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So as you know, I stopped writing lengthy reviews on this site this year, keeping the blog as more of a film diary of sorts.  Lo and behold,...

Monday, November 29, 2021

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Starring Macauley Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Tim Curry, Brenda Blethyn, and Catherine O'Hara
Directed by Christopher Columbus
Written by John Hughes


The RyMickey Rating: D

Sunday, November 28, 2021

A Quiet Place Part II

 A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
Starring Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy, John Krasinski, and Djimon Hounsou
Directed by John Krasinski 
Written by John Krasinski
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The RyMickey Rating:  B+

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Father Christmas Is Back

 Father Christmas Is Back (2021)
Starring Elizabeth Hurley, John Cleese, Kelsey Grammer, Nathalie Cox, Kris Marshall, Ray Fearon, Caroline Quentin, Talulah Riley, Naomi Frederick, and April Bowlby
Directed by Mick Davis and Philippe Martinez
Written by Hannah Davis and David Conolly


The RyMickey Rating:  C-

Friday, November 26, 2021

Open by Christmas

 Open by Christmas (2021)
Starring Alison Sweeney, Erica Durance, Brennan Elliott, Michael Karl Richards, and Glen Gordan
Directed by David Weaver
Written by Amyn Kaderali and Christine Conradt


The RyMickey Rating: B

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Gingerbread Miracle

 Gingerbread Miracle (2021)
Starring Merritt Patterson, Jon-Michael Ecker, and Jorge Montesi
Directed by Michael M. Scott
Written by Tracy Andreen


The RyMickey Rating:  D+

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

A Christmas Treasure

 A Christmas Treasure (2021)
Starring Jordin Sparks, Michael Xavier, Lossen Chambers, Robyn Bradley, and Daniel Bacon
Directed by Michael Robison
Written by Judith Berg and Sandra Berg


The RyMickey Rating:  C

Monday, November 22, 2021

Strait-Jacket

Strat-Jacket (1964)
Starring Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, John Anthony Hayes, Howard St. John, and Edith Atwater
Directed by William Castle
Written by Robert Bloch



The RyMickey Rating:  C

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Conspiracy Theory

 Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Starring Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, and Patrick Stewarttt
Directed by Richard Donner
Written by Brian Helgeland



The RyMickey Rating:  B-

Saturday, November 20, 2021

The Christmas Promise

 The Christmas Promise (2021)
Starring Torrey DeVitto and Dylan Bruce
Directed by Fred Gerber
Written by Kathy Kloves


The RyMickey Rating:  C

Friday, November 19, 2021

Next Stop, Christmas

 Next Stop, Christmas (2021)
Starring Lynsey Fonesca, Chandler Massey, Eric Freeman, Erika Slezak, Paige Herschell, Matt Walton, Lea Thompson, and Christopher Lloyd
Directed by Dustin Rikert


The RyMickey Rating:  B+

Christmas in My Heart

 Christmas in My Heart (2021)
Starring Heather Hemmens, Luke Macfarlane, Maria Nash, and Sheryl Lee Ralph
Directed by Pat Kiely
Written by Jamie Pachino, Shari Sharpe, and Liz Storm


The RyMickey Rating:  B+

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Christmas in Harmony

 Christmas in Harmony (2021)
Starring Ashleigh Murray, Luke James, Loretta Devine, and Michelle Williams
Directed by Rusty Cundieff
Written by Jessiline Berry


The RyMickey Rating:  D-

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Coyote Creek Christmas

 Coyote Creek Christmas (2021)
Starring Janel Parrish and Ryan Paevey
Directed by David I. Strasser
Written by Alexa Garster


The RyMickey Rating:  D

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Christmas Sail

 Christmas Sail (2021)
Starring Katee Sackhoff, Patrick Sabongui, and Terry O'Quinn
Directed by Stacey Brodie and Stacey N. Harding
Written by Robin Gadsby


The RyMickey Rating:  B+

Tuesday, November 09, 2021

The Family Man

 The Family Man (2000)
Starring Nicholas Cage, Téa Leoni, Jeremy Piven, Saul Rubinek, and Don Cheadle
Directed by Brett Ratner
Written by David Diamond and David Weissman


The RyMickey Rating:  B

Monday, November 08, 2021

The Santa Stakout

 The Santa Stakeout (2021)
Starring Tamera Mowry-Housely, Paul Campbell, and Joe Pantoliano
Directed by Peter Benson
Written by Gregg Rossen and Brian Sawyer



The RyMickey Rating:  B

Sunday, November 07, 2021

Boyfriends of Christmas Past

 Boyfriends of Christmas Past (2021)
Starring Catherine Haena Kim, Raymond Ablack, Jenna Katz, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jordan Kronis, Karn Kalra, Ish Morris, and Jon McLaren
Directed by Don McBraerty
Written by Lisa Parsons


The RyMickey Rating:  C-

Saturday, November 06, 2021

Snow Bride

 Snow Bride (2013)
Starring Katrina Law, Jordan Belfi, Susie Abromeit, Robert Curtis Brown, Bobby Campo, and Patricia Richardson
Directed by Bert Kish
Written by Tracey Andreen


The RyMickey Rating:  B

Friday, November 05, 2021

You, Me & the Christmas Trees

 You, Me & the Christmas Trees (2021)
Starring Danica McKellar and Benjamin Ayres
Directed by David Winning
Written by Julie Sherman Wolfe


The RyMickey Rating:  D

Thursday, November 04, 2021

The Witches of Eastwick

 The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright, and Richard Jenkins
Directed by George Miller
Written by Michael Cristofer


The RyMickey Rating:  C+

Wednesday, November 03, 2021

The Father

 The Father (2020)
Starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewall, and Olivia Williams
Directed by Florian Zeller
Written by Florian Zeller


The RyMickey Rating: B

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

Nine Perfect Strangers

 Nine Perfect Strangers (2021)
Starring Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Samara Weaving, Asher Keddie, Melvin Gregg, Tiffany Boone, Manny Jacinto, Grace Van Patten, Regina Hall, and Bobby Cannavale
Directed by Jonathan Levine
Written by David E. Kelley


The RyMickey Rating:  C

Monday, November 01, 2021

Angels in the Outfield

 Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Starring Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn, and Donna Corcoran
Directed by Clarence Brown
Written by Dorothy Kingsley and George Wells


The RyMickey Rating:  C