Episode 113: Holiday Special! (DIE HARD, 1988)

"Welcome to the party, pal" To celebrate Christmas, Curtis and John joined to discuss a movie that is now infamous for sparking endless "is it a Christmas movie or not?" debates, and to celebrate the 35th anniversary of John McClane saving hostages held at the Nakatomi Plaza: the action classic DIE HARD! Since Curtis was in New Hampshire visiting his family over the holiday season, we were also joined by his Aunt Nathalie and cousin Victor to talk about one of their favourite holiday classics. Before we got to the main movie, we discussed a few news items and dive into what we watched this week. You'll hear from us again before the end of the year, as we will be doing another entry in our Ridley Scott watch series chatting KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:50 New releases (The Boy and the Heron, Wonka, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget" 00:04:50 Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount merger talks 00:06:45 RIP Andre Braugher 00:07:31 Trailer for Alex Garland's Civil War 00:08:55 Saw XI announcement What we watched this week 00:09:53 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (Curtis) 00:14:24 Candy Land [2022] (Curtis) 00:16:30 20 Days in Mariupol (Curtis) 00:18:11 The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (John) 00:24:19 The Boy and the Heron (John) 00:27:35 The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (John) 00:29:34 If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (John) 00:33:48 DIE HARD discussion 01:03:36 Our Ratings for DIE HARD 01:09:27 Coming Up Next! CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: Die Hard Theatrical Trailer Outro: "Ode To Joy (Alternate)" - Michael Kamen (for Die Hard the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.