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DZ-115: A Christmas Special - Rewatching & Rituals

What magic do Christmas movies use to make them so rewatchable?

In this “backmatter” episode of Draft Zero, Stu, Chas, and Mel Killingsworth embark on a festive exploration of what makes holiday films so engaging and so re-watchable that they can become part of our rituals. To that end, we breakdown the charm of of Christmas films like KISS KISS BANG BANG, RIDERS OF JUSTICE, and IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE… →

⏱ 1h 56m

23 DEC 2024

Tone · Structure · Theme

Listen if you want to understand what makes holiday films enduring parts of our seasonal rituals!

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Films: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) , Riders of Justice (2020) , It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Tone: Rewatchability , Establishing Tone

Structure: Plotting , Setups & Payoffs

Theme: Emotional Truth

"I actually think the convoluted plot makes it rewatchable because I’m always going: Oh, I forgot that happened. I had that same experience with Die Hard. There’s actually a lot going on Die Hard. And when I rewatch it at Christmas, I’m always like, oh yeah, I forgot how tight the mechanics of this plot are and how much complexity is in there. I think this has got, because it’s a mystery, has more complexity in there."

— stu | DZ-115: A Christmas Special - Rewatching & Rituals