Welcome to the final episode of the first season of the Depth Perception Movie Podcast. This episode is presented by Kmax and his pick for 'What is a Christmas Movie?' The classic starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye- White Christmas. As always, reactions, themes and favorite scenes are talked about, but we also see if this movie holds as much Christmas weight as the previous two movies we've watched.

Yes that's right, we are going to see if this movie is as "Christmassy" as Children of Men and Fat Man. We will also discuss some of the good ol fashion values this Country used to have and how they are portrayed in movies like this.

Thanks for listening, and we will be back in 2025!

The second episode in the 'What is a Christmas Movie' chapter is picked out and presented by the Tinman. Tinman presents Fatman from 2020 starring Mel Gibson.

The gang discusses initial reactions, the depiction of Santa, favorite scenes, themes, character symbolism, Mrs Cringle, and parallels between Santa and the problem child Billy. We also talk about this movie's relation to Christmas movies in general.

Join us as we find out there may be more heart than violence in this unique Christmas movie.

The first of three movies presented in the "What is a Christmas Movie?" chapter. Mr Vozly's choice- Children of Men.

Mr Vozly attempts to choose a movie that challenges us, but also caters to what the other speakers enjoy in a movie, AND speaks to what we hold dear in the spirit of Christmas. The boys will decide whether he was successful.

Discussion includes comparison to O Holy Night, symbolism, names and dialogue, and HOPE.

Friendships are tested, defenses are raised, criteria is made, and the debate is set. Mr Vozly, KMax and Tin Man discuss what a Christmas movie is. This includes the age old question; is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?

Other titles questioned include Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Lethal Weapon, Gremlins, Frosty the Snowman, Love Actually, Home Alone 2, Nightmare Before Christmas, and many others.

Three dads try to improve their lowly views of Mamma Mia! in the spirit of this chapter theme of "Upon Further Review." Spoiler alert, they do. They also give their views of the movie as fathers and its messages about fatherhood. There's also a brief bonus inclusion of Love Actually, as that movie was also nominated to be reviewed in "Upon Further Review."

The search for TinMan's heart continues as the gang talks about the 1995 movie Babe. We return to having differing thoughts on the movie assignment, and discuss these views. We also review our favorite scenes, our interpretation of the central theme, and just how influential a pig is within this story.

Mr Vozly feels the country would be more civil if people would exercise their skills of seeing things from other perspectives. We see if that translates to movies we may have had bad impressions of. Tin Man and KMax join as we discuss 3 topics: Movies we STILL have bad impressions of, movies of which our initial negative reactions have changed, and movies ABOUT changing perspectives.

Spoilers for Longlegs, Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull, Love Actually, Mamma Mia, Snake Eyes, A Christmas Carol, It's a Wonderful Life, Pocahontas, 21 Jump Street, High Fidelity, Meet the Spartans, Jurassic Park 3, Zodiac, Halloween III, and anything Kevin Smith.

The gang tackles Ridley Scott's 1979 classic Alien. The podcast's audience had a chance to vote on what genre the last movie would come from in our chapter on Horror's Versatility. Sci Fi was chosen, and of course, it had to be Alien.

We discuss our experience with the franchise, what kind of lens we used during this viewing, our favorite scenes, the variety of genre from each franchise entry, Ripley, and our perception of the movie's theme.

Disclaimer: When finding the movie's theme, the topic of sexual abuse is discussed.