Black Christmas 1974 Review. From andrea martin s meek and mild character to margot kidder s outgoing and hilarious character each of these women sort of help to strike a balance. Barb margot kidder and jess olivia hussey are lonely sorority.

I just think black christmas coming out in 1974 was really innovative for its time. In this season of holidays check it out with some egg. Weiler reviewed black christmas for the new york times on oct.

More of a thriller than a true slasher by today s standards this small budget canadian film all but disappeared before tv stations started playing the film much to it s audiences delight.

Black christmas is an effective frightening above average slasher movie with a good cast and a frightening surprise ending. Black christmas 1974 review posted on december 25 2018 december 19 2018 by mike brooks it s quite amazing when you consider that the comedy classic a christmas story a perennial favourite that gets marathoned every year and the horror classic black christmas one of the grandfathers of the slasher genre were directed by the same. In this season of holidays check it out with some egg. Roy moore it stars olivia hussey keir dullea margot kidder andrea martin marian waldman lynne griffin and john saxon the story follows a group of sorority sisters who receive threatening phone calls and are eventually.