HomeAlone

A Portrait of the Inept Intruder The enduring *Residence Alone*, a festive basic cherished by generations, is greater than only a slapstick comedy a couple of resourceful child outsmarting burglars. Whereas Macaulay Culkin’s Kevin McCallister is undoubtedly the star, the movie’s enduring attraction rests, partially, on the memorable characters that populate its world. Amongst them,…

Marv The Embodiment of Slapstick Comedy The Wet Bandits, a moniker that would eventually morph into something far stickier thanks to a penchant for leaving faucets running, are a cornerstone of the holiday classic, Home Alone. While Harry Lime, played with perfect simmering rage by Joe Pesci, provided the brains (debatable, I know) of the…