It's that time of the year again! Christmas? No! Well, yes, but it's also the time where Carlo and Dan get together to talk about new releases, movies they've seen and so much more! On today's episode, they're taking calls from listeners who asked about Holiday cash-grab slashers, movies that should be set on Christmas, alternative holiday genre picks and more! Plus they dive into new releases from Code Red, Shock Releasing, Kino Lorber and more before discussing the holiday classics and not-so-classics they watched this year! All this and much more, so get listening! 00:00:27 Introductions 00:04:01 Merchandise of the CRUD 00:06:23 Calls from the Public 00:06:56 VierasTalo asks: Do you think the idea of Holiday slashers was purely a cash grab? 00:10:53 What horror movie should be set on Christmas that isn't already? 00:12:53 Rutledal asks: Favourite non-Die Hard action movies or alternative genre picks? 00:18:07 What do the Dutch eat for Christmas? 00:21:35 Joe asks: What makes movies about small evil critters so great? 00:25:19 Physical Media Corner 00:25:53 Code Red releasing C.H.O.M.P.S? Did we talk about that already? 00:26:35 Shock Releasing announces The American Scream (1988) 00:30:23 Shout Factory announces The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) 00:31:28 Kino Lorber's Stunt Rock with 4K master 00:33:59 Recommendations Corner 00:36:08 Christmas in Connecticut (1945) & Remember the Night (1940) 00:50:11 On the Second Day of Christmas (1997) 00:57:18 Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! (1989) 01:01:53 Recap & Goodbyes And don’t forget to: Follow Dan on Twitter and Letterboxd (@yckmd_) Follow Carlo on Twitter (@carlogocarlo) and Letterboxd (@psychopike) A new episode of Notes From the Back Row will be released every other week. If you have a new movie premiering, drop us a line – we might be interested in setting something up with you too! Subscribe today on iTunes, listen on Spotify, use our handy RSS feed in your favourite podcatcher, or keep visiting us right here at Back-Row.com. Help support the show by becoming a member of our Patreon account.