December 12
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is chaos incarnate — with a solid heart
The Muppets have been an essential part of the Christmas season for as long as I can remember.
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December 5
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Escape from reality with Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
As I approach my fourth December in university, you’d think I’d be more used to balancing my academics with the holiday spirit. But I’m not.
November 28
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Black Christmas is a festive sorority slasher
Have you found yourself walking on campus late at night, shivering, looking over your shoulder one too many times and wondering what might be hiding in the shadows?
November 28
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Little Women is the ultimate Christmas comfort film
If I had a nickel for every time Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet graced the screen in the same film, I would have three nickels — which is not a lot, but it may cover the cost of a ticket to see Little Women again, and that’s all I really need.
December 31, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: A temporary escape into The Shop Around the Corner
The James Stewart film that’s traditionally played around the holidays is It’s A Wonderful Life, but for those who aren’t like the other holiday movie watchers, The Shop Around The Corner is the more sophisticated choice.
December 30, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Arthur Christmas is a reminder of the true meaning of the holidays
Christmas is my favourite time of year. I always look forward to sitting in my cozy pyjamas with a cup of hot chocolate, and spending time with the people I care about most.
December 23, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Spider-Man is my holiday superhero
Oh, the holidays. After we’ve all collectively endured a gruelling exam season, we are rewarded with the most wonderful time of the year — full of kinship, cheer, hope and seasonal films.
December 23, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Spirited is a little confused, but it does have some of the holiday spirit
You know A Christmas Carol. It’s been done and overdone a thousand times — The Muppet Christmas Carol, Scrooged, Barbie in A Christmas Carol, Mickey’s Christmas Carol.
December 22, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: An obscure origin story in The Santa Clause
Santa Claus’ origin story has never been told quite as twisted as in Disney’s The Santa Clause.
December 21, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: EXmas is more than just its cast
Would you spend Christmas with your ex’s family? Graham, Robbie Amell’s character in EXmas, cannot think of anything worse.
December 18, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: The healing power of home cooking in Little Forest
It’s hard to be alone during winter, especially when it seems like everyone else is spending their holiday season with family or friends.
December 14, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Alvin and the Chipmunks is an irritating fever dream (and I love it)
If you’ve been friends with me within the past two years, you’ll know that I have oddly strong opinions about the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies.
December 11, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: The romanticization of obsession in Sleepless in Seattle
I needed time to sleep on Sleepless in Seattle before laying out my thoughts in a way that wasn’t laced with psychoanalytical frustrations towards our female lead — I didn’t prevail.
December 6, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: The Holdovers is a contemporary Christmas classic
Like the film’s characters, I found comfort in The Holdovers where I least expected it. I laughed, cried, then did it all over again.
December 4, 2023
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: The Polar Express taught me that Christmas is what you make of it
My family did not celebrate Christmas growing up. We lived in a tropical Southeast Asian country where it was 30 degrees Celsius year round, so most things typically associated with Christmas were alien to me.
