'Tis the season for holiday movies, and the group chat is here and they're not all Grinches. Thomas Leblanc, Radheyan Simonpillai and Kathryn VanArendonk wade through what deserves your time and how holiday movies have changed. They also chat with Elamin about The Sticky, the new TV series based on the infamous $18 million dollar maple syrup heist in Quebec.

'Tis the season for holiday movies, and the group chat is here and they're not all Grinches. Thomas Leblanc, Radheyan Simonpillai and Kathryn VanArendonk wade through what deserves your time and how holiday movies have changed. They also chat with Elamin about The Sticky, the new TV series based on the infamous $18 million dollar maple syrup heist in Quebec.

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&lt;p&gt;Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts &amp;amp; entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://subscriptions.cbc.ca/listmanagement/forms/podcastsnewsletter&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sounds Good: CBC&apos;s Podcasts newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the&amp;nbsp;finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives.&lt;/p&gt;

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Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts &amp; entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less. Subscribe&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://subscriptions.cbc.ca/listmanagement/forms/podcastsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sounds Good: CBC's Podcasts newsletter</a>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives.

&lt;p&gt;Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts &amp;amp; entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://subscriptions.cbc.ca/listmanagement/forms/podcastsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sounds Good: CBC's Podcasts newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the&amp;nbsp;finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives.&lt;/p&gt;

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