Merry Christmas and Pod Bless Us, Everyone!

Rounding out what ended up being a year of no-bummers, we knew there would only be one choice for our Christmastide Commentary: The Muppet Christmas Carol. Sit down with your favorite brand of eggnog or cocoa (or bourbon), pop in your trusty tape (or open Disny+) and hang for the next 90 minutes of holiday cheer. You'll also be able to revel in Frank's continued phobia of the Ghost of Christmas Past.

LISTENER'S NOTE: we're watching the *full* version of the movie which includes the "When Love is Gone" song. A lot of DVDs and older Blu Rays don't include this song, but if the version you're watching indicates the "full" version of the film you're good. It's available on Disney+ under the Special Features for the movie.

This version has the audio track of the movie if you don't want to watch along.

Stay safe, hug your loved ones, and enjoy!

Is it a "Santa is dropped into a Die Hard scenario" movie?

Yes... Yes it is. Did you think there was more then one of those? Because this is the only one. Fatman (2020) was more of a kinda bad Coen Brothers revenge story kinda thing. Krampus was a holiday themed horror anthology. Violent Night stands alone as THE "Santa Clause is dropped into a Die Hard scenario" movie. Listen you should watch it. It's pretty good. The boys are going to talk about it for more then an hour.

Merry Christmas you filthy animal.

IT'S TURBO TIME!

"You don't see a podcast. You hear it. White noise blasting by the ton on all sides. ASMR sounds blinding you and choking you and making you vomit."

That's right, the Unchosen Men are back and this time they've brought a fresh recruit! Frank joins us as Sharpe trains the South Essex regiment for fighting a column of seasoned French infantrymen.

Listen, it's a Sharpe movie.

It's got guns, gals, and gazetted captains, though definitely not that toff Gibbons. We'll learn what a damn fine soldier Major Lennox was and for what offense he ANSWERED. WITH. HIS. LIFE. (as you should have done, if you had any sense of honor!) Today, on the…[checks notes]…214th anniversary of the…Battle of Alba de Tormes?

It's Sharpe's Eagle on NO FLICKS GIVEN!

You're in for a treat today! Matt and Frank are back to bring you a staple of November. No not turkey. No not massive sales on things you don't need. It's Bond season. And with that, both of them have selected two more James Bond entries to cover, as well as an in-depth conversation on the franchise as a whole.

Frank and Matt previously covered Thunderball, Tomorrow Never Dies and No Time to Die on their other podcast Give it Five. You can check out that martini-induced ramble here.

First up Matt brings us Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Sean Connery's last official trip through the halls of MI6 as he confronts Blofeld yet again. Their battle takes them to Las Vegas, Nevada, the final destination of a diamond-smuggling chain where Blofeld unveils his more deadly evil plan to date.

Then we move to the Florida Keys for Frank's pick: Licence to Kill (1989), Timothy Dalton's second - and final - wear of the tux. This time Bond goes rogue. Back when it wasn't a cliche. He's on a warpath to avenge the injury to his best friend Felix Leiter. Come to think of it you'd think he'd go after the shark, no? His target: Franz Sanchez, drug kingpin and unofficial power of the fictional island country of Isthmus.

Event Horizon is a bit delayed....

We'll get there.... someday.

Happy Halloween!

The nightmare that has been Peter's horror movie rubric finally comes to an end as we cover the third and final spooktacular entry in this year's Halloween series with Matt's pick: 1987's The Gate, which was directed by Tibor Takács and stars Stephen Dorff in his film debut.

The Gate follows a group of neighborhood kids who accidentally release a horde of demons from their backyard through a large hole in the ground. Basically Goonies crossed with Evil Dead. With masterful atmosphere, top-notch creature designs and great child actors, The Gate provides you all the hauntingly fun fright that you want from a Halloween movie.

So tune in to hear a scarily-fun conversation, as well as a final breakdown of all three films to find out which Peter arbitrarily decides "wins" this little Octoberial contest.

Follow the boys at No Flicks Given on Instagram to see what's coming up next. After all, Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner...

We're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!

The whole crew is back to the second film in the "Try not to, but also maybe try to, scare Peter to death series continues with The Return of the Living Dead, 1985's cult classic, directorial debut of famous grump Dan O'Bannon, and the debut of Hollywood star, The Tar Man! We love the Tar Man.

Join us as the boys break down the film, ask some serious questions, re-litigate "The Rubric (TM)", and continue to wonder.... should we show Peter Event Horizon?

Ever had a chance to catch the Pepsi to Tales from the Crypt's Coke? Here's your chance! This George Romero and Stephen King team-up serves as Frank's pitch to scare Peter with a horror movie without making him catatonic. The good news is there's five stories packed into this film so he's got plenty of chances. The bad news is there's five stories packed into this film.

Peter breaks out his horror rubric (TM? probably not) so we can quantitatively determine just how close to the mark this flick hits. After all, that's why God made fathers, babe. That's why God made fathers.

It's that time of year again friends. There's a crispness to the air. The days are getting shorter. The leaves are taking on a golden hue. The vampires are opening their coffins. The zombies are reaching out of their graves. And the WEARWOLVES ARE HOWLING AT THE MOON!!??

That's right ladies and gentlemen it's SPOOKY SEASON and we're bringing you a very special series for the season. Each week we'll present famous scaredy cat Peter a scary movie that he's never seen before and see if he a) can handle it, b) actually likes it, or c) quits the series and lives with nightmares for the rest of his days. Join us as we kick the series off with out picks, and join us for the next three weeks as we see just how far Peter can go!