Neither as terrible as it could be nor as funny as it should be, with that cast, Fred Claus is a painless way to catch a new holiday movie this season without getting into a fight about what part was the lamest. The premise is interesting - Fred is the never-measures-up older brother of […]
What appears to be a simple fish out of water Meet the Parents kind of holiday comedy (involving an heirloom diamond) is actually a (mostly) surprisingly complex tale of a great group of people painfully misunderstanding each other. While my companions and I had some disagreement as to who was really coming off likable […]
Most holiday themed movies are about redemption, acceptance of your fellow man, finding love and/or family, rejecting crass commercialism, or some combination of the two. Somehow, in the midst of Bad Santa, all of these things happen, but believe me, every “holiday” moment in this film is prefaced by some seriously dark ,dark business. […]
I know, believe me, I realize I am both the last person to see this movie and the last person anyone would expect to see (or like) this movie. My hesitance came from my natural antipathy toward Will Ferrell born of his SNL career. But, the Christmas spirit was upon me, as well […]
Yes, of course I know you knew I would give this movie a Full Price rating, just from the preview alone. I am not afraid to admit that my companion and I sat, long after the credits had stopped and lights had come up, not wanting to leave the theatre because it felt…too soon. […]
If, indeed, God (or beauty or truth or what have you) is in the details, then this is the most righteous movie ever made. The cynics should go see it because Jim Carrey’s characterization of the Grinch is rich and bitter, and because it’s a happy X-mas movie, for Pete’s sake. The shiny […]
