"Violent Night" is a cyanide-laced sugarplum, a holiday action movie starring David Harbour as Santa that will delight viewers who can get on its wavelength.

"Spirited" could become a movie to put on over the years as background viewing as it’s funny and moving, and a reminder that Dickens’ story still has pull.

"Disenchanted" allows Amy Adams to have a lot of fun playing bad, but the rest of this long-awaited sequel can't recapture the charm of its predecessor.