A lovely cheese pizza just for you. Yes, Kevin McCallister is back on the silver screen in New York City this holiday season, and he's aged well. 

Okay, so maybe Macaulay Culkin's aged to the point where he looks like he's still never seen the sun, but Home Alone has aged well in the 25 years since its release. 

Yeah, 25 years. Let that sink in for a moment. 

But Home Alone is a classic franchise that should have ended with just two movies, and introduced small children to a world where Wet Bandits aren't easily killed by blunt force trauma, third-degree burns, or nail guns to the head. 

Say what you will about the weird sadism rampant in both Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York; and maybe even consider the possibility that Kevin McCallister grew up to become Jigsaw from the Saw movies. 

What you can't deny, though, is that in a genre of overly-campy, dripping-with-cheesy-sentimentality Christmas movies, Kevin McCallister's antics are a welcome departure from films seeking to reinforce this idea that the true meaning of Christmas is somehow lost in the throes of commerce. 

Few movies ever confronted audiences with the idea that the homestead must be defended at all costs from devious burglars. 

With Americans at an impasse as to whether we can actually acknowledge we have a gun problem, young Kevin defends his house with innovative, albeit wildly dark, boobytraps that don't rely on the "Stand Your Ground" tactics of the trigger happy. 

In honor of this momentous anniversary, NYC's outer boroughs are going all in. 

Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg will roll out Home Alone December 12th and 13th with a special "brunch screening" at 11:45 a.m. Then, Monday, December 14th, Queens Comfort in Astoria will feature the film alongside a "buffet of stoner cuisine" (whatever that means). 

Of course, if you find yourself in Newark or New Brunswick, NJ with nothing to do (which isn't exactly shocking if you've somehow found yourself there), the NJPAC and the State Theater, in their respective locations, will feature the film with sing-a-longs and orchestra accompaniment December 5th and 6th.

Should you go see this film in theaters? Absolutely. Nothing says holiday cheer like throwin' it back, watching Macaulay Culkin essentially kill Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern for two hours, and re-living a childhood fantasy that you might not have even caught in theaters the first time around.  

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[via TimeOut] [Feature Image Courtesy ScreenRant.com]