Comfort Films Podcast

In this bi-weekly podcast, John and Georgia Macey talk about the mac and cheese of movies - comfort films. From feel-good classics to quirky choices that stretch the definition of comfort, they're the
movies we keep watching over and over.

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Comfort Films 133: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
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July 1, 2025

Comfort Films 133: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

We're back, comfort fans! To kick off season 4, we're welcoming back guest Katherine Pyeatt to talk nerdy about a movie that collects many of our old favorite conventions into one awesome package, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves! It's got action & adventure, a ragtag team of found family, a tremendous sense of humor, complex special makeup effects, tons of pop culture references, and one wonderfully thicc dragon. We talk about the fabulous fight choreography, the detailed weapon-craftin
Comfort Films 132: The Holdovers (2023)
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Dec. 31, 2024

Comfort Films 132: The Holdovers (2023)

For the last of our offbeat holiday selections this year, we're talking about an instant new classic for us, The Holdovers! This film bridges the no-man's-land time between Christmas and New Year's Day, when time stretches, everything seems a little foggy, and it's easy to forget what day it is. We're thrilled to welcome first-time guest, long-time friend, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sanjay Salomon to discuss this film, which has many personal connections to his own youth growing up in
Comfort Films 131: Frosty the Snowman (1969)
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Dec. 24, 2024

Comfort Films 131: Frosty the Snowman (1969)

It's the most wonderful time of the year again, and that means it's time for our holiday special episode! This Christmas season, we decided to revisit a nostalgic animated favorite from childhood, the Rankin-Bass Frosty the Snowman holiday special. We discuss the origins of the song that inspired the cartoon, Jimmy Durante's excellent voiceover, Frosty's place within the Rankin-Bass holiday lineup, and our reactions to rewatching this special after many years. Hop a train to the North Pole with
Comfort Films 130: A Midwinter's Tale (1996)
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Dec. 19, 2024

Comfort Films 130: A Midwinter's Tale (1996)

This week, our holiday episode is about an obscure little offbeat Christmas film that means a lot to us personally, A Midwinter's Tale - or In the Bleak Midwinter, if you're outside the US. Kenneth Branagh wrote and directed (but uncharacteristically, did not act in) this film about Joe Harper, an out-of-work actor who decides that an independent Christmas production of Hamlet is just the thing to somehow pull him out of his depression and get back on track. Fortunately, the magic of Shakespeare
Comfort Films 129: Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
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Dec. 4, 2024

Comfort Films 129: Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

We're kicking off a month of non-traditional holiday films with Bridget Jones's Diary, welcoming back guests Kate Duffy and Danny Zeliger to discuss this Sex and the City meets Pride and Prejudice chick flick classic. We talk about the scandal of casting Texas-born Renee Zellweger as a definitively British character, Colin Firth's re-envisioning of his BBC Mr. Darcy as the modern Mark Darcy, Hugh Grant's pitch-perfect though (at the time) against-type portrayal of sleazy Daniel Cleaver, Helen Fi
Comfort Films 128: Paddington 2 (2017)
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Nov. 27, 2024

Comfort Films 128: Paddington 2 (2017)

To cap off our Friendsgiving month, we welcome back Christina and Mac from World of Horror Podcast to talk about a feel-good family film that is as sweet as a delicious piece of pecan pie a la mode -- Paddington 2! We discuss the movie's heartfelt themes of family, being yourself, and building community; how Paddington's perspective as an immigrant makes his contributions to society even more unique and valuable; the brilliant use of CGI and visual storytelling that enhances the film rather than

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About the Hosts

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Georgia Macey

Host

By day, Georgia Macey is a project manager at a vitamin manufacturer, but by night (and by weekends), she is an avid reader—especially of horror, mystery, and thriller fiction—and a sporadic writer—currently working actively on both a literary horror novel and a cozy mystery series. Georgia has a master’s degree in English literature with a concentration in Shakespeare, teaching Shakespeare for Actors in Los Angeles, and has worn many other hats in entertainment, in acting, dramaturgy, stage management, directing, and now podcasting. She has performed stand-up comedy at Funny Women Fest LA and contributed two essays to the 2014 book World Film Locations: Toronto, on Frequency and The Skulls. Georgia also enjoys singing and playing guitar; the little riff at the beginning of the podcast is her work, but she promises she knows at least two other chords. Georgia’s most viewed movies of all time are The Princess Bride and Clue, and she may be watching one of them again right now.

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John Macey

Host

Since he was a kid, John Macey has been a voracious film viewer. His movie trivia knowledge is encyclopedic, and he loves nothing more than talking movies with anyone and everyone he meets. The only thing that John loves more than talking about movies is being in movies, and you can catch him as Kyle in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon now streaming on Paramount+.

Reviews

Great show!

"Love this podcast. John and Georgia give great insights to a lot of these films, great work looking forward to more!"

ddem2000 | Jan. 21, 2022

First time listen <3

"I began my journey with Comfort Films with one of my favorite movies, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. It was a great episode and their discussion of the film was spot on in regards to the cont…"

LazzyRoo | April 4, 2022