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Christine and Emily cordially invite you to the most awkward double wedding in cinematic history. On this obvious episode, the ladies tackle 1935's Bride of Frankenstein and 1985's The Bride. It's a scream!

Don your finest flip flop minidress and hop into our ill-prepared vehicle! We're driving cross-country with two glamorous road trips located on different sides of the world because let's face it: you can't talk about 1994's Priscilla, Queen of the Desert without ALSO talking about 1995's To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar. So many long titles with punctuation marks. So many glorious costumes. So many '90s hallmarks that age awkwardly, yet earnestly. Enjoy!

Christine and Emily return to look at two of 2025's most interesting genre films that share a lot of thematic elements! First up is the OSCAR NOMINATED The Ugly Stepsister, then the unfairly maligned Him. Spoilers abound. Have at it. 

2025 was…a year! But there were SOME good things that came out of it, and Emily & Christine are here to talk about them!

That's a wrap! Emily takes solo stage for the Stocking Stuffers season finale with the annual ranking and best/worst of the checklist. But first, it's A Pickleball Christmas because how can anyone possibly resist that? Thanks to everyone for following along this year, as we'll resume our usual inconsistent schedule next month! Happy holidays to all you big city businesswomen lawyers, small town nutmeg farmers, sassy big earring-wearing sidekicks, stiff corporate bosses, long-suffering assistants, cheery diner matrons, David O'Donnells, horny sage old people, horny sage old people who are also Santa Claus, and anyone else that we might have missed!

On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love gave me A Christmas Romance! It's a trek back through time with a made-for-CBS TV movie from 1994 starring Olivia Newton-John and a lot of adorable farm animals. Emily calls in the big guns to handle this Christmas stranger: IT'S THE CAST OF NIGHT OF THE LIVING PODCAST! Join Amy, Freddy, & Andy for this gem, and be sure to listen to the internet's longest running horror movie podcast at https://notlp.com/ Also, you've got ONE DAY LEFT to watch The Lost Hallmark Christmas Movie: Live!: https://caveat.stellartickets.com/events/the-lost-hallmark-christmas-movie-live/occurrences/e11259f6-84cd-437a-b4d7-6c56bbd565b1

Are you aware of just how many holiday movies play on "The 12 Days of Christmas" title? To be clear, this episode covers 2004's The Twelve (written out) Days of Christmas Eve, directed by Valley Girl's Martha Coolidge and starring Steven Weber and Molly Shannon. The Cultural Gutter's Carol Borden joins Emily to dive into this surprisingly Final Destination-y story. Have a listen and be sure to follow Carol's outstanding work at https://culturalgutter.com/ And don't forget to check out Emily Intravia's video stream production of her original Hallmark parody before December 26th: https://caveat.stellartickets.com/events/the-lost-hallmark-christmas-movie-live/occurrences/e11259f6-84cd-437a-b4d7-6c56bbd565b1

Just how much apathy can go into 90 minutes? We're about to find out! Emily is joined by fellow cat lady (and also fellow Emily) Emily Menez to dive into the dark depths of Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever, a 2014 Lifetime original that seems to hate everyone. But it IS set in a mall, so it's not a total loss. Also, Tardar Sauce is a star.  Follow Emily Menez @theemilymenez on Instagram to catch her comedy! And don't forget to check out Emily Intravia's video stream production of her original Hallmark parody before December 26th: https://caveat.stellartickets.com/events/the-lost-hallmark-christmas-movie-live/occurrences/e11259f6-84cd-437a-b4d7-6c56bbd565b1

Put on your most snuggly, sold-out sweater: we've got an outerwear company to save! Emily enlists the help of The Projection Booth's Mike White to travel back to 2016 for A Christmas In Vermont, where we get a somewhat phoned-in Chevy Chase and a literal phoned-in performance by Morgan Fairchild. Plus, lots of milkshakes.  Follow Mike @projectionbooth.bsky.social and be sure to listen to his many shows, including The Chasing Chevy Chase Podcast (which does NOT cover A Christmas In Vermont, somehow). And don't forget to check out Emily's video stream production of her original Hallmark parody before December 26th: https://caveat.stellartickets.com/events/the-lost-hallmark-christmas-movie-live/occurrences/e11259f6-84cd-437a-b4d7-6c56bbd565b1

