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YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE 2 (2023); I HATE CHRISTMAS (ODIO IL NATALE) S2 (2022-2023); HOLIDAY IN THE VINEYARDS (2023); ROUND AND ROUND (2023); A CHRISTMAS FREQUENCY (2023): You Take the Good You Take the Bad…

This will be my last post for 2023, but I'll be back in the new year with fresh reviews. A huge thank you to all of you for reading and supporting Chronically Streaming!! Happy New Year! YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE 2 (2023) I HATE CHRISTMAS SEASON 2 (2023) HOLIDAY IN THE VINEYARDS (2023) ROUND AND … Continue reading YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE 2 (2023); I HATE CHRISTMAS (ODIO IL NATALE) S2 (2022-2023); HOLIDAY IN THE VINEYARDS (2023); ROUND AND ROUND (2023); A CHRISTMAS FREQUENCY (2023): You Take the Good You Take the Bad…

Thea and Jashan sitting next to each other at a dinner table looking toward each other. She is in traditional Norwegian clothing and he is in traditional Indian clothing. the title is across the center with a small chili with a sprig of holly coming out the top.
Rachel Comedy, Cringe Watch, Meh, Movie, Netflix, Rom-Com, Romance, YuleTubing

CHRISTMAS AS USUAL (2023): A Potentially Good Story Crushed Under the Weight of Cultural Stereotypes

Christmas as Usual (Så var det jul igjen) (2023) has all the potential to be a really lovely story about one Norwegian family's journey to reassess and stretch their understanding of cultural traditions and norms in order to accommodate and welcome someone new into their fold. But no. That's not at all what happens. Instead, … Continue reading CHRISTMAS AS USUAL (2023): A Potentially Good Story Crushed Under the Weight of Cultural Stereotypes

Lit Christmas trees with people standing among them.
Rachel Binge Watch, Comfortable, Drama, Netflix, Romance, Series, YuleTubing

VIRGIN RIVER (S5 Part 2): Two Very Special Pine Sap-Speckled, Tinsel-Bedecked, and Gingerbread-Scented Christmas Episodes

Welcome to the end of Season 5 of Virgin River, where for two episodes everything will be soaked in eggnog, decked with holly, and mined with mistletoe. I think a really good metaphor for the show overall and these two episodes in particular is when Jack and Mel are out in the woods looking for … Continue reading VIRGIN RIVER (S5 Part 2): Two Very Special Pine Sap-Speckled, Tinsel-Bedecked, and Gingerbread-Scented Christmas Episodes

Flora and Bernard with the city behind them and an Xmas tree next to them. Glowing magic wraps around Flora. Text reads: Peacock original Melissa McCarthy in GENIE from the writer of LOVE ACTUALLY AND NOTTING HILL
Rachel Comedy, Comfortable, Movie, Peacock, YuleTubing

GENIE (2023): The Leads’ Charm, Chemistry, and Comedic Chops Save This Movie From Itself

Genie (2023) is, for the most part, benign, though it is largely lacking in plot ( a common inconvenience when it comes to YuleTubing), and it really drives home the message that some relationship situationships can only and finally be fixed not through emotional labor, time, and introspection, but through good old-fashioned sparkly magic and … Continue reading GENIE (2023): The Leads’ Charm, Chemistry, and Comedic Chops Save This Movie From Itself

L to R: EXmas: Split screen of Ali against a green background and Graham against a red background. Both have their arms crossed and backs to each other. Title across middle and tear down center. Actors names at top. ROYAL RENDEZVOUS: Title across top. Leads in center almost kissing. Behind them is a split background of LA and large house in Ireland. MARRIED BY MISTAKE: Title across top. Three leads in center all looking confused and unhappy.
Rachel Amazon Prime, Comedy, Distressing, Meh, Movie, Peacock, Rom-Com, YuleTubing

EXmas (2023), ROYAL RENDEZVOUS (2023), MARRIED BY MISTAKE (2023): Rom-Coms That Range From Decent-ish to OhHellNo—But Not in That Order

EXmas (2023) ROYAL RENDEZVOUS (2023) MARRIED BY MISTAKE (2023) EXmas (2023) In the spirit of giving and the YuleTubing season, I was going to open my heart and say, To each their own. Find your own bliss, bish. Watch what makes you happy and I will not judgeth—out loudeth. But, lo, I watched EXmas (2023) … Continue reading EXmas (2023), ROYAL RENDEZVOUS (2023), MARRIED BY MISTAKE (2023): Rom-Coms That Range From Decent-ish to OhHellNo—But Not in That Order

Rachel Binge Watch, Comedy, Comfortable, Drama, Netflix, Series, YuleTubing

A STORM FOR CHRISTMAS & I HATE CHRISTMAS: For When You Need Some Melancholy in Your YuleTubing

A STORM FOR CHRISTMAS If you, like me, spend part of every Yuletide bemoaning the end of the Norwegian series Home for Christmas, then you’ll likely be happy to see that A Storm for Christmas (which stars many of the same actors and has some of the same writers) has blown into Netflix just in … Continue reading A STORM FOR CHRISTMAS & I HATE CHRISTMAS: For When You Need Some Melancholy in Your YuleTubing

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More YuleTubing With: YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE? (2022), SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY’S (2022), & I BELIEVE IN SANTA (2022)

YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE? (2022) SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY'S (2022) I BELIEVE IN SANTA (2022) YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE? (2022) This is a movie with a good premise, great actors, and a sweet ending, but I feel like it leans too much on misunderstandings and misery for its humor. Hayley (Cora Kirk) and James (Asa Butterfield) … Continue reading More YuleTubing With: YOUR CHRISTMAS OR MINE? (2022), SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY’S (2022), & I BELIEVE IN SANTA (2022)