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Tag: Die Hard

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“Ho. Ho. Ho.” Yes, Die Hard Is a Christmas Movie

It is indisputable that Die Hard is a movie set at Christmas. It is debatable whether Die Hard is actually a Christmas movie, ...
By Darren MooneyDecember 28, 2020
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Podcast

The Great Die Hard Debate – The Escapist Movie Podcast

This week on The Escapist Movie Podcast, Jack Packard and Darren Mooney argue once and for all over whether Die Hard is a ...
By Darren MooneyDecember 26, 2020
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Movies & TV

The Universal Theory of Defining a Holiday Movie

In a video essay, Jack Packard defines “The Universal Theory of Defining a Holiday Movie” (THTDHM!), clarifying once and for all what constitutes ...
By Jack PackardDecember 17, 2020
Column

Yipee-Ki-Yay. Die Hard Is Getting a Board Game

There have been eight video games based on the Die Hard films, but the landmark action series has never had a tabletop adaptation ...
By Samantha NelsonApril 15, 2019
Art Must Be Ruined

Plot Amnesia: An Epidemic No One Can Forget

There is so much amnesia in our media that you can’t forget it even if you try. Jane Doe in Blindspot, Samantha Caine ...
By Noah BerlatskyApril 2, 2019
Art Must Be Ruined

Die Hard’s Reactionary Values Make it a Christmas Movie

Every year at Christmastime, movie critics and fans engage in the traditional holiday activity of debating whether or not Die Hard is a ...
By Noah BerlatskyDecember 25, 2018
Guy Cry Cinema

5 Not-Really Christmas Movies that Make Guys Cry

DISCLAIMER: This is not a series dedicated to proving men shouldn’t cry, or to suggest ONLY women cry and are therefore inferior. The ...
By Daniel EpsteinJanuary 7, 2016
Gallery of the Day

8 of the Greatest Movie Villains of All Time

Heroes are great, but nothing makes a movie like a great villain. Evildoers. ne’er-do-wells, terrorists, and psychotics can all find a home under ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 11, 2015
Guy Cry Cinema

5 Bruce Willis Movies that Make Guys Cry

Tough Guy Bruce Willis has been in a few tear-jerkers. Here are five movies that make guys get all weepy. The goal of ...
By Daniel EpsteinMarch 18, 2015
Guy Cry Cinema

Guy Cry Cinema Presents: Cry Hard

The movie that made Bruce Willis an action star also made us reach for the tissues. A lot has been stirred up recently ...
By Daniel EpsteinJuly 15, 2014
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