The Christmas Q&A 2023 (feat. My Sister)

[@osgoodbad]

I've been clamoring for a "Mary Explains The Snowman and Why It's Great" video ever since you teased it in a Q&A years ago. I hope it actually becomes a thing.

[@TheConstantSeeker]

Yes. This. Right now.

[@rmsgrey]

In the hopes that having a great title will help will it into being, I propose "A Very Mary Christmas" (it does already exist, but as the alternate title of a short called "Expecting Mary")

[@japeth3213]

Patrick: "I like single player games that have an end." Based.

[@bmp011]

I grew up in rural Yorkshire, England and we still had intermissions well into the 2000s. I remember going to see Return of the King and buying an ice cream from the woman standing at the front of the theatre during the Intermission!

[@lewisanderton8062]

Greetings fellow county folk. Apparently Patrick has quite the Yorkshire following.

[@timothyroberts4217]

Oh we had a Return of the King intermission, I was bummed cus all my crowd went to smoke weed but I had food poisoning so I sat sweating in my seat

[@LynnHermione]

In latin america all long movies have intermissions. lotr, harry potter, marvel, all of them with a random cut in the middle

[@peteradaniel]

Yeah I’m from Manchester but I remember going to a a couple of cinema’s in rural areas back in the 2000s and they still had intermissions on 100 minute films. I was completely shocked when it first happened. Lol😂

[@jvgreendarmok]

I remember all the LOTR films having intermissions.

[@shiven513]

The more I watch Patrick's videos, the more I think that TCM Wine Club video was a documentary.

[@glazdarklee1683]

I am so happy to see this! It's something I look forward to each year. My own sister is thousands of miles away, so I find a special joy in seeing the two of you together.

[@TheSpiffyNeoStar]

So glad to hear that Mary also like Becky Chambers' books. They're SO good.

[@ShaneRob93]

My favorite yearly Q&A and 2 hours?? I feel so spoiled.

[@Mr_Case_Time]

It’s interesting seeing Patrick go through the decision making processes of a business owner. I appreciate his honesty in saying it makes sense to show preference to paying members, and if something isn’t making money, it needs to be cut.

[@TepidShark]

You have to do something like Doctor Zhivago does where they plan for an intermission and have a cliffhanger in the story at that point so you have to sit for 10-15 minutes wondering how it will effect the conclusion of the story.

[@NickLavic]

I remember Christmas Comes But Once a Year! I watched it once at my grand-parents' when I was a child and it stuck with me and I've been trying to find it again since, so thank you! The weird propeller powered sleigh, the snow stacking under the inventor's boots as he walks in the snow, the toys made from household items... the nostalgia.

[@HumbleWooper]

Book I'd love to see turned into a movie... the one that's been my dream adaptation for ages, is unlikely to ever happen because of the subject matter (maybe if it's done as a passion project by some indie team). What I really really want to see is a film of one of my favorite kid's books: "Dark Lord of Derkholm" by Diana Wynne Jones. It's an astoundingly silly satire novel about a fantasy world being ruined by interdimensional adventure tourism, and what the locals decide to do about it. I'm not kidding, this is an actual book that exists and most people I bring it up to haven't read it. If you don't want to spend money, many libraries in the USA (maybe other places too?) have it in either the children's or teen fiction section.

[@JacobTCannon]

don't know why it's only striking me now after years of these Q/As but it's always so funny to me when two siblings really get their looks from one parent each, Patrick to your guys' mom and Mary to your dad. Me and my brother are like that too.

[@StreetPreacherr]

It might be just because his sister & father happen to have the same haircut?

[@StreetPreacherr]

Just slightly unfortunate since 'Red Head' girls are usually considered 'hot', while GINGER men are, well... It's just a bit odd since he's lucky enough it stopped growing on his head, though he insists to continue growing it on his face?

[@tomyoung9834]

Nothing quite so Christmas-y as questions answered by the siblings!

[@TimeDilation]

Are we sure Mary isn't secretly a muppet? The way she says "Yes" at 1:09:16 sounds darned muppety! 😆

[@talkingtothevoid]

i have an excellent relationship with my two siblings. when were together we become a comedy troupe. everything iz hilarious and everything iz dense with internal meaning. its such a joy to see you two together every year cos i feel like this sort of relationship isnt something we see in our culture, which is a shame cos its such a great and wonderful thing to experience. much joy has been brought to to my grinchy heart. praise the content. many wonderous returns fro the willems family for 2024

[@rayjoe5]

To the "Wish for Wings that Work" person...I echo that experience. I didn't realize nobody knew about it? But it's INCREDIBLE, and is my favorite Robin Williams performance.

