Christmas is a time that means many things to many people; buying presents, decorating a tree, drinking eggnog, singing carols – oh and of course peace on Earth and goodwill to all men – but for me, it isn’t truly Christmas unless I’ve made it through my checklist of must-watch Christmas shows.
Category: Reviews
NIGHTMARES! by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller – Book Review
At some point in our childhood most of us have found ourselves cowering under the covers because we knew something was lurking in the dark corners of our bedroom. Is that shadow on the wall just from the tree outside the window or is it something far more nefarious? Could that dark lump by the…
Annie (2014) – Review
Modernizing Little Orphan Annie is certainly not a bad idea as one would have a hard time releasing a movie today featuring a war profiteer who rails against organized labour and is portrayed as an idealized capitalist and not be the film’s bad guy. Adopting a dozen red-headed moppets couldn’t soften that image for today’s…
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) – Review
I don’t think you will find too many people that will dispute the fact that the book The Hobbit in no way warranted three movies let alone three overly long movies, but with Middle-earth source material drying up the studios convinced Peter Jackson to help them make as much money as possible. The parallel between MGM…
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) – Review
Are you a fan of Holiday Movies? How about Star Wars? One might think mashing those 2 things up would be magical and amazing…. They would be Wrong!!!