (Prime)

April 10 – Malcolm in the Middle (Hulu)

April 15 – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV+)

April 17 – The Mummy (Theaters)

April 17 – Normal (Theaters)

May 2026

May 1 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Theaters)

May 1 – Hokum (Theaters)

May 15 – Obsession (Theaters)

May 22 – I Love Boosters (Theaters)

June 2026

June 12 – Scary Movie 6 (Theaters)

June 19 – Toy Story 5 (Theaters)

July 2026

July 12 – Disclosure Day (Theaters)

July 17 – The Odyssey (Theaters)

August 2026

August 21 – Insidious: The Bleeding World (Theaters)

August 28 – The Dog Star (Theaters)

August 28 – Coyote vs. ACME (Theaters)

September 2026

September 11 – Sense and Sensibility (Theaters)

September 18 – Practical Magic 2 (Theaters)

September 18 – Play House (Theaters)

September 18 – Resident Evil (Theaters)

October 2026

October 1 – Terrifier 4 (Theaters)

October 2 – Digger (Theaters)

October 9 – Other Mommy (Theaters)

October 16 – Street Fighter (Theaters)

October 23 – Remain (Theaters)

November 2026

November 20 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Theaters)

December 2026

December 18 – Avengers: Doomsday (Theaters)

December 18 – Dune: Part Three (Theaters)

December 25 – Werewulf (Theaters)

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the holiday episodes of Glee into the ol’ VCR.

When planning our holiday content, I realized that we’ve never touched on some of the wildest holiday episodes out there: Glee’s. 

Talking about Glee comes with a whole set of disclaimers, though, so let’s start there. 

First and foremost, like I said in the first Glee piece we did, we (mostly) won’t touch on any of the tragedies or controversies associated with Glee in this piece. 

Several of them are nuanced and dark, and there have already been a lot of pieces written and documentaries made about them (please read/watch with caution, and do your research). 

This means we’ll only be talking about the characters within the show, not the actors who portrayed them (with one tiny exception). Additionally, some of these actors are terrible people (I don’t think I need to say allegedly, but just in case, allegedly), and I’m not here to glorify their actions. 

Secondly, as I’ve mentioned before, I was a Gleek in high school and college, but as y’all know, I don’t like putting content (and people) on pedestals, unless they’re Dolly Parton. 

So, I’m here to give a fair critique of some of the truly offensive shit that was in these episodes. 

Lastly, I want to mention again that I don’t like to make a habit out of talking about Ryan Murphy’s content. 

I do plan to cover Popular and Pose at some point, but outside of ripping apart Grotesquerie for a Bite-Sized Sunday and briefly talking about the “X” episode of American Horror Stories in a video for the B Movies Channel, I don’t plan to cover any of his other content. 

After hearing about all of the things some people went through on set and seeing how some events have been portrayed on shows, I just don’t feel great writing about American Horror Story, Monsters, etc… 

Moving on. 

Now, as I mentioned earlier, the holiday episodes of Glee are truly some of the most unhinged things I’ve ever seen. From a banned episode (oh yeah, we’re talking about it) to not one but two episodes that involve Artie (Kevin McHale) walking again and highlighting the problematic casting of an actor who doesn’t use a wheelchair, it seems I mentally blocked out a lot of things. 

So, in the name of content, I rewatched all four holiday episodes back-to-back (you’re welcome), and I’m going to rank them for you from least to most unhinged. 

And, let me tell you, it was really hard to choose between the most unhinged episode because two were neck-and-neck. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions and disclaimers. 
Without further ado, here is my definitive ranking of the least to most unhinged Glee holiday episodes: 

4. “Extraordinary Merry Christmas” (S3, E9) 

Somehow, an episode where teenagers are allowed to direct and star in a holiday special based on a mix of the Star Wars Holiday Special and The Judy Garland Christmas Show for a PBS affiliate is the least unhinged holiday episode of the entire series. As with all four episodes, I don’t know where to start here, as I think the Glee arrangements of holiday songs are some of the worst songs in the entire series (I said what I said). 