[@jed6780]

I grew up in Mexico City and we still had intermissions in the 80s and early 90s, especially in the massive theaters that predated cineplexes with their tiny cookie-cutter theaters. I remember watching "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", which had an intermission right when the zeppelin starts to turn; Indy takes off his glasses and says, "They're turning us around. They're taking us back to Germany". You'd think it would be an annoying interruption to the flow of a cinematic experience but I loved it, and not just for bladder-related reasons since these clearly weren't 3+ hour films. It was nice to have a mini-clffhanger break during which you could digest what you had just seen, savor the excitement, imagine what was to come, and discuss with your companions. It helped the film percolate a bit and allowed anticipation to build and created a more communal experience around it. Not to mention the snack opportunities! In a way that may seem counterintuitive to some, it actually helped make the film experience more memorable in nuanced ways. Frankly, I think some of today's films could benefit from that, and not just "Killers of the Flower Moon" marathons. Other films commonly have too much bloat that leads to fatigue - look at Indy 5, the #1 issue is that it's too damn long (e.g., the bug scene is been there, done that, some of Morocco and the caves could be much leaner, etc) and you start to feel it. Same with, for example, "No Time to Die"; the film has other issues like a weak villain but the main problem is the unnecessarily self-indulgent length it doesn't deserve. Breaks would help with this sort of thing too

[@bengrace8808]

53:20 yo the PlayFrame shoutout! Patrick mentions it sounds like a Lets Play, and it is, but it should be said that Dan usually does a video essay on the games he plays on the channel; often they are focused on animation, as by trade he is an animator.

[@friendlyfilmz]

I love you guys. Also, I saw “Christmas Milk” in the Holiday Special and I TOTALLY knew Mary invented it! It came up in last year’s Q&A. That said, yes, Patrick, Mary totally deserved a film credit for it!

[@two_owls]

A Hidden Life is so good! That soundtrack breaks my heart every time

[@Minerdee]

I love that 40’s cartoon! Also, the one with it that had the poor kids that don’t have any food and then they dream of going to this place where everything was candy. Then when they wake up the neighbors brought them gifts and food etc.

[@AST-erisked]

The best catholic movie is obviously scorsese's "Silence". Grew up Catholic, not really a believer anymore but I think that the movie really captures fate and spirituality.

[@planeturthian847]

Omg, i watched that old xmas cartoon growing up too! The copy we had on VHS was in black and white.

[@heathervivaviennetta]

I also watched Christmas Comes Just Once a Year as a child, it's brilliant!

[@zainmudassir2964]

Good sibling vibes 😊

[@StreetPreacherr]

I LOVE that Patrick doesn't even bother putting her NAME in the title. All his fans will care about is that this person is 'HIS SISTER'! lol

[@memmustafa18]

Wasn’t expecting Mary to shout out Lauryn Hill. Patrick if you haven’t listened to the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill you gotta, it’s one of the best albums ever made

[@Sillos09]

Q: Is there a director that is still unkown that you think will blow up soon? Patrick: How about legendary and very prolific filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki, who is in his 60s and has been making award-winning movies for 4 decades. I really think he's will be discovered soon. :P

[@schtum1]

Happy New Year guys

[@midniteauthor]

The best Catholic movie is In Bruges. Just two Irish lads dealing with Catholic guilt for the craic. Also Ireland had intermissions well into the 2000s. We even have a movie called Intermission with Colin Farrell and Cillian Murphy and Cillian puts brown sauce in his cups of tea.

[@cydonprax12]

The funny thing about LotR as an example of a long movie, and tbc this is only about at home viewing do Mary's statement about seeing it in the theater can stand, but the Extended Editions, being split across 2 discs, whether it's the DVD or Blu-Ray does kind of create built in intermissions but those are also at reasonable moments which presumably Jackson was involved in picking

[@PseudoFiction]

Patrick, get on hoopla through your library, Batman: Troika is on there digitally

[@lamecasuelas2]

The Rod Serling thing sounds interesting. Shyamalan and Pelé have His footprints all over their films , not to mention TV shows like, The x files, Black mirror etc. It's a long list!

