#84 - Netflix’s Klaus | Directed by Sergio Pablos (with Dustin Holden of Dustin Can Read & Watch and The Rewatch Recap)

Tune in as Dustin Holden (Dustin Can Read & Watch and The Rewatch Recap) visits the show for a discussion on Klaus, the 2019 Netflix Christmas movie starring Jason Schwartzman and J.K. Simmons in a Santa Claus origin story that’s set in 19th-century Norway. Similarities between Klaus and The Nightmare Before Christmas, themes of selfishness and selflessness, bringing back hand-drawn animation in the modern age, and Klaus’s horror movie beats are just a few of the subjects that Arthur and Dustin touch on here. Written and directed by Sergio Pablos (Despicable Me), Klaus stars Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Joan Cusack, Will Sasso, Norm Macdonald, Neda Margrethe Labba, and Sergio Pablos. Spoilers start at 13:50 Good Word: • Dustin: Doctor Who, NBC’s Quantum Leap reboot, A Christmas Story, HBO Max’s A Christmas Story Christmas, F**K My Work Life, Mina and the Undead by Amy McCaw • Arthur: Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities on Netflix Reach out at [email protected] if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, and Letterboxd: @arthur_ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram: @two_centscritic Follow Arthur on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/144101970-arthur-howell