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From the film archives: Wonderful Life charms Scrooge

In this 1946 file photo originally provided by RKO Pictures Inc., legendary actor James Stewart portrays George Bailey, center, when he is reunited with his wife played by actress Donna Reed, third from left, and family during the last scene of Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful Life.”

1218-GO-Wonderful-Life — In this 1946 file photo originally provided by RKO Pictures Inc., legendary actor James Stewart portrays George Bailey, center, when he is reunited with his wife played by actress Donna Reed, third from left, and family during the last scene of Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful Life.”

I have a confession: I don’t like Christmas movies. Decades of holiday blockbusters have left the genre formulaic and boring. Most of the time, I struggle just to finish watching them.