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50 Best Christmas Movies of All Time, Ranked

Jeremy Urquhart — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 03:00:19 GMT

There are plenty of yearly holidays celebrated throughout the world, and many of the biggest ones have movies attached to them. There are movies that capture the spirit of Valentine's Day, there are movies that are best watched around Easter, the horror genre is intrinsically tied to Halloween, and 2023 even graced cinema with a noteworthy Thanksgiving film, appropriately titled Thanksgiving. But no time of the year gets represented quite as often in cinema as Christmastime, perhaps owing to the fact that it's a holiday which - alongside New Year's Eve - concludes every single year.

10 Best 'So Bad, It's Good' Animated Holiday Movies, Ranked

Robert Lee III — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 02:00:19 GMT

Holiday movies have become a staple of the winter season; each year offers a collection of festive films to help bring in the holiday spirit to audiences worldwide. There have been numerous amazing Christmas movies across film history, with some of the most recognized and iconic movies of all time finding their origins as holiday films. However, with so many merry films being released year after year, not all of them can succeed, and many even falter so much to the point of becoming unintentionally hilarious.

15 Best Christmas Movies on Netflix, Ranked According to Rotten Tomatoes

Hannah Saab — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 01:31:17 GMT

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Be honest. You sang that, didn't you? Christmas is here once again, which naturally means we're in the mood for some good festive movies to put us in the holiday spirit, and there are more-than-enough out there to do just that. While you can watch Christmas movies at any time of year, seriously, no judgment here, there's something so warm and cozy about settling down with some hot chocolate and a good film in December to really raise those spirits high.

10 Main 'Gen V' Characters, Ranked by Likability

David Holman — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 01:00:19 GMT

When The Boys first came out amid the peak of mainstream superhero fandom back in 2019, it was clear from the very first scene that the show was unlike anything audiences had seen before. One would imagine that after three seasons, finding new directions to take the story in might prove incredibly difficult. Thankfully, if the series' newest spin-off Gen V is any indication, there's plenty of gas left in the tank.

Every Main Character on 'Castle,' Ranked by Likability

Liam Gaughan — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:00:20 GMT

Castle was a remarkable ABC procedural that challenged the parameters of genre with its inventive mixture of comedy and drama. Crime procedurals tend to get stale after a while, as there’s only so many “case of the week” episodes that a series can do before it becomes stale. However, Castle managed to intertwine literary fiction, fun guest stars, and a genuine respect for law enforcement to create a series that could be both hilarious and tear-inducing. Although some seasons were more rewatchable than others, Castle maintained a consistent level of quality up until its cancelation in 2016.

10 Shortest Best Picture Winners of All Time

Jeremy Urquhart — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:00:20 GMT

Without a doubt, there are a fair number of Best Picture Oscar-winning movies that are exceedingly long, even reaching three hours or more. Epics have done well at the Oscars since the event's first ceremony back in 1929, and it's probably reasonable to say that there are more long winners than comparatively short winners. Indeed, no Best Picture winner so far has come in at under 90 minutes (and a movie can still be feature-length below that runtime), but some winners have come close at least.

8 Best Justin Timberlake Movies, Ranked

Liam Gaughan — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:00:17 GMT

Not every musician has it in them to also be a great actor. As much as Vanilla Ice's fans love his music, no one was writing Oscar campaign speeches for Cool as Ice. Former *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, however, has proven to be a much more ambitious and interesting actor than some may have expected.

10 Best Thrillers of 2023, Ranked

Robert Lee III — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:00:18 GMT

Thrillers can easily make for some of the most heart-pounding and audience-engaging experiences on the big screen, creating more tension and high stakes than any other genre. Thrillers have had a long and monumental history over the years, yet the genre continues to have exceptional and iconic entries created in the modern era. 2023 showed more than any other year just how emphatic and powerful a good thriller can be, providing some of the most celebrated examples in recent memory.

10 Best Arthouse Crime Movies, Ranked

Jeremy Urquhart — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:30:18 GMT

Broadly speaking, an arthouse movie is one where entertainment value isn't prioritized, and such movies are typically more serious, strange, and perhaps less approachable, too. That's not to say arthouse movies are intentionally boring or pretentious (maybe some are, but it's subjective), yet they can be potentially slow or obscure in parts. A great many arthouse films can be broadly described as dramas, but an arthouse movie can fall into any genre, really, so long as it retains the feeling of being artistic, ambitious, and distinctive.

10 Best Sidney Lumet Movies, According to IMDb

Luc Haasbroek — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:01:18 GMT

Sidney Lumet was one of the preeminent New Hollywood directors, responsible for classics like 12 Angry Men, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoon. He was trained during the golden age of television in the 1950s, which shaped his energetic, collaborative filmmaking style and his preference for realistic storytelling. His movies are usually character studies or psychological dramas, frequently exploring themes of family life and justice, often involving the legal system and the media. He was also infatuated with New York City, using it as the setting for most of his films.