Netflix Christmas Preview Show (2024) ft. Alonso Duralde & Jacklyn Collier

[00:00:01] Well hiya, I'm Bran and I love Lifetime Christmas, nope, Netflix Christmas movies!

[00:00:09] I'm Dan, I'm prepared and I despise Netflix Christmas movies.

[00:00:14] Hi there, I'm Jax and I really like Netflix Christmas movies.

[00:00:18] I'm Alonso and what no sour cream ads? And this is Deck The Hallmark Podcast!

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[00:00:42] Sometimes I get my preview shows next up, okay?

[00:00:45] You got really excited about the Lifetime preview show.

[00:00:46] I am excited about the Lifetime one that we're doing next week with Patrick.

[00:00:50] There's 12.

[00:00:51] There's only five of these.

[00:00:54] I mean yeah, this is barely worth a preview episode, you know what I mean?

[00:00:57] But here we are.

[00:00:58] The Deck The Netflix crew is special and I think we like the Deck The Netflix crew has been around a long time, right?

[00:01:04] This is a big deal for us.

[00:01:06] I mean like we are, I mean we're every, all of our hosts are wonderful.

[00:01:09] They're wonderful people.

[00:01:10] But the Deck The Netflix crew?

[00:01:12] Yeah.

[00:01:13] I mean come on.

[00:01:13] Man.

[00:01:14] I mean there's some here.

[00:01:15] Some are saying, some are saying best crew.

[00:01:17] Yeah.

[00:01:18] I mean it was.

[00:01:18] We did that je ne sais quoi.

[00:01:20] Yeah.

[00:01:21] Yeah.

[00:01:21] You said it.

[00:01:22] I didn't.

[00:01:22] I wouldn't try.

[00:01:24] Jacks, I want to ask you something really quick.

[00:01:26] How much have you been thinking about Christmas movie magic since you left the marathon a couple weeks ago?

[00:01:32] Like I'm not going to lie, it's been problematic because it's been almost constant.

[00:01:36] I know.

[00:01:36] I can't stop thinking about it.

[00:01:38] It's amazing.

[00:01:38] I don't know if this is a good selling point or not.

[00:01:41] This game takes over your life.

[00:01:42] Yeah.

[00:01:43] It takes over, if you watch as many of these movies as we do, it begins to be everything that you think about.

[00:01:50] Snowflug.

[00:01:50] Gingerbread man.

[00:01:51] That's right.

[00:01:51] Santa Claus.

[00:01:52] And also you now have like, it's the cheapest thing to do on a Friday night is to just have some wine or beer and get this game out and play the game with your friends.

[00:02:02] It's true.

[00:02:03] And it doesn't say this on the box yet, but our next one will say this.

[00:02:07] Dan's undefeated.

[00:02:08] Uh, I'm undefeated and I need you to hear that.

[00:02:12] Wait, are you two?

[00:02:12] No, let's not get crazy.

[00:02:13] He's refused to play anymore.

[00:02:15] You don't want to play.

[00:02:15] I did.

[00:02:16] I played a second time.

[00:02:18] Play a third time then.

[00:02:19] Uh, since.

[00:02:19] You won't.

[00:02:20] Well, when we, you set it up and I'll play it.

[00:02:22] As long as it works in my calendar.

[00:02:23] Next one we do.

[00:02:23] Well, I can't do it and take notes.

[00:02:25] I think.

[00:02:25] Well, then what do you want me to do?

[00:02:27] I guess we got to watch.

[00:02:28] We got to watch another one?

[00:02:29] A Christmas movie that isn't a Hallmark movie.

[00:02:30] Like a, uh, to kick it up or not.

[00:02:32] Yeah.

[00:02:32] But when do, when do you and I, I don't know if you notice, we watch a lot of movies for

[00:02:37] work.

[00:02:37] And so you want to bring this to the theater.

[00:02:39] We'll figure it out.

[00:02:40] Okay.

[00:02:40] We'll figure it out.

[00:02:41] Red one.

[00:02:42] We'll bring it to the theater.

[00:02:43] For red one.

[00:02:43] For red one.

[00:02:44] For red one.

[00:02:44] Yeah.

[00:02:45] Or the Christmas pageant movie.

[00:02:46] We need to go to like a Cinnabar that has a table.

[00:02:48] Yes.

[00:02:49] And just ruin everybody's night.

[00:02:50] We'll go up to Asheville.

[00:02:51] Is that a Santa hat or not?

[00:02:54] I was thinking about this.

[00:02:55] This is like a bingo card, but it's more interactive and you get to like pick up and get rid of

[00:03:00] things.

[00:03:00] Yeah.

[00:03:01] It's better than being stuck with a grid.

[00:03:02] Bingo is so last year.

[00:03:04] Christmas will be magic.

[00:03:05] Bingo is being gone.

[00:03:07] You know what I mean?

[00:03:07] Oh, it's bingo.

[00:03:11] DecktheHomart.com.

[00:03:12] DecktheHomart.com slash game.

[00:03:14] You can pick this up right now and it'll come right to your house actually.

[00:03:18] Wow.

[00:03:18] A lot of people were like, do I have to come and get it?

[00:03:21] No, no, no.

[00:03:22] The people were clamoring.

[00:03:23] They're like, where do I drive to get the game?

[00:03:25] I know.

[00:03:25] We got so many emails.

[00:03:26] They're like, we'll drive.

[00:03:27] You guys, you guys play.

[00:03:29] Like, it looks like so much fun during a marathon.

[00:03:30] We'll drive.

[00:03:31] And we say, no, no need.

[00:03:32] No need.

[00:03:33] We are going to ship.

[00:03:35] And it was hard to find a shipper.

[00:03:36] It was hard because there's like not a lot of companies out there that ship anymore.

[00:03:39] We had a three hour meeting on should we ship or not?

[00:03:42] Yeah.

[00:03:42] It was a whole thing.

[00:03:43] We are.

[00:03:43] We are.

[00:03:44] We decided on ship.

[00:03:45] You ship.

[00:03:46] We decided on shipping.

[00:03:46] Speaking of things we ship.

[00:03:50] Friendship.

[00:03:50] Netflix movies.

[00:03:51] I'm trying to give you guys a picture.

[00:03:53] I was going to say our book, but whatever.

[00:03:54] I won't talk about our book.

[00:03:55] I won't talk about.

[00:03:56] When's it going to be Christmas again?

[00:03:57] Our book all the room for Christmas movies?

[00:03:58] That one?

[00:03:59] And when's it going to be Christmas again?

[00:04:00] Yes.

[00:04:00] No, I do ship Netflix Christmas movies.

[00:04:04] And it's good to be back, first of all, because last year, Netflix kind of dropped the

[00:04:08] ball a little bit when it comes to Christmas movies.

[00:04:10] And so we farted around a little bit.

[00:04:12] We went to Roku.

[00:04:13] We went to some other places.

[00:04:14] And it's good to just be.

[00:04:16] You know what?

[00:04:16] We've got.

[00:04:23] I believe it's called.

[00:04:24] That comes out a little bit too late for us to get.

