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7 Essential Christmas Action Movies

November 17, 2024 by admin

Coinciding with the release of Red One, Casey Chong presents a selection of festive-themed action films… Christmas is traditionally a season of spreading joy and getting together with family, friends and loved ones. Not to mention watching movies from something funny to heartfelt and inspiring to get into the yuletide spirit. Holiday classics like It’s […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Movies Tagged With: Batman Returns, Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Enemy of the State, Lethal Weapon, Red One, Violent Night

The 10 Best Movie Santas

December 24, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Santa Claus is coming to town, but who are the best movie Santas? Here’s our picks… It’s the season to be jolly. Soon we’ll all be leaving mince pies and cookies out for Santa Claus. It’s a festive time of good will and time for watching movies. We’ve all got our Christmas traditions and favourites, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: A Christmas Story, Bad Santa, Billy Bob Thornton, David Gillen, David Harbour, David Huddleston, Douglas Seale, Ed Asner, Elf, Ernest Saves Christmas, jk simmons, Klaus, Kurt Russell, miracle on 34th street, Richard Attenborough, Santa Claus: The Movie, The Christmas Chronicles, the santa clause, Tim Allen, Violent Night

Blu-ray Review – Violent Night (2022)

February 1, 2023 by Brad Cook

Violent Night, 2022. Directed by Tommy Wirkola. Starring David Harbour, John Leguizamo., Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Beverly D’Angelo, and Leah Brady. SYNOPSIS: The gory holiday action-comedy Violent Night comes to Blu-ray with a digital code and a smattering of bonus features. When I first heard about the premise for Violent Night, starring David Harbour of […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Beverly D'Angelo, David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Leah Brady, Tommy Wirkola, Violent Night

David Harbour to suit up as Santa again for Violent Night 2

January 23, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

Violent Night was a real seasonal success story, with David Harbour’s Santa filling his sack to the tune of $75 million at the Christmas box-office, and now it appears that he’s going to don the big red suit again for a sequel. While speaking with The Wrap, director Tommy Wirkola responded to the question of […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: David Harbour, Tommy Wirkola, Violent Night, Violent Night 2

Violent Night fills its bloody stocking with solid $13M opening at the box office as Wakanda Forever fourpeats at the top

December 5, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

There wasn’t much seasonal joy at the box-office this weekend, with the first frame in December delivering the year’s sixth-worst weekend total of just $52.9 million. Most of that came from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever‘s fourth-weekend gross, and the debut of David Harbour’s R-rated action-comedy Violent Night. The only real new opener of note, Universal’s […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: black panther: wakanda forever, box office, Violent Night

Movie Review – Violent Night (2022)

December 2, 2022 by Robert Kojder

Violent Night, 2022. Directed by Tommy Wirkola. Starring David Harbour, Beverly D’Angelo, John Leguizamo, Cam Gigandet, Edi Patterson, Brendan Fletcher, Alex Hassell, Mike Dopud, Alexis Louder, Mitra Suri, Stephanie Sy, Alexander Elliot, John B. Lowe, André Eriksen, Leah Brady, and Erik Athavale. SYNOPSIS: When a group of mercenaries attacks the estate of a wealthy family, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alex Hassell, Alexander Elliot, Alexis Louder, André Eriksen, Beverly D'Angelo, Brendan Fletcher, Cam Gigandet, David Harbour, Edi Patterson, Erik Athavale, John B. Lowe, John Leguizamo, Leah Brady, Mike Dopud, Mitra Suri, Stephanie Sy, Tommy Wirkola, Violent Night

Violent Night clips see David Harbour’s Santa Claus in action

November 18, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

With just two weeks to go until its release, two clips have been released for the festive action thriller Violent Night, the first of which sees David Harbour’s Santa lose his cool as he takes out an aggressive armed criminal, while the second gives us a peek at Saint Nick trying to negotiate with the […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Alexis Louder, David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Leah Brady, Tommy Wirkola, Violent Night

David Harbour shares excitement for Red Guardian return in Marvel’s Thunderbolts

November 13, 2022 by EJ Moreno

If you saw Black Widow, you know David Harbour is having the time of his life as Red Guardian. Thankfully he’ll return in a new film, and the actor couldn’t be more hyped about it. We are set to see Red Guardian join the newest team in the MCU in 2024’s Thunderbolts, with Harbour starring […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: David Harbour, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts, Violent Night

David Harbour is an ass-kicking Santa in Violent Night trailer

October 6, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming holiday action thriller Violent Night. Directed by Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow), the film sees David Harbour (Stranger Things) as Santa Claus, with Saint Nick forced to come to the aid of a wealthy family when a team of mercenaries break into their mansion, holding them […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Beverly D'Angelo, Brendan Fletcher, Cam Gigandet, David Harbour, Edi Patterson, John Leguizamo, Tommy Wirkola, Violent Night

Stranger Things’ David Harbour is a bad Santa on poster for action thriller Violent Night

September 15, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Universal Pictures has revealed the first poster for director Tommy Wirkola’s (Dead Snow) holiday action thriller Violent Night, featuring Stranger Things’ David Harbour as Santa Claus; check it out here… “A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: David Harbour, Violent Night

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