From the outset, it’s clear that there’s something a tad skewiff about 2010’s Youth in Revolt. It’s not that the movie is excruciating or fatally flawed, but it suffers from an
At Christmastime, everybody loves a good turkey. Santa with Muscles, however, is an example of an insufferable turkey of the cinematic variety. It’s not even a “so bad it’s good” turkey
After the tremendously successful Home Alone – which was produced on a $15 million budget and grossed almost half a billion worldwide – a sleuth of similar holiday-themed comedies followed in its
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Vince Vaughn and the Christmas comedy genre don’t appear to be a winning pair-up. Only one year after 2007’s Fred Claus, Vaughn has decided to take a second swipe at the
The Polar Express assumes the status of Christmas Classic from the get-go without even bothering to earn it. With Chris Van Allsburg’s short, gorgeously illustrated children’s book as its source material,
The storyline of Christmas with the Kranks involves a married couple opting to forgo all Yuletide festivities for one year. You’d almost certainly skip Christmas too, if you had to endure Surviving Christmas, The
Hollywood, it would appear, is determined to inundate movie-goers with at least one holiday-style motion picture at Christmastime every year. These festive movies are intended to be warm and heartfelt,
Creating an enjoyable Christmas comedy must be one of the most difficult things to achieve in Hollywood, because the late-year appearance of a good one in cinemas is about as
Christmas is a time of many traditions. There’s the tree and the decorations, as well as the cookies, the chocolates and the fruitcake. And, of course, there’s the time-honoured annual
If one mentions the name David Lean, the director’s grand, big-budget spectacles will likely come to mind. Among them are such motion pictures as Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai
Ah, the joys of Christmastime. Stress levels skyrocket, families fall out, and the suicide rate increases substantially. But, even worse than all the above (at least for cinephiles), it’s also
For David Lynch, 1986’s Blue Velvet was the motion picture which cemented his moviemaking credentials in a way that his prior efforts were unable to achieve. Such is the reputation of Lynch
In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge saw no profit in Christmas. How quaint this notion has become. In the 21st Century, Scrooge would have a field day; taking advantage
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is yet another example of the law of diminishing returns. The Santa Clause was charming and fresh, while the subpar The Santa Clause 2 lacked both the magic
To this day, 1994’s The Santa Clause remains a pleasant, sweet family Christmas film and a holiday favourite which is held by some in the same league as A Christmas Story andMiracle on 34th
Johnny Knoxville and his Jackass crew have visibly grown older since Jackass Number Two back in 2006, but this did not dissuade them from making their return to the big screen with yet another
After Christmas with the Kranks, Surviving Christmas, Fred Claus, Four Christmases and similar interminable dreck, a lot of people groan at the very notion of a family Christmas film as if they’re on their way