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geniuses in the only place that really
matters, their own minds.

Lastly, and this is most important, make
sure to order the large helping and fi nish
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Eric Schucht: Chow mein/“Eight Crazy
Nights” (2002). Th is combination seems
fi tting as they’re both cheaply thrown
together messes. Like chow mein, “Eight
Crazy Nights” is something few seek out.

You don’t ask for it, but accept it anyway.

Th e Jewish people don’t really have a lot of
options when it comes to Chanukah fl icks,
especially the animated kind, so beggars
can’t be choosers.

I’m a fan of the stir-fry travesty
because I refuse to be an adult and make
my own decisions. It’s a consistent,
consumable dish that’s easy to order,
easy to find and it gets the job done.

Basic filler. The same can be said of the
Adam Sandler musical “comedy” with
bad voice acting, offensive stereotypes
and overused toilet humor.

Not sure if you’ll feel the spirit of the
season aft er watching, but you’re sure to
feel something. Oh, and make sure to eat
out of a to-go box because it’s a crime to
class up anything that’s just thrown on the
living room TV for background noise as
you think about your life choices.

Selah Maya Zighelboim: Orange chicken/
“An American Tail” (1986). I love Pixar, so
I will happily set myself up in front of an
animated children’s fl ick this Christmas.

And what better to go along with a
children’s movie than a dish surely meant
for children? Something sweet, sticky and
colorful? For that reason, I’m pairing “An
American Tail” with orange chicken.

Th ough it’s not a Pixar movie, “An
American Tail” makes for a great winter
watch, full of Jewish themes. It’s a cute
musical fi lm about a Russian Jewish mouse
named Fievel Mousekewitz. It opens on a
scene of the Mousekevitz family celebrating
Chanukah, but that celebration is inter-
rupted by cats, who, representing Cossacks,
destroy the village and their home. Th e
family immigrates to the United States, but
on the way there, Fievel get separated and
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goes on an adventure to try and reunite with them.

There are also some snapshots of humans
that might intrigue the adult part of your
brain, such as a scene of people going through
immigration at Ellis Island.

Andy Gotlieb: Any kind of lo mein/“Good-
fellas” (1990). My favorite movie (that and
“Trading Places”) features a lot of food-heavy
scenes, whether the boys were at the Bamboo
Lounge, the Copa, Tommy DeVito’s moth-
er’s house, Henry Hill’s house, Paulie Cicero’s
backyard or a federal penitentiary, among
other locales.

It’s actually kind of surprising the mobsters
didn’t all die from heart attacks before getting
whacked, considering the amount of sausage,
pasta and other Italian delicacies they consumed.

I couldn’t really think of a Chinese
equivalent to what the gangsters were eating,
but lo mein basically is spaghetti, so there you
go. And lo mein is hard to screw up — even the
skeeviest Chinese takeout joint can make a
tasty version.

It’s also a fairly safe bet that “Goodfellas” will
run multiple times over the holiday season. l
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classic animated film “An American Tale.”
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