It's a Wonderful Life

(Note: This review refers to the Blu-ray version of the DVD.)

Teacher says: Every time someone watches "It's a Wonderful Life," an angel gets its wings. OK, that's not actually the quote, but I stand by the thought. At once one of the most life-affirming pictures of all time and a nightmare of small-town America gone bad that rivals any 1940s film noir, this is the craziest and most wonderful holiday movie ritual ever. Paramount became the sole custodian of the film on home video a few years back, and now debuts it on Blu-ray with a beautifully-mastered edition. Also features the previously available documentary "The Making of It's a Wonderful Life" and a second disc with a colorized version of the film (best left unwatched -- you don't take crayons to a classic).