Christmas Eve is the worst travel day of the year, which means an airport is also the best, most dramatic setting you can get for a Christmas movie. At least, that’s what this week’s film will have you believe.

Carry-On is the latest holiday offering from the good people at Netflix: A tense, smartly-written thriller about TSA agent Taron Egerton trying to stop mercenary terrorist Jason Bateman from detonating a chemical weapon in a crowded airport on Christmas Eve. Along the way, we get a few classic holiday needledrops, some excellent action sequences, and a chilling villain turn from Jason Bateman.

Also in this episode, we discuss the possibility that Carry-On may be the true ending to Arrested Development, the phenomenon of “Whamageddon,” and the state of Netflix’s original film slate. Check it out!

SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE:

• Carry-On is available to stream on Netflix
• Prepare yourselves for Whamageddon 2025
• The “Last Christmas” fight scene
• The Letterboxd list of all the films covered in this episode
• “Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup” by John Carreyrou
• “You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant” by Brad Neely
• Join our Discord channel today!
• KRANKOMETER: (3, 4)

SEE ALSO OUR EPISODES ON:

• Episode 31: Die Hard 2
• Episode 81: Anna and the Apocalypse
• Episode 165: Die Hard with a Vengeance

Questions? Complaints? Requests? Hit us up at XmasCreeps@gmail.com!