This December, Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel is spreading holiday cheer with big giveaways, live entertainment, and delicious meals, and it all kicks off with a massive prize.
On Sunday, December 18, one lucky winner will drive away in a brand-new 2016 Cadillac Escalade. You can begin earning entries on November 28, and continue playing right up until the big day. Another 10 participants will be randomly selected throughout the day to receive $250 in Lucky Bucks.
Money Monday’s Slot Tournament, where guests can win a share of $2,000 cash, is still happening each Monday at 10 am, while the High Hand of the Hour poker promotion lets Lucky Players Card members compete against each other for cash and Lucky Bucks prizes on Mondays and Wednesdays.
As for entertainment, December headliners include The Commodores, La Mafia with special guest Freddie Martinez, and Chingo Bling. An array of excellent tribute and cover bands, along with the Tejano Sunday Showcase, continue in the ¿Que Pasa? lounge.
When it's time to chow down, seasonal favorites await at The Buffet. Monday through Friday beginning December 1, enjoy prime rib, steam ship ham, and other seasonal favorites for $12.99 with PASS Card. The Holiday Lobster Haul takes over on the weekends, with rock lobster, peel and eat shrimp, baked redfish, and an eye-popping dessert spread.
Don't forget that Senior Day is every Thursday, with guests 55 years and up enjoying 50 percent off between 11 am and 10 pm.
The more you play, the more entries you earn to win a brand-new Cadillac Escalade.
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The more you play, the more entries you earn to win a brand-new Cadillac Escalade.
Of all the formulaic movie genres, Christmas/holiday movies are among the most predictable. No matter what the problem is that arises between family members, friends, or potential romantic partners, the stories in holiday movies are designed to give viewers a feel-good ending even if the majority of the movie makes you feel pretty bad.
That’s certainly the case in Oh. What. Fun., in which Michelle Pfeiffer plays Claire, an underappreciated mom living in Houston with her inattentive husband, Nick (Denis Leary). As the film begins, her three children are arriving back home for Christmas: The high-strung Channing (Felicity Jones) is married to the milquetoast Doug (Jason Schwartzman); the aloof Taylor (Chloë Grace Moretz) brings home yet another new girlfriend; and the perpetual child Sammy (Dominic Sessa) has just broken up with his girlfriend.
Each of the family members seems to be oblivious to everything Claire does for them, especially when it comes to what she really wants: For them to nominate her to win a trip to see a talk show in L.A. hosted by Zazzy Tims (Eva Longoria). When she accidentally gets left behind on a planned outing to see a show, Claire reaches her breaking point and — in a kind of Home Alone in reverse — she decides to drive across the country to get to the show herself.
Written and directed by Michael Showalter (The Idea of You), and co-written by Chandler Baker (who wrote the short story on which the film is based), the movie never establishes any kind of enjoyable rhythm. Each of the characters, including competitive neighbor Jeanne (Joan Chen), is assigned a character trait that becomes their entire personality, with none of them allowed to evolve into something deeper.
The filmmakers lean hard into the idea that Claire is a person who always puts her family first and receives very little in return, but the evidence presented in the story is sketchy at best. Every situation shown in the film is so superficial that tension barely exists, and the (over)reactions by Claire give her family members few opportunities to make up for their failings.
The most interesting part of the movie comes when Claire actually makes it to the Zazzy Sims show. Even though what happens there is just as unbelievable as anything else presented in the story, Showalter and Baker concoct a scene that allows Claire and others to fully express the central theme of the film, and for a few minutes the movie actually lives up to its title.
Pfeiffer, given her first leading role since 2020’s French Exit, is a somewhat manic presence, and her thick Texas accent and unnecessary voiceover don’t do her any favors. It seems weird to have such a strong supporting cast with almost nothing of substance to do, but almost all of them are wasted, including Danielle Brooks in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo. The lone exception is Longoria, who is a blast in the few scenes she gets.
Oh. What. Fun. is far from the first movie to try and fail at becoming a new holiday classic, but the pedigree of Showalter and the cast make this dismal viewing experience extra disappointing. Ironically, overworked and underappreciated moms deserve a much better story than the one this movie delivers.
