Season 9, Episode 20 (Originally released on December 24th, 2025)

Hello and welcome to our annual Christmas celebration of The Shame List Picture Show. A Christmas episode has been a tradition since the show’s very first season, and Nick and Michael both felt it was important to keep that tradition alive. It’s the signal that one season is ending, but another is just around the corner.

This week, Michael is joined by SLPS co-creator Nick Richard, along with a very special guest: Alonso Duralde. In addition to being a film critic and podcaster, Alonso is a devoted Christmas movie lover, and his book Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas has just been reissued in a brand-new, updated edition. Together, we cover a wide range of topics, including the Hallmark/Netflix cycle of Christmas films, what actually makes a movie a Christmas movie, our favorite holiday films, and—of course—the eternal question: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

Be sure to check out the newest edition of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas, and please have a wonderful and safe holiday.

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Edited by: Austin Proctor
Produced by: Michael Viers
Theme Music by: Austin Proctor
Opening Narration by: Nick Richards
Credits Music by: Ten-Speed
Logo Design by: Amanda Viers

Season 9, Episode 19 (Originally released on December 18th, 2025)

Hello and welcome to another episode of The Shame List Picture Show. Today, Jason Hillman returns to the pod to talk Frankenstein — not just Guillermo del Toro’s latest opus, but the monster and myth across its many adaptations. Michael and Jason wax philosophically on what works (and doesn’t) in Frankenstein on film. Spoiler: Michael is far more forgiving than Jason. One point of total agreement, however, is their shared love for Kenneth Branagh’s Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. We dig into all of it.

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Edited by: Austin Proctor
Produced by: Michael Viers
Theme Music by: Austin Proctor
Opening Narration by: Nick Richards
Credits Music by: Ten-Speed
Logo Design by: Amanda Viers

Season 9, Episode 18 (Originally released on December 9th, 2025)

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Shame List Picture Show. Today, I’m joined by journalist, critic, and actor Mack Bates to talk about Stephen Frears’ neo-noir classic The Grifters.

In this episode, we dig into the incredible chemistry between the cast, Mack’s personal history with both the film and the novel it’s based on, and take a deep dive into all the gritty, razor-sharp details that make this story endure.

Be sure to check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/shamelistpictureshow

Edited by: Austin Proctor
Produced by: Michael Viers
Theme Music by: Austin Proctor
Opening Narration by: Nick Richards
Credits Music by: Ten-Speed
Logo Design by: Amanda Viers