On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are discovering the true meaning of the holiday season. We watched the 2019 film from Sergio Pablos, Klaus.
If there’s a better Santa Claus origin story, then one, I don’t know what it could be, and two, I don’t want to hear about it. This film has given me everything I could possibly need, thank you very much.
The real question is why didn’t this film win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film? We loved Toy Story 4—heck, we even talked about it in our inaugural episode—but was that one better than this masterpiece? Survey says, NO.
Regardless, Klaus is a film with the canny ability to warm just about anybody’s heart. Even a Grinch’s cold insides and that’s a damn hard thing to do. That’s not even to mention the gorgeous animation.
This film is a feat for the eyes and a warming salve for the heart. It’s clearly destined to become a holiday classic, and it couldn’t have happened to a better film. Happy holidays!
(Recorded on July 28, 2022)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
Klaus (2019) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Sergio Pablos — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Jason Schwartzman — The Movie Database (TMDB)
J.K. Simmons — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Rashida Jones — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Joan Cusack — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Norm Macdonald — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Will Sasso — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Wednesday Addams | Addams Family Wiki - Fandom
Tim Burton — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series 2005–2008) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Parks and Recreation (TV Series 2009–2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series 1995–2001) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Tuesdays with Morrie - Wikipedia
The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Wikipedia
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) — The Movie Database (TMDB)