TheArchive: Reviewing the Rare, Retro, and Restored

The shortest day of the year is just around the corner—Thursday, December 21st! That's right, it's the winter solstice ! As the world braces itself for the longest night, why not make it extra special by cozying up with films that capture the essence of Christmas and Winter? And we've got just the movie to kick off your solstice movie marathon: Unlikely Angel , a 1996 film directed by Michael Switzer, featuring none other than the legendary Dolly Parton as well as Roddy McDowal l.  In the heartwarming world of Unlikely Angel , lounge singer Ruby Diamond, played by Parton, meets her untimely death due to being killed in a car crash, only to discover that her entry into heaven relies on her doing one selfless act on back on Earth. She is denied entrance into Heaven by St. Peter because of the selfish way in which she had lived her life. For penance, she must reunite a family by finding a mother for two children and their widowed father. This leads to hilarious misunderst