Family Drama

‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ (1987) shows a lot of heart

“Some Kind of Wonderful” (1987) offers little we haven’t seen in other movies, but it has such heart and such an easygoing, naturalistic charm that

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Everyone is hero of own story in ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 4 (2011)

Over six Sundays, we’re looking back at the five seasons (and one movie) of one of the last decade’s elite TV series: AMC’s “Breaking Bad.”

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‘Becky’ a taut, woodsy home invasion thriller

Lulu Wilson has built up quite a resume of horror films and thriller TV, including “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” “Annabelle: Creation,” “The Haunting of Hill

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‘Great Outdoors’ (1988) among Hughes’ most quotable works

“The Great Outdoors” (1988) is the John Hughes movie I most watched as a kid, probably for the random reason that we taped it off

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‘The Way Back’ puts on full-court press of emotions

Ben Affleck is less interested in playing Batman nowadays and more interested in roles like fallen small-town hoops hero Jack Cunningham in “The Way Back,”

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‘Vegas Vacation’ (1997) finds laughs without Hughes

Although not as much of a classic as “Vacation” (1983) and “Christmas Vacation” (1989), “Vegas Vacation” (1997) proves that National Lampoon’s series chronicling Griswold family

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‘Breaking Bad’ Season 2 (2009) embraces dark comedy

Over six Sundays, we’re looking back at the five seasons (and one movie) of one of the last decade’s elite TV series: AMC’s “Breaking Bad.”

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‘European Vacation’ (1985) fails to make memories – or humor

With “European Vacation” (1985), the first sequel to “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983), we’re forced to conclude that either 1, John Hughes is capable of writing

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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

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Davidson breaks out in ‘The King of Staten Island’

“The King of Staten Island” is the most prominent of the few brave films that switched from theatrical release to video-on-demand amid the pandemic, and

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