Holiday Posts

When Harry Met Sally stands tall as my second favorite romantic comedy of all time (my number 1 pick being Moonstruck), with everything being a solid 10 in each and every department. I would not even know how to begin tallying the total number of ti…

As childless adults living far from our family members, Christmases at Chez Macey are pretty chill nowadays.  That’s not to say we don’t commit full force to the Christmas spirit; both John and I are huge fans of the holidays. …

Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas is a surprisingly philosophical little holiday special.  Of course, that’s nothing I would have considered when I was a little kid watching it for the first few times.  Back then, I was respondi…

Remakes have been around for as long as humans have walked the Earth, and I like to imagine that even prior to the arrival of humankind, amoebas and other life passed around the same stories as well.  Storytelling is in our DNA, whether you are…

Directed by John Hughes at the height of his powers and starring Steve Martin and John Candy in their 1980s prime, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is the ultimate comedic roast of the true horrors of holiday travel.  I personally have experienc…