Carrie (1976)
Brian De Palma’s 1976 King adaptation. Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, John Travolta supporting. Prom telekinesis. The split screen.
Movies
Get Out (2017)
Jordan Peele’s 2017 directorial debut. Daniel Kaluuya at his white girlfriend’s parents’ house. Sunken Place. Won Best Original Screenplay.
The Babadook (2014)
Jennifer Kent’s 2014 Australian grief horror. Essie Davis as widowed mother. Mister Babadook book. Practical effects throughout.
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
A department store Santa claims to be the real Kris Kringle, and a lawyer must defend him in court.
White Christmas (1954)
Two singers join a sister act and follow them to a Vermont inn run by their former Army general, where they stage a Christmas show to save it.
Holiday Inn (1942)
A singer retires to a Connecticut farm and converts it into an inn that only opens on holidays, leading to a rivalry with his former dance partner.
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Two Budapest shop employees who can’t stand each other are unknowingly falling in love through anonymous correspondence.
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
An Episcopal bishop praying for help with his cathedral project receives an angel who arrives to assist, though not in the way expected.
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
An American family in 1903 St. Louis faces upheaval when the father announces a move to New York, with Christmas as the season of crisis.
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
A magazine columnist who has fabricated her domestic Connecticut life must host a war hero and her publisher for Christmas.