Christmas Movie Marathon. "Nugget Is Dead?: A Christmas Story" 2024 on Stan. We're goin' ta ... Sydney. Steph is planning to spend Christmas with her boyfriend's family but has not quite yet told her own clan. She is listing her annoyances with her own family when news that her dog is sick distracts her and she has to leave for home. What follows is the loud spectacle of a big Australian suburban Christmas gathering. The star-studded cast (Gia Carides! the…

Christmas Movie Marathon! "World's First Christmas" Original title: O Primeiro Natal do Mundo. Brazil 2023. Another great family Christmas caper from Brazil (see previous review for 10 'Horas para o Natal' also on Prime). Tina and Pepê are married. Each have 2 kids from previous relationships. Pepe's youngest is missing her mother and when a cherished keepsake is broken, she wishes on a star there would be no Christmas. Next day the family find the Christmas things are gone. They…

Christmas Movie time! Babes in Toyland (1986). Based on a 1970s musical itself based on a 1903 operetta. This film has Keanu Reeves, Drew Barrymore and Pat Morita. Why is it not considered vital Christmas viewing? Just watch it! A blow to the head sends young Lisa to Toyland where there is a baddy and sad costumes and everything looks like a dodgy Eastern European theme park. Performances and music are good but why is there a long go kart…