A new fan theory suggesting John McClane is in a bad mood in Die Hard because of how much he loves Christmas.
Category: Christmas
Home Alone is a Dickensian, Supernatural Test of the McCallisters
A deep dive into the true nature of Home Alone's Old Man Marley and the possibility that he is the architect of Kevin McCallister's tribulations.
Is Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” a Christmas Song?
Everyone knows that John Lennon's Christmas song is a Christmas song. But is it? And what even is a Christmas song?
Some takes on 2017, before it ends
The end of 2017 is nigh. And with it, the top ten lists, the retrospectives, the predictions. Rather than the Top Books Published in 2017 or the Best Films of the Year or anything like this, here's my list of opinions, ideas, and arguments that I have not already written about in 2017 and would …
Why Die Hard 2 is a Better Christmas Movie Than Die Hard
It's the season of Die Hard. The season of "Die Hard is the best Christmas movie." Or, at the very least, "did you know Die Hard is a Christmas movie." Die Hard is, inarguably, a Christmas Movie. This is an accepted reality in our zeitgeist. Many have argued for it, with the majority of the arguments …
Continue reading Why Die Hard 2 is a Better Christmas Movie Than Die Hard