Taco Break: GENERIC CHRISTMAS MOVIES
There are Christmas movies that are immortal family classics enshrined in pop culture, and there…
Year of the Month: The Incredible Power of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Roger Ebert ends his review of It’s a Wonderful Life with a story. “At a…
Taco Break: Arguably a Christmas Movie (from Babalugats)
Arguing about whether or not something qualifies as a Christmas Movie has become as cherished…
Year of the Month: The Total Inexplicability of SANTA AND THE ICE CREAM BUNNY
In last December’s article on Manos: The Hands of Fate, I may have undersold the…
Year of the Month 1966: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
One of the beautiful things about poetry is its ability to evoke great understanding and…
Popular Character’s Completely Secular Winter Festivity Special
December is no time of year to be something other than Christian. It can be…
Christmas, Christmas Movies, and Being Home
A few years ago, I had something of a minor revelation. The movie A Christmas…
Dissolve On (12/17/2017-12/23/2017)
When the late, great website The Dissolve ended operations, its commenting community had The Solute…
Dissolve On (11/26/2017-12/2/2017)
When the late, great website The Dissolve ended operations, its commenting community had The Solute…
Year of the Month: Jacob Thomas Klemmer on New Hollywood, Commercialism, and The Star Wars Holiday Special
When did New Hollywood die, and who killed it? Ask ten different film theorists and…