Afternoon Delights
“Spin” (Parody of “Shout”)
Enjoy this dreidel-centric parody of “Shout” by Tears For Fears.
DON’T EAT THE RED SNOW (2017)
Caden Butera’s terrific action-comedy short has excessive amounts of inventiveness and charm.
Honest Trailers - JINGLE ALL THE WAY
A massive movie misfire gets the Honest Trailer treatment to hilarious effect.
Carol Of The Heavy Metal Bells
Time to pause for Claus and unleash carols of peril, with Orion’s Reign covering “Carol Of The Bells”. Not technically action film related, but still badass.
“That Time The Golden Girls Were Held Hostage By Santa”
Pushing Up Roses looks at a very special episode of The Golden Girls where the other fab four found themselves in a calamitous Christmas.
“Shane Black & The Christmas Action Movie”
Patrick H. Willems' video essay on writer/director Shane Black’s long tradition of setting his action noir films at Christmastime.
ITYSL - “The Night Scrooge Saved Christmas”
Scrooge wakes up a changed man only to be enlisted to fight a powerful enemy in the way, way future in this sketch from I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson.
CHRISTMAS WARFARE (2012)
Dain Miller’s 2012 short film, CHRISTMAS WARFARE, brings the war against Christmas to the elven frontlines…
Honest Action - DIE HARD
DIE HARD is a Christmas movie…but would John McClane survive to see Boxing Day? Screen Junkies’ “Honest Action” video looks at the injuries sustained in the 1988 classic.
“The Santa Claws Technique”
Master Ken teaches viewers the perfect way to defend themselves for when jolly Saint Nick when he gets a bit too cozy in your homes this holiday season.
“The Night The Reindeer Died” (1988)
A segment of a scene from a whole film, this is not your average Afternoon Delights. But it is absolutely delightful.
“A Pack Of Gifts Now”
A delightfully violent mash-up of Francis Ford Coppola and Rankin-Bass, MadTV’s stop-motion short finds Rudolph on a mission to kill the Kringle.