[@Diogo.S.Cinema]

Merry Christmas

[@robertgoyette5863]

YESSSSSSSSS Mary is the perfect co host

[@AustinSportsGuy]

Sense & Sensibility with Taylor Swift as Elinor Dashwood. Miss Piggy would be a great Marianne, Kermit works as Col. Brandon.

[@anotherone5235]

As a side note: Dan Floyd is doing animation (mostly in video games, but also has done some "classic" animation) as a job, so there are some essay-ish elements in his Playthroughs. Also just generally a wonderful and wholesome being. :)

[@Minihood31770]

Dan's videos are some of my favourites on KZbin. The New Frame Plus video essays are great, but the Playframe let's plays always have such a nice perspective. It's my favourite thing when he just has to stop himself to point out "look at all these lovely animations" it's great.

[@JacobTCannon]

really enjoy his stuff, glad he detached from Extra Credits before all that mirk and mire with James happened some years ago

[@rmsgrey]

@@JacobTCannon I've always wondered how much his departure was an early domino for the issues with James to blow up. But, yeah, his getting the Extra Credits Lets Play spin-off channel in the separation was pretty much the best possible thing that could have happened, both for the channel, and for the Floyds. Though I do have to keep reminding myself that if I buy the game, it won't come with a Dan commentary track.

[@twinlens]

"hinges on a misunderstanding" = 2nd half of White Christmas

[@mmx915]

Love that youre reading the old crime stuff im right there with ya. Highly recommend Dashiell Hammetts Continental Op stories. Hammett I think is the forefather for all the Spillane, Elmore Leanord, Stark stuff later on. Brutal, Staccato, competent. Millers Crossing got it right, sort of a collection of more delicious stuff in that world

[@backlogburning]

What’s Up Doc is soooooo fuckin great. And so is Ancillary Justice!!

[@sepatorprod2044]

The India video is amazing! Completely agree with the Ridley Scott take, he has some clunkers but Blade Runner and Alien is all time

[@AceOfSevens]

Quite a few people thought Terry was mixed white/Asian, so that would make sense for casting.

[@watchultra]

Best video any Willems made in 2023

[@Neverfate]

I'd like to say that as I watch this on the side panel my recommended videos are one of Patrick's other videos and then a 2.5 hour behind the scenes doc about Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. Feels right.

[@JD1010101110]

Maybe go to Ireland to talk about Irish cinema. As for Irish mythology, Hellboy 2 probably showed the most of it

[@mkcristobal]

This is the first time I watch a video featuring Mary, and now I wish she appeared more often, she is so lovely 😊 Happy holidays!

[@jed6780]

Yay! Haven't even watched yet but was waiting for this. It's one of my holiday traditions nowm

[@johnm.withersiv4352]

next year's Holiday's Special: Mary's Revenge!

[@Bakamanzz]

This annual QA just confirms, that we need to make Mary canon!

[@Laurendamon]

Patrick should choreograph "Charl's Dance"

[@ccaatthheerriinnee]

That Christmas cartoon set in the orphanage was completely wiped from my memory until you showed the clips. My family also watched it on a long lost VHS. Crazy

[@bl3343]

I used to watch The Snowman all the time, but I didn't know there was a David Bowie introduction!

[@derekskelton4187]

Saltburn was an okay erotic thriller. It was so desperate to shock people I think it kinda forgot to be interesting though. Super well acted, and hopefully a sign of things to come

[@SamAronow]

It’s the first movie I’ve seen in a long time that actively became less interesting as it went on.

[@AceOfSevens]

Eileen was a decent erotic thriller

[@bl3343]

Regarding the Miyazaki question, I would love to see a comedy loosely inspired by his life where you have a successful older person who keeps trying to retire, but his imagination/intellect is literally holding him hostage, making sure he can never retire. Sort of like a Gollum/Smeagol scenario.

[@GuanoLad]

I now mark my year passing with these vids.

[@MrTooner101]

I feel much better knowing Patrick received a copy of Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History.

[@Netherfly]

Ooh... guess I'll have to jump into the Locked Tomb books ASAP -- because I freakin' *loved* Ancillary Justice.

