10 December 2011
24 Days of Christmas: Christmassmorgasborg Edition
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
Stephen Spielberg! Christmas! Furry creatures that turn into murdering beasts! It’s a Rachael Christmassmorgasborg! Oh lord in Heaven, had I forgotten how much I love Gremlins. This 24 Days of …
08 December 2011
24 Days of Christmas: Old-School Edition
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
I chose the black and white 1947 version of Miracle on 34th Street not because of some pretentious need to see the original, but because I don’t think I’ve ever …
15 December 2010
‘Tis the Season… Installment 6 Halloweentowne Edition
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
I’m sure I’ve seen The Nightmare Before Christmas at least three or four times in my lifetime, yet it’s never been one of my Christmas movies. I think maybe I …
06 December 2010
‘Tis The Season … Installment 6 Holiday Violence Edition
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is definitely one of my all time favorite holiday movies. The story is of a criminal (Robert Downey Jr.) who, through a series of misadventures ends …
05 December 2010
‘Tis The Season… Installment 5
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
The Holiday, in many ways, is exactly what people are complaining about when they bemoan the death of the modern romantic comedy. It is about to unlucky in love women …
03 December 2010
‘Tis The Season… Installment 4 Slightly Dubious Double Feature
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
Today I indulged in a double feature of movies that I have always associated with Christmas, even if they’re not the typical type that grace best of Christmas lists. But …
02 December 2010
‘Tis The Season … Installment 3: Slightly off-putting family drama edition
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
So far I’ve dealt only with Christmas movies that I’ve loved. This installment is one that kind of takes me aback a little bit when I watch it: The Family …
29 November 2010
‘Tis The Season… Installment 2
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
The second movie in our holiday-viewing docket is Elf, another new classic. At once heartfelt and hilarious, Elf consciously conjures up a childish sense of wonder while playing to an …
27 November 2010
‘Tis the Season…
By Rachael Nisenkier // Cinema
For Christmas movies. The “Holiday” season has never really begun for me until I allow myself to slip into the pop culture cocoon of movies, tv shows, and music specifically …
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