Tinseltown - The Holiday Movie Podcast

The only podcast where the Mayor of Christmas will watch and review every Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year, and otherwise midwinter holiday film to firmly establish the new holiday canon.

234 - A Very April Fool's Day April Fool's Day (The Grinch Musical) 04/02/2024

234 - A Very April Fool's Day April Fool's Day (The Grinch Musical) In this VERY impulsively recorded episode, a very convoluted April Fool's joke leads to us watching another horny Grinch movie. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/30634748

232 - We Have A Christmas Story at Home Video (A Christmas Story 2) 01/01/2024

232 - We Have A Christmas Story at Home Video (A Christmas Story 2) The mayor's final sibling joins him to review A Christmas Story 2, a real hunk of junk from a short-lived DTV crap factory. NOTE: Since recording this episode, I finished "The House", and honestly, it was pretty good. Rough first act, but that's comedies for you, sometimes you have to sweat through the exposition. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/29292008

232 - A Story; Christmas Story (A Christmas Story Christmas) 12/24/2023

232 - A Story; Christmas Story (A Christmas Story Christmas) Like a delicious sandwich made with terrible bread, the middle of Legasequel Month turns out to be quite tasty, as Tim and I look at the surprisingly good, if awkwardly titled "A Christmas Story Christmas", which is probably the best case scenario for what it could have been. I don't know why there's two slices of bread on each side of the sandwich. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/29218008

231 - Brokebrain Moron (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure) 12/15/2023

231 - Brokebrain Moron (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure) It's the middle of the beginning of theme month and the beginning of the end for Bogdanovich mainstay and Oscar nominee Randy Quaid. Join us as we look into the sad mush that is "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure". /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/29089838

230 - It's Been a Long Road Getting from There to Here (Home Sweet Home Alone) 12/02/2023

230 - It's Been a Long Road Getting from There to Here (Home Sweet Home Alone) HAPPY THEME MONTH! Our theme this year is "garbage sequels made LONG after anyone cared", and what better way to start than with 2022's "Home Sweet Home Alone", which isn't the worst Home Alone movie, but SURE IS the one I like the least! /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/28893258

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Hocus Pocus 11/01/2023

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Hocus Pocus Welcome to the Pumpkin Patch, y'all! Brian and Lara from the Halloween universe, beset by fading batteries, review Brian's deepest childhood terror, a dumb comedy movie for little children. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/28481531

Phlebotomy Special and The Wrath of God 05/31/2023

Phlebotomy Special and The Wrath of God This episode is almost exactly 50% disgusting medical chat and 50% Colleen and I risking divine obliteration for our blasphemy. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/26995968

BONUS - The Lit List Angel 05/09/2023

BONUS - The Lit List Angel I'm on medical leave for a couple of weeks due to... well, I'll probably do a B.A.D. about it, so I'll save you the gory details for now. Pun intended. But in the meantime, here's Colleen and I reviewing "The Littlest Angel", a semi-religious 70s TV movie with a truly weird cast. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/26790255

229 - FIXED - Cash Dummy Millionaires (Richie Rich's Christmas Wish) 05/04/2023

229 - FIXED - Cash Dummy Millionaires (Richie Rich's Christmas Wish) This week, Courtney and I become the first people in history to compare "Richie Rich's Christmas Wish" to "Hamlet". /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/26740647

228 - "The Rumble" (Mr. Saint Nick) 04/27/2023

228 - "The Rumble" (Mr. Saint Nick) Flonk and Brian and the BRAND NEW (at the time) Spider struggle to remember the made-for-TV Kelsey Grammer vehicle "Mr. Saint Nick". /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/26667312

227 - Aquaman Saves Christmas (Unaccompanied Minors) 04/19/2023

227 - Aquaman Saves Christmas (Unaccompanied Minors) Anton and the Mayor look at Paul Feig's first big movie, "Unaccompanied Minors", a semi-fairly maligned but quite unfairly forgotten pretender to the Home Alone throne. Which is to say a movie where kids get up to unsupervised shenanigans at the expense of a character actor. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/26595564

226 - Reefer Dadness (Holiday Affair) 04/12/2023

226 - Reefer Dadness (Holiday Affair) This week, Colleen and I look at what happens when one of Hollywood's most sullen and thuggish leading actors needs a hit of good publicity and agrees to be the guy in a pretty generic romcom. It's "Holiday Affair"! /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/26525199

Hello, Mr. Thompson 04/01/2023

Hello, Mr. Thompson Happy April First! I'm in a hurry, hope I don't upload a commentary by mistake or something. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/26411985

B.A.D. - Jeelie Cly! 03/21/2023

B.A.D. - Jeelie Cly! Another Broken Arm Dispatch, I'm afraid, as I take stock of the many delays we've faced, vent about the lingering effects of the pandemic, and OFFICIALLY schedule our next posted episode. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/26300169

B.A.D. - Everyody's Weakened from the Workin' 03/10/2023

B.A.D. - Everyody's Weakened from the Workin' On this Broken Arm Dispatch, the mayor plays a game of "Why Brian So Busy", featuring King Charles III, Studs Terkel, and a little kitten that taught America to love again. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/26183115

