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Happy Sunday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Leon Day! We are officially halfway to Christmas 2023! Can you believe it? The ride will pick up steam from here and the Ber Months will be upon us before we know it! To mark the occasion, Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather for a very special bonus episode in which they discuss the 2014, Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "A Royal Christmas"! How does it stac...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope all the dads out there had a wonderful father's day, and we hope all of our American listeners are taking some time this long weekend to reflect on the real meaning and history of Juneteenth as you enjoy your extra day off! While Julia may still be enjoying a fabulous Disney World vacation with her family, Anthony and Thom decided to record solo to ensure...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy June! The year is flying by as fast as Santa and his reindeer do on Christmas Eve! And speaking of Santa... In this episode, Julia, Thom, and Anthony are joined by Santa Claus himself, Mr. Matt Spaulding of "North Pole Radio"! After catching up on their weeks and laughing about a specific targeted ad that appeared in front of the "Dennis the Menace" epis...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Memorial Day to all of our American listeners! We hope you're enjoying your long weekend and the unofficial kick-off to Summer! Just think, the next season will be Fall and we'll be in our beloved Ber Months! Who says time doesn't fly? This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they discuss the 2007, straight-to-home-video film, "A Dennis the Menace Chr...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe that as of today we are officially halfway through May? Leon Day is next month! Time is flying! After a brief hiatus, the elves are back (before we take another brief hiatus!) and excited to talk all things Christmas! Join them as they cover the 1998, made-for-TV film, "Richie Rich's Christmas Wish" - a movie they are completely baffled by given so...

Happy Sunday, everybody! And Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers and mother-like figures out there! We hope you have a wonderful day where you are shown the appreciation and love you deserve! As we've been on a hiatus the past few weeks, we wanted to drop a special mother's day episode for y'all in your feeds to make it up to all of you! So, join us as we discuss an animated Mother's Day spec...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony are traveling across the pond to discuss the 2021, apocalyptic, dark-comedy Christmas film, "Silent Night"! It's a fascinating discussion full of philosophical questions because this is the type of movie that raises them. Our usual question remains, however: Is this a Christmas movie or merely a movie set at Christmas? You'll ju...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Due to the elves' busy work schedules, we couldn't get a new episode recorded this week! But never fear! We have a timely, once patreon-exclusive episode dropping for you!  This past week, [HBO] Max confirmed they are moving forward with a television adaptation of the "Harry Potter" books, adapting one book per season and producing all seven seasons over the cours...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! We hope you all had a wonderful Easter and hope that the Easter Bunny was good to you all! This week, Julia, Anthony, and the effervescent Natalie Bickel (that's right, Thom is M.I.A. this week due to dad duties) travel to the north pole to visit the most famous reindeer of all and discuss his 1998, theatrically released film, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, the elves gather to discuss the Hallmark-esque satire film, "Christmas with the Campbells" - which is essentially a Hallmark movie if written with Anthony's sensibilities. What did the hosts think of it? Well, that description should give it away! Nevertheless, tune in for the in-depth discussion because it's a fun conversation, as always! Enjoy, y'all!...

Greetings, festive pals! In this week's episode, our merry elves gather to discuss their spring break experiences, delve into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and catch up on Anthony's Yuletide news! And, of course, they also review the final trio of "Black-ish" Christmas episodes! For those who want to watch and follow along at home, they are: Season 5 - Episode 8 - Christmas in Theater Eight Seaso...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics!  This week, travel with Julia, Thom, and Anthony to Philadelphia to discuss the one - and, so far, only - Christmas episode of ABC's hit comedy, "Abbott Elementary"! If you want to follow along at home, the episode they dive deep on is Season 2's Episode 10: "Holiday Hookah"! Not only do they rave about this holiday episode, and the show overall in general, but th...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! We hope you all had an excellent weekend! This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony continue TV month by gathering to discuss the two-part Christmas episode of CBS' "Ghosts"! For all of those following along at home, that would be Season 2's Episodes 9 and 10: "The Christmas  Spirit"! Listen to them fawn about this American remake, which they adore, gush over the pletho...

