With the arrival of the holidays comes a slew of Christmas films, both new and old. “Violent Night” is the most recent entry in this canon. While many recent releases fail to utilize the talent of their stars, David Harbor plays the perfect morally gray Santa in this creative Christmas tale, and grown-up fans of “Home Alone” are sure to enjoy this film’s gory gimmicks.

When the trailer for "Klaus" was uploaded to YouTube back on Oct. 7, there were two stand-out opinions about what went down in the trailer. Firstly, the animation was a breath of fresh air. In an era...