Christmas films don’t always have to be saccharine tales of straight love and the so-called true meaning of the holiday.

A well-known Harry Potter star takes on a very different role in this subversive new film called a "future classic" by critics.

It may shock you to learn that Alexander Skarsgård, star of True Blood and Infinity Pool, who’s been walked along a red carpet on a dog leash, can’t abide boring. “I’m terrified of run-of-the-mill ...