[@lamecasuelas2]

I say, bring back intermissions. And also, the best Catholic movie is Ken Russel's The devils

[@Ryan-wr8fx]

1:03:46 that's all I was thinking about when watching Breaking Bad. So many problems could have been avoided with a simple conversation

[@Daisymayspeaks]

Oh my God finally someone is talking about what’s up Doc. It is one of my favorite comedies ever it is the best no matter how many times I watch it it’s still funny.

[@jessefriesen9121]

I gotta argue hard on the side of intermissions, seeing as how 3+ hour movies are now for some reason the norm. It used to just be stuff like Lord of the Rings, Titanic, or The Godfather (I think that one is just shy but in the timeframe ballbark). But it does feel like, whether or not they need to be, these movies are getting longer and longer. And those theater seats from 1983 are getting older and older. For spines, bladders, folks with kids, and wandering attention spans everywhere, can we at least get intermission showing options on 3+ hour movies? I say this as an admittedly obsessive film goer, and I hear the intermission plea regularly from people I work with (e.g. every person I know that didn't see Oppenheimer or Killers of the Flower Moon this year referenced the length. I would say maybe 35% of those people mentioned, unprompted, wanting an intermission).

[@therubioftw]

OMG I love Mary.

[@peacorptv6502]

I actually got an intermission in Flower Moon. (Cinema caught fire)

[@Bent-Ed]

Nope. Intermissions continued into the 80's. Last that I recall were Amadeus and Passage to India on their initial theatrical releases. Miss that break where we would discuss what we were experiencing, to be honest, and those wonderful promotional booklets with every ticket sold.

[@lakshyajain8240]

I love mary

[@JayFingers]

Holy Mary! Patrick, I’ve been watching your channel for years and had no idea you had a sister! Clearly, I’ve missed some videos! 😭😭😭

[@losergrad]

The club/El club from Chile is a great Catholic movie.

[@BirthquakeRecords]

My Oberlin stories also feature Caelin. I'll always remember the time they asked me "are you a _crust punk?"_ in the most earnest and silly way (I think they were also totally naked during a snowstorm at the time).

[@tatehildyard5332]

To quote Titus Andromedon, "What white nonsense is this?".

[@Magdalena8008s]

A question a viewer asked. Books turned into a film/series. I have 3. 1. Rant by Chuck Palahniuk. James Franco last I read had the rights and had planned to make it. But that was before his; "come to jesus" moment. Point is, I think it has potential to be something weird, beautiful, and absurd. 2. I love Alex Garland. Loove Annihilation. But I would like to see the actual book trilogy adapted. Be a series or 3 films. Or two if thats what happens. 3. I think its close to impossible. Its been spoke about often and tried to no avail. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.

[@tatehildyard5332]

I actually thought about how I would adapt House of Leaves when I read it last year. Unfortunately, the academic analysis stuff would all either have to be cut or like 10% of it would have to go to different characters and rather than descriptions of footage from Navidson Record, Johnny discovers about ten minutes of footage from the documentary on a hard drive (the rest is corrupted) and from there, Johnny goes about his life unraveling intercut with footage from he documentary but with everyone else double cast so everyone with a part in Navidson Record plays someone else in Johnny's life and the climax is that Johnny has to venture into the Labrynth himself. He also finds a recording of an interview with an academic (composite of some of the others in the analysis portion) but in the real world, she has no awareness of doing it and when Johnny shows her the footage, she has no recollection but is deeply disturbed and this prompts the closet to manifest in her home so after he becomes lost in it and uncovers more of the documentary, she's implied to discover the next section and become the next victim. Just my attempt to keep in line with the idea of what obsession destroys but also creates through the process of discovery.

[@domlo66]

I missed the start of Oppenheimer because the pay-by-phone parking at the car park wasn't working and I missed the end of Oppenheimer because I was bored.

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

What's Up Doc is a good movie! I bought it on Blu-ray after watching the Last Picture Show.

[@Jingles6466]

On the topic of catholic stuff: Patrick explains Derry Girls please

[@jimmyryan5880]

You should do a video on Roddy Doyle movies for saint patricks day.

[@swivelmaster]

As a Jewish person, my favorite Catholic movie is Dogma.

[@Steve-bm3cq]

Hot take wrt DVD bonus features. KZbinrs (like Patrick) undercut the DVD bonus feature market by providing the analysis we film nerds crave

[@dreamfall815]

Here's my Classic Lit/Taylor Swift/Muppets combo: The Odyssey - Taylor Swift is Athena, Kermit is Odysseus, and the other Muppets fill out the cast. Add some musical numbers, tone down the violence, and we're set.

