We’re back with our latest episode of Guide for the Film Fanatic! In each episode, Jason Bailey and Mike Hull invite a guest from the world of film (including filmmakers, authors, critics, actors, and more) to select one of the 1600+ “must-see movies” collected in Danny Peary’s seminal 1986 book, Guide for the Film Fanatic. Bailey, Hull, and their guests deep dive on each film, discussing its history, themes, style, performances, initial reception, and legacy, taking a fresh look at some of the most beloved titles in cinema history.

Critic, podcaster, and Christmas movie expert Alonso Duralde has issued a revised and updated edition of his essential guide Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas, so he joins us this week to discuss one of his unconventional picks: the 1969 Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is available for digital rental or purchase. You can watch the trailer here. You can read the New York Times review here. If you’d like more Yuletide fun, you can hear our special bonus episode of Fun City Cinema, in which Alonso joins us to talk about three great New York Christmas movies, here. And you can hear Alonso talking with us about the movies of 1991 on A Very Good Year here. 

You can buy Alonso’s book Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas here. We also highly recommend his other books: Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film and I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies: The Deck the Hallmark Podcast's Guide to Your Holiday TV Obsession.

If you’d like to check out the YouTube page for Mike’s other podcast, “Black Diplomats,” it’s here. And Jason’s book Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend is OUT NOW, and you can order it from MZS Press, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you get your hardbacks, ebooks, and/or audiobooks. OR you can pre-order the paperback (out April 14, 2026) here. 

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