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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Let’s cozy up inside with our favorite movies. Whether you watch “Home Alone” every year or you insist “Die Hard” is actually a Christmas movie, our favorite movies can bring family and friends together for the holiday season and can be a source of comfort during the cold and dark winter.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with MPR’s Cube Critics, Euan Kerr and Samantha Matsumoto, about what makes a great holiday movie, their personal favorites and what else is on their end-of-year watch list.
And we hear from our critics listeners about some of their favorite holiday movies. Here’s some of what listeners recommended:
“It’s A Wonderful Life”
“Gremlins”
“Operation Christmas Drop”
“The Hebrew Hammer”
“Eight Crazy Nights”
“Fiddler on the Roof”
“Last Holiday”
“The Bishop’s Wife,” and its remake, “The Preacher’s Wife”
“The Muppet Christmas Carol”
“Christmas in Connecticut”
“Love Hard”
“Single All The Way”
“The Sound of Music”
“Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol”
“The Polar Express”
“While You Were Sleeping”
“The Lion In Winter”
“Jingle Jangle”
“Anna and the Apocalypse”
The O.C.’s “Chrismukkah” episodes
“Monsieur Hulot's Holiday”
“Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas”
“Black Christmas”
“Harry Potter” series
Seinfeld episode “The Strike,” which popularized Festivus
“A Christmas Wish In Hudson”
Guests:
Euan Kerr is a correspondent for MPR News and the co-host of MPR’s Cube Critics.
Samantha Matsumoto is an associate producer for MPR News with Angela Davis and co-hosts Cube Critics.
Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.
Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Let’s cozy up inside with our favorite movies. Whether you watch “Home Alone” every year or you insist “Die Hard” is actually a Christmas movie, our favorite movies can bring family and friends together for the holiday season and can be a source of comfort during the cold and dark winter.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with MPR’s Cube Critics, Euan Kerr and Samantha Matsumoto, about what makes a great holiday movie, their personal favorites and what else is on their end-of-year watch list.
And we hear from our critics listeners about some of their favorite holiday movies. Here’s some of what listeners recommended:
“It’s A Wonderful Life”
“Gremlins”
“Operation Christmas Drop”
“The Hebrew Hammer”
“Eight Crazy Nights”
“Fiddler on the Roof”
“Last Holiday”
“The Bishop’s Wife,” and its remake, “The Preacher’s Wife”
“The Muppet Christmas Carol”
“Christmas in Connecticut”
“Love Hard”
“Single All The Way”
“The Sound of Music”
“Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol”
“The Polar Express”
“While You Were Sleeping”
“The Lion In Winter”
“Jingle Jangle”
“Anna and the Apocalypse”
The O.C.’s “Chrismukkah” episodes
“Monsieur Hulot's Holiday”
“Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas”
“Black Christmas”
“Harry Potter” series
Seinfeld episode “The Strike,” which popularized Festivus
“A Christmas Wish In Hudson”
Guests:
Euan Kerr is a correspondent for MPR News and the co-host of MPR’s Cube Critics.
Samantha Matsumoto is an associate producer for MPR News with Angela Davis and co-hosts Cube Critics.
Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.
Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.
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