Carnage for Christmas

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Carnage for Christmas

2024

1h 10m

Horror

Drama

Comedy

Holiday

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When true-crime podcaster and sleuth trans woman Lola visits her hometown at Christmas for the first time since running away and transitioning, the vengeful ghost of a historical murderer and urban legend seemingly arises to kill again.

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Elevated by Jeremy Moineau's standout performance and Alice Maio Mackay's distinctive direction, Carnage for Christmas unwraps a visually striking, fun whodunnit.

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Micco Caporale

Chicago Reader

11/20/2024

There’s no nuance or real elements of tension or surprise. But it’s fun in that it’s such obvious wish fulfillment that it goes down like a slice of holiday pie.

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Mattie Lucas

trans|cendental cinema

02/04/2025

Maintains the inherent queerness of Mackay's perspective, looking to 80s slashers to give us a unique twist on a familiar genre with a developing maturity that is fascinating to witness.

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Michelle Swope

Bloody Disgusting

01/11/2025

3/5

While Carnage for Christmas would benefit from more compact storytelling and less artistic editing, the film does feature standout performances, especially from Moineau as Lola, and an original backstory based on a terrifying and distinctive urban legend.

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Stephen A. Russell

Orion's Shoulder (Substack)

11/12/2024

Barmy in the very best way.

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Sara Clements

Next Best Picture

10/21/2024

5/10

There’s a lot to love about this festive bloodbath despite it being surrounded by many elements that don’t work.

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Dan Scully

ScullyVision

10/05/2024

Mackay is a talented and prolific filmmaker (take a look at her filmography to see how much work she puts out at a clip), but the level of filmmaking craft rises way above the material here.

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Craig W.

@CJWolfe27 Feb 11

Save your self the time, even though it’s only an hour, it’s an hour you will never get back

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life Aug 11

The kills and the killer looked good but the performances weren't good. Tim Treakle

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Courtney K

@c0urtn3y 12/27/2024

i couldn't do it. shut it off halfway through.

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Synopsis

When true-crime podcaster and sleuth trans woman Lola visits her hometown at Christmas for the first time since running away and transitioning, the vengeful ghost of a historical murderer and urban legend seemingly arises to kill again.

Director: Alice Maio Mackay
Producer: Alice Maio Mackay
Screenwriter: Benjamin Pahl Robinson, Alice Maio Mackay
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Production Co: One Manner Productions
Genre: Horror, Drama, Comedy, Holiday
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 18, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 10m