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Philicia and Ian

With the time running out Philica has to prepare her Jewish boyfriend, Ian, for his very first Christmas! But how will she do it in just 25 days?!?! By introducing him to hours upon hours of holiday TV movies that's how! Join us as Philica and Ian discuss the best and maybe not great holiday movies with the hope of preparing this big-city Jewish boy with small-town Christmas movie magic. read less

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Episode 110: The Old New Classics- It's a Wonderful Life & Love Actually

Episode 110: The Old New Classics- It's a Wonderful Life & Love Actually

It's Ian's first time watching both of these holiday classics- but it won't be his last (Philicia made that clear, many times over). Join Philicia and Ian as they end this season's Holiday Christmas Lights Camera action with the very best holiday movies. Thanks for listening, there's more dragons to come? "Did she just say dragons?"

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Episode 110: The Old New Classics- It's a Wonderful Life & Love Actually

Episode 110: The Old New Classics- It's a Wonderful Life & Love Actually

It's Ian's first time watching both of these holiday classics- but it won't be his last (Philicia made that clear, many times over). Join Philicia and Ian as they end this season's Holiday Christmas Lights Camera action with the very best holiday movies. Thanks for listening, there's more dragons to come? "Did she just say dragons?"

Episode 109: Jingle Jangle

Episode 109: Jingle Jangle

Philicia and Ian watched Jingle Jangle with a Christmas tree, a blazing fire, and glass of eggnog. Did the full swing of the holiday spirit add to this magical family Netflix film? Be reminded of the holiday season as Ian details his first Christmas experience.

Episode 108: Love, Lights, Hanukkah!

Episode 108: Love, Lights, Hanukkah!

Any way you spell it, gather around all for the one Hanukkah movie of the season :( This might be the only Jewish movie on the network's calendar but it shines bright and leaves a long heartwarming lasting impression. The chemistry between the leads is the most relatable yet (gotta love that Ben Savage) and Ian gets to share with Philicia his family holiday traditions.

Episode 107: A Christmas Movie Christmas

Episode 107: A Christmas Movie Christmas

One loves Christmas movies and the other calls them predictable. Nope that's not Philicia and Ian descriptions that's the tagline to this Uptv movie where two sisters find themselves in a cheesy and campy holiday movie. Ian loves it and Philicia... well... Frankenmuth, Michigan seems like a nice place to visit.

Episode 106: Christmas on the Square

Episode 106: Christmas on the Square

ALERT: it's a musical!!!! Philicia and Ian didn't know what to expect with this Dolly Parton Netflix holiday movie but they were pleasantly surprised. Get your strectechs in, do your vocal warmups, and grab your tissues for this dancing, singing and tear jerking holiday movie.

Episode 105: The Holidate

Episode 105: The Holidate

Ian and Philicia take a break from Lifetime flicks for a moment and watch Netflix's raunchy R-rated holiday movie and we do mean "holiday" movie. Are adult situations what Ian needed to raise is holiday movie spirits? And don't get Philicia started on this great movie debate.

Episode 104: Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding

Episode 104: Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding

Philicia and Ian missed the first movie last year that set up this sequel but still accepted the invitation to watch Kelly Rowland jump the broom in this holiday wedding movie. #BlackLove #Blackexcellence #whenisthedestinychildreunion

Episode 103: Feliz NaviDAD

Episode 103: Feliz NaviDAD

Philica thinks he is hot. Ian admits he is hot. And Mario Lopez definitely still thinks he is hot as he plays a widowed father getting back into the dating scene during the holidays in Feliz NaviDAD. Can Ian get Philicia to stop talking about those well tailored pants and Mario's assets. Special shout to Feliz NaviDAD's costume designer.

Episode 102: Dear Christmas

Episode 102: Dear Christmas

Philicia introduces Ian to holiday movie maven Melissa Joan Hart in Dear Christmas also starring 90's heartthrob Jason Priestly. Does Jason still got it and can Meliss still 'explain it all' in this covid production movie? And what does Ian think of their hot cocoa chemistry?

Episode 101: A Taste of Christmas

Episode 101: A Taste of Christmas

Ian gets his first 'taste' of Christmas movies with A Taste of Christmas. Does the idealist big city girl fall in love with the small town logical chef? Find out in this week's episode, plus Ian's first TV movie impressions and the secret ingredient to the tomato sauce.