[00:04:28] Yes.

[00:04:29] A little bit too late.

[00:04:30] So I imagine we'll do it at some point early in 2025.

[00:04:33] We should have.

[00:04:34] You know how there's quotes in the back of these books to sell it?

[00:04:37] Like, this book is blah, blah, blah.

[00:04:38] Like, you know, this book's got some quotes from Nikki DeLoach and Michael Strain.

[00:04:42] Our kids' book should have had quotes from our children on it.

[00:04:45] That would have been the move.

[00:04:46] Oh, that would have been adorable.

[00:04:47] Send it back to the printer.

[00:04:49] Let's send them back.

[00:04:49] Stop the printers.

[00:04:50] I know this is two years old at this point, but let's send it back to the printer.

[00:04:55] Stop the printers.

[00:04:55] Yes.

[00:04:55] Stop the printers.

[00:04:56] In the next run.

[00:04:56] That's what we'll do.

[00:04:57] Second edition.

[00:04:58] Yeah.

[00:04:58] And also, we haven't really talked about this yet, but how about Netflix playing nice

[00:05:04] with Hallmark now and bringing out a batch of 10 Hallmark Christmas movies of days old,

[00:05:11] including Biltmore Christmas, which really made me happy because, you know, anytime Biltmore

[00:05:16] and Chris Palaha gets more exposure, I'm happy.

[00:05:19] So both of the Hall Out the Hollies.

[00:05:21] I know.

[00:05:21] This is on Jerry Lane.

[00:05:22] So I don't know if it was like the fact that it's so many of them are Lacey movies.

[00:05:27] I don't know if there's some sort of handshake there of sorts.

[00:05:31] For the hot frosty promotion?

[00:05:33] For the hot frosty.

[00:05:34] But then I found that she's too old for Hallmark.

[00:05:37] And so I'm like, maybe that's not it.

[00:05:38] I don't know.

[00:05:39] So all that to say, that's a fun thing to see happen because Netflix started doing Hallmark

[00:05:49] style Christmas movies.

[00:05:50] Yeah.

[00:05:50] And I was like, oh, they're in competition.

[00:05:52] But now maybe not.

[00:05:53] I don't know.

[00:05:53] I have a theory.

[00:05:54] Do you want to hear my theory?

[00:05:54] Go ahead.

[00:05:55] Go ahead.

[00:05:55] Okay.

[00:05:56] Remember how like Netflix had the Friends reruns for a long time and then HBO Max came

[00:06:02] along and was like, nope, nope.

[00:06:03] You got to come here now to watch them.

[00:06:05] I think Hallmark is kind of chumming the Netflix water with the stuff that people want.

[00:06:09] And then they're like, nope, sorry.

[00:06:11] You got to come to Hallmark Plus to get it.

[00:06:12] That would make sense.

[00:06:13] That's just a theory.

[00:06:13] Because they are only giving them movies that are Hallmark productions.

[00:06:18] Yes.

[00:06:18] They're not giving them.

[00:06:19] It's not a Vortex.

[00:06:20] It's not a Mar Vista.

[00:06:21] Not a Big Johnson.

[00:06:22] They're just giving them the Hallmarks.

[00:06:23] They couldn't handle it.

[00:06:24] No, there's no way.

[00:06:25] Not a Vortex.

[00:06:26] Who can?

[00:06:27] Yeah, that's an interesting theory.

[00:06:29] It sounds like that's like a really good business move though.

[00:06:33] That does kind of ruin the whole thing.

[00:06:35] It's tough to know how accurate that is.

[00:06:37] So now we definitely don't have to get Hallmark or Hallmark Plus because we can watch on Peacock

[00:06:41] and Netflix, which we already have, right?

[00:06:42] I feel like that's what people are going to be saying.

[00:06:44] But I say, no, no.

[00:06:46] You go to Philo.

[00:06:47] You go to Philo.

[00:06:47] Philo.

[00:06:48] That's right.

[00:06:49] Not only can you get to Hallmark, but you can get to Lifetime and the Up and Us.

[00:06:52] Unlimited DVR.

[00:06:53] I mean, well, that's a given.

[00:06:54] Yeah.

[00:06:54] That's a given.

[00:06:54] This is and, not instead of.

[00:06:56] That's exactly right.

[00:06:57] Philo and whatever else you'd like to have.

[00:06:59] Right.

[00:07:00] Let's get to the five movies.

[00:07:03] We're going to only be able to cream one of them, unfortunately.

[00:07:06] Stingy on the creams.

[00:07:06] I know.

[00:07:07] But we have to be.

[00:07:08] Just because we're back and we're having fun with Netflix and the A crop, again, many are

[00:07:14] saying, doesn't mean that we have to just pass out creams willy-nilly.

[00:07:17] Yeah.

[00:07:18] No, no, no.

[00:07:18] This is a serious business and a serious preview show.

[00:07:20] Up first is Meet Me Next Christmas.

[00:07:24] And it is premiering on November 6th.

[00:07:28] It's starring Christina Milian.

[00:07:30] Dipp it low.

[00:07:31] Slow.

[00:07:32] Slow.

[00:07:33] De Vale Ellis and the Pentatonix.

[00:07:37] Whoa.

[00:07:37] All of them?

[00:07:38] All of them.

[00:07:38] All the tonics are in there.

[00:07:39] The whole crew.

[00:07:40] Wow.

[00:07:40] And you'll find out why here in just a second.

[00:07:43] Here's the movie.

[00:07:43] In pursuit of a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams, Layla, played by Milian,

[00:07:50] must race through New York City to get her hands on the hottest ticket in town, the sold-out

[00:07:57] Pentatonix Christmas Eve concert.

[00:08:00] Good God.

[00:08:01] At the show, she hopes to reconnect with the dashing James, played by someone I didn't even

[00:08:08] mention yet, Kofi Sarabo, a love interest so charming he's the only present Layla wants

[00:08:16] under her tree this Christmas.

[00:08:20] Oh, boy.

[00:08:21] Oh, boy.

[00:08:23] Netflix has a bit of a Christmas history with Christina Milian, which means that we do as

[00:08:28] well.

[00:08:28] And so that might play into our thoughts here.

[00:08:30] But I'll start with you, Jax.

[00:08:33] Jax, what are you thinking about this movie?

[00:08:34] What are you going to give it?

[00:08:35] And will you cream it?

[00:08:37] I'm going to hold off on my cream because Ryan-

[00:08:40] You heard the synopsis.

[00:08:41] Yes.

[00:08:42] No.

[00:08:43] Actually, look, I love a New York City movie.

[00:08:46] I've seen Pentatonix a couple times, and I think they're great.

[00:08:50] Is it ever hard to get a ticket, though?

[00:08:52] Yeah.

[00:08:53] Sold out?

[00:08:54] No.

[00:08:54] It's like Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden.

[00:08:57] No.

[00:08:57] Pentatonix.

[00:08:58] But what if it was Christmas Eve?

[00:09:02] Are they doing the mass?

[00:09:04] It's Christmas Eve.