From a muzak arrangement of “Blue Christmas” (poor Damian McGinty) to butchering Joni Mitchell’s “River,” Glee really outdid itself on this one. And, that’s not mentioning how the entire Glee Club sang “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in a shelter for unhoused families…to their faces. Yes, I’m serious. 

I will say that I did love that they gave Amber Riley her flowers with that cover of “All I Want For Christmas is You,” though, and I would’ve loved a longer “Christmas Wrapping” segment.

Video source: Mario Stoyanov

3. “A Very Glee Christmas” (S2, E10) 

This episode has a rocky start. Literally. For some reason, this episode starts with a shaky cam akin to the chase scene in Requiem for a Dream, and it’s all downhill from there. Yet, Brittany, a teenager attending public high school, believing in Santa Claus is still the most believable part of this episode? However, um, it’s not *great* that we make Brittany’s Christmas wish for Artie to walk again and then have a mall Santa promise he’ll do it. 

I’m also extremely bitter because this episode has the infamous Glee cover of “Last Christmas,” which I famously hate. There are also some other real stinkers in this episode, including “The Most Wonderful Day of the Year” and “Welcome Christmas” (oh yeah, the entire episode is themed after How the Grinch Stole Christmas, btw). 

HOWEVER, this episode also spawned the iconic duet of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and started the annual tradition of Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine’s (Darren Criss) holiday duets (although the song itself and Darren Criss playing a gay character are both highly problematic). I’ll also give Mr. Schue’s (Matthew Morrison) analysis of how the magic of Christmas shifts and changes as you grow up a 10/10.

Video source: Glee Performances

2. “Glee, Actually” (S4, E10) 

Okay, it was really, really hard for me to choose between this episode and the next, which, if you know the lore, kind of tracks. You see, this episode was quickly cobbled together because the holiday episode we’ll discuss next was banned after being shown to network execs…I kid you not. 

Let’s start with how this is the second time we have Artie walk in a holiday episode, as though the first time (and “The Safety Dance,” IYKYK) weren’t enough. Not only does Artie walk, but a) he does an offensive (and cringy) cover of “Feliz Navidad” that, at one point, includes a poncho and maracas that he gyrates with, but the lesson he learns in his It’s a Wonderful Life-esque segment is that if he wasn’t in his wheelchair, life would be significantly worse for those around him. 

There’s also the segment where Puck (Mark Salling) and his brother, Jake (Jacob Artist), walk through the Paramount Pictures backlot singing “Oh, Hanukkah” to, um, make sure all of the executives know they’re Jewish because the Jews and the gays apparently run Hollywood. So, uh, yeah, NOT GREAT.

Video source: I Wanna Be A Gleek

1. “Previously Unaired Christmas” (S5, E8) 

There’s a LOT to unpack with this one. I briefly mentioned this in the last section, but this episode was actually banned by Fox for being too offensive and was only shown in the following season because so many fans demanded it; it was heavily edited before release. 

This is also the holiday episode that a lot of the cast and crew hate, and I am inclined to agree. It’s controversial for the sake of being controversial, and I’d love to see the director’s cut because what they left in was WILD, so I can’t even imagine what was left on the cutting room floor. 

There are not only multiple jokes made about SA, being roofied, etc…, but poor Becky (Lauren Potter) says some of the most heinous things I’ve ever heard to Sam (Chord Overstreet) and Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) when trying to force them to kiss her. Santana (Maya Rudolph) also says some truly horrendous things, which are out of character, even for her. 

One thing I would be remiss not to mention is that Jenna Ushkowitz did point out that this episode was filmed shortly after Cory Monteith’s (Finn) death, so while I don’t think that excuses the writing, I do want to cut the cast and crew a tiny bit of slack. 

I also personally think that the cover of “Love Child” set to the birth of Jesus Christ is one of the least offensive parts of the entire episode, which is a WILD sentence to write. But, Alex Newell (Unique) is an incredible singer, actor, you name it, so I’m gonna give credit where credit is due on this one. I also love the meta opening with Jane Lynch where she addresses all of the controversy and introduces the episode as a caricature of herself.

Video source: OnlyGlee RM

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some of my favorite holiday albums into the ol’ VCR.

