Black Christmas

Name: Black Christmas
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: December 13, 2019
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Aleyse Shannon, Ben Black, Brittany O'Grady, Caleb Eberhardt, Cary Elwes

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 13, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Aleyse Shannon, Ben Black, Brittany O'Grady, Caleb Eberhardt, Cary Elwes, Imogen Poots, Lily Donoghue, Madeleine Adams, Nathalie Morris, Simon Mead

Summary: Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays. But as Riley Stone (Imogen Poots) and her Mu Kappa Epsilon sisters-athlete Marty (Lily Donoghue), rebel Kris (Aleyse Shannon), and foodie Jesse (Brittany O'Grady)-prepare to deck the halls with a series of seasonal parties, a black-masked stalker begins killing sorority women one by one.Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays. But as Riley Stone (Imogen Poots) and her Mu Kappa Epsilon sisters-athlete Marty (Lily Donoghue), rebel Kris (Aleyse Shannon), and foodie Jesse (Brittany O'Grady)-prepare to deck the halls with a series of seasonal parties, a black-masked stalker begins killing sorority women one by one. As the body count rises, Riley and her squad start to question whether they can trust any man, including Marty's beta-male boyfriend, Nate (Simon Mead), Riley's new crush Landon (Caleb Eberhardt) or even esteemed classics instructor Professor Gelson (Cary Elwes). Whoever the killer is, he's about to discover that this generation's young women aren't about to be anybody's victims.… Expand

Director: Sophia Takal

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 92 min

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Christie Puchko

Dec 12, 2019

Blended brilliantly, this remake of Black Christmas makes for holiday horror that's a tantalizing and terrifying treat. Read full review

Angelica Jade Bastien

Dec 16, 2019

If the righteous retelling ever feels heavy-handed, it’s Poots’s command of her role and the cast’s electric chemistry that make this a reckoning fit for our fantasies. Read full review

The Film Stage John Fink

Dec 16, 2019

A horror film populated by smart characters that take on the patriarchy by refusing to play by its rules, its anger and its heart is in the right place. The problem is how it achieves these ends with plot devices that feel borrowed from cheap studio cash grabs usually dumped in theaters in January and September. Read full review

Beatrice Loayza

Dec 13, 2019

The latest Black Christmas reboot understands the frustrations and lived horrors of modern sexual politics, but stumbles over its scares and the finer points of its feminist messaging. Read full review

Ian Freer

Dec 13, 2019

A feminist horror flick that lacks nuance in its feminism and thrills in its horror. But it should be applauded for reinterpreting rather than just retreading the original. Read full review

Matt Donato

Dec 12, 2019

Black Christmas deserves to be a better slasher satire propelled by empowerment than the messy, tonally obstructed holiday dud we're gifted. Read full review

Rex Reed

Dec 18, 2019

Despite its desperate efforts to justify the homicides, there’s nothing remotely innovative or even goofily satirical about it. The lousy actors, incompetent writer and clueless director remain nameless. That’s my good-deed Christmas gift to all involved, and better luck next year. Read full review

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Rcavey92212

Mar 18, 2020

This movie continues to get unjustly attacked because of mostly sexist reasons. And the truth is that despite its "Slay Girls" marketing campaign the film is perfectly serviceable genre movie. In fact very few things actually separate it from its group. Basically a group of sorority girls isThis movie continues to get unjustly attacked because of mostly sexist reasons. And the truth is that despite its "Slay Girls" marketing campaign the film is perfectly serviceable genre movie. In fact very few things actually separate it from its group. Basically a group of sorority girls is targeted by a fraternity with insidious intentions. Its really nothing new especially if you've seen the tv show Buffy the Vampire Slayer which this actually feels like an extended episode of. And I say that with admiration because that's my favorite show. As the film goes on the "woke" gets to be a touch too much towards the finale but it is entertaining and the points that are made in this genre themed battle of the sexes is really quite intriguing. The kills happen mostly off screen and because the killers are quite menacing some pay off gore would have been appreciated with an R rating. That being said I appreciated all the clever bits to the exorcist 3 homage to the rakes on mistletoe and women rougeing their cheeks. It all leads up to a girl power finale that's cheer worthy. In the end it's a refreshing take on expected material that deserves way more of the right attention than it's been getting.

Budget: $5m
Domestic Box Office: $10m
Worldwide Box Office: $19m

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bfoore90

Nov 14, 2020

Not as bad as the 2006 remake. The biggest crime this film committed is that it lacks imagination. Its a dull somewhat boring film that lacks scares and would have greatly benefitted from an R rating.

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Rick-Cast

Jan 12, 2020

When is Hollywood gonna understand...NEVER to hire activists to make a good movie. Literally almost nothing happens in this films... one person dies at the beginning that's the only thing interesting. The rest is just the preachiest movie ever second to the Last Jedi. It feels like this filmWhen is Hollywood gonna understand...NEVER to hire activists to make a good movie. Literally almost nothing happens in this films... one person dies at the beginning that's the only thing interesting. The rest is just the preachiest movie ever second to the Last Jedi. It feels like this film was focused on political messaging"Fight the patriarchy" than actually being a genuine good horror flick. The killer element was weak compared to classic horror icons like Jason,Leather etc. Also, making the characters into action hero bad asses that fight back makes the film less scary.This film does the original film injustice...Black Christmas it was a boring movie with bland preachy characters who u would want to see them die, crappy dialogue with some good imagery. A social justice movie mascaraing as a horror movie.
I will repeat myself...stop giving activists a job or otherwise have them focus on story first,character second, politics last!… Expand

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ngeduardo

Jul 16, 2020

Es horrible, las protagonistas son tan repelentes que es difícil saber si es una película "PC" o "Anti-PC", incentiva la cultura del victimismo y el linchamiento a quien no sea parte de ellos. Una vergüenza de guion que simplemente quiso montarse en los movimientos de moda.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Nekator

May 23, 2020

Feminist hatemovie.. utter crap, should be forbidden. Sad times we live in, that such sh*t makes it into cinemas.

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Dandy-Mr-D

Dec 14, 2019

I thought I was coming to watch a movie, what I got was a sermon. The screen was a podium to bash the viewer over the head again and again with the tiring, blatent tropes of "patriarchy", "rape culture", and old fashioned "misogyny". It's as artful as a hefty layering of dog vomit.

3 of 7 users found this helpful34

tonyfred898

Dec 14, 2019

I never given a movie a 0. But this movie deserves it I almost walked out on it. Don’t see it. Ever! Bad acting, bad story, even worse message. Enough with all this “woke culture” crap!

7 of 11 users found this helpful74

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