[00:09:06] It would be really difficult to get-

[00:09:08] When you said Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden, it reminds me of the time-

[00:09:12] This is a very quick segue, where I was going to see Alicia Witt with my mom.

[00:09:15] Sure.

[00:09:16] And I said, oh, do you know what the venue is?

[00:09:18] And she said, Madison Square Garden, I would presume.

[00:09:22] And I thought, oh, that's just adorable.

[00:09:25] So great.

[00:09:25] But I love Alicia Witt and I love my mom.

[00:09:27] And it was a great concert.

[00:09:28] I love it.

[00:09:28] You know, I'm going to give this-

[00:09:30] I think this sounds really, really fun.

[00:09:32] I love Christina Milian.

[00:09:34] I'm going to give it four.

[00:09:36] Four?

[00:09:39] Peppermint milkshakes.

[00:09:40] How about that?

[00:09:41] Peppermint milkshakes.

[00:09:42] Two peppermint milkshakes.

[00:09:43] I'm going to give it four peppermint milkshakes.

[00:09:44] Milkshakes.

[00:09:57] Milkshakes.

[00:09:58] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[00:09:58] Used to have a little.

[00:09:59] Now she's got a lot.

[00:10:00] She's got a lot.

[00:10:01] Alonzo, what are you thinking about this one?

[00:10:04] Well, okay.

[00:10:05] If it's a sold-out Pentatonix Christmas Eve concert, this is a science fiction movie.

[00:10:09] That's right.

[00:10:09] Yep.

[00:10:12] Yeah, I'll tell you.

[00:10:13] I'm going to give it one milkshake for Christina Milian and half a milkshake for the use of the word race.

[00:10:19] Because if this is going to be like one crazy night of running around frantically trying to get a thing,

[00:10:23] even if that thing is tickets to a Pentatonix concert,

[00:10:26] that has the potential of being fun.

[00:10:29] So, yeah, one and a half.

[00:10:30] No cream.

[00:10:31] This is a tough movie for me because I have a history of really enjoying Christina Milian's Christmas movies.

[00:10:38] And to Alonzo's point, sounds fun.

[00:10:41] Running around New York City, Christmas time.

[00:10:43] What could go wrong?

[00:10:44] What could go wrong is Pentatonix.

[00:10:46] And I know everyone's going to come at me and they're going to be like,

[00:10:47] Brian, what's wrong with you?

[00:10:50] These demons try to make Hallelujah a Christmas song.

[00:10:55] And it's not.

[00:10:56] It's just not.

[00:10:58] This sounds personal.

[00:10:59] Now I have to drive around.

[00:11:01] And every once in a while, I hear, I heard that one.

[00:11:04] And I'm like, I don't want a secret chord right now.

[00:11:07] It's not time for that.

[00:11:09] And I'm really mad about it.

[00:11:11] Alonzo, do you remember before the marathon, we were hanging out, you, me, Ryan.

[00:11:16] And Ryan tried to convince us that Pentatonix has a banger of a version of over the, over the whatever and through grandma's house.

[00:11:24] Yeah.

[00:11:24] To grandma's house we go.

[00:11:25] And we were like, no.

[00:11:27] No.

[00:11:28] It's not possible.

[00:11:28] And then he played it.

[00:11:29] And we were like, well, for that song, it was good.

[00:11:33] Sure.

[00:11:33] Not a lot of competition there apart from the end of Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

[00:11:37] But look, give me, give me Straight No Chaser.

[00:11:40] Give me Take Six.

[00:11:41] Pentatonix, I have no use for Pentatonix.

[00:11:43] I'm sorry.

[00:11:44] You guys are breaking my heart.

[00:11:46] I like Pentatonix.

[00:11:48] I liked them for quite some time.

[00:11:49] And then they got weird with it.

[00:11:51] Yours is very personal.

[00:11:53] It's very personal.

[00:11:54] Because they, they, they.

[00:11:55] It has nothing to do with talent.

[00:11:57] Yes.

[00:11:57] He doesn't want a secret chord.

[00:11:58] And I just, and I just want to say this really quickly.

[00:12:02] I can be bought.

[00:12:03] So Pentatonix, call us.

[00:12:05] We can talk about this.

[00:12:07] But as of now, I'm mad.

[00:12:10] I'm angry and I'm going to let that affect me.

[00:12:12] I'm going to go three right down the mountain.

[00:12:13] Wow.

[00:12:13] How dare you?

[00:12:14] I know.

[00:12:15] New York City, hottest Christmas Eve ticket in town, Pentatonix.

[00:12:21] You have to remove one of those things from that sentence.

[00:12:24] That sentence doesn't work.

[00:12:26] And I'm not trying to like talk poorly about Pentatonix.

[00:12:32] Gifted.

[00:12:33] It's Manhattan.

[00:12:34] It's New York City.

[00:12:35] Ain't never been the hottest ticket in town.

[00:12:37] That, that, like, there are so many tickets in town.

[00:12:41] Like, you can, you can pick two of those three things.

[00:12:45] You want to be Pentatonix?

[00:12:46] Because that's what this sounds like.

[00:12:48] It's a movie about, it's basically like making a movie.

[00:12:50] So you go listen to Pentatonix.

[00:12:52] Fine.

[00:12:52] Put it in not Manhattan.

[00:12:55] Put it somewhere else.

[00:12:56] Or put a different band in there.

[00:12:58] Or take out New York City.

[00:13:00] The only, I'm giving one milkshake.

[00:13:03] And it is for Christina Milian, whom I never am mad at.

[00:13:07] And so, great.

[00:13:08] The rest of this sounds like my nightmare.

[00:13:10] It's a movie that's just trying to advertise a band in a situation that is just not realistic at all.

[00:13:18] So it's not.

[00:13:18] I was once in New York City.

[00:13:20] I was at the World Trade Center station.

[00:13:23] And you know who's performing live for free?

[00:13:26] Pentatonix.

[00:13:28] That's why it's the hottest ticket in town.

[00:13:30] It's because it's free.

[00:13:32] It's a great station.

[00:13:33] Yeah.

[00:13:34] Great station.

[00:13:34] Like Manhattan has the, like, they're reviving the Elf musical on Broadway.

[00:13:38] Come on.

[00:13:38] Yes.

[00:13:38] There's so many options here.

[00:13:40] Yeah.

[00:13:40] So many options.

[00:13:41] Yeah.

[00:13:41] How many tickets, Jax, would you have to list right now before you get to Pentatonix?

[00:13:46] I will say, like, it's upwards of 150.

[00:13:50] Yeah.

[00:13:50] What if she's upwards of 150?

[00:13:54] What if I told you that they were performing off-Broadway in Florida?

[00:13:58] Oh, then I'd be there.

[00:13:59] Yeah.

[00:14:00] No, no, no, no, no.

[00:14:01] If you're in Saginaw and you say Pentatonix, then I'm like, yeah.

[00:14:04] Close to the town.

[00:14:05] Yeah.

[00:14:06] Yes.

[00:14:06] And that's not, listen, we are in Greenville.

