1971's "The Christmas Martian" isn't really a holiday film, but something wackier and stranger. The Canadian production is the first of an ongoing series, with the "Tales for All" franchise looking to provide family entertainment, and the producers really go for a younger demographic with the initial endeavor, which provides 65 minutes of pure Great White North adventures and slapstick featuring an alien visitor clad in netting who's stuck on Earth. "The Christmas Martian" gets tiresome fairly quickly, but there's a spunky moviemaking spirit on display that could work for some viewers. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com