Kerry and Collin are joined by Catherine Mary Stewart, star of the 1984 cult classic "Night of the Comet," an apocalyptic sci-fi film where the world ends at Christmastime, which is the best time to go shopping. They are also joined by returning guest Marya E. Gates, author of the new book "Cinema Her Way: Visionary Female Directors in Their Own Words." The four of them talk in-depth about "Night of the Comet" while Stewart tells some great production stories from working on the film, while also talking about some of the other Christmas films in which she has appeared. And yes, there is also talk of "The Apple," "Dudes" and "The Last Starfighter." Then, the discussion switches over the to subject of Gates' new book, which examines (among many other things) the continuing struggles in the industry facing some of the best female filmmakers working today. As if that weren't enough, there's also the Blu-ray Gift Exchange. It's a longer episode than usual, but well worth it. 

Buy Marya's book here (Bookshop.org supports independent book stores)

Learn more about Catherine Mary Stewart's work here.

Blu-rays covered:

Sony:

"My Girl" 4K (1991)

Warner:

"Paddington 2" 4K (2017)

Criterion:

"Godzilla Vs. Biollante" (1989) 

Warner Archive:

"Hit Man" (1972)

"Earth II" (1971)

"Magilla Gorlla: The Complete Series"