Christmas may have passed, but the season can't really be over until Emily meets Santa Claus. AND THIS TIME IT'S IN THE FORM OF NORM! It's the season finale through 2012's The Merry In-Laws, streaming now on Tubi and starring George Wendt and Shelley Long. We follow that up with a season 9 recap, ranking the films and remembering the highs, lows, and peacoats. So. Many. Peacoats. Thanks for joining this season!

Break out your winter hot pants! It's a warmer holiday trip down south with Brazil's Christmas Full of Grace, a wacky holiday romcom that will give you dangly earring inspiration like you've never seen. You can find it on Netflix and you SHOULD. Emily is aided tremendously in this human raccoon hunt by the fabulous Carol Borden of The Cultural Gutter. It's joyous in every direction. Be sure to check out Carol's work on The Cultural Gutter (https://culturalgutter.com/) and Monstrous Industry (https://monstrousindustry.wordpress.com), and follow #driveinmob on Twitter and other socials for weekly hijinks!

Are you ready to post some flyers? It's apparently required for anyone visiting Mystic, Connecticut, and on this very special episode, we're heading there in marine colored peacoat style! It's Hallmark's Mystic Christmas, featuring lots of snappy dialogue, hot divorced parents, and even more turtle-killing plastic. Emily is joined by the wonderful Brandi and Dave to dive in with the seals. It's a blast! Be sure to check out our guests' various podcast projects!
The Dark Corner
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedarkcornerpodcast
Dave's Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/thedarkcornerpodcast
The Vedek Assembly: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vedekassembly
What the Future Holds: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/what-the-future-holds
Boldly Go: A Star Trek Strange New Worlds Podcast
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boldlygo

Hallmark gets serious (though the coffee cups stay empty). Emily is joined by Head Hauntress Elizabeth Katheryn Gray for a dive into the 2022 Hallmark movie My Southern Family Christmas, starring the one and only Bruce Campbell (playing dad to a character NAMED Campbell, just to be confusing). It's shockingly touching and kind of...good? Be sure to check out Elizabeth's many projects, including the Archivists Bet On Sexy Witches radio show!
Main page: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/archivistsbetonsexywitches
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THESEXYWITCHES
Recent episode: http://tobtr.com/12295819

Who says Hallmark invented the Cozy Cardigan Christmas genre? Emily is joined by blogger and podcaster Elwood Jones for a trip back to an even older well with 1997's made-for-CBS classic Borrowed Hearts, directed by First Blood(!!!)'s Ted Kotcheff and starring Roma Downey, Erik McCormack, and Hector Elizondo as an angel, or devil, or...something. You can find Borrowed Hearts today streaming on Freevie, and check out Elwood's various projects including his podcasts (Asian Cinema Film Club and Movies and Tea) and blog at https://fromthedepthsofdvdhell.wordpress.com/

She's back! Christine hitches a ride on Santa's slay to join Emily for a discussion of 2023's EXmas (not to be confused with Merry Ex Mas, Merry Ex-Mass, or a dozen other similar titles). This one is streaming on Amazon's Freevie via Buzzfeed, whatever those words mean. Fluff your favorite baby Jesus's beard, crack open a Heineken, and have a listen!

The halls are decked and the coffee cups are empty, which means it's time to tackle a whole bunch of Cozy Cardigan Christmas movies! Emily starts the season off with Lifetime's heavily plagued production of Mistletoe In Montana, a 2021 film streamable now on Hulu. Join the fun and share your own favorite dangly earrings on our Facebook group or Instagram (@feminine_critique_pod). Happy do-sigh-doh'ing!