The time has come for us to see just how much film quality suffers by conservative values. That's right! 2025's A Cinderella Christmas Ball is a Great American Family production, and you can tell! Emily is joined by blogger, podcaster, and birthday boy Kevin Matthews for this special investigation into fake European kingdoms, magical reversible peacoats, and tongue-less orphans.  Be sure to listen to Kevin's podcast, Raiders of the Podcast, and follow his blog, which covers a whole lot of these movies: https://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/ And don't forget to check out Emily's video stream production of her original Hallmark parody here: https://caveat.stellartickets.com/events/the-lost-hallmark-christmas-movie-live/occurrences/e11259f6-84cd-437a-b4d7-6c56bbd565b1

"God bless us, everyone," but said in the most monotone line reading possible. It's A Christmas Carol by way of Hallmark! For 2025's Christmas Above the Clouds, Emily is joined by podcasters Brandi & David Jackola. As is customary, tangents ensue. Would you expect anything less?  Be sure to follow @brandiwine.bsky.social and @djevildave.bsky.social and listen to their Star Trek podcasts Boldly Go and Shield Podulation. And don't forget: there's still time to stream Emily's show through December 26th! https://caveat.stellartickets.com/events/the-lost-hallmark-christmas-movie-live/occurrences/e11259f6-84cd-437a-b4d7-6c56bbd565b1

What better way to spend the holidays than a full week trip with your adult family? Emily hops in the passenger seat of a German motorcar driven by the one and only Jason Fozzie Nelson to sail through the Hallmark Channel's A Keller Christmas Vacation, with plenty of detours to the Hallmark Peacoat Closet.  Be sure to buy Jason's wonderful novel Always By My Side: https://www.amazon.com/Always-Side-Jason-Fozzie-Nelson/dp/B0C9FZVMCS Remember to stream Emily's show through December 26th! https://caveat.stellartickets.com/events/the-lost-hallmark-christmas-movie-live/occurrences/e11259f6-84cd-437a-b4d7-6c56bbd565b1

It's a freaky festive Friday when Emily and guest star Elwood Jones team up for a body swap! Today's movie is 2015's Christmas Trade, starring William Baldwin as a stiff lawyer dad to a perfectly normal 11-year-old who becomes a stumbling buffoon when an ugly magical teddy bear pulls a Vice Versa. Be sure to follow Elwood's various projects: Blog: https://fromthedepthsofdvdhell.wordpress.com/ Asian Cinema Film Club Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/bde6ayzk Movies and Tea Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/YBnqQymr And remember, you can stream Emily's show through December 26th! https://caveat.stellartickets.com/events/the-lost-hallmark-christmas-movie-live/occurrences/e11259f6-84cd-437a-b4d7-6c56bbd565b1

Don't mess with ex-mas. Emily returns to that shiny Netflix well with the one and only Christine Makepeace to tackle 2025's A Merry Little Ex-Mas, the film that gives us the best of Alicia Silverstone in velvet, Melissa Joan Hart in Dress Barn, and tearaway tuxedos the way they were always meant to be. Don't forget to grab your real or virtual tickets for Emily's upcoming live (and later) show at https://www.caveat.nyc/events/the-lost-hallmark-christmas-movie-live--12-7-2025

Isn't it weird to see Cozy Cardigan Christmas movies made with budgets? Long-time beloved Special Guest Star Elizabeth Katheryn Gray joins Emily to shop around Sterling's Department Store in Netflix's Jingle Bell Heist. There are twists, turns, and actual songs that cost money! Deep South Wrestling: https://www.wearedeepsouth.com/ Don't forget to use some of that those stolen jewels to get your ticket for Emily's streamable Christmas movie! The Lost Hallmark Christmas Movie LIVE! https://www.caveat.nyc/events/the-lost-hallmark-christmas-movie-live--12-7-2025 Instagram: @feminine_critique_pod