List of previous year’s film ratings

As I prepare for the second season of Film for the Holidays, I’ve realized that the list of films I’ll be posting at “What films will you cover this year?” is going to change, and I’ll want to have someplace easy for people to see a full list of the films I’ve reviewed here. I also know that you might show up looking for particularly good movies (or to read reviews of particularly bad ones, for fun), or for particularly holiday-fueled flicks, and want an easy place to skim my ratings. The numbers you’ll see below are straight from the reviews, of course: I’ve simplified my annotation for sections like “Party Mood-Setter?” to one word synopses just for the sake of the table. Obviously, I’m hoping you’ll read the whole review, or at least parts of it, to get a good sense of my full reaction to each film. But no matter why you’re here, thanks for reading, and I hope the blog gives you what you’re looking for!

First, a table for all non-Christmas Carol adaptations reviewed prior to the current year (separated from the Christmas Carol flicks due to slight variations in ratings categories):

Movie	Holiday Vibes	Actual Quality	Party Mood-Setter?	Plucked Heart Strings?	Recommended Frequency?
A Midwinter’s Tale (1995)	3	9	No	Yes	Annual
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)	2	7	No	No	Occasional
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)	5	5.5	No	Maybe	Once
Boxing Day (2021)	8	8	Yes	Maybe	Often
Carol (2015)	5	9.5	No	Maybe	Occasional
Christmas in the Clouds (2001)	3.5	7.5	Yes	No	Occasional
Fitzwilly (1967)	3	7.5	No	No	Once
Happiest Season (2020)	9.5	8	No	Yes	Often
The Holiday (2006)	5	8	No	Possibly	Occasional
The Holly and the Ivy (1952)	9.5	8	No	Yes	Often
It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)	5	6	Maybe	Maybe	Once
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)	7	10	Maybe	Yes	Annual
Jack Frost (1998)	3.5	3.5	No	No!	NO
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)	7.5	7.5	Yes	Maybe	Often
Joyeux Noel (2005)	7	8.5	No	Yes	Occasional
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)	0.5	8.5	No	Yes	Once
Mixed Nuts (1994)	4	3.5	No	No	Don’t
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)	8.5	3	Maybe	No	Ugh
Remember the Night (1940)	4.5	9	Maybe	Yes	Annual
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)	4	9.5	Unlikely	Yes	Annual
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)	3	9	No	Yes	Often
White Christmas (1954)	5.5	9	Yes	Unlikely	Annual

Second, just ratings for the Christmas Carol adaptations (and related works):

Movie	Christmas Carol Vibes	Actual Quality	Scrooge?	Supporting Cast?	Recommended Frequency?
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)	2.5	2	Insufferable	Undercooked	NO
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)	9.5	10	Nuanced	Muppety	Annual
Scrooge (1935)	8.5	7.5	Stiff	Limited	Once
Scrooge (1970)	8.5	7.5	Affected	Uneven	Occasional