Howie Balaban: The Couch Critic: What are Christmas Movies?

Regular readers on this site know by now that I’m a fan of movies. I can talk about them with anyone, and I’ll recommend favorites of several genres. Sure, there are a few that I should have seen by now, and there are some I just don’t get or appreciate as much as the majority of people do, but I still love movies.

On the Homefront: Viewing Comfortainment

A few days ago I presented you with my randomly ordered list of the best songs a person might hear this time of year. Here is the sequel to that list, and it gives you the best movies.

Also randomly ordered, this list is mine. It is purely subjective, hardly scientific, and most definitely open to scrutiny. For instance, you'll notice one movie many consider a Christmas classic is conspicuously absent. That movie is Christmas Vacation, and I simply can't sit through it. Proving that all comedy is subjective, I do not like Chevy Chase's brand of humor. I find him (and his dramatic counterpart, James Spader) completely off-putting.