Okay, friends. 

I know that we’ve gone HARD with holiday movies over the past few days, so we decided to shake things up a little bit. 

Instead of talking about holiday movies, I thought I could share with you 10 of my favorite holiday albums. 

Now, I know that I have a MASSIVE holiday playlist, as well as an alternative holiday playlist.  

However, if I’m going to put on an album, these are some of the big ones I’m turning to. 

Additionally, I know that some of these artists are problematic and/or just not good people, and I want to be clear that I’m not glorifying them or their actions. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions and disclaimers. 

Without further ado, here are 10 of my favorite Christmas albums:

A Very Kacey Christmas* 

* I also LOVE The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show though. 

The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album

Gift Wrapped – 20 Songs That Keep on Giving! 

A Very She & Him Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas– Vince Guaraldi Trio

Elvis’ Christmas Album 

Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas

Once Upon a Christmas – Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers 

Christmas Eve and Other Stories – Trans-Siberian Orchestra 

A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra 

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping more fictional streamer categories into the ol’ VCR.

Well, friends, in the theme of this year’s content, it’s time for a holiday edition of another one of our beloved series… 

And this time, it’s A Girl Can Stream.

If you’re new to these parts, here’s the deal: 

A joke from @Midnight from a million years ago still makes me laugh and inspired this entire series. 

That’s sincerely it. 

The only difference is that this edition will only feature holiday-centric movies and categories. 

I also probably love this series more than other people do, but hey, you have to throw yourself a bone every now and then. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions. 

Without further ado, here are 10 fake streamer categories that I believe should exist:

Movies where William Shatner plays an “edgy” host who helps guide us through a Christmas story: 

• A Carol Christmas
• A Christmas Horror Story 

Movies where Bill Nighy is looking to shake things up at Christmastime: 

• Love Actually
• Arthur Christmas 

Movies where Will Ferrell tries to teach someone to how to be jolly at the holidays and sings: 

• Elf 
• Spirited 

Movies where Lacey Chabert has an unexpected houseguest: 

• Hot Frosty 
• Black Christmas (2006) 

Movies where Tim Allen causally challenges the existence of Christmas: 

• The Santa Clause 
• Christmas with the Kranks

Movies where Jim Carrey initially hates Christmas and people: 

• A Christmas Carol (2009) 
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Movies where Paul Giamatti teaches someone a valuable life lesson: 

• Fred Claus 
• The Holdovers

Movies where Doris Roberts meddles in a family’s life:  

• A Mom for Christmas 
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 

Movies where Kiernan Shipka has a codependent relationship with her best friend: 

• Let It Snow 
• Sweethearts 

Movies where Amy Smart gets a chance at love with a tall, hot brunette: 

• Just Friends 
• 12 Dates of Christmas 

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping more songs I’d love to see as horror movies into the ol’ VCR. 

I have no idea how we got here, but we’re only a week away from Christmas and the beginning of Hanukkah (for those who celebrate). 

So, I wanted to give you all another holiday edition of one of our fan-favorite series: Alluring Adaptations. 

If you’re new to these parts, let me give you a quick rundown: 

In Alluring Adaptations, I take four songs and turn them into horror movie plots by giving you a quick synopsis of how I envision them turning out. 

And no, I don’t have any idea where I pull these out of. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions. 

Without further ado, here are four holiday songs I think would make excellent horror movies:

“Last Christmas” by Wham! 

When Lacey pledged Alpha Beta Zeta, she had no idea what she was getting into; the ABZ girls aren’t quite as nice as she pictured. So, when her chapter’s president, Courtney, decides that Lacey’s boyfriend, Josh, isn’t exactly ABZ “material,” Lacey is given an ultimatum: either dump Josh by the end of Christmas break or leave ABZ for good. 

The only problem is that Lacey doesn’t know that Josh plans to tell her that he loves her when they exchange their gifts. After unceremoniously dumping Josh, Lacey kicks him out of her house, although the roads are icy and unsafe. Tragically, Josh passes away after a car accident, and Lacey is wracked with guilt from what happened. 

