Review of A Christmas Story (1983) by Matthew B — 23 Dec 2014

A great dark comedy that probably gets hurt from being played all day during the Christmas season.

This review of A Christmas Story (1983) was written by Matthew B on 23 Dec 2014.

A Christmas Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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I watch this at least once all the way through every year. Most people like it. Some people hate it.. eh whatever…

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