It's all in A Christmas Story, but it's as real as wax fruit.

| Original Score: 1/4 | May 13, 2023

The film does its commercial best to dole out the requisite nostalgia without being too sticky. The result is a pleasant, undistinguished Christmas pudding spiced with humor and enriched by some good performances from the kids.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 12, 2023

Bob Clark’s little Christmas movie “A Christmas Story” has vaulted into full Christmas Classic status.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

For old timers like myself, the final scene of Ralphie sleeping with his Christmas prize will always hold true to me and brings back yearly memories of one of the easiest times of anyones life, their childhood.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 14, 2022

An uproarious adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 4, 2021

I think it is one of the best portrayals of childhood ever in the movies.

| Original Score: A+ | May 2, 2019

Just a tour de force of holiday agony, outrageous and hilarious.

| Jan 3, 2019

Kids and guns, you can't go wrong with that combination. It adds up to a film that is sweet and sappy, yet still entertaining.

| Aug 24, 2017

It's a nostalgic comedy featuring a family of eccentrics who lovingly celebrate the holidays and life itself in Midwestern America in the 1940s.

| Nov 30, 2015

It takes pause to recognize the collective good nature we owe to one another all year round, and pays that knowledge forward with charm and wistfulness.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 30, 2013

Never boring, and holds up wonderfully to repeated viewings.

| Dec 29, 2013

It has a warmth and humor that soar with the season.

| Dec 4, 2013

[A] richly remembered tale of Christmas past.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 4, 2013

It won't make anyone forget Miracle on 34th Street, but this is pleasant fare as far as holiday films go nowadays, which isn't very far.

Full Review | Dec 4, 2013

This witty, insightful, hugely enjoyable movie is riven with glorious home truths and a merciful lack of saccharin.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 4, 2013

Shepherd provides the voice-over of the grown hero narrating, and his prominence on the sound track forces Clark to focus on visual humor, resulting in some wild Our Gang-style slapstick.

| Dec 5, 2012

Wonderful antidote to saccharine holiday tales.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 21, 2010

This great heartwarming comedy from the director of Porky's was a flop during its theatrical run, but, like It's a Wonderful Life, has become a staple on cable during the holiday season.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 25, 2009

If you're a fan of Christmas movies or films that use nostalgia as a driver, A Christmas Story cannot be missed. Then again, if you're in either category, you have probably already seen it.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 10, 2008

It's impossible to watch A Christmas Story and not remember what it felt like to be a kid during the holidays.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Oct 29, 2006