[00:14:08] If Pentatonix was in Greenville, it would be the hottest ticket.

[00:14:11] You're not there.

[00:14:13] You're in New York City.

[00:14:15] Get out of here.

[00:14:16] Let's talk, let's do one more and then we'll take a break.

[00:14:19] How about that?

[00:14:19] Hot Frosty.

[00:14:21] Hot Frosty.

[00:14:22] No Frosty here.

[00:14:24] November 13th.

[00:14:26] It is starring one Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, and Craig Robinson.

[00:14:33] Wow.

[00:14:34] Here's the sum of this.

[00:14:35] Two years after losing her husband, Kathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life.

[00:14:42] Through his naivete, the snowman helps Kathy to laugh, feel, and love again as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays and before he melts.

[00:14:58] Come on.

[00:14:59] Oh, boy.

[00:15:00] Come on.

[00:15:01] All right.

[00:15:02] Okay.

[00:15:02] Jax, what are you thinking?

[00:15:06] You're muted, Jax.

[00:15:08] Thank you so much.

[00:15:09] I said I'm not going to lie.

[00:15:13] And now she is going to lie.

[00:15:14] No, I'm going to lie.

[00:15:16] Look, before I read the synopsis of this, I was ready to cream it.

[00:15:21] It's Lacey Chabert.

[00:15:22] Come on.

[00:15:22] The title Hot Frosty was making me think of when she was dancing in her little outfit in Mean Girls.

[00:15:27] I'm not going to objectify her, but it's a core memory for me.

[00:15:32] And I was really, really excited.

[00:15:35] I really like Craig Robinson.

[00:15:36] I think he's hilarious.

[00:15:39] This premise is really not for me.

[00:15:42] I'm really, really not interested right now in the widow's story and then a snowman kind of making her get over her husband.

[00:15:50] But is he going to melt?

[00:15:51] For the Lacey Chabert and Craig Robinson of it all, I'm going to give it a three.

[00:15:55] But I'm not super excited about the premise of this.

[00:15:59] Wow.

[00:16:00] Hey, can I ask you where you are right now?

[00:16:01] You got a lot of doors behind you.

[00:16:02] Why are you on the floor?

[00:16:03] It's a lot of doors.

[00:16:04] You are either on the floor or you're in Guilover's Travels.

[00:16:08] I'm in Guilover's Travels.

[00:16:12] I'm visiting Rachel in Utah.

[00:16:15] Oh, Rachel from the Hallmark East.

[00:16:17] Oh, that's great.

[00:16:19] Oh, wow.

[00:16:20] She's got a lot of doors.

[00:16:21] Does it feel like I'm having a secret affair?

[00:16:24] It stings.

[00:16:25] It stings.

[00:16:25] When Shaw walks out one of those doors, then it's going to get real tough.

[00:16:30] We actually have her here.

[00:16:32] Come on.

[00:16:33] There's a OG Hallmark podcast get to convention.

[00:16:39] We're not invited.

[00:16:40] That's what's going on here.

[00:16:41] Yeah.

[00:16:42] Wait, wait.

[00:16:42] No, no, no.

[00:16:42] You guys are invited.

[00:16:44] You guys are invited to the convention.

[00:16:46] We're all there.

[00:16:47] Alonzo, what are you thinking?

[00:16:50] I love a swing for the fences high concept, which this is.

[00:16:56] I like the idea that I think the melting snowman sort of gives it a like, you know, take advantage

[00:17:02] of every moment because life is fleeting, which as a widow, she probably already knows.

[00:17:06] But, you know, we're going to bring it home.

[00:17:08] And Dustin Milligan co-starred in one of our very favorite of these made for TV movies,

[00:17:13] which would be Love on the Christmas Table.

[00:17:15] That's right.

[00:17:15] Way back in the day when Danica McKellar was working for Lifetime, if you can imagine.

[00:17:19] Pre-Poops Creek.

[00:17:21] Exactly.

[00:17:22] Are we going with Poops Creek?

[00:17:23] Is that really what we're doing?

[00:17:23] Really?

[00:17:25] He's on Schitt's Creek.

[00:17:27] Alonzo, dadgummit.

[00:17:28] It's a family, Alonzo.

[00:17:30] S-C-H-I.

[00:17:30] There's a C and two T.

[00:17:32] I'm going to say it too, so I'm just letting you know.

[00:17:34] Very clear.

[00:17:35] Guys, I am sorry.

[00:17:36] It won the Emmys, Bran.

[00:17:37] It's too late for this.

[00:17:38] Anyway, I'm still going to hold my cream, but I'm going to say four and a half milkshakes.

[00:17:46] Very excited about this movie.

[00:17:49] You know, I'm one of the ten folks that loves Jack Frost.

[00:17:57] I was hoping we weren't going to mention that in this context.

[00:18:00] Well, I am because I love it.

[00:18:03] The music in that movie hits harder than it needs to, first of all.

[00:18:09] But second of all, the idea of becoming friends with a snowman is a tale as old as Frosty the Snowman.

[00:18:15] Yeah.

[00:18:15] And another great piece of cinema.

[00:18:22] Sure.

[00:18:23] Television.

[00:18:24] Television cinema.

[00:18:26] So this is not nothing.

[00:18:28] This is nothing new.

[00:18:28] I've also written a song at one point about falling in love with a snowman.

[00:18:32] So this seems very personal to me.

[00:18:35] And so I'm going to go five.

[00:18:36] I am going to hold my cream.

[00:18:38] But there's no reason that this movie shouldn't slap for all the reasons that Alonzo mentioned

[00:18:43] and all of the reasons that Jack's mentioned that she isn't going to like it.

[00:18:47] It's going to be amazing.

[00:18:49] And I can't wait for it.

[00:18:50] But I'm going to hold my cream.

[00:18:51] I'm yielding my thoughts in this movie to Bran so we can talk more about Jack Frost.

[00:18:54] I think that's what we all need.

[00:18:57] Listen, I think every host on this show so far has undersold this movie somehow,

[00:19:03] even though all of them have said that they're very excited about it.

[00:19:07] Russell Hainline is writing this movie.

[00:19:08] He wrote The Santa Summit, one of the best movies of last year.

[00:19:11] This movie, the story of how the movie comes out, you can find him on Instagram or Twitter

[00:19:16] or wherever.

[00:19:16] And the story of him making this idea up as a joke to win some sort of contest and then

[00:19:23] people being like, you should write this movie.

[00:19:26] Amazing.

[00:19:27] Having Lacey Chabert, the queen of all things not hot frosty Christmas movies, being the

[00:19:33] lead in this.

[00:19:34] Dustin Milligan, he's only made one of the Christmas movie I've seen.

[00:19:36] It's one of my top 15 probably all time.

[00:19:39] Craig Robinson, which we haven't mentioned enough, he's going to be funny just by showing

[00:19:43] up.

[00:19:44] The floor is really high.

[00:19:45] Then you also have a guy who directed 14 episodes of Schitt's Creek and also has directed numerous

[00:19:52] Hallmark movies.

[00:19:53] The pedigree is here.

