‘Dennis the Menace’ (1993) watchable, ‘Flubber’ (1997) awful
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie reviews): These supposed family films are two exhibits in the case against the second decade of Hughes’ filmmaking career.
Family Drama
‘Dennis the Menace’ (1993) watchable, ‘Flubber’ (1997) awful
Evan Rachel Wood’s ‘Kajillionaire’ is (way) offbeat
Movie review: Evan Rachel Wood and Gina Rodriguez stand out in Miranda July’s appealingly strange film that’s like a dark “Napoleon Dynamite.”
Dogs have their day in ‘Beethoven’ (1992), ‘101 Dalmatians’ (1996)
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie reviews): A lot of Hughes’ later films are for the dogs. That said, you’re not barking up the wrong tree if you expect laughs here.
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 3 balances fan service, sharp writing
TV review: More than any other show that resurrects an old property, “Cobra Kai” knows how to give fans what they want and still make smart TV.
Hughes’ ‘Career Opportunities’ (1991) slacks off
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): “Career Opportunities” doesn’t live up to its potential. But it does have 1991 Jennifer Connelly in a tank top.
Pratfalls, lovable kid drive ‘Home Alone 3’ (1997)
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Alex D. Linz gives an endearing turn as 8-year-old Alex Pruitt in a three-quel that’s actually not horrible.
‘Last Christmas’ (2019) has its heart in right place
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): It will stay in your head because of the title it shares with the song. It may or may not stay in your heart.
‘Miracle on 34th Street’ (1994) has spirit and schmaltz
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Lovable Attenborough and Wilson drive Hughes’ simple update of the classic Christmas film.
DuVall’s ‘Happiest Season’ makes the Yuletide gay
Movie review: Clea DuVall establishes herself as a solid director in this film that mainstreams gay romances in the Christmas comedy genre.
‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ (1992) gets darker
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): This sequel repeats the original’s beats — but it knows it. The increased violence is almost too much, though.