What do these two Hallmark entries have in common? They both star holiday staple Candice Cameron Bure, who has charmed her way through dozens of these Hallmark films over the years. Kerry and Collin decided it was time to take a dive into this end of the Christmas movie ocean and judge the movies on heir own terms. Did "Switched For Christmas" convince Collin that Bure could play twins? What was the biggest medical faux pas that Kerry noticed in "The Christmas Contest"? Did both films incorporate a Christmas cookie baking montage? If so, were the characters dressed appropriately for the occasion? All this, plus the latest and greatest in physical media for the Blu-ray Gift Exchange.

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Blu-rays covered:

Warner Bros:

"The Bride!" - 4K (2026)

"Wuthering Heights" - 4K (2026)

Gilmore Girls: The Complete Series

Sony:

"Nickelodeon" (1976)

"The Front" - 4K (1976)

Warner Archive:

Looney Tunes Cartoons: The Complete Series (2020)

"George Stevens: a Filmmaker's Journey" - 4K (1984)

"The Late Show" (1976)

Film critic Nell Minow joins Kerry and Collin for a look an a holiday favorite that has been remade at least four times, "The Shop Around The Corner" (1940), starring Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullivan and Frank Morgan. At the start, though, there is also a brief discussion on the current release, "The Sheep Detective," which all three highly recommend. Why does "The Shop Around The Corner" take place in Budapest? What is it about this story that makes it so ripe for further exploration in how we anonymously communicate with one another? What exatly is "the Lubitsch touch"? All this, plus three films from 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.

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Book movies covered:

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Pepe le Moko (1937)

Ugetsu (1953)

Kerry and Collin invite you to board CMA flight #160 and experience the TURBULENCE! This 1997 thriller stars a go-for-broke Ray Liotta as a maniac hell-bent on crashing a plane and Lauren Holly as the flight attendant who must land the 747 on her own. The Christmas decor on display here rivals any Hallmark movie you've seen and might even be a little dangerous. does Brendan Gleeson pull off a southern drawl? Are plastic soap dispenser tubes just as deadly as metallic ones? Does Lauren Holly pull off being an action hero? Is that even her main function here? All that, plus a look at the latest and greatest in physical media with the Blu-ray Gift Exchange.

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Blu-rays covered:

Criterion:

Monty Python's Life of Brian - 4K (1979)

Warner:

Over The Garden Wall (2014)

Private Benjamin (1980)

Monogram Matinee Double Feature: Louisiana & Song On the Range (1947 & 1944, respectively)

Sony:

Moneyball (2008)

Universal:

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Lionsgate:

Dust Bunny (2026)

FilmMasters:

White Zombie (1932)

Kerry and Collin are joined by Barry, the co-host of 96 Greers to talk about John Grisham's "Christmas With The Kranks," starring Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd. Is it possible to truly dislike a movie that features such lovable character actors as M. Emmett Walsh and Austin Pendleton? Is it fair to judge people based on their enthusiasm for Christmas or any other holiday? How closeley does the movie align with Grisham's tome? We get into all of that, as well as three more movies from 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.

Book movies covered:

Los Olivados - The Young And the Damned (1950)

The Housemaid (1960)

The Spider's Strategem (1970)

We're releasing this a few days early so you can get a jump on the Easter weekend and so you still have time to purchase an egg dye volcano. "Rise of the Guardians" is like a superhero movie, but with mythical characters we all know and love: Santa Claus (okay, he's not mythical, but real), the tooth fairy, Jack Frost, the Sandman and, of course, the Easter Bunny, voiced by Hugh Jackman. Why is the Tooth Fairy in charge of children's memories? Is "The Ten Commandments" meant to be watched on TV with all the commercials? Is there room for more cultures in the realm of the Guardians? All this, plus a Blu-ray Gift Exchange, one that features a Christmas movie that has been discussed on the show before.

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Blu-rays covered:

Sony:

"Cobra Kai: The Complete Season"

"Merrily We Roll Along" (2025)

Universal:

"Resident Alien - The Complete Series"

"This Is The Night" (1932)

Criterion:

"Testament" (1983)

Warner Archive:

"The Man Who Came To Dinner" (1941)

"The Gay Divorcee" (1934)

Looney Tunes - The Collector's Vault, Vol. 2

Kerry and Collin watched the 2008 comedy "Four Christmases," starrign Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, two actors who were at the peak of their fame and marketability during this era of their careers, but who made the unfortunate choice of starring in this holiday non-classic. To add insult to injury, it also features the recently departed Robert Duvall. Was Duvall mis-cast? What is up with people who play passionately play the game Taboo? Can you really visit four sets of relatives and play in a Christmas pageant all in one day? All these questions, plus Kerry gives us three more titles from the book "1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die."

