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  • Home Alone (1990)
    Review preview for Home Alone

    There are some movies that work best at Christmas and this is one of them

    Gator MacReady · 3.5 out of 5
    Macaulay Culkin is left in a big house in Chicago at Christmas time to fend off comic burglars.
  • Little Shop Of Horrors (1986)
    Review preview for Little Shop Of Horrors

    Shot in vivid colour and interspersed with some terrific songs, this is a formulaic story but a hell of a ride.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A shy young man finds his life transformed when he discovers an unusual plant - but at what cost?
  • Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
    Review preview for Planes, Trains & Automobiles

    Planes, Trains & Automobiles is an eternal tribute to how great Martin used to be before he sold himself out to family movies and how wonderful Candy was as an actor and a person.

    Gator MacReady · 5 out of 5
    Steve Martin and John Candy try in vain to get home in time for Thanksgiving.
  • Volunteers (1985)
    Review preview for Volunteers

    Despite comedic pitfalls, denser than the Indonesian jungle, the Tomster comes good.

    Shaun Davis · 3 out of 5
    Peace Corps comedy on remote Thai penisula, with Commie insurgents and Tom Hanks.

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