Rating (Anticipated): 3.5/5 Stars (A Visually Stunning, Existential Christmas Journey) Director: [Hypothetical Director: Robert Zemeckis (or a protégé)] Starring: Tom Hanks (The Conductor, returning in multiple roles) THE POLAR EXPRESS 2 (2025) picks up the narrative twenty years later, centering on the original protagonist, Hero Boy (now Hero Man), who is now a successful but […]
Rating (Anticipated): 4/5 Stars (Charming, but the Anxieties are Too Modern) Genre: Animated Christmas Special / Social Commentary The original A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) was a critique of commercialism. This hypothetical sequel, A Charlie Brown Christmas 2: The Digital Age, updates Charlie Brown’s existential dread for the 21st century, replacing aluminum trees and neighborhood […]