Christmas Movies

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

Our Christmas Series concludes with National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.  To pair, we enjoy some delicious Rombauer Zin.  It’s a jammy, fruit-forward wine, perfect with a Jelly of the Month sub.

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Last Christmas (2019)

Our Christmas Series continues with something completely different:  Last Christmas!  After screening two edgier films for our previous content, this time we opt for a more traditional, more frothy holiday flick.  It stars Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding as a star-crossed couple.  The only thing separating them is fate.  And a big secret. Enjoy!

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Bad Santa (2003)

Our Christmas Series continues strong with a dark comedy classic–Bad Santa.  It’s junk food humor at its nastiest, and the opposite of any other Christmas movie you could imagine.  To pair, we enjoy Elk Cove Pinot Noir.  It’s a splurge buy ($30ish) from Oregon, and goes perfectly as a first bottle, or as a gift…

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Lethal Weapon (1987)

Our Christmas season kicks off with a movie that I forgot totally qualifies as a Christmas movie–Lethal Weapon.  It’s an 80s classic, with big action, iconic characters, and memorable one-liners. To read my full review–click here! To pair with this flick, we downed a few seasonal beers!  The Scotch Ale from Bells Brewery was outstanding–rich,…

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Die Hard, The Mandalorian Season 1 Finale (Riesling)

For this episode of Cinemavino, Sean Jordan joins us to watch and discuss Die Hard.  We drink a little German Riesling in honor of Hans Gruber, and take a shot of Jaegermeister.  Blech.  For the opening of the Todd-cast, we break down Chapter Six of The Mandalorian.  That brief talk might contain a few spoilers, so if…

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