225 - I Put a Spell on You (Bell, Book, and Candle) 03/02/2023

225 - I Put a Spell on You (Bell, Book, and Candle) Brian and Courtney review "Bell, Book, and Candle", in which a very talented cast plays almost exclusively roles they're poorly suited for. Also, this was recorded before I got Spider, which is a shame, there's a lot of cat content in here. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/26099163

224 - Ain't No Rule (Puppy Star Christmas) 02/21/2023

224 - Ain't No Rule (Puppy Star Christmas) AAlgar and Maggie join Flonk and I to review the second sequel to a spinoff of a spinoff of a movie about a dog who plays sports. Surprisingly, it's not very good. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25992624

223 - Plane Crazy (Turbulence) 02/08/2023

223 - Plane Crazy (Turbulence) Amanda and Brian take a look at "Turbulence", a semi-erotic 90s thriller that is remarkably Christmassy, especially when you consider it came out on January 10. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25864332

222 - The Decapitation of Larry Leadfoot (Downton Abbey: A Journey to the Highlands) 02/01/2023

222 - The Decapitation of Larry Leadfoot (Downton Abbey: A Journey to the Highlands) AAl, Amanda, and I review another Downton, now with more Molesley! This episode is set in August, but it's a Christmas special, so we're allowed. Also: Shrimp-eh. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25804467

221 - Look Out, Itchy, She's Irish! (Samantha: American Girl Holiday) 01/24/2023

221 - Look Out, Itchy, She's Irish! (Samantha: American Girl Holiday) "Brian and Katie review 90s kids books" is back, with a look at the most entitled American Girl, Samantha, and her film debut, with eventually includes some limited amounts of Christmas. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25705131

220 - The Comeback Queen (Falling for Christmas) 01/17/2023

220 - The Comeback Queen (Falling for Christmas) Tim and I are joined by Brenda, a self confessed fan of hot goss and general trash, to review the latest comeback attempt of someone who has been well-represented in both of those categories. It's "Falling for Christmas"! /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25638093

219 - My God, It's Full of Stars (New Year's Eve) 01/10/2023

219 - My God, It's Full of Stars (New Year's Eve) Brian and Lisa ring in the new year with "New Year's Eve", an overstuffed, undercooked mess of a - HOLY COW, IS THAT JENSEN?! /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25565322

State of the Canon 2023 01/09/2023

State of the Canon 2023 Better late than never, it's time for the state of the canon! And since said state is pretty lonely again, it's time for some analysis! Topics include why nothing got added this year, what can be done to avert this going forward, and Spider's Big Day Inside. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25549350

217 - Neutral Whist of the Wetch (The Wizard of Oz) 12/27/2022

217 - Neutral Whist of the Wetch (The Wizard of Oz) Rounding out Category Six month, Emily, Spencer, and Brian look into "The Wizard of Oz", a movie that is weirdly considered a Christmas movie by many people for no particular reason. Emily takes an anti-Toto stance, Spencer smells toast, and Brian tries DESPERATELY to talk about the book only when directly relevant. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25436190

216 - Merc-y Christmas (Deadpool) 12/19/2022

216 - Merc-y Christmas (Deadpool) Category six month rolls on with the flimsiest of excuses, as Flonk and I review Deadpool, a sassy comedy about a dude who's rude, crude, with attitude, and also with a weird amount of emotional honesty? Anyway, he says "Christmas" a bunch, so that's what's getting him in here today. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25376916

215 - Hobbit Walking Party (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) 12/13/2022

215 - Hobbit Walking Party (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) Brian's all right, Timmy's all right, they just seem a little weird after watching a nearly four hour movie. But do not take us for some conjurer of Cheap Trick, as Tim joins us for that finest of Category Six movies... Movies That Get Associated With Christmas Just Because of Their Release Date. It's LORD OF THE RINGS, BABY. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25308345

214 - We're a Sensation (Tommy) 12/08/2022

214 - We're a Sensation (Tommy) This week, it's a guest in theme month! Devlin joins us to discuss Ken Russell's The Who's Tommy, easily the weirdest movie we've ever done on this show. /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25262310

213 - Captain Von Thirst Trapp (The Sound of Music) 11/30/2022

213 - Captain Von Thirst Trapp (The Sound of Music) A lengthy hiatus comes to a close, and with it comes Theme Month 2022, where we're looking at movies with the feeblest of Christmas connections! Sound is a little wonky on this one, but who could be upset when Lara and I are drooling over Christopher Plummer in "The Sound of Music", a really long, but really good, but really long movie! /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25158159

THEME MONTH ANNOUNCEMENT 2022 11/25/2022

THEME MONTH ANNOUNCEMENT 2022 Happy holiday season! As usual, it's time to announce our run of themed episodes, and Flonk is here to help with that, and also review Peacemaker a little, why not? /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25131927

B.A.D. - A Classic Octavius Adventure 11/16/2022

B.A.D. - A Classic Octavius Adventure This week, on the Broken Arm Dispatch, I discuss a type of movie we won't be doing much of here, and do a commentary on "The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus", a short film from 1914 that dares to ask "What if Topper was a detective"? /episode/index/show/tinseltown/id/25030518

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