A year later, a mysterious new member of the fraternity next door starts to take a particular interest in her. But, why does he seem so familiar, and why is the body count at her sorority piling up?

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey 

Riley finally has the life she’s always dreamed of. She has the perfect job, an amazing girlfriend, and an apartment with the best view in the city. There’s just one problem: no one in Riley’s new life knows about her past. Riley has strategically dodged questions about her upbringing, only mentioning that she’s moved around a bit for work and was involved in some sort of incident. 

It turns out Riley’s “incident” was actually being stalked by her old girlfriend, Nina, and her need to flee for her own safety. Unfortunately, it seems that Nina’s finally tracked Riley down again, and this holiday, Riley is all she’s asking for.  

“I’ll Be Home for Christmas” by Bing Crosby 

After their mom died, Monica was left with their terrible father for the rest of their teen years. Fortunately, they were able to get a scholarship and move out. Now, as an adult with a family of their own, Monica gets the news that their father has died and left everything to them. 

Begrudgingly, Monica makes the trek across the country to settle their father’s estate before everything shuts down for the holidays. However, they have an uneasy feeling from the second they step into the house. What they don’t know is that, even though it’s a long road back, their father is still planning to come home for Christmas to torment Monica one last time. 

“Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney 

Nick and Miles have decided that this is the year they’ll cut down their own Christmas tree. In their quest for the perfect tree, they wind up searching the woods for hours, even after darkness falls. The pair is about to give up when they finally find the perfect tree and begin chopping. That’s when they hear the chanting begin and bear witness to some kind of ritual. 

Unfortunately for Nick and Miles, the cult performing the ritual also sees them, turning what should’ve been a “Wonderful Christmastime” into a fight for their lives against a deadly cult.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping movie recommendations to pair with some of 2024’s hottest holiday toys into the ol’ VCR.

I know, I know. 

Traditionally (aka in the two Side-Dish Cinemas we’ve released), we pair food and drinks with movies. 

But, I thought it would be fun to take some of the “must-have” toys of the season and make a family-friendly edition of Side-Dish Cinema. 

Yes, friends, there will be no swears in this one, nor will there be any niche horror recommendations. 

All of these movies are sitting around the G and PG areas, with the most intense offering being Gremlins (and you can probably guess what toy it’s paired with). 

However, since this is skewing more family-friendly, I would still recommend researching these movies, just because different things scare/bother different kiddos. 

Additionally, I may link to pieces that aren’t family-friendly in this piece because we don’t traditionally keep it PG. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions. 

Without further ado, please enjoy the third edition of Side-Dish Cinema: 

Furby 

• Gremlins 
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
• Harry and the Hendersons 

Mini Brands 

• A Bug’s Life 
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 
• The Incredible Shrinking Woman 

Monster High Dolls 

• Coraline 
• ParaNorman 
• The Halloweentown series

Magic Mixies 

• Flubber 
• Stardust 
• The Pagemaster 

Fisher-Price Learn & Serve Coffee Café

• The Iron Giant 
• Meet the Robinsons 
• The Brave Little Toaster 

Hatchimals 

• Zootopia 
• Monsters, Inc. 
• The Secret Life of Pets 

Thready Bear 

• Toy Story 
• Paddington 
• Winnie the Pooh (2011) 

RealFX Disney Stitch Puppetronic 

• Labyrinth 
• The Muppets 
• Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird 

Cookeez Makery Freezy Cakez Fridge

• Sing 
• The Lego Movie 
• Cats Don’t Dance 

Jurassic World All-Out Attack Tyrannosaurus Rex

• The Good Dinosaur 
• The Land Before Time 
• We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping movie plots turned into AITA posts into the ol’ VCR.

The holiday season is in full swing, so you know what that means… 

Actually, you probably don’t, so I’ll go ahead and tell you: 

It’s time for a holiday edition of AITA Theater. 

What is AITA Theater, you ask?

AITA Theater is a fan-favorite series here on the B Movies Blog where I turn movie plots into AITA-esque posts, and you have to guess which movie each “post” is based on.

