Zero Brightness Ep. 189: Merry Freakmas (Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within)

About this episode

The episode discusses Justin's obsession with Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and explores various Christmas-themed movies.

Justin joins to talk about his obsession with Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - a sci-fi action movie set at Christmas time. We also talk about other non-holiday movies set at Christmas, how Square tried to go Hollywood, whether or not you should watch Eyes Wide Shut with your family and why Jingle All the Way is the best movie.

People in this episode

Guest: Justin

Topics covered

• Final Fantasy
• Christmas movies
• sci-fi
• Hollywood
• holiday films

Keywords

• Final Fantasy
• The Spirits Within
• Christmas movies
• Eyes Wide Shut
• Jingle All the Way

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Square

Books & works: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Eyes Wide Shut, Jingle All the Way

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