Festicember 2020 Entry #34!

Some days you watch a fun Will Ferrell comedy, some days you watch Kirk Cameron lie to you about Christmas for not even feature length.

Maybe that's a little harsh. In fact, I'm slightly hesitant to rip this to pieces only because it almost feels genuine - almost. Kirk Cameron actually seems invested and passionate, which makes him engaging and honestly kind of likable to watch. As he was listening to the other guy in the…

Festicember 2020 Entry #33!

It almost feels like heresy to say "I haven't seen 'Elf'", like I'll be publicly stoned with candy corn until I remedy my transgressions. Well, now I have, and I can say it's pretty good. There's nothing spectacularly deep going on here, nor is it a stellar, flawless comedy, but there's enough creative concepts, funny gags, and solid performances stacked on a really rock solid premise to make it an easy, enjoyable watch.

I have to…

Festicember 2020, Entry #14.

Step aside, Christmas, this is Hanukkah's time! If only it had a better film to reflect it than... whatever this is.

Honestly, this deserves better than it gets. That's not to say it's good, it's not at all, but it's also not unwatchable. In fact, I think you could probably cut this down to a pretty decent 40 minute comedy. Unfortunately, it's laden with enough whorish product placement, awful toilet humor, in-your-face obnoxiousness, and excessive mean-spiritedness…