So I've decided to keep the CBM theme going throughout the Holiday Season this year. Not sure about ya'll but I could really use a distraction right about now
Unsurprisingly, the list of Holiday-themed comic book movies is much more manageable than the horror list:
Batman Returns (1992): Quite possibly
the OG Christmas comic book movie. My personal favourite Tim Burton film (hell, one of my favourite movies, period).
Iron Man 3 (2013): I've only seen this once and remember not liking it very much. Curious to see how it holds up on re-watch...
Shazam! (2019): I found this delightful upon first viewing but I suspect it will land differently now, considering everything that's come to light regarding its lead in the intervening years...
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): Hey, it's even got a Christmas EP tie-in consisting of five festive tunes performed by cast members!
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022): Duh.
Once Upon a Deadpool (2018): Never saw this but whatever, it fits the theme...
Edward Scissorhands (1990): Okay I'm cheating a bit with this one. Not technically a comic book movie, it's my second favourite Tim Burton film and there have been licensed comic books. Plus I haven't seen it in years so I'm due for a re-watch
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021): Only tangentially related to Christmas but the closing scenes do show some cheerful seasonal imagery so that's good enough for me...
Truth be told, I'm not feeling particularly 'festive' these days with everything that's been happening on the world stage, plus dear friends both on and off line receiving bad news in the past couple months. However, I'm a firm believer in not giving into despair so the show must go on