Scrooged (1988) – Another Christmas Carol Remake Nobody Asked For
Ben Dover In the classic Charles Dickens story “A Christmas Carol,” Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old man who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. The ghosts show Scrooge the…
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993): When Hot Topic Met Hallmark and Made Magic
Here’s a fun little movie musical that can’t even decide what holiday it wants to be about. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” was Tim Burton’s fever dream, a mash-up of Halloween…
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987): Surviving a Road Trip to Hell in the Greatest Thanksgiving Movie Ever Made, You @#$%ing Pilgrims
“Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.” Yeah, you read that right. Three modes of transportation, and all of them are pure, chaotic misery. It’s a movie about two grown men having the…
Fatman (2020)
Forget that jolly old elf you thought you knew. This ain’t your grandma’s Santa Claus. “Fatman” throws a curveball with Mel Gibson as a grumpy, gun-toting Kris Kringle battling a…
Slap Shot (1977) – A Hilarious and Problematic Romp Through Minor League Hockey
Paul Newman Delivers a Slapstick Performance in This Goofy Sports Comedy Introduction: Gather ’round, you young whippersnappers, and let old Ben Dover tell you about a movie they used to…
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)- How the Grinch Stole Christmas and My Will to Live
Ah, “The Grinch,” that heartwarming Christmas classic about a green, furry curmudgeon who hates everything about the holidays. Yeah, heartwarming, that’s the ticket. I guess if your heart is warmed…
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) – So Bad it’s Good?
In the early 90s, when big hair and neon colors were still a thing, a Valley Girl named Buffy Summers (Kristy Swanson) got the surprise of her life. Turns out,…
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) – When Rock Bottom Has a Basement
Holy facehugger on a stick, folks! Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the theater, Hollywood serves up this steaming pile of xenomorph dung. "AVPR: Requiem"…
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) – When Two Wrongs Make a Catastrophically Wrong
Hold onto your hats, folks, because we're diving headfirst into the cinematic showdown of the century - or at least that's what they wanted you to think. It's AVP: Alien…
Jack Frost (1998): A Snowball of Sentimentality with a Side of Daddy Issues
Jack Frost is a 1998 American Christmas fantasy film directed by Troy Miller. It stars Michael Keaton as the titular character, a musician who dies in a car accident and…