Home Alone

The Director's Chair Network · Dec 10, 2025 · 1h 39m · transcript

Katie welcomes Evan and Andrew from the Nothing Worthwhile Podcast for a deep-dive rewind into the 1990 holiday juggernaut Home Alone. The trio kicks off with a lively 1990 pop-culture trivia wheel (nailing jelly bracelets, Magic Eye posters, Hammer pants, “Just Do It,” Chili’s baby-back-ribs jingle, and the Billboard Top 5), then unpacks everything that makes John Hughes’ script (directed by Chris Columbus) an enduring classic: Macaulay Culkin’s perfect child performance, Joe Pesci & Daniel Stern’s lovable-yet-menacing Wet Bandits, Catherine O’Hara’s heartfelt mom energy, John Williams’…