Candy Cane Lane: Murphy’s Magic Saves Christmas

In some ways, it’s hard to believe that Eddie Murphy has never made a holiday film.  One of comedy’s greatest icons, one would expect that some form of holiday hijinx would exist in his repertoire. (Even Arnold Schwarzenegger has Jingle All the Way on his IMDb page.) Nevertheless, Candy Cane Lane marks Murphy’s first foray into Christmas cheer as…

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Violent Night: Saving Santa

Forget John Wick. Enter Saint Nick. Directed by Tommy Wirkola, Violent Night is the sort of holiday film that stands in the gap for fans who demand that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Although the film is utterly nonsensical from start to finish, Violent Nightenters the festive season with such aplomb and bombast that one cannot help go for…

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Christmas Themed Theological Riff Fest

It’s the holiday season. A time for friends, family, food, traditions?. and riffing on complex and controversial Christmas themed theological topics! In this episode of the Your Sunday Drive podcast, we’re joined by Levi Goodwin – local purveyor of fine viewpoints – for discussion on a range of topics related to Christmas and Advent: The…

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