I’ll cut right to the chase: I love National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Loved it since the first time I saw it as a kid (it was the 80s. Don’t judge me.). Though you’ve most likely already seen this at least a … Continue reading →
Love Actually is one of those films that people either love or hate. I’m in the love camp, despite its self-loathing body issues. I love that it explores multiple facets of love (not just the romantic kind). I love the … Continue reading →
I watched Edward Scissorhands when I was ten and really enjoyed it… until I got to the ending. There I was, with my best friend and my mom, sitting in my living room, crying my eyes out. I got ripped … Continue reading →
I once had a colleague that was looking for a word and said, “I’m just a crumb munchkin. I don’t know if that’s the right word. Erin will probably yell at me.” It was curmudgeon. Yes, my eye twitched. Since … Continue reading →
Happy Hanukkah, friends! I wanted to make sure that Hanukkah got included in our celebrations for the month of December, and found this little short. Produced just over a year ago, it hails to us from SUNY Oswego (which is … Continue reading →
Ah, the gangster film. So much fun when it’s done across the pond. What can I say, the British just know how to get shit done, and done with style. Sexy Beast came out in 2000, and I was lucky … Continue reading →
This one just plain hurts to do, but it has to be done. You’ve got to rip the bandage off at some point, no matter how bad it’s going to hurt. And trust me, this one does indeed hurt. I … Continue reading →
I will love Bob Clark eternally for two films: A Christmas Story and Black Christmas. Two ends of the Christmas spectrum, but both are so crucial to my formative years. More often than not around the holiday season, you can … Continue reading →
There comes a point in every parent’s life when you cannot do one more animated film. Not. A. Single. One. I rapidly hit that point about a year ago. Frozen broke me. So when my children asked to watch 2009’s … Continue reading →
True story: I first saw Event Horizon on a date. I was 16, so was he (this was the 90s, when you could go see an R-rated movie without a parent after 7 PM). It was our first official date, … Continue reading →
