Now a holiday classic, the 1974 cult stalker-slasher Black Christmas gave the horror world Billy, a sorority sister killer whose frantic voice disturbed audiences. Sophia Takal’s innovative PG-13 re-imagining bears the same name but subverts the typically vague, moody atmosphere of the original with a direct examination of male privilege and female empowerment. Is Takal’s Black Christmas a vital product of its time or simply a brash attempt at using a famous name for relevance? Though it likely won’t escape 2019 without being swathed with controversy, Barnabas and Samael use the penultimate episode of the year to break down the film and determine if it is, in fact, naughty or nice!
Warning: Spoilers for Black Christmas ahead!
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