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14 Significant Sci-Fi Movies with Robots—From the Amazing to the Weird
Flashback, Movies, Robots Chris Well 4/22/24 Flashback, Movies, Robots Chris Well 4/22/24

14 Significant Sci-Fi Movies with Robots—From the Amazing to the Weird

With tech so common now, we take a look at some of the best movie robots of all time—from charming co-workers who just want to help us out to menacing monsters planning to stomp on us.

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Behind the Scenes: ‘Violent Night’—“Time for some season’s beatings…”
Christmas, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 12/15/23 Christmas, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 12/15/23

Behind the Scenes: ‘Violent Night’—“Time for some season’s beatings…”

“Time for some season’s beatings…” Violent Night star David Harbour was initially nervous about the concept of a “Santa Claus action movie”—until the filmmakers convinced him.

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Convincing Run-DMC to celebrate Christmas in Hollis: “Jack Frost chillin’…”
Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/13/23 Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/13/23

Convincing Run-DMC to celebrate Christmas in Hollis: “Jack Frost chillin’…”

Asked to be part of a Christmas album, Run-DMC was worried a cover song would come across as fake. But finding a personal angle led to a song—and the Best Video of the Year award.

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Santa vs Martians: Watch the weird sci-fi holiday classic now!
Christmas, Aliens, Movies Chris Well 12/1/23 Christmas, Aliens, Movies Chris Well 12/1/23

Santa vs Martians: Watch the weird sci-fi holiday classic now!

Often hailed as a terrible movie, the 1964 film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians carries a weird kind of charm that beckons me. Want to watch? Here’s the whole movie right here…

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Santa vs Martians: That time Santa Claus fought aliens from Mars—watch it now!
Christmas, Aliens, Movies Chris Well 12/23/22 Christmas, Aliens, Movies Chris Well 12/23/22

Santa vs Martians: That time Santa Claus fought aliens from Mars—watch it now!

Often hailed as a terrible movie, the 1964 film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians carries a weird kind of charm that beckons me. Want to watch? Here’s the whole movie right here…

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Convincing Run-DMC to celebrate Christmas in Hollis
Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/19/22 Music, Christmas Chris Well 12/19/22

Convincing Run-DMC to celebrate Christmas in Hollis

Asked to be part of a Christmas album, Run-DMC was worried a cover song would come across as fake. But finding a personal angle led to a song—and the Best Video of the Year award.

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Santa Claus vs The Devil
Christmas, Comedy Chris Well 12/8/22 Christmas, Comedy Chris Well 12/8/22

Santa Claus vs The Devil

The 1959 Mexican fantasy film “Santa Claus” is a wildly interesting film that was apparently made by people who were only vaguely familiar with the Santa Claus tradition.

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Brom: Krampus: The Yule Lord—“I love the idea of Krampus returning to reclaim Christmas”
Books, Christmas Chris Well 12/7/22 Books, Christmas Chris Well 12/7/22

Brom: Krampus: The Yule Lord—“I love the idea of Krampus returning to reclaim Christmas”

Acclaimed author and artist Brom raised pulse rates with his grim reimagining of the Peter Pan legend. For an encore, he tinkers darkly with the beloved mythology of Santa Claus.

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Santa vs Mercenaries in ‘Violent Night’— “This could be really special”
Christmas, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 12/2/22 Christmas, Movies, Comedy Chris Well 12/2/22

Santa vs Mercenaries in ‘Violent Night’— “This could be really special”

“Time for some season’s beatings…” Violent Night star David Harbour was initially nervous about the concept of a “Santa Claus action movie”—until the filmmakers convinced him.

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Chris Well celebrates stories about monsters and the people who hunt them and/or love them. Over the years (please don’t ask how many), Chris has worked in different kinds of media as a writer, producer, performer, broadcaster, and/or college instructor. Now he hosts the website Monster Complex. Find out more about Chris at StudioWell.com.

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