THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER is a sentimental adaptation of a 1972 children's book that never risks alienating its very specific audience. buff.ly/4hHDUOM

GOOD GIRL JANE marks an impressive foray into feature-film directing and writing for Sarah Elizabeth Mintz.  buff.ly/40xG9ya

Director-writer-producer Catherine Argyrople talks with Film Obsessive's J Paul Johnson about her debut film, Growing Pains buff.ly/3YBTHWK #filmobsessive #CatherineArgyrople #growingpains

SUITABLE FLESH and its salacious twists bring back guest Cati Glidewell to the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast. buff.ly/3AJL9VK

The Criterion Collection's edition of SEVEN SAMURAI gets a new upgrade to 4K UHD on this revised special edition three-disc set. buff.ly/48LnsZL

Night of the Blood Beast and Attack of the Giant Leeches receive pristine special Blu-ray restoration treatment. buff.ly/4hZL69p

Mark H. Rapaport and Kimball Farley talk with Film Obsessive editor Hal Kitchen about their independent feature film, Hippo buff.ly/40LPAdj #filmobsessive #independentfilm #indie #hippo

Ethan "Tom Cruise" Hunt faces biplanes, submarines, and the sum of his choices in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE--THE FINAL RECKONING. buff.ly/48Sh4QA

Andrea Arnold's coming-of-age tale BIRD is a familiar coming-of-age tale with excellent performances and a wild twist. buff.ly/48RxM2q

Growing Pains charts two teen girls in tumult buff.ly/3O9eqMX

Anomaly, the Rochester Genre Film Festival, used its dark carnival theme to emphasize performance and spectacle buff.ly/3YVIu3m #filmobsessive #anomaly2024 #Rochester

Also, here is an essay I wrote for FilmObsessive on the wonderful PEOPLE'S JOKER and how it relates to the superhero parody subgenre as a whole: filmobsessive.com/film/film-anal…

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It's that time of year! For the festive season, we're looking at some underseen #Christmas horror! 🎄🔪 PromoteHorror 🎃

Is Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, Woman of the Hour a hit? Check out Callum's review!

Carrie Coon and the entire Lake George production team created a fun film with plenty of ❤️

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Red One deserves nothing but coal, so says Henry O'Brien. 🎄