Individuals who make Yuletide Log movies — are you okay? I’m nervous about you. The usual flame-filled movies of vacation cheer appear quite a bit darker recently, and whereas I might like to know why, I’m additionally simply typically involved on your psychological well-being.
My first signal that one thing was flawed was The Witcher: Fire on Netflix, which technically got here out final yr however is understandably getting re-promoted now. It’s bought a nice-looking fireplace crackling away within the Nice Corridor at Kaer Morhen, however the evenly ominous music lurking within the background killed “the right backdrop for a comfy vibe” that Netflix promised.
Then Yellowjackets bought within the sport on Wednesday with a Yuletide Log that saved the logs however appears to have missed the Yuletide. It’s simply two hours of creepy vibes and freaky Easter eggs.
So even when I give the creepy Yuletide Log’s the side-eye, if a scary hearth brings you some sadistic sense of pleasure, or helps you deal with the sensation of pressured vacation cheer that appears to permeate every part this time of yr, then hey, okay, I get it. Generally we simply need our artwork to replicate the world, and 2022 hasn’t been universally nice. For lots of people, it’s been fairly shitty. If it helps you get by to have ominous whispers popping out of the audio system whereas a desolate winter scene hovers on the display screen, go for it. You do you.
Personally, I activate a Yuletide Log as a result of I need an escape from <waves palms> all this. I don’t have a fire in my NYC condo, so I activate one of many “Fire For Your Residence” movies on Netflix whereas I wrestle presents into wrapping paper. I’m precisely the form of individual that programmers had in thoughts when WPIX began the TV Yuletide Log custom by broadcasting a three-hour loop of a fireside in 1966.
I do know it’s primary, however probably the most thrilling factor I need to resolve if I need the traditional or Birch variations. Convey on the flames. I’ll save the scares for an additional season.