12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 5: Merry Little Batman

December 25, 2023 Emily

Merry Christmas, Book Squad Family! We’re on to our 5th day of Christmas movies. Yes, I know that everyone’s favorite DC comic book hero already had a Christmas movie with Batman Returns. But we’re heading back to the Christmas well with Batman in this new animated feature film, Merry Little Batman. In this movie, Bruce Wayne has a kid! Little Damian Wayne may be young, but he’s ready to be a superhero in his own right. And when Batman has to leave home to help the Justice League on Christmas Eve, Damian sees his chance!

But how will it work out for Damian and Bruce (and their cat Selina)? And does this movie pass the Christmas test? Let’s find out!

12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 4: It's A Wonderful Knife

December 24, 2023 Emily

Christmas is only a few days away, and we’re starting to ramp up! Thankfully, the 12 days of Christmas actually ends on January 5, so we still have plenty of time to get through these movies together. Next up? A horror movie! You know I love a good Christmas horror movie. Pooka! was a hit. I loved Black Christmas. You get the idea. Plus, Joel McHale is in this movie, and the title has a fun pun in it, so what could possibly go wrong? Let’s run it through the ‘ole Christmas scale and see.

12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 3: Best. Christmas. Ever!

December 15, 2023 Emily

Christmas is fast approaching, so it’s time to ramp up the 12 days of Christmas movies, friends. And what better what to do that than with the BEST. CHRISTMAS. EVER!? And really, what is a Christmas movie without a handful of standout celebs from the 90s and 2000s: Brandy (no last name necessary), Heather Graham, and Jason Biggs.

Yes, this movie was built for aging millennials like yours truly. But is it any good? And most importantly, does it pass the Christmas vibe check? There’s only one way to know for sure. Let’s run it through the Patented Christmas Movie Rating Scale.

Othersode #87: Riley Sager Math: A Hatepisode / The Only One Left

December 12, 2023 The Squad

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12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 2: Family Switch

December 8, 2023 Emily

“This is a completely unique and original situation that’s never happened before!”

Or so says CC, when she wakes up one morning to find that she’s swapped bodies with her mom Jess (played by Jennifer Garner). I wanted to highlight this line because it was the funniest part of Netflix’s Christmas movie Family Swap. And yeah, this movie did have its share of funny moments. And if you don’t understand why this line is funny, then I guess you never saw Freaky Friday or Freaky Friday or Freaky (which is just Freaky Friday, but make it a slasher movie). The point is, yes, we have seen this idea before.

But here’s the twist. This time, as the title suggests, the whole family’s getting swapped. Daughter CC (played by Wednesday’s Emma Myers) swaps with mom Jess. Son Wyatt (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’s Brady Noon) swaps with Dad Bill (Ed Helms). And (HORRIFYINGLY) the baby Miles swaps with the dog Pickles. Oh, also. It’s Christmas. But just how Christmas is it? Let’s run this bad boy through the Patented Christmas Movie Rating Scale and find out!

12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 1: EXmas

December 6, 2023 Emily

You know what we need for the last month of 2023? 12 days of Christmas movies. Or should I say… EXmas movies? Because we’re starting off this year’s series with a new one starring Blair Waldorf Leighton Meester. It’s cute. It’s got family. It’s a rom-com. But does it pass the Christmas movie vibe check? You know what we gotta do. We gotta run it through the Patented Christmas Movie Rating Scale to see! Strap in. We’re only on day 1, friends.