In this episode, we celebrate the holiday season with a legitimate Christmas film that’s not horror-related!? Okay, but this is still Genre Exposure, so you know it’s going to be weird somehow. Drama, romance, comedy, musical numbers, tokusatsu effects and more! So join us as we hit up one last feature from Japan this year and dive back into the filmography of Sion Sono and check out one of his prolific 2015 releases: Love & Peace. But before we gush over Kaiju Pikadon and the true meaning of Christmas, we dish on some recent watches and share some of our favorite holiday themed flicks that we tend to return to each year. And so much more!
Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)
What We’ve Been Watching:
-Jason: The Naked Gun (2025) & Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) & Cruiser (2016)
-Dustin: Hazbin Hotel Season 2 (2025) & Invincible Shaolin (1978) & The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979) & The Magnificent Ruffians (1979) & Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1979)
Our Favorite Holiday Flicks:
-Jason: Black Christmas (1974) & Gremlins (1984) & Christmas Story (1983)
-Dustin: Gremlins (1984) & Love & Peace (2015)
Show Notes:
–Love & Peace Trailer
–Go check out all the other fine shows on the Prescribed Films Podcast Network
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