“8 Bit Christmas” is set, according to its wistful narrator Jake , in “1987 or 1988,” but it heavily features a Power Glove, whose awfulness in fact sets the plot in motion.
When it isn’t fawning over roller rinks, “Goonies” posters, and Casio watches, “8 Bit Christmas” is the heart of the film, and — when they’re not debating the merits of 8-bit video game consoles — their relationship is poignant, tender and quite affecting.