Episode 227 - The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)

About this episode

Tom and Ryan review the live-action re-imagining of the holiday classic The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006).

What's the best way to remake a holiday classic? Update it with clips from Mortal Kombat, of course! It's the Christmas season, but Santa isn't feeling in the spirit in this live-action re-imagining. Can anyone convince him to un-cancel Christmas? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about SNL cast members, low-budget sets, and of course goth dolls. It's our review of The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)! Time stamps: 0:04:05 - Background 0:26:55 - Summary 0:38:20 - Notable Scenes 0:44:55 - The Good 0:48:25 - The Bad 1:03:00 - The Ugly 1:10:00 - Final Thoughts

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom, Ryan

Topics covered

• holiday classic
• remake
• live-action
• Christmas
• film review

Keywords

• Mortal Kombat
• SNL
• low-budget
• goth dolls

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Year Without a Santa Claus, Mortal Kombat

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