[00:19:55] The writing is here.

[00:19:56] The acting is here.

[00:19:58] This is an absolute no brainer.

[00:20:00] And I can't believe, I can't believe that this will be anything other than like the floor

[00:20:06] on this movie is a seven and a half out of 10 in my opinion.

[00:20:08] And I'll be so disappointed if that's not the case.

[00:20:11] Five and a cream.

[00:20:13] No question about it.

[00:20:14] Five and a cream.

[00:20:15] You've convinced me.

[00:20:16] Thank you.

[00:20:17] Wow.

[00:20:18] Hey.

[00:20:19] No, really?

[00:20:19] No, really?

[00:20:20] It wasn't the Jack Frost that convinced you?

[00:20:23] No, your passion did start lighting.

[00:20:26] It was like an amuse-bouche for lighting.

[00:20:29] Yeah.

[00:20:29] Yeah.

[00:20:30] People often compare us to that.

[00:20:31] Yeah.

[00:20:32] Yeah.

[00:20:32] I'm more amuse.

[00:20:33] He's more bouche.

[00:20:34] I'm classic bouche.

[00:20:35] Yes.

[00:20:36] Classic bouche.

[00:20:37] I'm classic bouche.

[00:20:38] He's a mighty bouche.

[00:20:39] What do we say?

[00:20:41] Let's take a quick break.

[00:20:42] We'll come back.

[00:20:43] We'll get to a few more of these here on Deck the Hallmark.

[00:20:56] Welcome back, everybody.

[00:20:57] Hopefully you're doing well today.

[00:20:58] We are previewing some Netflix Christmas movies.

[00:21:02] And so far, only one of us has used our cream.

[00:21:05] That's right.

[00:21:06] The rest of us so far are holding our creams.

[00:21:07] I feel great about it.

[00:21:09] I'll tell you.

[00:21:10] Actually, Dan's fervent defense of Hot Frosty sent me to the IMDB page where I realized that

[00:21:15] Katie Mixon is in this movie.

[00:21:16] Oh, my gosh.

[00:21:17] Who I adore.

[00:21:18] So I'm going up to five milkshakes.

[00:21:20] I'm still holding my cream, but five full milkshakes.

[00:21:22] I got to be honest.

[00:21:23] Didn't even know Katie Mixon was in it.

[00:21:24] I love her.

[00:21:25] This is a no brain.

[00:21:26] I don't know Katie Mixon, but I love her too.

[00:21:27] This movie, I don't know what's coming up.

[00:21:29] Yeah.

[00:21:29] It doesn't mean anything to me, but I love it.

[00:21:31] I'm going to have to go up to four now.

[00:21:34] I'm going to have to go up to four.

[00:21:35] Wow.

[00:21:35] Wow.

[00:21:36] How about that?

[00:21:37] That's crazy.

[00:21:38] Speaking of holding our creams, though, we do have a new merch available right now.

[00:21:43] Including a coffee mug that says holding my cream.

[00:21:45] That's exactly right.

[00:21:45] If you ever wanted to have a coffee mug where you, if you are somebody who drinks coffee,

[00:21:50] but you have a lot of cream in your coffee, this mug is perfect for you.

[00:21:53] It's a coffee mug that says holding my cream.

[00:21:56] And so you can buy that right now, along with a bunch of other awesome merch.

[00:22:00] DeckTheHomework.com slash shop.

[00:22:01] Available.

[00:22:01] If you've been waiting for that Brett Debbie merch.

[00:22:04] Yes.

[00:22:05] The Brett Debbie merch.

[00:22:05] Hey, everybody.

[00:22:06] Let's get to the next one, shall we?

[00:22:09] We only got three more left.

[00:22:11] Up next is The Merry Gentleman.

[00:22:14] The Merry Gentleman.

[00:22:16] It is premiering on Netflix on November 20th.

[00:22:19] It's starring Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray.

[00:22:25] To save the Rhythm Room, her parents' small town performing arts venue, a former big city dancer stages an all-male Christmas-themed review?

[00:22:40] Review.

[00:22:40] Review.

[00:22:41] Yes.

[00:22:41] Great.

[00:22:42] Great.

[00:22:43] Is this something I should know?

[00:22:45] It's a review.

[00:22:46] It's a review?

[00:22:47] Yeah.

[00:22:47] Is that a sex thing?

[00:22:50] They're going to take their shirts off?

[00:22:51] Okay.

[00:22:52] Great.

[00:22:52] Great.

[00:22:52] I love that.

[00:22:54] Let's share our thoughts on it.

[00:22:55] Typically, a review is any, like, I could be wrong.

[00:22:57] Okay.

[00:22:58] These two are a combination, right?

[00:22:59] Like, so it could be some musicals, some sketch, and it's usually a little bit risque.

[00:23:03] It doesn't have to be risque, but yeah, a review, it can be, it's like, it kind of harkens back to vaudeville.

[00:23:09] It's sort of like a one act after another of varying, you know, like song, dance, juggling, whatever.

[00:23:16] Dear God, I just saw Chad Michael Murray in suspenders and a clockwork orange hat shirtless on stage for this show.

[00:23:22] This movie, I didn't know what we were getting into, but I do now.

[00:23:26] I do now.

[00:23:27] An all-male review, however, yeah, pretty much means.

[00:23:30] If you say all-male review, there's going to be a lot of tearaway pants going on.

[00:23:34] There's some implications there.

[00:23:35] Yeah.

[00:23:36] Wow.

[00:23:37] So this is like Christmas Magic Mike kind of, kind of something like that?

[00:23:40] Christmas Magic Mike.

[00:23:41] That's Christmas Magic Mike.

[00:23:42] All right, let's do that.

[00:23:44] Oh.

[00:23:46] Jax, thoughts on this?

[00:23:47] How many milkshakes are you giving?

[00:23:48] I am going to give this, I'm going to give this one two and a half milkshakes.

[00:23:54] Here's the thing.

[00:23:54] Right down the middle.

[00:23:55] I'm going to go, I'm going to go right down the middle.

[00:23:59] Okay, so I saw a Magic Mike review show, but it was one done in central Pennsylvania,

[00:24:05] and it was like a bargain basement Magic Mike.

[00:24:08] I saw it with my mom and my sister who was like eight months pregnant at the time.

[00:24:10] I saw a bargain basement Magic Mike live.

[00:24:12] Amazing.

[00:24:12] One-man show was unbelievable.

[00:24:15] Honestly, $5 donation at the door.

[00:24:17] You didn't have to pay it if you didn't want to.

[00:24:19] Yeah.

[00:24:20] Sorry.

[00:24:20] I'm sorry.

[00:24:20] Go ahead.

[00:24:21] No, no, no.

[00:24:21] Don't be sorry.

[00:24:22] I'm just trying.

[00:24:23] This is a religious experience for me, thinking about these guys just working their tails off

[00:24:27] and they're dancing and some of them had Santa hats on.

[00:24:30] And it's something that has stuck with me, but it's something that I don't need to repeat

[00:24:35] again.

[00:24:37] You can't make that lightning strike twice is what you're saying.

