About this episode
The pitch: “ Die Hard but Bruce Willis is Santa, Nakatomi Plaza is a rich lady’s house, and Hans Gruber is John Leguizamo. Also add in some Home Alone, a lot of bone-crushing, and jokes.” The pitch meeting might not have gone down exactly like that, but the resulting film is called Violent Night , and we’re talking about it today with the director of the new RLJE/Shudder/AMC holiday horror film The Apology ! Then, Alonso will adjudicate a Santa/Scrooge movie quiz. What’s Good Alonso - Neal Bledsoe’s statement on stepping away from GAF Drea - Clark Family Murder Mystery Dinner Party Alison - Christmas nail art! Ify - snowboarding trip turned cozy, indoor trip ITIDIC Black Adam Didn’t Kill at the Box Office Dwayne Johnson posted a set photo of J.K. Simmons as a Jacked Santa James Cameron prepped Avatar 2 Writers Room w/800 pages of notes Staff Picks Drea - The Apology Alonso - Spirited Alison - International Falls Ify - William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet *** With: Ify Nwadiwe Drea Clark Alonso Duralde Alison Star Locke Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Sr. Producer Laura Swisher Follow us on BlueSky , Facebook , Instagram , or Letterboxd With Kevin Avery Drea Clark Alonso Duralde Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Sr. Producer Laura Swisher