So here we are. The advent calendar has just one day left, and it’s time for the final film of Craggus’ Christmas Countdown. I like to think I’ve saved the best for last.

“The Muppet Christmas Carol” isn’t just the last great Muppet movie, it’s also one of the best adaptations of “A Christmas Carol” ever made.

Featuring a career best performance by Michael Caine, fantastic songs, note perfect use…

Santa Claus is a being of immense and extraordinary power. He can visit every house on Earth in the space of one night, so has the ability to manipulate space and time. He is able to gain entry to any structure and knows whether you’ve been bad or good. He is near omnipresent and omniscient and invariably he is portrayed as a benign or beneficent figure. But what if he wasn’t?

That’s the question…

Psyche! If you were expecting a review of the ‘heart-warming’ Michael Keaton snowman comedy, you’re barking up the wrong yule log. However, if you’re finding all the holiday sweetness a bit much and the gathering family are getting on your nerves a bit leaving you pining for a bit of sharp holly amongst all the mistletoe, then perhaps I’ve found the perfect film for you to watch.

1997’s “Jack…

Like the previous year’s “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, “Home Alone” was written by the prolific John Hughes and although they’re set in different parts of Illinois, it’s a nice thought that the Griswolds and the McAllisters actually only live a few doors down from each other.

When a power cut causes the family to oversleep for their airport pick-up, they have to rush to the airport and…

I’ve never been a huge fan of Ben Stiller. Of course, I’ve enjoyed films he’s been in, and even films he’s headlined. “Zoolander”, “Dodgeball”, “Mystery Men”, “Tropic Thunder” and “Starsky & Hutch” are all fun and enjoyable movies, but I just can’t warm to the guy. He’s also one quarter of the least appealing voice casts ever assembled (for the “Madagascar” series). This goes a long way to…