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Better than the 2006 remake yet not as sharp as the original, this Black Christmas stabs at timely feminist themes but mostly hits on familiar pulp.
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The choice to go PG-13 on the gore and thrill level for this reboot makes it feel more like a TV movie than a feature film. Still, it was probably the right choice for the intended audience. February 22, 2020 | Full Review…
The choice to go PG-13 on the gore and thrill level for this reboot makes it feel more like a TV movie than a feature film. Still, it was probably the right choice for the intended audience.
Lina Lecaro
Despite its desperate efforts to justify the homicides, there's nothing remotely innovative or even goofily satirical about it. December 18, 2019 | Rating: 0/4 | Full Review…
Despite its desperate efforts to justify the homicides, there's nothing remotely innovative or even goofily satirical about it.
Rex Reed
At its best, "Black Christmas" is a smart alternative to slasher horror, and Takal provides a needed voice in the current conversation. Her message is clear, but her execution needs some work. December 17, 2019 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
At its best, "Black Christmas" is a smart alternative to slasher horror, and Takal provides a needed voice in the current conversation. Her message is clear, but her execution needs some work.
Adam Graham
It has plenty of ideas, but falls short in delivering the scares. December 17, 2019 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
It has plenty of ideas, but falls short in delivering the scares.
Beatrice Loayza
Takal and Wolfe distinguish their film with an in-your-face fury aimed at contemporary campus culture's negligent approach to sexual assault and the ways in which women are forced to deal in its aftermath. December 16, 2019 | Full Review…
Takal and Wolfe distinguish their film with an in-your-face fury aimed at contemporary campus culture's negligent approach to sexual assault and the ways in which women are forced to deal in its aftermath.
Angelica Jade Bastién
Fans of the original ... might not love writer-director Sophia Takal's take, but Black Christmas is a fun film that gets its kicks out of literally smashing the patriarchy. December 14, 2019 | Full Review…
Fans of the original ... might not love writer-director Sophia Takal's take, but Black Christmas is a fun film that gets its kicks out of literally smashing the patriarchy.
Kimber Myers
The entire finished product feels like it was just rushed out into theaters as quick as possible. March 26, 2020 | Rating: F | Full Review…
The entire finished product feels like it was just rushed out into theaters as quick as possible.
Chris Stuckmann
There's nothing clever about Black Christmas, and with an anemic PG-13 rating, even the horror parts do nothing to make anyone's dreams of a black Christmas come true. March 21, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
There's nothing clever about Black Christmas, and with an anemic PG-13 rating, even the horror parts do nothing to make anyone's dreams of a black Christmas come true.
Frank Wilkins
Black Christmas ends up being a lump of coal with its poor screenplay and weak character development, even if it has some fun moments. February 20, 2020 | Full Review…
Black Christmas ends up being a lump of coal with its poor screenplay and weak character development, even if it has some fun moments.
Caillou Pettis
Wrong-headed is an understatement in this new approach to the material and we are taken for a third act ride that is equal parts baffling and preposterous. February 9, 2020 | Rating: 4 | Full Review…
Wrong-headed is an understatement in this new approach to the material and we are taken for a third act ride that is equal parts baffling and preposterous.
Norman Gidney
We need more feminist genre cinema, but that doesn't mean we have to accept half-baked films like this. January 17, 2020 | Rating: 5.5/10 | Full Review…
We need more feminist genre cinema, but that doesn't mean we have to accept half-baked films like this.
Jennifer Heaton
I love the mass murder of a bunch of rapist Kavanaughs as much as anyone, believe me, though I'm not sure the catharsis it proffers is anything but temporary--or, worse, merely palliative. January 13, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
I love the mass murder of a bunch of rapist Kavanaughs as much as anyone, believe me, though I'm not sure the catharsis it proffers is anything but temporary--or, worse, merely palliative.
Walter Chaw
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