<p>Episode #113 is the final part of our Christmas Spectacular 2024 and it's a time to focus on this year's movie, Violent Night.</p><br><p>Scott and Tom talk about it's clever use of the "Bad Santa" cliche, the weird but lovable family, the mixture of good and bad sets, the use of Santa's magic and unexpected backstory, the bad guy's motive, the effect of shocking violence within the context of the genre, and the fantastic use of tributes to Home Alone and Die Hard.</p><br><p>Plus, Why it's hard for a movie to become a Christmas classic in the modern era, and Scott realises something about a famous Christmas tradition.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>