Much like the AITA Subreddit, I’ll also give each post one of the following four main verdicts: 

• Not The Asshole (NTA) 
• You’re The Asshole (YTA) 
• Everyone Sucks Here (ESH) 
• No Assholes Here (NAH) 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions and explanations. 

Without further ado, here are 10 holiday movie plots turned into AITA stories: 

AITA for wanting to give my family a good ol’ fashioned Christmas?

u/dannyf’ingkaye

Verdict: NTA 

Okay, Reddit. All I wanted to do was give my family a good Christmas, full of sledding, camaraderie, and little twinkling lights (that my father-in-law so eloquently mentioned don’t twinkle). I even wanted to surprise them all with a pool for the summer. 

However, things didn’t quite go as planned. From our cousin unexpectedly showing up with his entire family to my perfect Christmas tree going up in flames, everything just fell apart. And, I’ll admit that I lost my cool whenever I found out that my Christmas bonus had been replaced with a Jelly of the Month membership. I think I scared my family a bit with my outburst, but I think I was more than justified after all the stressors I experienced this holiday season. Am I the asshole? Also, where’s the Tylenol?

AITA for sharing my true feelings?

u/zombemine 

Verdict: Soft NAH

It’s the holiday season, so you’re supposed to tell the truth. And, that’s exactly what I did. I’ve been in love with my best friend’s wife for a very long time. However, I’ve been dodging her out of self-preservation the entire time, so she thought I hated her. 

She first realized I had feelings for her whenever she asked to see the video I shot from their wedding, and it was very clear that she was the focal point. Later on, I visited her and my best mate’s flat where I finally admitted my feelings for her through cue cards, but also let her know that I would start trying to move on. She briefly kissed me, and I knew it was enough now. Am I the arsehole?

AITA for being protective of my son?

u/mysonofagun

Verdict: NTA 

Hello, everyone. I promise that I’m not trying to be a Scrooge at Christmas, but I’m a little nervous to get my son what he wants. He’s my oldest boy, and he really is a good kid. He loves the Little Orphan Annie radio show, only swore once (and learned his lesson from the soap I put in his mouth), and has only ever gotten into one fight (and, to be fair, the other kid started it). 

But, he wants a BB gun for Christmas, and I’m nervous about it. In fact, I’m terrified that he’s going to injure himself, particularly when it comes to his eyesight. I even told him no when he finally asked about getting it for Christmas. He’s so disappointed, and I’m scared I’m overreacting. 

AITA for yelling at my brother’s kid?

u/letmebefrank

Verdict: YTA 

I already know I didn’t do anything wrong here, but I just thought I’d get your support because I know all of you will be on my side. My family is staying at my brother’s big, fancy house, and he’s footing the bill for all of our food and travel. And, I mean, he’s loaded, so he should. 

Well, my brother’s youngest kid seems to have some sort of chip on his shoulder, and, honestly, can be a little jerk. When we were at dinner the other night, that little twerp wound up spilling soda everywhere and causing a commotion. Sure, someone ate all of the kid’s pizza, and his older brother was razzing him a little bit, but the kid just needs to toughen up. After the scene he caused, I snapped at him, along with the rest of the family, because he needed to hear it and learn consequences have actions. I’m writing this from a plane, so ignore any typos or weird grammar. 

AITA for forgetting my kid’s Christmas present?

u/gettotheshoppa

Verdict: Soft YTA 

I’ll be the first to admit that I work way too much, but mattresses don’t sell themselves. Recently, I missed my kid’s karate tournament, and I’m scared that my wife is getting really fed up with me. Not to mention that our creepy neighbor is trying to take my place. 

Christmas is coming up, and this might be where I’m in the wrong. My wife asked me if I got something our son asked for, and I lied and told her yes. It turns out that the gift my kid wanted is the hottest toy of the season, and I’ve been having to run around town to try to get my hands on it and trying not to go postal. AITA?

AITA for wanting to skip Christmas?

u/holidaygetaway 

Verdict: YTA 

Okay, listen. Christmas is expensive (try crunching the numbers some time), and my only daughter has jetted off to Peru to join the Peace Corps, so my wife and I are officially empty nesters. 

