Vacation 2015

Vacation (2015): Quit Whining about Clark and Enjoy the Fresh Jaunt

With December having snuck up on us, every home in America will soon be revisiting one of our favorite fictional families ever: The Griswold’s. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is unquestionably the best movie of the series. Bolstered by a top-notch performance by Chevy Chase – and Beverly D’Angelo, too – the movie stirs up feelings…

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Movie Review: ‘Harmontown’

Dan Harmon is an asshole. He’s an obsessive, blunt, Godzilla type who stomps all over his business and personal relationships like a monster lighting Tokyo afire. He’s been fired by Sarah Silverman, feuded with Chevy Chase, and was even canned from his own show, Community. He’s a rough around the edges type who has no…

Another Home-Run for ‘Community’

Just recently, NBC made the horrific decision to table Community until God knows when. This is a terrible idea for many, many reasons. Not only does Community follow one of the best ensembles found on television today, but it also shatters conventional storytelling methods for sitcoms at large. Whether an episode about paintball, zombie-like students,…

‘Community’ Just Keeps Getting Better

Last night’s Community episode (“Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking”) had Abed filming the study group a la The Office, as Pierce, in the hospital from an overdose, continued playing mind tricks on them through the bequeathing of various “gifts” meant to torture them. That was a mouthful. The best part? THIS: Community loves Firefly! Brilliant! Amazing! I…