Another year, another season finale! Emily wraps up the Stocking Stuffers series with a quick look at Lifetime’s Christmas Ever After, then a deeper dive into the best/worst list. Yes it’s January, but we make our own rules around these parts.

We’ve got a special end-of-hell-year treat just for you! Emily and gay guardian hipster angel of The Feminine Critique, Fozzie Bare, just couldn’t get enough A New York Christmas Wedding, so we went to the very source of Netflix’s hit for a special interview with writer/director/actor Otoja Abit! Learn all about making a low budget Christmas movie on the streets of New York in the middle of summer, how to find sexy variations of Oh Christmas Tree, what it means to be an ally to the LGBTQ community, and why sometimes, you have no choice but to wear a bra in bed.

Otoja is an absolute delight, and our conversation took more turns than a cab driver lost in NYC. Be sure to check out A New York Christmas Wedding on Netflix and Jitters, the short film that started it all, over on Amazon Prime. You can learn more about Otoja’s projects at willfulproductions.com and on social @ohabit and @willfulproductions.

It’s back to the Marvista well for another round of adorable dogs and clueless humans! This time, Emily is joined by the fabulous Cristina Acuna to talk all things dog care, Canadian hunks, and what it’s like to be really short (like, shorter than Emily short). Follow Cristina on the socials at cactus_music and remember! A puppy is not a choice you make lightly.

Ever wonder what kind of Cozy Cardigan Christmas flick the Zodiac Killer would make if he was employed by Hallmark? WE FOUND IT! On this very special episode, Emily is joined by film critic and super Christmas film fan William Bibbiani to discuss Marvista veteran Michael Feifer’s weirdly subversive The 12 Pups of Christmas, streaming now on Hulu. There’s also a lot of chatting about the Step Up franchise and High Strung films, which we demand you watch. Follow Bibs on Twitter @WilliamBibbiani and check out the Critically Acclaimed podcast network for his batch of shows, including Canceled Too Soon, Only the Best, Episode Zero, and much more!

Yes, this is a theatrical release, but how can we NOT cover a movie so cardigan and Christmas that it’s based on a literal interpretation of George Michael’s hit song? We’re treated to some delicious Scottish tidbits from this episode’s special guest star Kevin Matthews of Raiders of the Podcast and his daily film blog, For It Is Man’s Number.

THEY’RE CURSING IN A COZY CARDIGAN CHRISTMAS FLICK! Now that we’ve gotten that out of our system, here’s Netflix’s new saucy comedy, Holidate! Christine is back to talk the glory of Emma Roberts and the dullness of blond hunks. Take a shot and enjoy!

Put on your finest CGI everything for the return of Kurt Russell’s sexy Santa! Emily is once again joined by the industrious Elwood Jones to discuss psychotic elves, light terminator father/daughter time travel vaguely incestuous bonding, and of course, the episode of Law & Order: SVU where James Van Der Beek keeps seducing young women who think he’s their real dad and are disappointed when they find out he’s not. It’s a hoot! Check out Elwood’s collection of podcasts (Movies & Tea, the AC Film Club, the new Battle Royale Podcast, and more) and his blog at From the Depths of DVD Hell!

We’re gonna need a bigger stocking! On this extra special, extra wet & weird episode, Emily welcomes the Head Hauntress herself, Elizabeth Katheryn Gray. The ladies take a boat ride through the bayou for 2018’s sweetly twisted horror comedy Santa Jaws, a fun combination of cozy cardigan Christmas and classic genre shark thrills. Follow Elizabeth on Facebook and have a listen to her weekly live show at Archivists Bet On Sexy Witches.

It’s a Christmas miracle! Christine is in the house to talk Clea Duvall’s crowd-pleasing Happiest Season. You’ll truly have a gay old time in the best possible way!

Emily’s all alone to tackle the familiest of all family holiday films. This is another incredibly earnest, incredibly cheap little cookie with an oddball cast that includes producer C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Silverman, and, get ready: Burt Reynolds voicing Buster the dog. How can you NOT catch Christmas spirit with all that AND surly teenagers?