The Grinch Plugged In - And this year, those. The plugged in team reflects on some recent christmas movies as well as some of their favorites. Paul asay then speaks with emily tsiao about the new disney movie mufasa: Seuss’ the grinch (2025, pg) no, we’re not talking about the original tv special, though that’s pretty delightful. And we’re certainly not digging into the jim carrey 2000. In one iteration of the character presented in the 2025 parody horror film the mean one, the grinch is played by david howard thornton, though the character is never referred to by name. We all watch ‘em. And if you don’t, well, you’re a scrooge or a grinch. See, there’s no escaping here: You will be assimilated. Academy award nominee benedict cumberbatch lends his voice to the infamous grinch, a grump who lives a solitary life inside a cave on mt. Crumpet with his loyal dog, max. In theaters high and theaters low, dr. Seuss’ the grinch stole the whole show. It earned $66 million, or so they say, the weekend’s top movie, far and away.
And this year, those. The plugged in team reflects on some recent christmas movies as well as some of their favorites. Paul asay then speaks with emily tsiao about the new disney movie mufasa: Seuss’ the grinch (2025, pg) no, we’re not talking about the original tv special, though that’s pretty delightful. And we’re certainly not digging into the jim carrey 2000. In one iteration of the character presented in the 2025 parody horror film the mean one, the grinch is played by david howard thornton, though the character is never referred to by name. We all watch ‘em. And if you don’t, well, you’re a scrooge or a grinch. See, there’s no escaping here: You will be assimilated.