About this episode
Christmas-averse city boy Sam meets holiday-loving smalltown Jason…who can guess what might happen next? it’s a Hallmark Channel holiday movie first, and we’re here to dissect it in all its sweet, slapstick-y, romantic glory, with film and culture writer Justin Kirkland in (mistle)tow. Then, a double dose of Holiday Hotline calls , and the last Christmas Movie Minute of 2022! What’s Good Alonso - Monastery of Angels Pumpkin Bread Drea - the outer limits of vanity Justin - first latke Ify - Modjeska time! ITIDIC Henry Cavill’s Getting a Warhammer Movie Donald Glover is Producing/Starring in a New Spider-Man Movie The First Barbie Teaser Trailer Has Been Released Staff Picks Alonso - All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Drea - Wildcat Justin - Women Talking Ify - Die Hard We're sponsored by MasterClass This holiday, give the perfect gift of an annual MasterClass membership and get one free! Go to MasterClass.com/MAXFILM today. Justin’s podcast, John Dutton Must Die Alonso’s Books I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas *** With: Ify Nwadiwe Drea Clark Alonso Duralde Justin Kirkland 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