Happy March, Christmas friends! This week, we've got a great show for you, in which we cover the first three seasons worth of Christmas episodes from the hit comedy, "Black-ish"!  If you want to follow along at home, they are: - Season 1 - Episode 10 - Black Christmas/White Santa - Season 2 - Episode 10 - Stuff - Season 3 - Episode 10 - Just Christmas, Baby Per usual, the elves chase multiple tang...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe we're already at the end of February? Time is flying - which means we are well on our way to the most wonderful time of the year! In April, Hallmark releases their 2023 Dream Book; then Leon Day is two months later, which is quickly followed by the Fourth of July; at which point, we're on the downward slope! So hang in there, because we'll be there...

Happy President's Day to our American listeners, Family Day to our Canadian listeners, and Monday to the rest of the world! The elves spent a very romantic Valentine's Day evening together recording this episode in which they discuss the Netflix original 2019 series "Merry Happy Whatever"! In addition, the elves talk about the Super Bowl, upcoming Comic Book movies, and much, much more to avoid di...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you all had a great Super Bowl Sunday! This week, Gerry D. of "Totally Rad Christmas" joins Julia, Thom, and Anthony to discuss the 2020 film, "Fatman" starring Mel Gibson. There are comparisons to 2022's "Violent Night" galore in this one, but as to which the elves and their guest preferred - and which film they believe executed the holiday violence bette...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! Since we've been on hiatus recently, due to vacations, we wanted to drop a once Patreon-exclusive episode for y'all to keep you satiated until we return to our regular programming next week! So, to brighten your Monday commute, enjoy this special blast from the past bonus episode in which Anthony and Julia sit down to talk A24's excellent, action-packed, hilarious...

Happy Monday, Christmassy friends! As hard as it is to believe, we are now less than 11 months until Christmas 2023, and the elves are so excited! This week, the elves talk about vacations, how long they keep up their Christmas trees, trashy tv, and the entertainment recommendations we have for y'all while we're on a short hiatus before we dive into Netflix's 2022 original, "Scrooge: A Christmas C...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day to all of our American listeners! To all of you lucky enough to be off today, we hope you're enjoying your long weekend! This week, take trip to the Wonderful World of Disney with Julia, Thom, and Anthony to cover the brand new, stop motion animation special, "Mickey Saves Christmas"! With all three elves being fans of Disney,...

Happy 2023, Christmas Fanatics! We are back after a much needed week off! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year! To kick of this year right, Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to discuss the 2022 action-comedy Christmas film, "Violent Night"! What do they think of David Harbour's turn as Jolly Old St. Nicholas and how his powers are portrayed? Does the idea of meeting th...

Happy Boxing Day, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day yesterday with your loved ones and hope that Santa Claus brought you everything that you wanted!  This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony journey back to a North Pole they haven't visited on this show in quite some time, to spend time with a specific Santa Claus they haven't seen in just as long a time. That's right! This...

Happy Christmas Eve, everybody! Can you believe tomorrow’s the big day and that Santa’s already set out on his annual trip!? To celebrate the occasion, please enjoy our annual Christmas Eve story, in which the elves read Tim Burton's famous poem "The Nightmare Before Christmas", which went on to inspire the film of the same name! So take a break from the wrapping, settle back with your favorite ho...

Happy Tuesday, Christmas Fanatics! Sorry we're a day later with this final Pre-Christmas episode of 2022, but better late than never, right? This week, journey "back to the rock" with Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they cover the brand new Apple TV holiday special, "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock - Night of the Lights"! We know the elves are enormous fans of The Muppets proper, in addition to Sesame...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe we're under two weeks away from the big day itself? We sure can't! To mark the occasion, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they cover yet another version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", this time in the form of the 2022 Apple TV Original, "Spirited", starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds!  We're not going to beat around the bush here: all...