Tinseltown - The Holiday Movie Podcast
294 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe 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.
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Episodes
234 - A Very April Fool's Day April Fool's Day (The Grinch Musical)
April 02, 2024 01:01 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBIn this VERY impulsively recorded episode, a very convoluted April Fool's joke leads to us watching another horny Grinch movie.
232 - We Have A Christmas Story at Home Video (A Christmas Story 2)
January 01, 2024 03:18 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBThe 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.
232 - A Story; Christmas Story (A Christmas Story Christmas)
December 24, 2023 15:06 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBLike 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.
231 - Brokebrain Moron (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure)
December 15, 2023 00:02 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBIt'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". Read More
230 - It's Been a Long Road Getting from There to Here (Home Sweet Home Alone)
December 02, 2023 03:16 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBHAPPY 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!
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Hocus Pocus
November 01, 2023 01:18 - 1 hour - 85 MBWelcome 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.
Phlebotomy Special and The Wrath of God
May 31, 2023 01:23 - 33 minutes - 24.2 MBThis episode is almost exactly 50% disgusting medical chat and 50% Colleen and I risking divine obliteration for our blasphemy.
BONUS - The Lit List Angel
May 09, 2023 17:23 - 56 minutes - 56.9 MBI'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.
229 - FIXED - Cash Dummy Millionaires (Richie Rich's Christmas Wish)
May 04, 2023 02:44 - 1 hour - 114 MBThis week, Courtney and I become the first people in history to compare "Richie Rich's Christmas Wish" to "Hamlet".
228 - "The Rumble" (Mr. Saint Nick)
April 27, 2023 00:10 - 53 minutes - 60.6 MBFlonk and Brian and the BRAND NEW (at the time) Spider struggle to remember the made-for-TV Kelsey Grammer vehicle "Mr. Saint Nick".
227 - Aquaman Saves Christmas (Unaccompanied Minors)
April 19, 2023 22:56 - 1 hour - 116 MBAnton 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.
226 - Reefer Dadness (Holiday Affair)
April 12, 2023 21:33 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBThis 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"!
Hello, Mr. Thompson
April 01, 2023 13:09 - 59 minutes - 56.5 MBHappy April First! I'm in a hurry, hope I don't upload a commentary by mistake or something.
B.A.D. - Jeelie Cly!
March 21, 2023 23:39 - 10 minutes - 12.6 MBAnother 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.
B.A.D. - Everyody's Weakened from the Workin'
March 10, 2023 00:12 - 11 minutes - 9.03 MBOn 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.
225 - I Put a Spell on You (Bell, Book, and Candle)
March 02, 2023 00:16 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBBrian 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.
224 - Ain't No Rule (Puppy Star Christmas)
February 21, 2023 00:39 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBAAlgar 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.
223 - Plane Crazy (Turbulence)
February 08, 2023 02:58 - 1 hour - 109 MBAmanda 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.
222 - The Decapitation of Larry Leadfoot (Downton Abbey: A Journey to the Highlands)
February 01, 2023 23:42 - 1 hour - 117 MBAAl, 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.
221 - Look Out, Itchy, She's Irish! (Samantha: American Girl Holiday)
January 24, 2023 17:00 - 57 minutes - 66.4 MB"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.
220 - The Comeback Queen (Falling for Christmas)
January 17, 2023 22:13 - 1 hour - 126 MBTim 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"!
219 - My God, It's Full of Stars (New Year's Eve)
January 10, 2023 22:28 - 1 hour - 130 MBBrian and Lisa ring in the new year with "New Year's Eve", an overstuffed, undercooked mess of a - HOLY COW, IS THAT JENSEN?!
State of the Canon 2023
January 09, 2023 21:32 - 16 minutes - 19.8 MBBetter 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.
217 - Neutral Whist of the Wetch (The Wizard of Oz)
December 27, 2022 05:37 - 1 hour - 109 MBRounding 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.
216 - Merc-y Christmas (Deadpool)
December 19, 2022 21:29 - 1 hour - 101 MBCategory 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.
215 - Hobbit Walking Party (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
December 13, 2022 03:36 - 2 hours - 152 MBBrian'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.
214 - We're a Sensation (Tommy)
December 08, 2022 01:46 - 1 hour - 138 MBThis 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.
213 - Captain Von Thirst Trapp (The Sound of Music)
November 30, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBA 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!
THEME MONTH ANNOUNCEMENT 2022
November 25, 2022 18:25 - 10 minutes - 11.8 MBHappy 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?
B.A.D. - A Classic Octavius Adventure
November 16, 2022 03:00 - 25 minutes - 30.6 MBThis 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"?
The Broken Arm Dispatch Returns
November 09, 2022 03:01 - 49 minutes - 39.2 MBBut don't worry, my arms aren't broken again. Here's a status update leading into the holiday season, followed by a rambling walk through my top 25 movies of all time. (Three Christmas movies make the cut!)
Andy Hardy, You Creep
October 26, 2022 23:32 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBSTATUS UPDATE: Don't worry, the show's still on track! Screwy scheduling is STILL afflicting us, and our usual fall block was taken up this year by me being in a show, so the queue has run dry. But fear not, we have begun our next round, and the weekly uploads should resume shortly. ALSO: From the vaults! Colleen and I review and revisit the franchise about America's favorite horny twerp, Andy Hardy! ALSO: A local donut restaurant may be mocking me.
