J.R. Johnson

So yesterday we were looking for something to watch post-Valentine’s Day dinner, and it got me thinking about my favorite movies for the holidays.* I’m a pretty average person from a particular time and place (here, now) who is also a sci-fi /action movie lover with a high tolerance for pew pew. 

This is my current list:

• Christmas: Die Hard (sorry, It’s a Wonderful Life, you know it’s true)
• Valentine’s Day: Deadpool (I stand by this 110%!)
• Easter: Life of Brian
• Independence Day: This entry pretty much writes itself.
• Labor Day: Office Space, 9 to 5, The Proposal
• Halloween: Ever since my father took us to see The Amityville Horror I am Not Ok with truly scary movies, so let’s go with The Sixth Sense, Practical Magic, and Addam’s Family
• Thanksgiving: Hmm. Planes, Trains And Automobiles? Or Star Wars. Because Star Wars goes with everything!

Feel free to argue:)

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* This is not the same thing as actual “holiday movies,” as you’ll soon see.

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