The Christmas Chronicles
The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.
25 October 1995, Sofia, Bulgaria
22 November 1950, Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA
13 July 1977, Hoisington, Kansas, USA
14 September 1971, Rye, New York, USA
27 September 1960, San Diego County, California, USA
20 December 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
November 21, 2018
The whole thing is out-and-out tinsel-dunked tat, but oddly honourable with it - the Christmas spirit might be just a few steps up from bathtub grade, but it still packs a kick.
November 20, 2018
Russell, he of the shaggy mane and those twinkly, crinkly eyes, digs into the classic role with a sleighful of energy, humor and gusto, deftly making the character his own with guidance from Matt Lieberman's inventive, myth-bending script.
November 22, 2018
Like being slightly tipsy on good mulled wine.
November 21, 2018
Between the atrocious green-screen work, the blatant stock footage helicopter shots of city skylines and painfully obvious Toronto-for-America locations, you would be forgiven for thinking this movie was made in 1992.
November 21, 2018
Kurt Russell is one of the all-time great movie Santa Clauses.
November 21, 2018
If this movie comes your way, you'd better watch out.
November 20, 2018
Make some cocoa for the family, and spike yours if you have to, but remember what the holiday is about: watching mediocre, predictable movies with the people you love.
November 21, 2018
The Christmas Chronicles has all of the elements of only the most mediocre Lifetime holiday movies.
November 19, 2018
It's as predictable as an Advent calendar, but thanks to Kurt Russell's grizzly charms, The Christmas Chronicles at least gives us one of the movies' best Santas yet.
November 22, 2018
There's a lot going on in "Chronicles," but the feature really finds itself when holding on Russell, who's having a blast in the lead role, gifted a chance to be funny, physical, and even sing.
November 20, 2018
Edgy, exciting Santa adventure has some iffy behavior, peril
November 14, 2018
With its saccharine score, saturated cinematography, and trite platitudes, the film is formulaic and forgettable except for Kurt Russell's performance as the lovable legend.
