Episode 465: In The Seats With....Jake Horowitz and 'Cup of Cheer'

Even with Christmas...sometimes we need to have a laugh at its expense....On this episode we are having a well deserved laugh at the expense of one of the most celebrated holidays of the year and it's now prolific cinematic sub-genre which is Christmas and the Christmas Movie.  It's time for 'Cup of Cheer"Cup Of Cheer gives the Christmas Movie of the Week format a good comedic skewering as we follow the adventures of a big city journalist goes to a small town for the holidays and finds herself in an unlikely romance with the owner of a struggling hot cocoa shop.The Christmas movie genre has long been over due for a comedic spoofing and Cup of Cheer gives us that in spades as we get the unique pleasure of sitting down with writer/director Jake Horowitz to ask about his inspiration for the film and so very much more....You can find Cup of Cheer available for streaming over on the CBC Gem service.