[00:24:40] You really can't.

[00:24:40] What's it like watching that live smut right next to your mom?

[00:24:44] Is that like a fun experience?

[00:24:47] Well, it was after I had-

[00:24:48] You told me this story, so I'm going to stay quiet.

[00:24:51] But you told me-

[00:24:51] Jackson's mom was making it rain.

[00:24:52] You told me, I guarantee you a longer version of this story, not on the podcast, and it's

[00:24:58] fantastic.

[00:24:59] Dan knows the longer version, but I think the part that he's probably thinking of is

[00:25:03] that my mom was oiling down the dancers.

[00:25:07] Sure was.

[00:25:07] I bought her a special-

[00:25:09] Yeah.

[00:25:09] I didn't think you were going to say it.

[00:25:10] Oh, no.

[00:25:12] Mom, I'm proud of you.

[00:25:13] I love you.

[00:25:14] I made her do it.

[00:25:15] I got her a special package where she got to rub down the dancers.

[00:25:17] Yeah, you did.

[00:25:18] So, yeah.

[00:25:19] Stop selling.

[00:25:21] It's just a different relationship you have with your mom than me.

[00:25:23] Dan and I have with ours.

[00:25:25] That's right.

[00:25:25] Fair.

[00:25:25] Dan and I have different relationships with our moms.

[00:25:27] That's right.

[00:25:27] Yeah.

[00:25:28] That's right.

[00:25:28] You and I would go to the show, no problem.

[00:25:30] We would go together, and we'd have a great time.

[00:25:34] I'm sorry that you can't have that relationship with your mother.

[00:25:36] Yeah.

[00:25:37] We'll see.

[00:25:37] We'll see.

[00:25:39] We'll see how it goes.

[00:25:41] Alonzo.

[00:25:42] The reason that we have Deck the Netflix separate from Deck the Hallmark is that Netflix movies should feel like they have the freedom to go to places that Hallmark would never in a million years.

[00:25:52] And this is that.

[00:25:54] Five milkshakes and a cream.

[00:25:56] I want it now.

[00:26:01] So, those pictures are really something.

[00:26:03] They were something.

[00:26:04] Those were saucy.

[00:26:05] Yeah.

[00:26:06] Those are those.

[00:26:06] Yes.

[00:26:07] Definitely saucy.

[00:26:08] I'm excited to watch this movie with you.

[00:26:10] Oh, it's going to be a fun time.

[00:26:12] We should put it on Twitch.

[00:26:14] Us watching this movie.

[00:26:15] It could be a special take it to the table.

[00:26:17] The bump on Twitch.

[00:26:19] I think this could be a lot of fun.

[00:26:21] I think it could be a lot of fun.

[00:26:23] I'm going to go five.

[00:26:24] Going to go five.

[00:26:25] I'm going to go five.

[00:26:27] I'll say this.

[00:26:28] And people can take this however they want to.

[00:26:31] Taking his shirt off is not going to hurt Chad Michael Murray's performance.

[00:26:36] Like, it's not going to make it worse.

[00:26:40] No.

[00:26:40] You know?

[00:26:41] Like, those pictures.

[00:26:42] Holy cow.

[00:26:43] How old is he now?

[00:26:45] He's probably 42, 3.

[00:26:47] You would think, right?

[00:26:49] 42, 3.

[00:26:50] Something in there.

[00:26:50] We'll look it up.

[00:26:51] He is 43.

[00:26:53] Hey, look at that.

[00:26:54] 43.

[00:26:55] And we're going to look back.

[00:26:57] Yeah, I'm 41.

[00:26:58] You're close.

[00:26:59] I'm very close.

[00:26:59] You're close.

[00:27:00] You're working your way there.

[00:27:01] Just to dial it in a little.

[00:27:02] And we're going to do our own review, of course.

[00:27:05] We'll remake it.

[00:27:06] Listen, I thought if you had not shown me the pictures of this and you had just read me the synopsis,

[00:27:11] I would have been virtually disinterested.

[00:27:14] But this sounds saucy.

[00:27:15] It sounds like it's taking some chances.

[00:27:18] It sounds like what Alonzo is describing, which is Netflix going, you know what?

[00:27:22] We're Netflix.

[00:27:23] We don't have to stay in this box.

[00:27:25] And so for that reason, I'm, you know, borderline excited about this.

[00:27:30] Let's say, let's go two and a half right down the middle.

[00:27:32] Two and a half milkshakes right down the middle.

[00:27:33] Wait, just really quick.

[00:27:35] Would you guys actually do not, like, obviously not naked, but like, would you guys, including

[00:27:39] all the hosts, do like a Christmas calendar next year?

[00:27:42] We should.

[00:27:43] We have seven hosts.

[00:27:44] We have seven hosts.

[00:27:46] And next year at Bramble Fest, we should take calendar picks.

[00:27:49] We've talked about it.

[00:27:49] I really think we should.

[00:27:50] And then for the, for the, like for five of the months, it could be combinations of

[00:27:55] shows together.

[00:27:56] Yeah, of course.

[00:27:57] The Netflix one can be saucy.

[00:27:58] That would be the Christmas one, obviously.

[00:28:00] Yeah, obviously.

[00:28:01] If you guys want to do a calendar and it's like a fundraiser for, you know, a 501c3 somewhere,

[00:28:07] I will dye my beard white.

[00:28:11] Oh my gosh.

[00:28:12] And be your Santa.

[00:28:13] I'm going to put that out there right now.

[00:28:14] And then can I just find your laughing kind of a way to make people wonder if there's something

[00:28:17] going on between them?

[00:28:18] By all means, I insist.

[00:28:19] No one would wonder.

[00:28:21] No, no one would.

[00:28:23] This movie, by the way, is written by actress Marla Sokolov.

[00:28:27] Who, you know, from like, she did a lot of teen movies in the 90s.

[00:28:31] She was on Fuller House and is directed for the guy who made Christmas Under Wraps and

[00:28:34] A Cozy Christmas Inn.

[00:28:36] Oh my gosh.

[00:28:37] Wow.

[00:28:38] So.

[00:28:39] Interesting.

[00:28:39] Okay.

[00:28:39] Fascinated.

[00:28:42] Let's get to, we got two more.

[00:28:43] Let's get to the next one.

[00:28:44] Our Little Secret.

[00:28:46] I'll give you.

[00:28:47] Nope.

[00:28:48] Our Little Secret.

[00:28:49] Our Little Secret.

[00:28:51] November 27th.

[00:28:52] What is that?

[00:28:52] Is that the Wednesday before Thanksgiving?

[00:28:54] Is that the day before?

[00:28:54] Yes, it is.

[00:28:55] The day before.

[00:28:55] Um, this is starring Lindsay Lohan, uh, Ian Harding.

[00:29:01] What?

[00:29:02] Kristen Chinuit.

[00:29:03] What?

[00:29:04] And Tim Meadows.

[00:29:05] What?

[00:29:06] I didn't know about any of this.

[00:29:08] Oh.

[00:29:10] Welcome to the party, pal.