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Book movies covered:

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

Wild Reeds (1994)

Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (1985)

"What time is it?" It's time to talk Oscars, but more specifically, Kerry and Collin are focusing on one of the front-runners to win the night, Paul Thomas Anderson's timely and sensational "One Battle After Another," a movie that somehow predicted our world today, with often comedic and exciting results. What does it have to do with Christmas? Well, it's highly recommended that you see the film before listening to the episode, because it certainly can't be explained in a single-paragraph summary for a podcast episode. How did Anderson get this film through the studio system? Just how powerful is the Christmas Adventurer's Club? What are its chances of winning Best Picture? All these questions, plus some general Oscar talk and some new blu-rays forth adding to your collection.

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Blu-rays covered:

Warner:

"Ben-Hur" (1959) - 4K

"All The President's Men" (1974) - 4K

Lightyear:

"Heaven" (1987)

Sony:

"Richard Pryor: Here and Now" (1983) - 4K

Criterion:

"Play Time" (1967) - 4K

Gemini:

"Bucket Of Blood" (1959)

Warner Archive:

Fred Astaire Collection

Broadway On The Big Screen Collection

"Stranger On the Third Floor" (1940)

Loopy DeLoop Collection (Hanna-Barbera)

Kerry and Collin take a look at the remake of The Bishop's Wife (1949, episode #109), the Penny Marshall-directed The Preacher's Wife, starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Huston, Courtney B. Vance and Gregory Hines. While the film sticks with the original's principal characters, it adds a lot of plot to the storyline that does not always benefit the overall outcome. Was there as great a need for movies about spiritual awakenings and celestial encounters in he 1990s as there was in the post-WWII era? Can Denzel Washington really do anything? What was Penny Marshall's last film project before she passed away in 2018? Can we get a replica anywhere of the Dudley tree-topper at the end of the film? All these questions get answered, plus three more films from 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.

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Book movies covered:

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

An Actor's Revenge (1963)

Consequences of Love (2004)

The second Valentine's Day Movies Actually episode takes a strong left turn from the warm and fuzzy feels of the Garry Marshall ensemble rom-com they covered a couple years ago. This time, Kerry and Collin are joined by their resident slasher movie expert, Patrick Ripoll, to discuss the 1981 cult classic, "My Bloody Valentine" (later remade in 2009). What makes this particular masked killer so distinct from the likes of Jason, Freddy, Michael, Ricky, Chucky, et al? Why was there never a sequel to this film when there was clearly a lot that could be done with it? How does the remake hold up against the original? They get into all of these issues after Patrick and Collin talk about the coincidental movie project they both happen to be working on separately. Also, the latest and greatest in physical media with the Blu-ray Gift Exchange.

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Blu-rays covered:

Sony:

"Blue Moon" (2025)

Warner:

"One Battle After Another" (2025)

"Twilight Zone: The Movie" (1983)

"Shameless" - The Complete Series

Universal:

Woody Woodpecker: The Golden Age Collection

Warner Archive:

The James Stewart Collection

"By The LIght Of the Silvery Moon" (1953)

"The Verdict" (1946)

Criterion:

"Caught By the Tides" (2024)

Vinegar Syndrome:

"At Close Range" (1986)

The Jonas Brothers surprised Kerry and Collin with their charming holiday offering this past season that they decided to devote an entire episode to "A Very Jonas Christmas Movie." Please know that the hosts have little to no knowledge of the Brothers Jonas and their back-catalog, so be patient with the little that they do know. What exactly is figgy pudding (Andrea Martin wanted to know, so the question is being asked on her behalf)? Is Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Santa beard real or fake? Finally, if the Jonas Brothers returned for a version of A Christmas Carol, who would they play? And how would Miley Cyrus fit in? All this, plus a cheerfully jaunty Book segment.

Book movies covered:

Underground (1995)

Head-On (2004)

The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

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