[@nathanielpranger7370]

Are intermissions gone everywhere? Obviously intermission title cards aren't a thing any more, but many cinemas here in The Netherlands, especially the smaller picturehouses, do have a 10-15 minute break halfway through the movie. I'd be curious to hear from people in the US or elsewhere whether that's still a thing in non-multiplexes too.

[@NickMichalak]

I saw Blackhat in the theatre, and I was so grossly letdown. I thought it was a bad film with ugly cinematography, poorly drawn characters, and a bland plot. No emotional investment was drawn out of me at all. Sometimes, my Michael Mann fandom leads down bad paths. Not sure it will ever take the path that the Miami Vice movie did. THAT was a very contentious relationship up until recently. I rather appreciate that film now, knowing all the troubles that befell it. I agree with you about the Superman books. I’ve been reading Joshua Williamson’s run on the main book and Patrick Kennedy Johnson’s Action Comics run. Both are AMAZING! I’m a BIG Batman fan, but all I’ve been reading is Superman and the Tim Seeley run on Nightwing this year. I went back to a comic shop for the first time in a decade early this year, and I also re-read a bunch of books I had in my collection including the Court of Owls from Scott Snyder. Still stellar!

[@bangslamwham88]

About intermissions. I love movies, but I love my bladder even more.

[@joehavermann7729]

I am not sure if anyone will see this, but I believe that "Batman: Troika" is freely available from the NYC public library.

[@JD1010101110]

Dogma has to be the most catholic movie

[@bl3343]

Patrick: "Speed Racer is great! The Fast and the Furious movies are great!" Also Patrick: "I don't want a Hot Wheels movie". Seriously Patrick?! I'd like to believe that, in the right hands, a Hot Wheels movie has the potential to be a future classic!

[@VayMatt]

I think someone could make a good video on comparing each miyazaki retirement movie

[@mortalspiral]

A holiday tradition 🎄

[@r8chlletters]

Christmas Milk recipe?

[@kamerongillum4404]

That Taylor Swift Muppet Question was really good 😉

[@TheMokeleMbembe]

Real reason Mary wasn't in the Holiday Special: Because Life Day is Thanksgiving not Christmas

[@StreetPreacherr]

Just saw 'The Holdovers' which REALLY reminded me of 'Wonderboys' based on a Michael Chabon novel! Holdovers have been getting great reviews, but I thought 'Wonderboys' was a much better film.

[@ivanbrezakbrkan]

Sretan Božić! 🎄🔥 a.k.a. Merry Christmas in Croatian 😊

[@Armakk]

Got into Oberlin but didn't go. Great stories, no regrets. 🤣

[@1Raheem]

The lady on the right reminds me of Saul Goodman. That’s a complement

[@jesusrox0903]

I feel like Silence is the most (Roman) Catholic movie of all-time--at least that I've seen.

[@averyhinks1799]

Two hours and eighteen minutes! 😮😮😮

[@bl3343]

I feel like a lot of the questions were a variation of "is Patrick ok from working so hard?", or "can Patrick work harder and give me videos that would take a year to make without taking a year to make?". Some people are thoughtful, and others want you to die trying to make them happy.😢

[@christopherulichney]

I want a remake of Casablanca but set in the Star Wars universe.

[@SirHarryDave]

Literally my dream Star Wars project is basically a mashup of Casablanca and Fargo on an outer rim planet

[@dipperdandy]

Me: oh i kind of love her Her: APPLE CIDER Me: she's history's greatest monster

[@jvgreendarmok]

"Do you want to build a snowman?"

[@nancykerrigan]

Honestly I'm not surprised Mattel wants to make movies about their other properties because money, and let's be real, who knew Barbie was going to work? I mean think about the first time you were aware of the movie; for me it was when Amy Schumer was attached. I remember thinking it would be a Legally Blonde rip-off at best. But I enjoyed it! Who knows maybe Hot Wheels could be the next Fast and Furious. 😅 Also, I'm good on physical media because I can't handle the space. Mind you who knows if visual media disc players are still a thing? I don't see laptops with optical drives anymore. Happy New Year Willems family!

[@thomasedwards6641]

I gave my dad disney+ for christmas as he likes doctor who

[@nancykerrigan]

Also, where's the link to Mary's etsy store?