Join us this week for another Hallmark Christmas episode as we compare My Christmas Family Tree (2021) and Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020) - two films about women discovering a family they never knew through DNA test results at Christmas.

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The Movies:

My Christmas Family Tree (2021)

Directed by Jason Bourque

Written by Mark Hefti

iMDb Rating: 7.6

Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020)

Directed by Mark Jean

Written by Karen Berger

iMDB Rating: 6.8

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We're back with our Hallmark Christmas episodes - this week we are comparing A Royal Winter (2017) and A Princess for Christmas (2011), two films about American women travelling to continental Europe and meeting handsome princes.

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The Movies:

A Royal Winter (2017)

Directed by Ernie Barbarash

Written by Ernie Barbarash & Mark Amato

iMDb Rating: 6.4

A Princess for Christmas (2011)

Directed by Michael Damian

Written by Janeen Damian & Michael Damian

iMDB Rating: 6.3

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Mentions of death, poverty, orphaned children, incest

In this week's episode, we are returning to our Remakes series with Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Dawn of the Dead (2004).

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The Movies:

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Directed by George A. Romero

Written by George A. Romero

iMDb Rating: 7.8

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Directed by Zack Snyder

Written by James Gunn

iMDB Rating: 7.2

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This week, we are comparing Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and The Ladykillers (2004), two films about suspicious goings on in the houses (and cellars) of elderly women.

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The Movies:

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Directed by Frank Capra

Written by Julius J. Epstein

Based on the play by Joseph Kesselring

iMDb Rating: 7.9

The Ladykillers (2004)

Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Based on the original screenplay by William Rose

iMDB Rating: 6.2

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This Hallowe'en, we are comparing The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Phantom of the Paradise (1974) - two cult classic sci-fi horror parody rock musicals of the 1970s.

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The Movies:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Directed by Jim Sharman

Written by Richard O’Brien & Jim Sharman

iMDb Rating: 7.4

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Directed by Brian De Palma

Written by Brian De Palma & Louisa Rose

iMDB Rating: 7.3

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For our first Spooktober episode this year, we are comparing Happy Death Day (2017) and Before I Fall (2017) - two movies about young women stuck in a time loop on the day they die.

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The Movies:

Happy Death Day (2017)

Directed by Christopher Landon

Written by Scott Lobdell

iMDb Rating: 6.6

Before I Fall (2017)

Directed by Ry Russo-Young

Written by Maria Maggenti & Lauren Oliver

iMDB Rating: 6.4

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This week we are returning to our Remakes series with Death at a Funeral (2007) & Death at a Funeral (2010).

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The Movies:

Death at a Funeral (2007)

Directed by Frank Oz

Written by Dean Craig

iMDb Rating: 7.3

Death at a Funeral (2010)

Directed by Neil LaBute

Written by Dean Craig

iMDB Rating: 5.7

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For this week's episode, we have compared Logan's Run (1976) and The Island (2005) - two films about men living in a controlled society discovering that something sinister is happening behind the scenes.

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The Movies:

Logan’s Run (1976)

Directed by Michael Anderson

Written by David Zelag Goodman

Based on the novel by William F. Nolan & George Clayton Johnson

iMDb Rating: 6.8

The Island (2005)

Directed by Michael Bay

Written by Caspian Tredwell-Owen, Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci

iMDB Rating: 6.8

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