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The Flawlessness Of ‘A Christmas Story’ The Reason For Its Legacy

I love Christmas movies but many of them have the unrealistic qualities in them. Granted, you’re supposed to watch a movie with a suspension of disbelief but it’s hard sometimes to see movies like Jingle All the Way, Elf of even National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation without their exaggerations. Maybe that’s why A Christmas Story remainsContinue reading “The Flawlessness Of ‘A Christmas Story’ The Reason For Its Legacy”

‘Die Hard’ Mixes Christian Symbolism With High-Octane Action

One of the biggest debates over the last 30 years is whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It wasn’t released during the Christmas holiday season but the summer months. It’s set on Christmas Eve in the Los Angeles area as a NYPD officer is visiting his estranged wife and family for theContinue reading “‘Die Hard’ Mixes Christian Symbolism With High-Octane Action”

Chevy Chase’s Christmas Movies Expose The Imperfection Of Perfection

One of my favorite Chevy Chase Christmas movies isn’t National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation even though I like it and watch it several times around Christmas and even in the middle of summer. No, I’m talking about Funny Farm, which was released in 1988, more than a year before NLCV. While most of the movie isContinue reading “Chevy Chase’s Christmas Movies Expose The Imperfection Of Perfection”

Tipping Has Long Passed Its Tipping Point

During the summer of 1996 between my junior and senior year in high school, I worked at the K-Mart in my home town, mostly in the garden center. I spent so many days putting potting soil, compose manure, bricks, garden rocks, flowers, plants, lumber, etc. into people’s cars, I’ve theorized it was the beginning ofContinue reading “Tipping Has Long Passed Its Tipping Point”

2022 Forecast: Roe v. Wade Will Remain The Carrot Dangled In Front Of Conservative Christians

I’m not a gambling man, but if I had some money to put on whether the current conservative-leaning Supreme Court of the United States is going to overturn Roe v. Wade, I would put on not likely. It’ll be a close vote, 5-4, but it will remain in law. Mainly the landmark case won’t beContinue reading “2022 Forecast: Roe v. Wade Will Remain The Carrot Dangled In Front Of Conservative Christians”

‘King Richard’ Is Will Smith’s Oscar Bait

Can we just give Will Smith a fucking Oscar? They give out honorary Oscars all the time. I think the entire movie industry needs to give him an Oscar, so he’ll stop making fucking movies like King Richard. At one time, Smith was an impressive actor considering he had taken the role on The FreshContinue reading “‘King Richard’ Is Will Smith’s Oscar Bait”

‘Gremlins’ Is A Warning Fable About Giving Animals As Gifts

A movie like Gremlins falls into the same clique of movies like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard. It’s set at Christmastime. It has a Christmas theme, but people will argue with you that it’s not a Christmas movie. Granted, all three movies didn’t hit the theaters at Christmastime, but neither did While You Were Sleeping.Continue reading “‘Gremlins’ Is A Warning Fable About Giving Animals As Gifts”

‘Dopesick’ Functions More As A Placebo Than A Cure-All

Dopesick may have gotten a lot of rave reviews and even named by Entertainment Weekly as the part of the best of television in 2021, but unfortunately, I feel people are misinterpreting subject matter with excellence. The Hulu series is eight episodes long with each about one hour give or take. But even at eightContinue reading “‘Dopesick’ Functions More As A Placebo Than A Cure-All”