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The Christmas Charade – JenEric Movie Review
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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2024 film The Christmas Charade.
Story
A flavourless take on spy movies with absolutely nothing new to add.
Score: 0
Characters
Together, the main actors have great banter, and all the supporting cast are fantastic, but apart or talking spy stuff, it’s bad.
Score: 0.5
Dialogue
Romance and Christmas dialogue is excellent, but the cop or spy dialogue is terrible.
Score: 0.5
Visuals and Music
The movie is obviously low budget but visually they do a great job with what they have. A few sets look ridiculous but overall pretty good, and the cinematography is decent.
The music is a nice combination of the two genres and does a great job.
Score: 1
Fun
Most of the movie had me shaking my head at how bad it was but the chemistry and banter between the leads was fun. The rest of the family felt pretty much the same. I could actually see the large thought bubble over my wife’s head that said, “I could write this better.”
Score: 0.5
Overall
This movie is only entertaining on the charisma and chemistry of its stars. Anyone who enjoys spies will be disappointed, anyone who enjoys Christmas romance will see it once and forget about it.
Final Score: 2.5 Stars out of 5
Unexpected Craft Fair!
UPDATE: As of Dec 10, this show was cancelled. 🙁
We’ve been invited to be a part of the Charlotte-Lemieux craft fair on Thursday, December 12, 3-6:30
Location: 2093 Bel-Air Dr
There’s free parking (pay attention to the signs, especially before 3:30 when the busses are present).
This will be the last time this year that we’ll have coffee and crochet at a craft sale, so come get your stocking stuffers and teacher gifts (coffee is a great gift for your kid’s teachers!)
Renaissance Press Holiday Showcase
We wrote a holiday short story set the first December after Kennedy and Jason get married. They go to Kennedy’s holiday party at work, and, well… Let’s just say that the weather isn’t the only thing that’s freezing.
This short story and several others will be read on Renaissance Press’s YouTube Channel this Sunday December 8th at 2pm EST. Come celebrate the holidays with us!
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) – JenEric Movie Review
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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 1966 special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Story
The Grinch is sick of crass commercialism and is overstimulated by the “noise, noise, noise, noise”; therefore he hates Christmas. Despite the eight-year-old’s protests that they need the tragic backstory, this was done fantasticly for a twenty-three minute special. There’s an economy of story that is quite impressive.
Score: 1
Characters
There’s really only the Grinch, Cindy-Lou, and Max but they are all fairly well fleshed out. The animators did a fanatastic job giving Max a personality without any lines.
Boris Karloff kills it as the Grinch and the narrator.
Score: 1
Dialogue
The dialogue is pulled straight from the book and is both absurd and rife with meaning.
Score: 1
Visuals and Music
The animation is spectacular for its time. bringing the exaggerated style of Dr. Seuss and giving the motions to match is great. The movement and framing are what all future Dr. Seuss adaptations would use as a base.
Score: 1
Fun
Huge nostalgia points from me. Despite its age, it stood up well. I’d love a cleaned up version from the original film. The kids were both glued and complained it was too short.
Score: 1
Overall
A holiday classic with lots of heart. This is a combination of amazing animation and wonderful voicework.
Final Score: 5* Stars out of 5
*A 5 star review doesn’t mean the movie was perfect nor that it is perfect for everyone but it is a movie I believe is as close to perfect as possible.
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Ghost Spider
I love this character so much. I think its the drums. Characters who play drums are just cool.
December Dash
Starting today, and running until the 7th, we are taking part in the December Dash!
What is that, you ask?
Great question!
This is the inaugural event, where indie fantasy authors make book bundles of their signed physical books (and bonus content!) available to you just in time for the holidays! Link to the website with all the authors here.
Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers is the book we’re advertizing with the event. Check out the bundle options below. Please note that if you buy from our store, we will pay the tax, whereas if you buy from another store (Indigo, local bookstore, etc), you may not need to pay shipping. In both options, you will be able to get your hands on the bundle, but if you buy from another store, we will only be gifting the PDF versions.
Of course, you can buy other books from our store as well! We have some pretty great options (and we’ll throw in some bonus stuff for every book bought), including this one:
Note the free 2oz bag of coffee with that one!
We are really excited to participate in this event!
Want to see the full Assassins! bundle? Check it out on our website!
Bought the book elsewhere? Send your proof of purchase (image of the receipt with the book) to jenericdesigns@gmail.com
Thank you for supporting independent authors! We sincerely appreciate it!
Come see us at Geeking Out For The Holidays: Ottawa’s Geekiest Gift & Craft Show
Hello Coffee and book lovers,
Come see us for you coffee fix and some great reads.
Geeking Out For The Holidays: Ottawa’s Geekiest Gift & Craft Show. This Sunday from 10-4 at the Ottawa Sportsplex.
Hope to see you there!