How a Skeptical Critic Came to Love Bad Christmas Movies

The Daily

24-12-2024 • 28 mins

Hallmark Christmas movies are corny, predictable and just what our critic needed to embrace the holiday spirit.

The story of how a big-city culture critic, Amanda Hess, found love where she least expected it — in the monotony of Hallmark’s Christmas movies.

Guest: Amanda Hess, a critic at large for the Culture section of The New York Times

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