This Chick’s Flicks: December 2012

Still of Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty. Photo by Jonathan Olley – © 2012 – Zero Dark Thirty, LLC.
This Chick’s Flicks logo: © 2012 Kristal Bailey.

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Dear Readers,

I don’t know about you, but for me, December is shaping up to be a fairly expensive month. And not just because I have to buy Hanukkah and Christmas gifts for family and friends.

Every year around this time, the film industry treats us to the lion’s share of the year’s most hotly anticipated films. The only problem is that they don’t “treat” us in the monetary sense. And when you live in NYC—where movie tickets run $12-$14—the cost adds up pretty quickly.

That said, I have to own my share of the blame here. Would that I had the patience to wait for movies to show on HBO, Showtime, etc. But I don’t. I love movies and the thought of others seeing a film that I’ve been eagerly awaiting before me is simply unacceptable.

So, below are my must-see December flicks (organized by release date). Some are chick flicks in the traditional sense, others are chick flicks only by my definition, and the rest are not chick flicks in any sense. But that’s OK—I like what I like, and a little variety every now and then is a good thing.

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Friday, December 7

•.Happy Hanukkah!!.•
(Saturday, December 8 @ sundown)

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The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

NR, 99 min., Drama

Edward Burns, Kerry Bishé, Connie Britton,
Heather Burns, Marsha Dietlein Bennett,
Caitlin FitzGerald, Anita Gillette, Tom Guiry,
Ed Lauter, Michael McGlone

Now available to rent on iTunes.

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READ || The Fitzgerald Family Christmas Movie Review

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Friday, December 14

Save the Date

R, 96 min.
Comedy/Romance
(LIMITED)

Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie,
Martin Starr, Geoffrey Arend, Mark Webber

Now available to rent on iTunes.

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The Hobbit:
An Unexpected Journey

PG-13, 166 min.
Adventure/Fantasy

Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen,
Richard Armitage

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Wednesday, December 19

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The Guilt Trip

PG-13, 95 min.
Comedy

Seth Rogen, Barbra Streisand

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Zero Dark Thirty

R, 157 min.
Action/Drama/History
(LIMITED)

Jessica Chastain, Chris Pratt, Joel Edgerton

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Friday, December 21

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This Is 40

R, 134 min.
Comedy

Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd, Albert Brooks
Megan Fox, Jason Segel, John Lithgow

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On the Road

R, 124 min.
Adventure/Drama
(LIMITED)

Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart,
Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams

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Wednesday, December 25

•.Merry Christmas!!.•

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Les Misérables

PG-13, 157 min.
Drama/Musical/Romance

Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe,
Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried

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Django Unchained

(Not Yet Rated), 141 min.
Drama/Western

Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio,
Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson

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Parental Guidance

PG, 104 min.
Comedy

Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei,
Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison

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Share your must-see December flicks in the comments below!

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Want a second opinion?
Check out Karin Abcarians’ 5 Must-See Movies in December!

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