Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)

Wishin’ and Hopin’: Directed by Colin Theys. With Sosie Bacon, Annabella Sciorra, Chevy Chase, Molly Ringwald. Based on the New York Times best-selling Christmas novel by Wally Lamb comes the new Christmas classic, starring Molly Ringwald and featuring Chevy Chase.

“The best Christmas movie in more than three decades: A nun-chasing bat, a beautifully pig- tailed Russian girl who conditions with mayo and has a mean right hook, a boy straight out of a comic strip, the most formidable Miss Goody Two-Shoes since Reese Witherspoonu0026#39;s Tracy Flick, and the adorable Molly Ringwald — all in one Catholic classroom during Lyndon Johnsonu0026#39;s administration — deliver the most joyful Christmas movie since A Christmas Story (circa 1983)! An added treat: seeing some pop culture/cinematic favorites in unexpected roles: scintillating Annabella Sciorra as a sweet suburban mom, u0026quot;Bat Out of Hellu0026quot; Meat Loaf as a priest, and laugh- master Cheri Oteri as a nun in need of a hair-fix. If you laughed out loud while reading the book, youu0026#39;ll have just as many yucks in this film version. And if you love the film, you gotta check out the book. A wonderful way to ring in Christmas 2014!”