Do You Fear What I Fear? (Lifetime - 2025)

Bran (0:10)

Hi, I'm Bran, and I love those creepy, creepy Christmas movies.

Alonzo (0:15)

I'm Dan, and I despise those creepy, creepy Christmas movies. I'm Alonzo, and guess which song isn't in the public domain, and this is the Deck The Hallmark It's This Podcast.

Bran (0:43)

Well, well, well, hello, everybody. Oh, boy.

How are we today? It's great to be here today for the final festive Friday of 2025 Next Friday, it's our kickoff, folks. In one week, we'll be kicking things off. We'll be having our marathon. It's all happening. Very excited about that. Season nine. Nine.

Alonzo (1:04)

Nine. Wow.

Bran (1:05)

I know. We're just trying to get to ten. After that, everything's great. If we can get to ten.

Alonzo (1:09)

Get to ten. It's all gravy. It's all gravy.

Bran (1:12)

Great to be here today with you, Alonzo. What a year it's been for us with festive Friday.

Let's reminisce.

Alonzo (1:21)

Yeah, sure.

Bran (1:22)

Man. What's, what's, what kind of stuck out to you? I put together a clip.

Alonzo (1:26)

There were some good ones early on. I really like Christmas. Is it Christmas? Even Miller's point? Yes.

Bran (1:31)

That was good. This year.

Alonzo (1:32)

It was this year earlier this year, right?

Bran (1:34)

I thought that was last year.

Alonzo (1:35)

Actually. That was, that was last year.

Bran (1:37)

All right.

Alonzo (1:38)

But like I did my best.

Bran (1:40)

Yeah.

Alonzo (1:41)

I was about to say best Christmas pageant ever. So that was also last year.

Bran (1:45)

Baltimore on's. Thank you. I think that was one of the first ones we did back in January.

Alonzo (1:52)

That might be we were we were introduced to the majesty of ChampDog.

Bran (1:58)

We learned about ChampDog.

Alonzo (2:00)

We learned about the the the the filmmaker in Houston, the prolific Ms. Monet.

Bran (2:06)

Yeah.

Alonzo (2:08)

You know, J. JPR. It was a big, big year.

Bran (2:12)

Festive Friday was for the micro budget.

Alonzo (2:14)

That's right. Certainly was.

Bran (2:17)

So yes. But you know what? We're getting quite a few big budget boys. Macro budget. This is what I'm excited about. So yeah.

Alonzo (2:25)

Violin, I too. And Christmas at the Kringles. And I'm you know, already getting pumped for next year for for Olivia Wilde's new movie Naughty.

Bran (2:34)

That's right. What's that? What's the movie with Arnold? Is that the one you just said? Oh, right. Yeah.

Alonzo (2:39)

No, that's the man with the bag. The Arnold and Arnold and Breacher.

Bran (2:43)

Yeah.

Alonzo (2:43)

Alan Rich.

Bran (2:44)

Oh yeah.

Alonzo (2:44)

You heard about that? And yes, for Amazon, my buddy, Michael Cyril Creighton, who you might know from Only Murders in the Building. He plays Howard on that show. Oh, okay. Is in it as well. So yeah, very, I'm looking forward to that.

We got the new Almodovar coming out called Bitter Christmas. So yeah, there's going to be plenty of stuff.

Bran (3:04)

Absolutely. And of course, Alonzo, you're going to be joining us all holiday season, covering mistletoe murder, starting in just just a few weeks from now, about a month away, a little less. And and then, of course, Netflix.

Alonzo (3:16)

And so Arnold Schwarzenegger is Santa Claus in this movie. That is correct. Oh, my God.

Bran (3:25)

Depending on how many Netflix is there are this year, that one might have to jump. We might have to wiggle its way in. There's no way that I'm waiting to watch it.

Alonzo (3:35)

Dude, it's got your boy, Kyle Mooney in it.

Bran (3:38)

It has Kyle Mooney. It has Awkwafina.

Alonzo (3:41)

Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Kyle Mooney, Jane Krakowski.

Bran (3:45)

Did I cast this movie? Yeah.

Alonzo (3:48)

Wow.

Bran (3:49)

Yeah.

Alonzo (3:49)

Alan Rich and we already said, yeah, that's quite a cast. And Michael Cyril Creighton. That's amazing.

Bran (3:55)

It has the girl who hosted the reboot of Double Dare, Liza Koshy.

Alonzo (4:00)

Liza Koshy, Adrienne Martinez. What a cast.

I can't believe Arnold Schwarzenegger is Santa. This has to stop.

Bran (4:07)

Dasha, Danza, Prince, and Vixen, Comic Keepers, Dr. Blitzen.

Bring it back from Jingle All the Way. Gosh, she looks awesome. Oh my God.

Alonzo (4:15)

All right, whatever. I'ma smoke a Stoge.

Ho, ho, ho. I can't wait.

Bran (4:21)

That's so excited.

Alonzo (4:23)

All right, already I'll tell you it's going to be better than Jingle All the Way.

Bran (4:27)

Get out of here.

Alonzo (4:28)

I can sign on to that.

Bran (4:29)

So it's going to be one of the best movies of all time? Great. Count me in.