https://screenrant.com All the latest movie news, movie trailers & reviews - and the same for TV, too. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:25:20 GMT en-US hourly 60 There's no question about it: Cate Blanchett made the best Christmas movie of the last 10 years. Although Carol isn't a holiday rom-com or a film about the meaning of the season, it's a modern classic. Directed by Todd Haynes, the romantic period-piece drama adapts Patricia Highsmith's 1952 queer literary romance novel The Price of Salt — a work that's known for being the first (more mainstream) lesbian love story with a happy ending. Carol, much like its source material, centers on the blossoming forbidden love affair between department-store clerk and aspiring photographer Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara) and Blanchett's ever-glamorous Carol Aird.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:25:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/cate-blanchett-carol-best-modern-christmas-movie/ Every year around the holidays, Christmas movies begin to flood streaming services and network television and people can watch some of the most beloved holiday movies from the past. However, there are also more recent Christmas movies that deserve attention as well, many of which are even better than the ones from years past. While many of the more recent Christmas movies veer into the territory of romantic comedies, there are also plenty of others to choose from, including dramas, family films, horror movies, and action flicks taking place during the holiday season.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:00:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/last-decade-best-christmas-movies-imdb/ While they are mostly family-friendly fare, there are also some highly rated and beloved Rated-R Christmas movies. Christmas is mostly a time for family and friends, and the movies that mostly come during the holidays range from kids' movies to romantic comedies and films about Santa Claus, elves, and tidings of good cheer. However, for many people, it is also a time for deranged killer Santa Clauses, raunchy R-rated humor, and a great deal of holiday discontent among people who would rather be anywhere than at home for Christmas.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:30:20 GMT https://screenrant.com/best-r-rated-christmas-movies/ A Twist of Christmas is a classic holiday love story with a recognizable cast at the center helping to make it a warm winter watch. In A Twist of Christmas, a single mother, Abby Hewitt, accidentally switches her son's present with that of single father, Ryan Cooper's, daughter. Though the pair could not be more different, their children immediately take a liking to one another and plot to get their parents together for Christmas. The two families travel together for the holidays and slowly, Ryan and Abby realize they may be falling for each other. It's a classic Lifetime Christmas movie story.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:00:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/twist-of-christmas-cast-character-guide/ A Young Sheldon season 7 video shows off what could be the show's first Christmas episode. The Coopers are heading for their final year on the air, but before they fully say goodbye, The Big Bang Theory prequel still has a lot of lingering plots to address. Besides those arcs, however, it also appears as if Young Sheldon season 7 is staging a special holiday-themed outing.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:07:38 GMT https://screenrant.com/young-sheldon-season-7-christmas-episode-bts-video/ Going back to Black Christmas and Halloween, holiday horror movies have remained a genre staple for well over four decades, and this includes Santa horror movies. One of the more terrifying sub-genres includes a killer Santa Claus, which gleefully subverts the childhood innocence of jolly St. Nick by turning the benevolent figure into a malevolent murderer who punishes naughty and nice behavior in equal measure. While several killer Santa Claus movies have been released over the past 50 years, the horrific depiction of killer Kris Kringle varies widely.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:40:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/scariest-killer-santa-claus-horror-movies-ranked/ Netflix has a new Christmas movie, Holiday in the Vineyards, on the Global Top 10 chart, and it appears to be slightly better than the streamer's other recent holiday fare. Released December 13 on Netflix, the Christmas rom-com follows a familiar premise involving a widow who, while struggling to run the local vineyard and raise two boys, falls for a big city playboy sent to scout a new vineyard location in the area over the holidays. The Holiday in the Vineyards cast includes Josh Swickard, Sol Rodriguez, Eileen Davidson, Omar Gooding, Carly Jibson, and Annika Noelle.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 03:29:50 GMT https://screenrant.com/holiday-in-the-vineyards-netflix-global-top-10-viewership/ As the ultimate holiday icon, Santa Claus movies share a dominant place in many fan-favorite Christmas releases. Santa has been in movies almost since the dawn of cinema, his first appearance coming in a short film called Santa Claus Filling Stockings in 1897, less than a decade after the very first known movie in recorded history. Since that time, Santa has been a huge part of the holiday movie season, both as the lead character in movies delving into the life of the figure to a side character in stories about regular, everyday people during Christmas.

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:30:22 GMT https://screenrant.com/best-santa-claus-holiday-movies-ranked/ It wouldn't be the holidays without new (cheesy) Christmas movies on Netflix, and Holiday in the Vineyards serves as the yearly entertainment for romantic comedy lovers in 2023. The film, directed by Alex Ranarivelo, premiered on December 13 and quickly jumped to the top five of the streaming service's "Top 10 Movies" list, which isn't too surprising, given its premise, timely release date, and conventionally attractive cast. The Netflix feature revolves around a playboy heir to a wine company and a struggling widow trying to sell a vineyard to a trustworthy source. Anyone who has seen a Christmas rom-com can guess what happens next.

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:25:16 GMT https://screenrant.com/holiday-in-the-vineyards-netflix-cast-characters/ Christmas is a time that normally brings people together, apart from the traditional arguments that pop up every year, with several just about Christmas movies. Christmas marks a special time of the year for everybody, regardless of faith. As the year winds down and people look back at the year they've had, while also looking forward to what comes next, it marks an important moment in many different ways.

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