About this episode

Frank and Rivka analyze the political themes in the holiday film The Santa Clause.

ust in time for Christmas, Frank and Rivka are back with their second holiday duet—this time breaking down The Santa Clause. The duo dive into the politics of this absolutely unhinged ’90s classic, from the divorced-dad trope to Scott Calvin being a full-on pos, the film’s fatphobic messaging, and Santa as the ultimate capitalist overlord. 🤝 TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON 🤝 www.patreon.com/movies_vs_capitalism For next week’s movie, snap out of it because we’ll be watching Moonstruck.

People in this episode

Hosts: Frank, Rivka

Topics covered

• Christmas movies
• politics in film
• divorced-dad trope
• capitalism
• fatphobia
• 90s cinema

Keywords

• The Santa Clause
• Christmas
• politics
• capitalism
• 90s movies
• fatphobia
• divorced dads

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Santa Clause, Moonstruck

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