- John Hansen
- August 4, 2020
Chase shines as ‘Vacation’ (1983) puts Hughes on map
“National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983) both makes fun of and lauds the archetypal dad who wants to show his family a fun time but runs into
Chase shines as ‘Vacation’ (1983) puts Hughes on map
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- John Hansen
- December 25, 2019
30 observations about ‘Christmas Vacation’ (1989)
“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” came out 30 years ago this month, and it has only grown in status as a holiday classic since. Here are
- John Hansen
- December 6, 2015
New ‘Vacation’ is no classic, but it has enough laughs to be worth a rental (Movie review)
The fifth theatrical release in National Lampoon’s “Vacation” series – which confusingly has the exact same title as the first entry — has enough laughs
- John Hansen
- August 10, 2009
Don’t you forget about John Hughes, whose influence is still being felt (Movie and TV commentary)
Here’s how influential John Hughes was: I’m writing a blog post about the late writer-director (he died on Thursday of a heart attack at age 59) and