Instead of participating in all of the holiday hullabaloo, I had the brilliant idea for us to take a tropical vacation this holiday season. Our town is ridiculously into Christmas, and even though they’ve cultivated this great (albeit, intense) sense of community and are nice by all accounts, I’m adamant about sitting this holiday season out. It’s not like our daughter is randomly going to decide to come home, right?

Update: Our daughter has decided to come home for Christmas, and all we have to show for it are spray tans and bad Botox. However, our entire community is banding together to make a good showing for her and her fiance. I still don’t think I’m in the wrong, though. 

AITA for brushing off my son?

u/anewchapter 

Verdict: YTA

I want to be clear from the beginning: I had no idea that my kid existed. Anyway, so, a giant man in an elf costume randomly showed up to my office claiming to be my son. Naturally, I was skeptical and turned him away, but a paternity test proved that he’s mine. 

My wife, son, and I are letting him stay with us because it’s clear he’s reverted back to some sort of childhood delusion; he thinks that he was raised by elves and Santa Claus at the North Pole. My son and wife are warming up to him, so I tried to let him work in my office, but all he did was cause a ruckus in the mailroom. 

Now, he’s gone and left a note saying that he’s leaving forever and sorry about ruining the VCR. My wife and son are mad at me for yelling at him, but in my defense, I just learned about him a few days ago. Was this my fault?

AITA for trying to include someone different?

u/whoareyou

Verdict: NTA 

Hi! My town is really close and really into the holidays. This year, I decided I wanted to try to include the town outcast after hearing all about his past and how the people of our town haven’t always treated him kindly. 

So, I pleaded with everyone to include him, and it backfired. He wound up ruining the holidays, but to be fair, our mayor also purposely embarrassed him and went out of his way to hurt his feelings. I feel awful because I didn’t know this would happen, but I just wanted to try to include him in all of the festivities. 

AITA for not crying?

u/notearsallfears

Verdict: NTA

After a really, really bad breakup, I decided to take some time off work (which I NEVER do) and visit a quaint little cottage in the UK, and let someone stay in my mansion in LA. I fell for a great guy who showed up to the cottage drunk (I’m staying at his sister’s house, so it’s not as bad as it sounds), but who is actually a wonderful man with two lovely girls he’s been taking care of ever since his wife passed away. 

We really connected, but now it’s time for me to go home, and we don’t know how to figure out the logistics of this romance. I even got really vulnerable with him and let him know that I haven’t cried since my parents’ divorce. I just feel awful because I didn’t cry when I left. I’m just getting in the car now, and I’ll keep you posted. 

Update: I cried!!! I started crying in the car and then realized that I couldn’t let this relationship go. It also worked out perfectly because his sister fell for one of my ex’s friends (don’t worry, the guy she fell for is great). Thank you for all of your supportive comments! 

AITA for causing some family drama?

u/christmastothemax

Verdict: NTA 

All I wanted was to spend some quality time with my family. Everyone’s been so busy, and it seems like no one is ever in a good mood, so I wrote a letter to Santa where I asked for things to try to help make everyone happy. My cousin found the letter though and started reading it at the dinner table, and I got really upset. It also just made everything worse. 

I was so mad that I ripped up my letter to Santa, and now, we’re stuck in a terrible snowstorm with no power. My Omi also told us the story of Krampus and how she faced him as a little girl, and I’m scared that I really messed up. 

The Answers 

1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
2. Love Actually 
3. A Christmas Story 
4. Home Alone 
5. Jingle All the Way 
6. Christmas with the Kranks 
7. Elf 
8. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 
9. The Holiday
10. Krampus

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping fake holiday movies plots into the ol’ VCR.

I mentioned this in the podcast piece, but I’m a fan of My Brother, My Brother, and Me (aka MBMBaM), and during the holidays, Justin used to play this game with Travis and Griffin where he and Sydnee (his wife) would write a series of fake holiday movie plots, mix them in with real movie plots, and have Travis and Griffin guess which were fake and which were real. 

So, I thought it would be fun if we also played that game here at B Movies. 

You’ll find five movie plots below. Four are completely fabricated, and one is real. 

And no, I don’t know what it says about me that I could write these so quickly. 

