Episode 45: Falling for Christmas- Lindsay is back! And so are outrageous representations of amnesia (with Emily & Heather McIntyre)

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It’s our 3rd annual Christmas film episode ready for your lucky listening ears! Today we have a Psychocinematic first - a sister duo joining us, Emily & Heather McIntyre! Steph, Emily and Heather discuss the iconic new Netflix Christmas film charting Lindsay Lohan’s comeback - Falling for Christmas! Think we won’t have enough content to overanalyse in this one? THINK AGAIN!

Join us as we try to make sense of the films depiction of amnesia, why little Avy is constantly smiling, and why there are so many cheques.

CONTENT WARNING: Major physical accident, acquired brain injury, memory loss, loss of parent.

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Follow Heather @heatherey on Twitter, Insta and HeartbreakHeather on Tiktok - and check her and Niall Horan’s special relationship here.

See our Christmas Rom Com Bingo grid here to follow along with us!

References:

• Netflix and Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Falling for Christmas’ Allegory (one of the funniest articles I’ve read in a while)
• Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Falling for Christmas’ is Proof of Hollywood’s Dehumanizing Effects | Frieze
• Netflix’s Falling For Christmas Has A Brilliant Mean Girls Nod, And It Was Apparently Lindsay Lohan’s Idea | Cinemablend
• Falling For Christmas ticks every box in the Netflix algorithm (stylist.co.uk)
• Netflix's Falling For Christmas: “Every single thought I had while watching Lindsay Lohan's festive romcom”
• 'Falling For Christmas' Review: Lindsay Lohan Makes a Cozy Comeback to Rom-Coms - Marvelous Geeks Media
• Memories aren't made of this: amnesia at the movies - PMC (nih.gov)
• 'Falling For Christmas' And Why Rom-Coms Keep Using Amnesia | Cracked.com
• Lindsay Lohan's Falling for Christmas on Netflix is cute. Amnesia isn't - Pehal News

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