Category: Features
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A Christmas Carol (1951)
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Read more: A Christmas Carol (1951)A Christmas Carol (1951) There are over a dozen renditions of the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, or Scrooge, and I have reviewed several of them here at Ruthless. There is one omission, A Christmas Carol (1951) and this particular edition may very well be the best of the best, when all things are considered.…
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Mixed Nuts (1994)
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Read more: Mixed Nuts (1994)Here we have a Christmas Movie about a Suicide Hotline. Doesn’t this sound deliciously hilarious? The question is: As horrible and as soul-killing as this movie is, can the presence of Adam Sandler make it exponentially worse? Of course!
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Mrs. Worthington’s Party-A.K.A. Noelle (2007)
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Read more: Mrs. Worthington’s Party-A.K.A. Noelle (2007)It is no secret that faith-based movies have taken their review lumps from both believers and non-believers alike. The harsh criticism heaped upon this genre of movie has been well deserved.
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The Man Who Invented Christmas
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Read more: The Man Who Invented ChristmasIt is no secret that I love to review Christmas Movies. I am especially fond of the Charles Dickens timeless classic A Christmas Carol, and have watched and reviewed most of the renditions.
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The ABC’s of Gambling
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Read more: The ABC’s of GamblingAsians love to gamble. Of all the racial stereotypes floating around, this is the most resoundingly true. Unless you spend a lot of time around gambling…
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Christmas Evil (1980)
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Read more: Christmas Evil (1980)This movie was originally billed as a routine Christmas Horror/Slasher flick. Somewhere along the way, it altered course. Christmas Evil became darker, creepier and more sinister as time passed. The character development elevated it into a Holiday Classic of incremental insanity. This was one of the strangest films I have ever seen.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
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Read more: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)The original How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was a charming little short animation that was written by Dr. Seuss and narrated by the late great Boris Karloff. The absolutely fabulous Grinch Song is not sung by Boris Karloff
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Ridiculous Deaths
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Read more: Ridiculous DeathsWe’re all gonna die. It’s a sobering thought, but we cling to the hope it’ll be relatively painless and perhaps even dignified. But what if it isn’t?
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The Odd Couple (1968)
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Read more: The Odd Couple (1968)The Odd Couple is a classic comedy from another time, a different era, no, another planet. It was not violent or vulgar and men wore coats and ties, even to poker games.
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A Christmas Carol: (2019) FX Version
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Read more: A Christmas Carol: (2019) FX VersionI’m not going to hold back any longer. This FX near-masterpiece was beyond wonderful, and what they did with this iconic story just blew my mind. I am going to keep spoilers to a minimum, so read with confidence as I take you on a wonderful journey through what may be the best A Christmas…