Superman: The Golden Age Newspaper Dailies: 1942-1944
Whitney Ellsworth, Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel and Wayne Boring
Book
The premiere volume of Golden Age Superman dailies includes all strips from February 16, 1942...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2084 KP) rated Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings in Books
Sep 30, 2020
At its heart, this book is a cozy mystery, and it is a wonderful one. There are enough suspects, secrets, and clues to keep the reader engaged the entire way through the book. It’s the setting that makes the book stand out, and it is wonderfully done. It took me a bit to get the pictures from countless specials and movies out of my head, but April’s new world soon came fully to life for me. The characters, whether they are human or not, are very real, and I enjoyed meeting them here. And the book is overflowing with Christmas cheer – so much so that I had to start listening to some Christmas music while I was reading it. This book definitely deserves a place at the top of your nice list. I’m already looking forward to the sequel.
Northern Lights Alert Tromso
Weather and Travel
App
App works in Tromso, Norway Get the Northern Lights -app and know exactly when the sky will be...
Northern Lights Alert Rovaniemi
Weather and Travel
App
App works in Rovaniemi, Finland. Get the Northern Lights -app and know exactly when the sky will be...
Northern Lights Alert Levi
Weather and Travel
App
App works in Levi, Finland Get the Northern Lights -app and know exactly when the sky will be...
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated The Christmas Chronicles (2018) in Movies
Nov 9, 2020
Sweet Baby Girl Christmas Fun 2 - No Ads
Games and Education
App
Who are these adorable Santa's helpers? Holiday season is here and Sweet Baby Girl with her best...
Bob's Burgers - Season 4
TV Season
Bob subs as the home economics teacher at the kids' school, Linda goes to her high scool reunion and...
comedy
Christmas Caramel Murder (Hannah Swensen, #20)
Book
Christmas normally descends on Lake Eden, Minnesota, as gently as reindeer alighting on a...
Cozy mystery
Lee (2222 KP) rated The Christmas Chronicles (2018) in Movies
Nov 25, 2018
Teddy and Kate Pierce have had a tough year. We see home movies of most of their Christmas's growing up, showing the good fun times with their parents. And then we see this Christmas. They've lost their dad, mum going out to work while Kate helps around the house and Teddy going out with friends, stealing cars and getting into trouble. When mum has to work on Christmas Eve night, the kids are left home alone and Christmas looks like being very different from previous years. While Kate watches those old Christmas movies, she notices a mysterious arm briefly appearing in the corner of the screen and is convinced they'd captured Santa Claus on camera. Enlisting the help of brother Teddy, they decide to try and catch Santa on camera once more. Things don't end up going quite according to plan though and they end up crash landing with Santa somewhere in Chicago. The reindeer came loose during their descent and are lost in the city. Santa's hat, which helps him zip around and teleport down chimneys, also blew off during the fall. Christmas is in jeopardy and Santa and his two new helpers need to fix it. We get car chases, badass little elves and Santa in jail wearing shades while playing the piano and belting out Christmas tunes, accompanied by backing singers!
As with any Christmas film that's introducing us to a new Santa and a new vision of the world he lives in, it takes a little while to get used to. Luckily, this one doesn't take long, and Kurt Russell is a very believable and enjoyable Santa who doesn't do ho-ho-ho's. The one thing that worried me from the trailer were the elves, who looked like they were going to be annoying little CGI characters. Luckily, they're used sparingly but effectively and were a lot of fun.
The whole Christmas in jeopardy plot is a fairly familiar one, having been done time and again over the years. But I actually really enjoyed this latest spin. Good fun, a bit of emotional stuff at the end and a nice surprise cameo to finish things off. Definitely got me in the Christmas spirit