Holiday binging: Top five films for the holidays

The winter holidays scream rom coms. Have you seen the Hallmark channel? Only the trashiest movies to fill your hunger for fabricated love that would never actually happen in real life, but still has you glued to the screen because it’s just that good. I live for rom coms, and if you’re anything like me, you will fall in love with “The Holiday.” How can you resist the darlings Jude Law and ...

You don’t want to miss Jim Carrey as the Grinch. Not only is he hilarious, but he does a remarkable job portraying the essence and persona of the Grinch. Because it is not a cartoon, all of the actors are real people with a lot of hair and makeup alterations. The complexity of the way the Whos in Who-ville are portrayed is quite fascinating. From the crazy hair to the funky outfits, crooked t...

I can’t say I’m a huge fan of Will Ferrell, but this movie is hilarious. Buddy the elf is fitting for any audience. Accidentally transported to the North Pole, Buddy (Ferrell) is raised by elves his whole life. As an adult man, he realizes he clearly doesn’t belong because he is too large in comparison to the elves. This sends him on a meaningful journey to find his biological father. Buddy...

We’ve all seen clips of the famous scene where Andrew Lincoln’s character Mark shows up to Keira Knightley’s character Juliet’s house with posters, confessing his love to her. This movie follows nine different stories (yes, nine) of different characters with different lives. The common denominator that links them all is love. How adorable. You may feel a bit hesitant at first, feeling ...

If you haven’t seen “Home Alone,” then shame on you! If you haven’t seen the movie, you have to have seen the iconic movie poster. This is one movie you can watch over and over, and it never gets old. Macaulay Culkin (yeah, you thought my name was hard to pronounce) plays the role of an eight year old boy, Kevin McCallister, who is left alone at home over winter break by his giant f...