You’ll find the answers at the very bottom, but I highly recommend playing along because I had a lot of fun writing these, and, tbh, I could probably get the other four greenlit yesterday with little to no revisions. 

Alrighty, that should do it for introductions and disclaimers. 

Without further ado, let’s play A (Fabricated) Christmas Story: 

Dawn We Now 

Dawn and her mother, Grace, have been a dynamic duo ever since her father (and Grace’s husband) died in a tragic car accident on Christmas Eve. However, the older Dawn gets, the more she senses her mother’s loneliness. 

Derek is a recent widower whose late wife promised him that he would find love again after her passing, but Derek is reluctant. 

But, when Derek takes a new job at Dawn’s middle school, Dawn gets the idea to bring Grace and Derek together for a little holiday magic and to help the two of them find the love they’ve been searching for.  

A Kountry Kristmas 

Kelsey Kent is the VP of Marketing for her company and usually spends the holidays working and dodging her family’s phone calls. This year, her boss needs her to travel to the small town of Kountry, Tennessee to meet with a client who isn’t happy with the way their brewery is currently being marketed for the holidays. 

Kelsey reluctantly agrees, only to find that the owner of the brewery is the very charming James, who might be able to teach her a thing or two about work/life balance and the importance of family.  

Mr. St. Nick 

Nick is living the dream in Miami, avoiding all of his responsibilities. There’s just one catch: Nick is actually the heir to the Santa Claus throne, and it’s time for him to take over for his dad. Not to mention, Nick is falling for someone while being engaged to a con artist. Can Nick balance love, destiny, and a ho-ho-ho lot of drama? 

The Nutcracker and Me 

Claire’s dating life is a disaster, and every swipe right is hopeless. On the way home from yet another terrible date, Claire drops into the new antique store in town to decompress. Wanting to help with Claire’s dating dilemma, the shop’s eccentric owner, Phoebe, gifts her a “special” nutcracker. The problem is, Phoebe didn’t exactly explain to Claire that this particular nutcracker can come to life. Will Claire finally find the love she’s been looking for, or is her heart destined to be cracked?

There’s No Business Like Snow Business 

Aspiring screenwriter, Allie, finally gets her big break after being hired for the writing staff on a new holiday movie. The only problem is that, unbeknownst to her, Allie’s ex-boyfriend, Jack, is the director. And the bigger problem is that Jack’s now engaged to the film’s star. Can Allie and Jack move past their differences and rekindle their romance to make a holiday hit, or will Allie leave Jack out in the cold?

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The real movie is…

DRUMROLL PLEASE… 

Mr. St. Nick

Yes, I’m serious.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping The Nutcracker into the ol’ VCR.

Now, I have to come clean about something from the get-go. 

I LOVE the music of The Nutcracker.

I think the ballet is beautiful and takes so much talent and skill, but I would rather listen to the music of The Nutcracker than watch the ballet. 

However, I do think that since I love the music, it’s worth talking about the history of The Nutcracker and throwing out some of the film adaptations I enjoyed growing up. 

So, let’s get to it. 

The Nutcracker was written/composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1892 and is based on the short story of the same name by Alexandre Dumas (where are my Count of Monte Cristo girlies at?) from 1844, which is actually based on a short story written by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Rat King from 1816. 

The TL;DR of The Nutcracker is as follows: On Christmas Eve, a girl is gifted a nutcracker that comes to life, takes her to a magical land, and battles a rat king. 

And yes, it sincerely ends with a big ol’ dream theory reveal. 

(I feel like I don’t have to give a spoiler warning for a story that’s been around for over 200 years) 

The Nutcracker premiered on December 18, 1892 and…flopped. 

I know, right?

The reasons for its lukewarm reception seem to be chalked up to two different things: 

1. People seemed to prefer the score to the actual dancing, citing the use of children and the underutilization of the main ballerina as their biggest complaints. 

2. Even in 1892, people still thought the book was better. 

But, it does seem like there were a lot of contradictory reviews overall. 

However, in 1919, choreographers like Alexander Gorsky began staging productions that were abridged, gave more dances to the leads, etc…, and it made The Nutcracker start popping OFF. 

