Despite dropping out the Christmas Zeitgeist in recent years, Home Alone remains one of the most quintessential festive films of recent times. It's simultaneous charm and subversive comedy belie the ˜Disneyfied' veneer to produce a film that not only engenders the fabled ˜Christmas Spirit', but one that spawned a decade-long infatuation with the genre of child-focused … [Read more...]
Review: Christmas Vacation (1989)
What your about to see isn't pretty, in fact its rather shambolic. Chevy Chase once again takes to our screens as Clark Griswold in National Lampoons: Christmas Vacation (1989). The Griswold family including a young and fresh Juliette Lewis and Beverly D'Angelo as the mother, attract chaos wherever they go, whatever they do. This time is no exception. Its Christmas time and … [Read more...]
Review: Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone is now considered a Christmas classic, although many don't remember that, at the time, it received a lukewarm (at best) reception from critics. As a Christmas film, there isn't really much in it that is related to Christmas. Sure, they have a bit of Christmas related dialogue and a moral that fits with it, but apart from that, it's an oddly mean-spirited film. With … [Read more...]
Review: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00DDRP3RW][/pullquote] Alone, on Christmas, in a strange city. It's the sequel to the classic Christmas caper involving a young boy forgotten by his family when leaving for Christmas vacation in France. Home Alone 2 (1992) follows the same storyline as the original, … [Read more...]
Review: Weird Science (1985)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00E20379K][/pullquote] John Hughes is one of the most iconic writers and directors from the 1980s. His list of credits include classics like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. His strength was always in creating a … [Read more...]
Review: Easy A (2010)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B003NE4S9E][/pullquote] John Hughes owned the 1980s. Ask anyone to list their top 10 favourite films from the 1980s and I bet there's at least one film written or directed by the king of teenage comedy-drama. It is his films that have inspired a generation of … [Read more...]