Adult Swim's Yule Log (2022) aka The Fire Place

Casper Kelly directs Adult Swim's first live-action movie, horror film that clips along at a nice rate and still finds time to make social commentary on things like racism, sexism, and homophobia.

Release date: 12/12/2022

Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes

Director: Casper Kelly

Writer: Casper Kelly

Stars: Koleman Adams, Hannah Alline, Regina Ting Chen
Genres: Comedy, Horror

Streaming on: HBOMax

Well, I didn't expect this to be just a regular Yule log, but I definitely did not think I was about to watch a 90 minute feature!

Casper Kelly's The Fire Place is a great addition to holiday horror!

0.9/1 Directing
0.6/1 Cinematography
0.4/1 Visual design
1/1 Editing
0.3/1 Plot
0.9/1 Writing
0.6/1 Acting
0.3/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound
0.4/1 Originality
0.7/1 Rewatchability

Total : 6.1/10 Binge Bones

The verdict: There are a lot of holiday horror movies to choose from, but this one is is probably going to end up at the top of a lot of lists.

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