The snow is falling, the carols are ringing, and J.K. Simmons is playing Santa Klaus. It must be Christmastime!
On this episode of Spineless, Nick and Brennan return to Netflix's 2019 animation slate with the modern Christmas classic KLAUS (2019), a heartwarming film about the world's most annoying mailman. Of course, there's general talk about Christmas movies, animation, and Cowgirl Jesse. There's also a small discussion about another certain movie starring J.K. Simmons as a buff Santa, but honestly, not as much as you would expect. Luckily we forgot to mention that director Sergio Pablos invented Despicable Me, so we spared you what was sure to be a lengthy Minions tangent. This will be the last Spineless episode of 2025--we'll see you next year!
Director Sergio Pablos on why he made Klaus
The Grinch is when Christmas comes Out
The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment.
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As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.