FROM THE VAULTS - Inspecting Carol
October 12, 2022 02:23 - 38 minutes - 28.2 MBOne from the Patreon this week, as I recover from being in Clue and prep the next round of recording! Enjoy me, Robbie, and Tim playing America's hottest game show, in which I challenge them to tell which Christmas Carol adaptations are real, and which I made up to trick them!
212 - The Wrath of Carla (Son-in-Law)
September 26, 2022 23:54 - 1 hour - 86 MBEmily and Brian take on The Weasel as we revisit "Son In Law", a Thanksgiving movie that is the first in the brief and inexplicable "Pauly Shore is a viable lead actor" era. Join us as we look at Tiffani Amber Thiessen: Farm Detective, analyze the practicality of roller blades as farm implements, get confused about the plot of a Tim Allen movie, and... grow... fatigued.
211 - Trendsel2wn: Corgi Connolly (A Very Corgi Christmas)
September 15, 2022 00:12 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBConfounded by my messy apartment, Courtney and I have to change our plans, and decide to stay topical by watching a Christmas movie about corgis. Well, about corgi. Well, about a pretty generic romance that happens near a corgi.
210 - Trendseltown (Soulmates: Christmas Gift of Light)
September 08, 2022 02:54 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBJustin and Brian hastily cancel their plans to watch some dumbass Krampus movie to get zeitgesty and check out "Soulmates: The Christmas Gift of Light", a mysterious screenshot of which captivated the internet this past weekend. It MIGHT be a cult!
FROM THE VAULTS - Lunch Jokes (Rocky V)
August 30, 2022 20:35 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBAs we prep to get back to normal episodes, we dip into the Patreon to give you Rocky V, which we totally didn't realize had Christmas in it when we started watching.
209 - God Bleth Uth (Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas)
August 23, 2022 01:02 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBFor the second guest month in a row, we have had an unexpected shift in the schedule which occurred the day before Flonk was coming over anyway, so it's time for another New and a Bit Alarming Crossover! This time, we're continuing our look into the five feature-length Looney Tunes movies. The Space Jam trilogy was bad, sure, but was it... DIRECT TO VIDEO BAD?
208 - Little Sister Super Special (The Baby-Sitters' Special Christmas)
August 17, 2022 03:18 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBBrian's little sister Katie joins us to discuss The Baby-Sitters' Club in general and the Christmas episode of the 1990 HBO show specifically. Get ready for a LENGTHY character rundown, because she has 25 years of pent-up Baby-Sitter thoughts.
207 - Please Sir, We'd Like Some Less (A Christmas Carol 1997)
August 09, 2022 18:47 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBMaggie joins me to continue our Tim Curry train of thought onto a third podcast feed, as we examine A Christmas Carol, from 1997. Or 2002. Anyway, Tim Curry is in it.
206 - Return of Cool James (Toys)
August 03, 2022 03:51 - 1 hour - 114 MBGuest month rolls along, and it's time for another curate's egg, as TLo joins us for the first time to review Toys! It's a Robin Williams movie that shouldn't, a kids' movie that isn't, and a Christmas movie that won't! Still kinda good.
205 - What Does the Fox Say? (The Green Knight)
July 27, 2022 01:09 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBSarah Jenkins rejoins us to look at The Green Knight, a more accurate, skillful, and handsome version of Sword of the Valiant.
204 - The Evil Bloody Dead, Innit (Bloody New Year)
July 20, 2022 06:03 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBLara is IN PERSON and I'm rewarding her hospitality with "Bloody New Year", an incredibly meandering British horror film that takes place in July.
Hello from North Carolina
June 28, 2022 11:55 - 3 minutes - 5.93 MBHello, all! No new episode this week, because, as a shampoo commercial once told me, I’m worth it. But I still wanted to drop a quick note letting you know why, and also letting you know where else you can find me out there in audio land.
203 - Merry Christmas, Idris Elba (Prometheus)
June 22, 2022 03:38 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBAn irregular pregnancy, wise men chasing stars, and one jolly bearded man who loves the holiday, Prometheus is truly a Christmas movie for the ages. Or else Montoya and I just wanted to talk about it.
202 - Limper. Because He Limps Instead of Prancing. You Get It. (Prancer)
June 15, 2022 02:32 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBLara and I are promised a world of magic and enchantment and get a dour family drama starring Sam Elliot. It's Prancer!
201 - A Tale of Two Ednas (Year Without a Santa Claus: Live)
June 07, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBRobbie shames himself into watching the live action remake of Year Without a Santa Claus, a movie with a cast that's much better than this, and a director that isn't better than this, but should be.
Episode 200 Retrospectavaganza, Part Three
May 31, 2022 03:34 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBOur big review comes to a close, as Robbie, Justin, David, and Lara look at the best and worst of the best and worst. Adam Sandler takes a beating, we once again attempt to describe The Box coherently, and Lara is bestowed a title.
Episode 200 Retropectravaganza, Part Two
May 24, 2022 16:00 - 45 minutes - 50.7 MBOur retrospective continues, with Courtney, Anton, and Tim! Join us as we revisit everything from Trapped in Paradise to The Nutcracker in 3D, as well as multiple Toylands, and the babes therein. Also, listen to me confidently announce that the Why Him episode won't have posted yet, because I'm bat at math!
Episode 200 Retropectravaganza, Part One
May 17, 2022 04:55 - 53 minutes - 64 MBIt's 200 episodes! Leaving out two parters, appearances by the April Fool, Patreon feed drops, state of the canon... It's 200 episodes! And here to review their time on the show are our three appearing-est cohosts, Flonk, Colleen, and Emily! We're going to break down the best and worst we've ever done, as well as covering a few we barely remember!