Violent Night (2022)
Action/Comedy/Santa Rated 18 Netflix Spoiler Free HAPPY CHRISTMAS! From all of us me at Bedsit Cinema When I was a kid we'd leave out a carrot and milk out for Santa and his reindeer, which were gone the next morning to prove they'd been and not left a Nintendo. Then Santa preferred whiskey and cookies. Then my parents split up. Christmas is a weird mix of emotions, traditions and beliefs which the Christian soaked world try to fuse into positivity. This is a wholesome day and goddamnyou forget about all that other shit, think about the good stuff. It's a nice message. Think about the good shit. Violent Night is directed by Tommy Wirkola, who made the excellent Dead Snow and its even better, more mental, sequel Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead. The man has a knack for gifting his films gory laughs and Violent Night carries itself with the jaunty jolly of a family film… sort of. Wholesome visuals, bursting with holiday colours and cheer, are all undermined by clever cruelty and ca...
