Comedy Review: Holiday Payne—’The Holdovers’ Too Afraid to Offend, Yields to Heavy-handed NostalgiaBy Kevin ParksNovember 22, 20230 The introductory prep school shenanigans—your mom jokes, bartering for weed—in Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” mostly serve to generate cheap laughs,… Read More
Action Review: ‘Violent Night’ is Vibrant Gore on a Festive Christmas EveBy John McDonaldDecember 10, 20220 Violence and Christmas are something that surprisingly goes hand-in-hand, not only in the average suburban household with family members at… Read More
Comedy Uncle Nick (NR)By Mark ZiobroDecember 17, 20160 Crass holiday films can work when done correctly. National Lampoon’s “Christmas Vacation” is an example, a film that draws its… Read More