[00:29:12] Sheesh.

[00:29:13] When they said the more the merrier, they definitely didn't have this in mind.

[00:29:19] I'm out.

[00:29:20] Zero, zero.

[00:29:20] Two resentful exes, Avery, played by Lohan, and Logan, played by Harding, are forced to

[00:29:27] spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings.

[00:29:36] What?

[00:29:37] Okay.

[00:29:38] So they were together.

[00:29:39] Yeah.

[00:29:39] They broke up.

[00:29:40] Yeah.

[00:29:40] They got new.

[00:29:41] And they're siblings.

[00:29:43] Yes.

[00:29:43] And so they go, they show up at Christmas and.

[00:29:47] Apparently all this stuff's been posted in the Facebook group.

[00:29:50] And now people are saying, I don't look at the Facebook group at all.

[00:29:52] And I do.

[00:29:53] I don't know if you know, there's a lot going on there, gang.

[00:29:55] I just.

[00:29:56] But also you and I do tend to actively avoid anything about the movies.

[00:29:59] We try my best to not be spoiled.

[00:30:01] Literally the preview episode is more of a spoiler than I want going into these movies.

[00:30:05] It helps me a ton to know nothing because we're watching virtually the same movie over

[00:30:09] and over again.

[00:30:11] Jax.

[00:30:12] What do you think about this one?

[00:30:13] You guys.

[00:30:15] Kristen Chenoweth.

[00:30:16] Yes.

[00:30:16] Tim Meadows.

[00:30:17] Like, goodness me oh my.

[00:30:19] I mean, yes.

[00:30:21] I've loved Kristen Chenoweth forever and she's on my mind, especially with Wicked coming out.

[00:30:25] I adore her.

[00:30:26] Tim Meadows is hilarious.

[00:30:27] We're really liking our Lohana-sons.

[00:30:29] The Lohana-sons.

[00:30:31] Yes.

[00:30:31] Alive and well.

[00:30:33] This is going to be five and a cream for me.

[00:30:36] Wow.

[00:30:36] I'm creaming it.

[00:30:36] I'm creaming it so hard, especially for Tim and Kristen.

[00:30:40] Have we creamed every movie so far?

[00:30:41] Did I.

[00:30:43] Has there been?

[00:30:43] No.

[00:30:44] You haven't.

[00:30:44] Nobody creamed.

[00:30:46] Nobody creamed Pentatonix.

[00:30:46] Nobody creamed Pentatonix.

[00:30:48] And I think that's more than fair.

[00:30:49] But we've all done a different movie.

[00:30:52] Hallelujah.

[00:30:54] Alonzo.

[00:30:55] Yeah.

[00:30:56] I think we're burying the lead here, which is Kristen Chenoweth and Tim Meadows as siblings.

[00:31:00] Oh my gosh.

[00:31:02] But yeah, I'm going to throw out a title that Jax will respond to and y'all will look at me blankly the way you do.

[00:31:07] And that is Private Lives.

[00:31:09] Oh, I know.

[00:31:09] I know.

[00:31:10] Yes.

[00:31:10] I know Private Lives.

[00:31:11] I knew you would.

[00:31:12] It's a classic.

[00:31:12] It's a Noel Coward comedy about a divorced couple who wind up sharing, being in adjoining hotel rooms on their honeymoons with their new spouses.

[00:31:21] And then, of course, fall back in love with each other.

[00:31:24] Classic, you know, 20th century stage farce.

[00:31:28] It's like blueprint for many movies, including this one.

[00:31:32] So yeah, love the premise.

[00:31:33] Love the cast.

[00:31:34] I'm in five.

[00:31:37] This movie sounds amazing, first of all.

[00:31:40] I think that it's just a fun premise to begin with anyways.

[00:31:44] I think that's going to be high drinks galore.

[00:31:47] The cast is special about this one.

[00:31:49] And listen, Ian Harding's not Noah.

[00:31:51] We love Ian Harding.

[00:31:52] Ian Harding's amazing.

[00:31:54] I think what an addition, him being paired opposite of Lindsay Lohan.

[00:31:59] Oh my goodness.

[00:32:00] I can't wait.

[00:32:00] I can't wait.

[00:32:01] Can't wait.

[00:32:02] Obviously, I'm creaming this movie.

[00:32:04] I'm giving it five.

[00:32:05] I can't wait for this movie.

[00:32:06] This is maybe movie of the year for me even more than any of the Hallmark ones.

[00:32:10] Oh my goodness.

[00:32:11] I just think this one's really something special.

[00:32:14] I'm very excited about it.

[00:32:16] I'm very excited.

[00:32:17] Wow.

[00:32:17] Dana?

[00:32:18] Yeah.

[00:32:18] So every cast member, he said, I actually like more than the previous one.

[00:32:23] And we started with Lindsay Lohan.

[00:32:25] So that should tell you, like Ian Harding, Kristen Chenoweth, Tim Meadows, and Lindsay

[00:32:30] Lohan.

[00:32:31] My only hold up here is Lindsay Lohan's last movie, I hate it.

[00:32:35] And I want to be in the Lohana-sons.

[00:32:37] The Irish one.

[00:32:38] Yes.

[00:32:38] I want to be in the pocket here.

[00:32:40] I want to be in the Lohana-sons.

[00:32:41] But also, we got to face facts.

[00:32:42] That last movie was real bad.

[00:32:44] So I'm going to give a milkshake to each of the leads and hope that I'm wrong.

[00:32:48] And it actually is movie of the year.

[00:32:50] Four milkshakes.

[00:32:50] What if I tell you that the director made Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?

[00:32:54] Five milkshakes.

[00:32:55] Five milkshakes.

[00:32:56] And what else?

[00:32:57] What else did he make?

[00:32:57] And critters.

[00:32:59] What?

[00:33:00] Yeah.

[00:33:00] Man, this is just a whole big bag of what's.

[00:33:02] It might have to go five.

[00:33:03] Here's what I can tell you unequivocally.

[00:33:06] Can we not do Hallmark movies and just watch these movies?

[00:33:10] I'm excited to watch these.

[00:33:12] Like, very excited to watch these movies.

[00:33:14] Even kind of the Pentatonix one.

[00:33:17] Like, I'm here for this.

[00:33:19] These are your treats after you see all of the Hallmark movies.

[00:33:22] It's Christina Milian running around the city.

[00:33:23] And the Pentatonix happen to be there.

[00:33:25] It's 42 movies of veggies and grains and whole fruits and vegetables.

[00:33:29] And five movies of dessert.

[00:33:31] This is the argument.

[00:33:33] There is an argument of does Hallmark spread themselves too thin with 40 movies.

[00:33:39] And I think these.

[00:33:40] You saw My Sweet Austrian Holiday.

[00:33:41] That was necessary.

[00:33:42] I do think these movies maybe.

[00:33:44] What if you just made five?

[00:33:45] Maybe show me.

[00:33:47] Let's meet in the middle somewhere.

[00:33:49] Let's meet in the middle somewhere.

[00:33:50] I don't need a job.

