A children's Christmas film that almost began with a murder?? We're not sure how to feel about this one!

Jump into the 1994 classic, The Santa Clause, with Steph and Alex! We hope this strange, kind of sweet, somewhat alarming Christmas tale gets you into the holiday spirit. Sending lots of love to you and yours this season!

Grab your egg-based family recipes, your future in-law's favorite coffee mug, and your meanest family members, because we're diving into the contemporary -- and controversial -- Christmas classic, The Family Stone!

Apologies for the occasional audio issue on this episode, we actually got to record TOGETHER for once and had to do a little trouble shooting!

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Grab your etch-a-sketches and make Mary Steenburgen some pasta n' syrup, because we're diving into one of our ALL TIME FAVORITE contemporary Christmas classics -- Elf!

Along the way, we discuss the Rankin and Bass roots of holiday cheer, the icon status of Jon Favreau, and of course the way this movie makes us laugh so hard that we cry (and also makes us cry a little).

Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?

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GOBBLE GOBBLE! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We wish you a lovely day full of indigestion-causing food, awkward family interactions, a day-saving viewing of Planes Trains and Automobiles, and, of course, the effortful avoidance of remembering the actual horrific story of European interactions with Indigenous peoples.

On today's episode, we give thanks for all the people, things, and metaphysical concepts that have gotten us through the dumpster fire of 2025!

Grab your broomstick, your mysterious green beverage, and your ultra-cozy sex cardigan, because we're diving into WICKED: FOR GOOD!

Along the way we discuss the power of narrative (in fascism and in movies), the death of movie theater etiquette, and of course the UNSTOPPABLE talent of these incredible performers!

This is the podcast episode of a KILLER, BELLA!

That's right, we're finally diving into the 2008 phenomenon that captured the hearts and imaginations of high school girls the world over, that made every movie after it look vaguely green for some reason, that gave us Robert Pattinson's musical oeuvre, that spawned fanfictions so culturally influential that they became literal movie franchises, that taught us all exactly how unimportant finishing sentences actually....

TWILIGHT!

Along the way, we discuss diabolical colorization, the complex relationship between vampires and menstruation, and we also introduce a BRAND NEW award just for Carlisle Cullen!

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On today's episode, we discuss the latest goings-on in the entertainment world, including Grammy noms, Warner Bros. for-sale status, Hilary Duff's return to music, Lily Allen's SCATHING new album, and more!!

Grab your white power-suit, your Pat Birch musical number, and your bloodthirsty taste for revenge, because we're diving into the CLASSIC nineties comedy, First Wives Club.

Along the way, we discuss valid crashouts, the First Wives Club astrology method, and the unbridled comedic genius of the late, great Diane Keaton ❤️ 

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Grab your midnight margaritas and your disturbing family curses, because we're closing out HalBROween with a witchy classic, Griffin Dunne's Practical Magic!

Along the way we discuss the similarity between curses and OCD, classic Halloween television, and the primal feminine urge to witch it up!

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Grab your cartoonishly long kitchen knife and get ready for the most traumatizing babysitting gig of all time, because we're joined by the brilliant Mark Shanahan to dive into the slasher movie to end all slasher movies -- Halloween!

Along the way we discuss morality and allegory in horror, the amazing parallels between Psycho, Halloween, and Scream, and the shocking ineptitude of every single character with a job (other than the great Jamie Lee Curtis's Laurie) in this movie!