Christmas. The time of neglectful, stressed parents, sibling rivalry, theft, healing family rifts and inflicting terrible pain on people. Bring it on Home Alone! I know it’s not the coolest and it is cheesy but it’s funny and Christmassy....
I am not a traditionalist about Christmas, if something doesn’t work for you or your family then it should be ignored. Jettison what doesn’t work, keep what does. One thing I keep to is Christmas ghost stories. Scaring yourself silly is an...
The nativity play. The chance for children everywhere to don teatowels and forget the lines written on cards for them. I loved being in the nativity. In a really small class and being a bit jazz handsy I got to be Mary one year and the Angel Gabriel the...
Or Will Ferrell In Tights. You can never tell what will become a Christmas classic and what will drift from memory. It’s A Wonderful Life was a flop on release but gained its reputation on television syndication. The updated Miracle on 34th Street is...
Scrooged (1988) This is Bill Murray at his finest. There is a sense of anarchy in his performance. There is no sense that he’s pretending to be mean, Frank Cross is a git. He thoroughly deserves the pasting he gets from Carol Kane’s Ghost of...
Love Actually (2003) If we were having a conversation over a brew or a beer about this film it would be in questions or exclamations. “The horn section in church…” “Liam Neeson or Alan…” “Why...
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