What I learned about Christmas, by not celebrating Christmas

So no festive movie reviews for a second year in a row.

Lazy? Too full of the Christmas spirit? It was a bit more complicated than that. There were no reviews, because there were no movies. I mean – there were. You probably watched plenty of them! I didn’t, though. In fact, I didn’t have Christmas at all.

And that made me really think, about Christmas, what it means to me, what it doesn’t mean to me, what it means to others, and what we get out of this annual celebration. (yeah it’s one of THOSE posts)

It is necessary to post this every Halloween

This is my first post in a long time. I assume you all check the site every day, so it feels good to help make that worth your while. But today and tomorrow, you might be very busy due to Halloween Excitement, and the next five days you might be recovering from it. So I won’t get antsy if this does not get a “like” immediately or until January.

What are your All Hallow’s Eve Plumb plans?!? Tell us tell us tell us.

I know I have plans to watch movies about people being tormented, which is super fun, and also to give out candy at a friend’s house, where this year’s theme is “scary circus.” So I bought clown makeup yesterday. And, from the used/vintage clothing store, I got big loose polka-dotted pants for $18. I already own several top hats and weird enough shirts, so I’m set.

I figure I will be bad at applying clown makeup, since it’s my first time, but that will only make me look more deranged. Incompetence for the win! The polka-dotted pants are satin, and have an interesting waist band. I have concluded they were originally intended to be sexy lingerie for a woman seven months pregnant. I expect to feel attractive.

I did not get the candy yet. Did you? DID YOU? It is important.

Where Are This Year’s Festive Movie Reviews?! (that’s what everyone is definitely asking)

As if we’d be watching any of THESE

Obviously everyone is missing my annual Christmas movie reviews, it’s OK, you don’t need to say it.

I’ve been missing them TOO. This is the first year in about seven years that I haven’t sat down with my notebook and got thoroughly engrossed in the holiday movie exploits of whichever former Party of Five cast member happens to be on screen today. I’ve always really enjoyed not only watching and writing, but also receiving all of your comments and feedback.

So I just wanted to post a little note to say I’m so sorry that 2022’s reviews haven’t materialised. Life hasn’t really been all that great for the past six weeks or so, and I can’t stress enough how important I think it is to be honest about that. I’ve lost two jobs, been dumped by someone I really liked, and a dear friend ended their life by suicide.

It’s been incredibly hard. We are getting there. But it’s not been the time for holiday movies, and I just hope that next year we can get back to laughing at all of our favourite clichés.

If anyone needs any support or chat or ANYTHING over the holidays, to leave a note in the comments and we’ll find a way. Love to you all.

Happy Halloween!

Hey-o! A lot of you have been asking about my Halloween plans. JK no one asked but there was a popular request (read: one suggestion) for a Halloween post. So now I’m asking you: what are your Halloween plans? Do you have a costume?

I’m going to a bar to watch Bachelor in Paradise because that’s what I always do on Monday nights. I don’t actually care about the show, but it’s a good way to hang out with some friends.

I miss you all! What else is going on these days?

Let’s check in with Eurovision 2022!

We’re nearly a month away from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Turin, following Italy’s victory in 2021. And so it seems a good time to get in amongst the runners and riders for 2022!

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Unexpected Out-of-Season Movie Review!

Well hello friends, and a belated happy new year… (it’s March)

Last week I went to the cinema and I thought of you. All of you. Because the film I watched was:

MARRY ME.

[may contain spoilers]

[in fact it WILL. But if you can’t work out what happens in this film, you probably shouldn’t be reading reviews like this, let alone watching it, or maybe even operating heavy machinery]

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Christmas Movie Reviews, 2021: Crown for Christmas

It’s cold and foggy outside, and let’s face it, this festive season is heading in one direction (and by one direction, I don’t mean the world’s best on-hiatus boy band) Let’s pop on another Christmas film.

We’re going FULL Hallmark

Today’s viewing is 2015’s mix of gingerbread, protocol and fake European countries, Crown for Christmas!

Christmas Movie Reviews, 2021: Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen!

Your wish is my command – but before we get going with our first (of hopefully, three?!) festive film review of the year, I want to draw your attention to the fact that Christmas movies made the actual NEWS this week. Main reason? They’re everywhere! Y’all can’t get enough of the things. Over here at HM, we didn’t need a news story to tell us this – we knew already that they make our snowy hearts happy. So let’s dive right in…

… yes, it’s 2019 soon-to-be-classic, SENSE, SENSIBILITY AND SNOWMEN!

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December is here

OK look, I have been BADLY absent from my dear Homeless Monster friends in recent months.

Spooky Season Returns

Hello monsters! How is everyone doing? Does anyone still check this blog? I’ve really missed you all. My last post in May was right before a big move, and after that life just got away from me. Now that spooky season is back, I’ve been thinking about this classic gif from our old Videogum days.

What have you been up to? Do you have any plans for Halloween? I’m going to buy a bunch of Halloween candy, secure in the knowledge that I won’t get any trick-or-treaters at my apartment and therefore will get to eat all the candy myself.