'Twas the night before Christmas and one thing was certain: everyone thought this was directed by Burton.

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2018)

'The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)' is perhaps the only example of both a Halloween and a Christmas movie all in one (as well as being one of the only true examples of the former in general). It's a splendidly strange stop-motion musical that blends the horrific with the holiday-cheer, the spooky with the snow-angels and the macabre with the mistletoe in a decidedly delightful, certifiably classic, brilliantly Burton-esque way (though it's not directed by the big man himself, instead unmistakably being a Selick affair). It's not incredibly compelling, nor especially memorable on the music side of things, and suffers from some strange pacing issues, too, but it's almost instantly iconic thanks to its whacky, genre-confident visuals which are brought to life wonderfully, one frame at a time. 6/10