Hot Frosty ft. Ariel Dyer: The Christmas Groundhog

About this episode

The episode features a breakdown of the 2024 Christmas film 'Hot Frosty' with guest Ariel Dyer, discussing various cultural and nostalgic themes.

I'm breaking down the 2024 Christmas film HOT FROSTY joined by return ScreenVomit Christmas tradition guest ARIEL DYER (Not Your Final Girl)! We get into snowman bowel movements, being both a target and a victim to nostalgia culture, the state of film journalism, and our school dance memories. Be sure to check the ScreenVomit instagram for a photo companion post to the ep! This is our fifth traditional Christmas episode, be sure to check out our others from the backlog on Dear Christmas, Falling For Christmas, A Christmas Kiss II, and Santa Girl will be forthcoming! After dark, we get into Mad Men, A Law For Christmas, 2025: The World Enslaved By A Virus, Still Together, Over the Edge, River's Edge, Rap World, The English Teacher, and Marry Christmas. Watch Kayla's recommended companion short, Still Together, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-vjF-TwUfk Check out Ariel's podcast Not Your Final Girl, and listen to her music here: https://arieldyer.bandcamp.com/ And you can find ScreenVomit on instagram and everywhere else @screenvomit, send me an email at screenvomitpod@gmail.com, or hit my links here: http://linktr.ee/screenvomit! MERRY CHRISTMAS YA NORMAL ANIMALS! Follow…

People in this episode

Guest: Ariel Dyer

Topics covered

• Christmas film
• nostalgia culture
• film journalism
• school dance memories

Keywords

• Hot Frosty
• Mad Men
• A Law For Christmas
• 2025: The World Enslaved By A Virus
• Still Together
• Over the Edge
• River's Edge
• Rap World
• The English Teacher
• Marry Christmas

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Still Together

Books & works: Hot Frosty, The Christmas Groundhog, Dear Christmas, Falling For Christmas, A Christmas Kiss II, Santa Girl, Mad Men, A Law For Christmas, The World Enslaved By A Virus, Still Together

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