Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #24 — Citizen Kane What it’s supposed to be: One of the Greatest Movies Ever Made. if not THE greatest. Seriously. Why it’s a Christmas movie: In telling the life…

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #22 — Die Hard and Die Hard 2 What it’s supposed to be: Bruce Willis getting put through the wringer as he fights terrorists in a desperate attempt to get…

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. Hat tip to Hank Harwell from the Geekklesia blog for suggesting this one to us . . . #21 — Red What it’s supposed to be: A stylish stylish movie…

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. Strangers and Aliens co-host Steve talks a bit about another of his favorite strange Christmas movies, this time (in true Steve style!) lumping a whole series of movies into…

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #18 — Ghostbusters 2 What it’s supposed to be: The sequel to the surprise hit Ghostbusters. And some would say everything that’s wrong with sequels. Why it’s a Christmas movie: On…

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. Yesterday and today we feature two movies by my favorite film director, Terry Gilliam! #17 — 12 Monkeys What it’s supposed to be: A remake of the artsy French film…

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. Today and tomorrow we feature two movies by my favorite film director, Terry Gilliam! #16 — Brazil What it’s supposed to be: A dark, imaginative, surreal, and bizarre dystopian fantasy,…

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. Today, Strangers and Aliens co-host Steve MacDonald gives us one of his favorite “strange Christmas movies”! #15 — Lady and the Tramp What it’s supposed to be: An adaptation of…

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #14 — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring What it’s supposed to be: The opening chapter of Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epoch/epic, The Lord of…

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. #13 — I Am Legend What it’s supposed to be: An adaptation of Richard Mattheson’s vampire novel, which has already been made twice before (officially, many more time unofficially, this…

For the days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presents 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons.  In this installment, I asked guest writer Daniel Butcher (who created and writes the Between Disney blog) to write about a classic Disney movie. A movie that is also,…