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Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: A temporary escape into The Shop Around the Corner

The James Stewart film that’s traditionally played around the holidays is It’s A Wonderful Life, but for those who aren’t like the other holiday movie watchers, The Shop Around The Corner is the more sophisticated choice.

Anahita Niksirat Culture December 31

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Arthur Christmas is a reminder of the true meaning of the holidays

Christmas is my favourite time of year. I always look forward to sitting in my cozy pyjamas with a cup of hot chocolate, and spending time with the people I care about most.

Maya Levajac Culture December 30

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Spider-Man is my holiday superhero

Oh, the holidays. After we’ve all collectively endured a gruelling exam season, we are rewarded with the most wonderful time of the year — full of kinship, cheer, hope and seasonal films.

Tommy Chung Culture December 23

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Spirited is a little confused, but it does have some of the holiday spirit

You know A Christmas Carol. It’s been done and overdone a thousand times — The Muppet Christmas Carol, Scrooged, Barbie in A Christmas Carol, Mickey’s Christmas Carol.

Lauren Kasowski Culture December 23

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: An obscure origin story in The Santa Clause

Santa Claus’ origin story has never been told quite as twisted as in Disney’s The Santa Clause.

Rhea Mann Culture December 23

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: EXmas is more than just its cast

Would you spend Christmas with your ex’s family? Graham, Robbie Amell’s character in EXmas, cannot think of anything worse.

Daniella Diogo Culture December 22

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: The healing power of home cooking in Little Forest

It’s hard to be alone during winter, especially when it seems like everyone else is spending their holiday season with family or friends.

Prisca Tang Culture December 19

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Alvin and the Chipmunks is an irritating fever dream (and I love it)

If you’ve been friends with me within the past two years, you’ll know that I have oddly strong opinions about the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies.

Elita Menezes Culture December 15

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: The romanticization of obsession in Sleepless in Seattle

I needed time to sleep on Sleepless in Seattle before laying out my thoughts in a way that wasn’t laced with psychoanalytical frustrations towards our female lead — I didn’t prevail.

Fiona Sjaus Culture December 12

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: The Holdovers is a contemporary Christmas classic

Like the film’s characters, I found comfort in The Holdovers where I least expected it. I laughed, cried, then did it all over again.

Alexei Villareal Culture December 6

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: The Polar Express taught me that Christmas is what you make of it

My family did not celebrate Christmas growing up. We lived in a tropical Southeast Asian country where it was 30 degrees Celsius year round, so most things typically associated with Christmas were alien to me.

Cher Yeo Culture December 4

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Unleashing horror on the holidays with a dash of Krampus

When the cheesy classics of Christmas start feeling repetitive and bland, it's time to throw some horror in the mix. The best movie for this? Krampus (2015).

Niki Booker Culture December 2

Home Alone is a holiday homesickness cure

When I feel homesick during the holiday season, the only movie that can cheer me up is Home Alone (1990).

Lauren Kasowski Culture December 22, 2022

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: triple the Hudgens, triple the comedy in The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

If there’s one thing to be said about The Princess Switch 3, it’s that Hudgens seems to be having the time of her life playing Fiona.

Peyton Murphy Culture January 4, 2022

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: I promise that Rise of the Guardians is a holiday movie

Is it technically a Yuletide film? No, but I’ve always watched it around the winter holidays, so that has to count for something, right?

Tianne Jensen-DesJardins Culture January 1, 2022

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide