Christmas Countdown – Die Hard
What’s that? Die Hard isn’t a Christmas movie you say? Wrong! If anything it’s one of, if not the best Christmas movie ever made. The year is 1988, George Bush Snr became President, Roy Orbison passes...
View ArticleChristmas Countdown – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Ah Christmas, it’s the time of year that brings me back to my childhood, remembering those mornings I would wake up early and sneak a peek a the tempting presents sitting under the tree. But besides...
View ArticleChristmas Countdown – Scrooged
Every Christmas break for as long as I can remember ( I have a terrible memory mind you, so don’t expect much) it’s become a tradition that I partake in watching the same three “Christmas Themed”...
View ArticleChristmas Countdown – Gremlins
It’s nearly Christmas once again, and you can just tell by the festive sounds in the air. The echo of carollers, the laughter of children, the Ho Ho Ho’s of department store Santas, the crackling...
View ArticleChristmas Countdown – Home Alone (1990)
At the height of Macaulay Culkin’s fame came a sound lesson about the importance of family, as an en masse family Christmas holiday to Paris takes a turn for the worst when the parents realise they...
View ArticleChristmas Countdown – Life Of Brian (1979)
Wait a moment! You’re thinking. That’s not a Christmas movie! Is it? Quite correct. It is not. But then, technically neither is “Home Alone”. It is merely a movie that happens to take place at...
View ArticleChristmas Countdown – Miracle On 34th Street (1994)
The spirit of Christmas is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot come end of year celebrations. What does it really mean? Does it mean be loving to your family? Be cruel to your credit card? Or is...
View ArticleChristmas Countdown – It’s A Wonderful Life
This one\’s a given, right? Possibly one of the most iconic Christmas movies ever, you might think an esteemed website such as ours would be above choosing the obvious, but no. We\’re all about...
View Article6 Goosebumps Stories We’d Love To See On The Big Screen
The films and books that you connect with when you’re a spritely little pre-teener, full of hope and driven solely by fun, are some of the purest experiences you will have with art and entertainment....
View ArticleMovie Piracy – Why It Isn’t Cool
“A crime is a crime. Either you commit a crime, or you don’t. If you do commit a crime, then you are a criminal. Surely that is logical.” – Thomas Keneally, from his stage play, “Our Country’s Good”....
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