The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Review

This is a tricky one for me. I've always viewed it as a Christmas movie, seeing as Halloween only takes up the first 5 minutes. There's too much of a festive feeling for me to enjoy this at Halloween. Everything Wrong With & Honest Trailer Jack Skellington is getting tired with every Halloween being the …

The Witches (1990) Review

When a young American boy, Luke, goes to stay with his grandmother in Norway with his parents, she tells him stories about witches who kidnap and kill children. After his parents are killed in a car accident, Luke and his grandmother, Helga, move to England. On Luke’s birthday, Helga becomes ill and is diagnosed with …

Coraline (2009) Review

11-year-old Coraline Jones moves into a mansion that has been renovated into an apartment building, with her parents, who are working on a gardening catalogue. As an only child and with her parents working all the time, Coraline is always alone. When exploring her new house, she discovers a door which leads her into a …

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) Review

Pumpkins, witches, ghosts, tricks or treats, rocks and Snoopy. Good grief! The kids prepare for Halloween. Linus is writing a letter to The Great Pumpkin who will appear in the pumpkin patch that is the most sincere and give presents to all the good children. No one believes him, but Sally will do anything for …

Hocus Pocus (1993) Review

This is a great seasonal flick for the whole family. I was 6 when it was released in July 1993 and I probably first saw it on the Disney Channel. I definitely remember taping it from there. The movie starts in 1693, where teenager Thackery Binx is looking for his younger sister, Emily. He hears …

The Addams Family (1991) Review

The Addams Family originated as single panel cartoons published in The New Yorker by Charles Addams between 1938 and 1988. In 1964 the television series aired for two seasons until 1966. This piece of television history gave us the famous finger clicking theme song. In 1972, the Addams Family made their animated debut on The …