"Silent Night," the first American film from action maestro John Woo in 20 years, is one of the most mean-spirited, ugly and regressive movies in a long time.

Peter Billingsley returns as Ralphie in this sequel to "A Christmas Story," which is a surprisingly sweet, funny and gentle return to Cleveland Street.

To some, the Christmas season is all about family, celebration, fun, presents, and the birth of Christ. Those are all important things, to be sure, but to me it just isn’t a proper Christmas unless I get to a specific bat...