[00:33:51] Make five.

[00:33:53] All right.

[00:33:54] This last one.

[00:33:55] Are we ready?

[00:33:56] Yes.

[00:33:56] That Christmas.

[00:33:58] That Christmas.

[00:33:59] It is premiering on December 4th.

[00:34:02] Brian Cox is given the voice of Santa Claus.

[00:34:07] It's an animated movie.

[00:34:09] And Brian Cox is the voice of Santa?

[00:34:10] Yes.

[00:34:11] Let's go.

[00:34:12] Based on the charming trilogy of children's books by beloved multi-award winner writer Richard Curtis.

[00:34:21] Love Actually.

[00:34:22] About Time.

[00:34:23] Four Weddings at a Funeral.

[00:34:24] That guy?

[00:34:24] Yeah.

[00:34:25] Yeah.

[00:34:25] That Christmas follows a series of intertwined tales about Christmas and friends, love and

[00:34:33] loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys.

[00:34:43] So animated love actually, I think is what I'm understanding.

[00:34:48] Jax, what are you thinking?

[00:34:50] Look, the only reason I'm not creaming this is because I've already creamed.

[00:34:54] Brian Cox, Succession, Braveheart.

[00:34:57] Braveheart is another core memory for me.

[00:34:59] My first date, I watched it in a ninth grade boy's basement.

[00:35:03] Brian Cox is a gem, an incredible actor.

[00:35:07] Was that the same basement the review was in?

[00:35:11] Or that you're in right now?

[00:35:13] Yeah.

[00:35:15] Were there more or less doors in that basement?

[00:35:17] Is that a mini fridge one inch from your head?

[00:35:20] Yeah.

[00:35:21] Okay, cool.

[00:35:22] There were less doors in that basement, which made me feel trapped.

[00:35:26] I was going to say, I hope you had the exit in mind.

[00:35:27] For all of Braveheart?

[00:35:29] Good God.

[00:35:29] For all of...

[00:35:30] Oh, yes.

[00:35:31] And then he would talk about it for two hours after.

[00:35:32] We had a very chaste relationship, which was good.

[00:35:35] He didn't try anything.

[00:35:37] He was one of those guys...

[00:35:37] Are you talking about the Godfather?

[00:35:40] Did you date Joshua Harris?

[00:35:42] I'm sorry.

[00:35:43] Sorry.

[00:35:44] That's for those Christians out there.

[00:35:46] I'm sorry.

[00:35:46] She couldn't have.

[00:35:47] That's right.

[00:35:48] That's right.

[00:35:48] Because he would have just...

[00:35:49] He kissed a good eye.

[00:35:50] Yes, it was a...

[00:35:50] But him ranting about Braveheart in ninth grade sounds on point.

[00:35:54] It was great.

[00:35:55] Yeah.

[00:35:55] Mark Kovaleski, if you're listening, I'll never forget.

[00:35:57] Shout out Mark.

[00:35:58] Shout out Marky Mark.

[00:36:00] Shout out Mark.

[00:36:00] But yeah, this sounds like it's going to be a delight.

[00:36:03] I think the animation will be fun.

[00:36:06] Something different.

[00:36:06] I'm going to give it...

[00:36:07] I'm going to give it four.

[00:36:09] Wait, I gave Pentatonix four.

[00:36:11] I'm going to have to give it five.

[00:36:12] I'm going to give it five.

[00:36:13] No cream.

[00:36:15] Just by being...

[00:36:17] Even mentioning Pentatonix, this movie got...

[00:36:19] Yes, you have to.

[00:36:21] I realized I kind of got excited too early because I forgot we were doing Netflix and they were all going to be good.

[00:36:26] Yeah, that's fair.

[00:36:28] Alonzo.

[00:36:29] So I have to recuse myself because I've seen this movie, which has never happened before in a preview episode.

[00:36:37] But suffice it to say, I love it.

[00:36:39] I can't wait for y'all to see it.

[00:36:41] It's great.

[00:36:42] But I can't...

[00:36:43] These are...

[00:36:44] All the shakes and the creams are all predictive, but I can't predict because I've seen it.

[00:36:48] That's right.

[00:36:48] So I'm just going to say I loved it and this is going to be a fun episode.

[00:36:52] Taking the high road there.

[00:36:53] Well, listen, anytime I get a text from Alonzo about a screener that he just saw and it's glowing, I immediately begin to go, okay.

[00:37:02] I'm going to circle it.

[00:37:04] And I was already excited about this movie.

[00:37:06] I think, one, it just sounds really cool.

[00:37:08] But then I saw some of the stills and the animation looks beautiful and I just think this is going to crush.

[00:37:14] I'm already going to predict that I cried during this movie at some point.

[00:37:18] Richard Curtis in a movie that Alonzo gives a thumbs up to, you're going to cry multiple times.

[00:37:22] I'm going to give it five milkshakes and a guaranteed tier from brand.

[00:37:28] I got to be honest.

[00:37:29] It's October 31st.

[00:37:30] This is the earliest in my lifetime I've ever been excited about a slate of TV Christmas movies.

[00:37:34] Maybe the only time I've ever been excited for a slate of them.

[00:37:38] I've made a huge mistake.

[00:37:39] This movie should get my cream.

[00:37:41] Can't put the cream back in the jar.

[00:37:42] That's not how it works, unfortunately.

[00:37:44] Cream too early.

[00:37:45] This movie.

[00:37:46] It happens.

[00:37:47] This movie is just made for me.

[00:37:50] I love Richard Curtis.

[00:37:52] Bill Nighy, which we didn't even talk about, is a voice in this movie.

[00:37:55] Brian Cox.

[00:37:56] Are you kidding me right now?

[00:37:57] Kidding me right now?

[00:37:58] Oh my gosh.

[00:37:59] This movie?

[00:38:00] Five.

[00:38:00] I wish I could go six.

[00:38:01] This is it.

[00:38:02] I should have creamed this movie.

[00:38:03] Unbelievable.

[00:38:04] None of us creamed this movie.

[00:38:05] That's crazy.

[00:38:06] We were fresh out.

[00:38:07] It's an injustice.

[00:38:08] Brian Cox, the original Hannibal Lecter, let's not forget.

[00:38:11] Yeah.

[00:38:11] Shout out.

[00:38:12] Manhunter.

[00:38:13] Right?

[00:38:13] Yep.

[00:38:14] We did it, everybody.

[00:38:15] Yeah, we did.

[00:38:16] Congratulations.

[00:38:16] We're going to be reviewing all of these movies throughout the next two months.

[00:38:20] Hopefully, you'll join us again.

[00:38:22] Some people are saying a crop.

[00:38:24] And so, if ever there was a time to join us, it would be right now.

[00:38:28] Can't wait for that.

[00:38:29] Alonzo, Jax, you're the best.

[00:38:31] We're going to be back tomorrow, actually.

[00:38:32] Yeah.

[00:38:33] New week, new us.

[00:38:34] It's going to be a lot of fun.

[00:38:35] Until then, maybe we're the first to wish you a Merry Christmas.

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