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We Need a Reality Check on Unreal Christmas Rom-Coms
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We Need a Reality Check on Unreal Christmas Rom-Coms

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Ali Jawetz
/ 18 December 2020

It's time Christmas rom-coms move beyond the twin swaps, the dead spouse who comes back as an angel, the bad blind date, etc., and instead, turn to real-life stories for healthy models of lasting love forged in the fires of the holiday.

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Passengers

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Jesse Hassenger
/ 12 May 2009
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Part 5: Toy Story 2 to Titus (November – December 1999)

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PopMatters Staff
/ 26 March 2009
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Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008

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Bill Gibron
/ 9 September 2008
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The Grudge: Special Edition (2004)

By
Cynthia Fuchs
/ 24 February 2005
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Carnivàle

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Michael Abernethy
/ 14 February 2005
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The Grudge (2004)

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Cynthia Fuchs
/ 22 October 2004
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A Slipping-Down Life (2004)

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Cynthia Fuchs
/ 13 May 2004
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21 Grams (2003)

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Cynthia Fuchs
/ 11 December 2003
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Identity (2003)

By
Cynthia Fuchs
/ 9 September 2003
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Identity (2003)

By
Cynthia Fuchs
/ 24 April 2003

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