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One man's foolhardy quest to watch a Christmas movie every day for a whole damn year.
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Season of Love (2019) - Day 167, June 10th
After Mixed Nuts turned out to be a mixed bag, 2019’s light-hearted romantic comedy Season of Love fares much better with a cast of...
Gary Jive
Jun 10, 20244 min read
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Mixed Nuts (1994) - Day 166, June 9th
Another film that highlights and skewers some awful, neanderthalic attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people is 1994’s comedy flop Mixed Nuts from...
Gary Jive
Jun 9, 20244 min read
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Twinkle All The Way (2019) - Day 165, June 8th
Back in more familiar festive territory, our next movie is 2019’s Twinkle All the Way, a sweet but forgettable movie from the Lifetime...
Gary Jive
Jun 8, 20243 min read
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Female Trouble (1974) - Day 164, June 7th
1974’s Female Trouble is another film that deliberately sets out to be provocative and is my first taste of the works of legendary...
Gary Jive
Jun 7, 20244 min read
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A New York Christmas Wedding (2020) - Day 163, June 6th
Another film that may have been largely overlooked by audiences is 2020’s high concept TV movie A New York Christmas Wedding. The...
Gary Jive
Jun 6, 20243 min read
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Too Cool For Christmas (2004) - Day 162, June 5th
Despite having a fraction of the budget of Rent and being a made-for-TV movie, 2004’s Too Cool For Christmas is a far more interesting...
Gary Jive
Jun 5, 20244 min read
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Rent (2005) - Day 161, June 4th
A far more well-known film is up next with Chris Columbus’s 2005 big-screen adaptation of uber-successful stage musical Rent. Yes, that’s...
Gary Jive
Jun 4, 20244 min read
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Some Of My Best Friends Are... (1971) - Day 160, June 3rd
1971’s Some of My Best Friends Are… is a wonderfully titled film, its moniker giving a smart insight into what this one will be about....
Gary Jive
Jun 3, 20244 min read
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Holiday Heart (2000) - Day 159, June 2nd
My next film Holiday Heart is a much-celebrated TV movie that premiered on the Showtime channel in December 2000 and was produced by the...
Gary Jive
Jun 2, 20243 min read
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Red Lodge (2013) - Day 158, June 1st
2013's Red Lodge from filmmaker Dan Steadman is another gay comedy/drama story but this time done in a much more realistic style with...
Gary Jive
Jun 1, 20243 min read
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Let It Snow (2019) - Day 157, May 31st
In 2019 Netflix decided to get in on the LGBTQ+ action, releasing the delightful Let It Snow, another one of those Love Actually-style...
Gary Jive
May 31, 20243 min read
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Make the Yuletide Gay (2009) - Day 156, May 30th
Our next LGBTQ+ themed Christmas flick is far less polished than the other efforts so far, but gets plenty points for trying. Make the...
Gary Jive
May 30, 20243 min read
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Dashing in December (2020) - Day 155, May 29th
Next up is Dashing in December, another made for TV effort for the Paramount Channel from 2020 that also feels like it fits the formula...
Gary Jive
May 29, 20243 min read
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The Christmas House (2020) - Day 154, May 28th
2020 was clearly a banner year for LGBTQ+ representation in Christmas movies and here comes another one - Hallmark’s first to prominently...
Gary Jive
May 28, 20244 min read
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The Christmas Set-Up (2020) - Day 153, May 27th
My next film was a big deal when it first aired at Christmas 2020, being as this romantic comedy was the very first LGBTQ+ themed festive...
Gary Jive
May 27, 20244 min read
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Happiest Season (2020) - Day 152, May 26th
My wife and I feel lucky to be raising our daughter in an age where society seems to be generally more tolerant and accepting of persons...
Gary Jive
May 26, 20245 min read
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Fitzwilly (1967) - Day 151, May 25th
After the downer of Period of Adjustment, cheeky ol’ Dick Van Dyke pops up next to cheer me up with 1967’s festive-themed heist comedy...
Gary Jive
May 25, 20243 min read
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Period of Adjustment (1962) - Day 150, May 24th
Something far more professional yet difficult to watch for its own reasons next, with 1962’s heavy marital comedy-drama Period of...
Gary Jive
May 24, 20243 min read
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The Magic Christmas Tree (1964) - Day 149, May 23rd
Well, if Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is considered shoddy and weird, it ain’t got nothin’ on 1964’s risible The Magic Christmas...
Gary Jive
May 23, 20244 min read
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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1968) - Day 148, May 22nd
In a very welcome break from the apocalyptic grimness, the next film on my watchlist is the thoroughly ridiculous Santa Claus Conquers...
Gary Jive
May 22, 20244 min read
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​ Scientists say that “watching Christmas movies all year round can be a benefit to your health.” But what would happen if you watched them every day for a year? One man decided to find out.
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- Gary Jive
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