Obviously, the original choreographers, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, were super talented, but the people want what the people want. 🤷‍♀️

Since then, The Nutcracker has become a staple of holiday pop culture with annual performances across the world, revamped versions of the compositions by groups like the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and multiple film adaptations.   

And, that brings us to some of the film versions of The Nutcracker I loved growing up. 

Without further ado, here are three animated adaptations of The Nutcracker little baby Baillee loved: 

• The Nuttiest Nutcracker*
• Barbie in the Nutcracker 
• Care Bears Nutcracker Suite

*Fun fact: KP once laughed so hard at the farting kidney beans that she peed her pants.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping more holiday animated specials into the ol’ VCR. 

When I was writing the first holiday edition of Drawing a Blank, I had to make a call on whether to a) add 20 specials in or b) write a part two later on, and I figured that y’all wouldn’t mind a twofer. 

(Also, if you subscribe to the B Movies Channel, you already knew this was happening 😏) 

So, I’ve curated a list of 10 more animated specials (and movies) that you may have totally forgotten about. 

Before we dive in, if you’re new here, hello! 

Drawing a Blank is a series where I remind you of 10 cartoons that you may have forgotten existed, and we’re extending the DAB universe to include specials and movies for the holiday season. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions. 

Without further ado, here are 10 holiday animated specials and episodes that’ll make you wish you could get a Jack in the Box antenna ball with your Sourdough Jack:

A Flintstones Christmas Carol 

Video source: SlimD716

The Christmas Tree (1991) 

Video source: The Waffle Archives

Olive, the Other Reindeer 

Video source: Dino Disco

Annabelle’s Wish 

Video source: Family Classics TV

Arthur’s Perfect Christmas 

Video source: PBS KIDS

Opus n’ Bill in A Wish For Wings That Work 

Video source: Arthur gill

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas

Video source: Saoirse The Video Wizard

“A Kosher Christmas” (Pepper Ann)

Video source: Unknown

The Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Tree

Video source: Berenstain Bears

“A Johnny Bravo Christmas” (Johnny Bravo)

Video source: INVITED /SONU

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Krampus into the ol’ VCR.

Okay friends, it’s finally time. 

Let’s talk about Krampus. 

And no, I’m not talking about the movie that made the way Adam Scott says “honey” my Roman Empire. 

I’m talking about the horned baddie himself. 

Krampus is basically Santa’s foil in that instead of just giving naughty children coal like Kris Kringle, he, um, drags them to Hell, among other things. 

The story goes that Krampus acts as Santa’s opener and visits all the bad kids on December 5th (Krampus Night) before Santa makes his rounds on December 6th (the Feast of St. Nicholas) to give presents to all the good kids.

We’re sincerely not going to talk about how long I tried to write a joke based on the whole “footprints in the sand” bit 

Krampus is described as a tall, goat-like creature with giant horns, hooves, a long, forked tongue (like, show me what that tongue do, long), black fur, and fangs. 

(Think Black Phillip, Satan, and Mr. Tumnus blended together) 

He’s also said to carry a large sack, but instead of presents, it’s used to carry children to Hell, as previously mentioned. 

Additionally, Krampus carries chains that are said to symbolize the chains that God placed upon Satan. 

And before you say it, yes, I know how incredibly fucked up this entire situation is. 

Moving on. 

While it’s unclear how the legend of Krampus originated, it might go back as far as the 8th century, which is WILD.

I can’t even begin to unpack how or why this is doing something for me

One of the funniest parts of this whole ordeal is that, apparently, you’re supposed to offer Krampus schnapps (which is somehow not the craziest part of the folklore). 

As in, you’re supposed to give schnapps to the giant goat man who may or may not throw you in a burlap sack and deliver you to Hades. 

Krampus has made a name for himself over the years, as his legend has spawned parades, festivals, greeting cards, and several movies. He’s even appeared in shows like The Venture Bros and video games like CarnEvil. 

While he may have a mysterious past (we love intrigue), I have a feeling that Krampus’s future will continue to be full of pop culture infamy. 

So, I would be good if I were you.