Episode 19: Christmas Special!

2021-12-19

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! The usual suspects (Curtis, Quinn, and John) round up their favourite Christmas movies (and some honourable mentions) just in time for the holiday season. The lads discuss their favourite scenes, characters, special moments, and why these film picks are so special to them. In the final section, they talk about films they watched during the week. Tune in for the hap-hap-happiest Christmas special since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye! TIME...

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! The usual suspects (Curtis, Quinn, and John) round up their favourite Christmas movies (and some honourable mentions) just in time for the holiday season. The lads discuss their favourite scenes, characters, special moments, and why these film picks are so special to them. In the final section, they talk about films they watched during the week.

Tune in for the hap-hap-happiest Christmas special since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction to the Christmas special!

00:04:13 Our Christmas Picks (Quinn: Home Alone (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York; Curtis: Die Hard (1988), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation; John: Elf, It's a Wonderful Life!)

00:29:22 Honourable Mentions (John: The Year without a Santa Claus, A Christmas Carol (1951), Scrooged; Quinn: Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), White Christmas, Jack Frost (1998), The Muppet Christmas Carol, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000); Curtis: Gremlins (1984), The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Santa Claus is Comin' to Town)

00:37:30 What We Watched This Week

01:01:45 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

QUINN: Ice Cream Man (1995)

JOHN: Rocky II, Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago – The Ultimate Director’s Cut, Godzilla (1954), Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive

CURTIS: Spencer; Last Night in Soho; Agnes (2021); Macbeth (1971); Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story; Breaking Bad (Season 1); Rebecca (1940); My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell it To; Once Were Warriors

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Excerpt from Home Alone (1990), Gremlins (1984), Die Hard (1988), It's a Wonderful Life!, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Outro: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Darlene Love

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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