kategranville-48566

I love a spooky Christmas story. Big, old house giving classic Christmas vibes, complete with fireplace light, snow, and Christmas carols. Family disfunction is something we can all relate to. A fun peek into Barnaby's extended family. For me, precocious kid, Howard, MAKES this episode, so keep your eyes on him. I'd rather not divulge more, but, for some reason, I'm being forced to use more total characters in my review, which makes no sense. Are we meant to give a word by word account of the entire episode, thereby ruining the mystery for all who read the review? Watch it. You won't be sorry.

You either get it or you don't. There's more going on here than what's on the surface. And I bawl like a baby every time I watch (if you like this movie, you know the moment). Probably my favorite movie. If you haven't seen this movie, don't be impatient, pay attention, and allow the story to unfold. It will all become clear. And if you're paying attention you'll find it's also quite funny.

A lot of sub-genres packed into one film. I'm hard to surprise because I've seen it all before. Eli had some nice twists and turns to keep me guessing. I don't want to say any more than that. I never want to ruin a film for others, like some movie trailers that are so long that you're like, why not just show me the whole dang film while you're at it!

It wasn't bad. I may have given it more stars if I weren't so old that I've already read and seen this basic premise before.

Lifetime and SyFy had a baby and named it What Lies Below.

Essentially a low budget, British, small town take on Cloverfield.

It's got beautiful, quirky, flawed, interesting characters. I instantly got a Wes Anderson vibe. Pulled me right in.

I hate rating anything artistic. Taste is subjective. So don't go by my Stars. If you like things that are a little off center, give it a try.