Author Archives: JW

About JW

I've written about movies on the internet since 2009. Now mostly into the podcast game, talking about Christmas and movie soundtracks mostly. It's fun.

“31 Nights of Halloween” By The Numbers – 2022 Edition

Posted on September 30, 2022 by JW

Greetings spooky pals! Home For The Horrordays is just around the corner, which means it’s also time for all things creepy, kooky and altogether spooky. (Or however that goes…) That includes the return of Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween! Last … Continue reading →

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Stocking Stuffer #28: The Christmas Gift of Light

Posted on September 13, 2022 by JW

For years, internet sleuths have tried to identify a cartoon based on nothing but an old family Christmas photo. In an amazing turn of events, not only was the cartoon identified, but it turned out to be an obscure Christmas … Continue reading →

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Episode 134: A Mom For Christmas

Posted on August 31, 2022 by JW

There’s a reason we don’t often go to the made-for-TV well, and it’s because we fear falling into that abyss never to be seen again. But sometimes a project intrigues you so much that you can’t help but gaze into … Continue reading →

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Stocking Stuffer #27: Love Death & Robots, “All Through The House”

Posted on August 9, 2022 by JW

This edition of Stocking Stuffers is unique, in that the episode of TV we’re covering is only about 7 minutes long. “All Through The House” is the lone Christmas episode of Netflix’s animated anthology series Love Death & Robots. It’s … Continue reading →

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Episode 133: Money Train

Posted on July 28, 2022 by JW

Happy Christmas in July! On this episode, we’re still knee deep in summer action season as we take a look at the Wesley Snipes/Woody Harrelson buddy cop flick Money Train! They’re two cops who also happen to be brothers, or … Continue reading →

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Episode 132: Turbulence

Posted on June 28, 2022 by JW

We’re back with more holiday action hijinks! This week, in honor of the recently departed Ray Liotta, we take a look at his 1997 airplane thriller Turbulence! It’s Christmas Eve and the feds need to escort a number of criminals, … Continue reading →

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Episode 131: Enemy of the State

Posted on May 31, 2022 by JW

This Memorial Day, we’re kicking off our Summer Holiday Movie Season! All summer long we’ll be highlighting ridiculous summer action movies with a holiday bent! On this episode we’re taking the modern surveillance state to task with Tony Scott’s 1998 … Continue reading →

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Episode 130: The Cricket on the Hearth

Posted on April 28, 2022 by JW

Our pals Niall Flanagan and Dwayne Moloney, co-hosts of the Secret of the Sailor Madness podcast, join us this week to try and make sense of Rankin/Bass’ 1967 Christmas special The Cricket on the Hearth! Based on Charles Dickens’ other … Continue reading →

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Episode 129: A Wrestling Christmas Miracle

Posted on April 19, 2022 by JW

When we discussed A Karate Christmas Miracle last year, we swore that we wouldn’t touch its follow-up unless we had no other choice. Ladies and gentlemen, that day came far sooner than we expected… A Wrestling Christmas Miracle has the … Continue reading →

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Stocking Stuffer #26: The Norm Show, “Norm vs Christmas”

Posted on March 22, 2022 by JW

Please enjoy this week’s Stocking Stuffer to tide you over until our next full episode. This week we’re taking a look at The Norm Show, Norm Macdonald’s foray into the world of late-90s sitcoms. In this episode, “Norm vs Christmas”, … Continue reading →

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