The Top Ten Movies of 2022 and Out of the Box Office: "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" with McKinley Crone and Emily Pitek Clifford

Out of the Box

Hallelujah! Holy $***! Where’s the Tylenol? It’s time for another episode of Out of the Box Office, a movie podcast series that features various guests joining Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson to discuss their favorite films.

Before diving into this week’s movie (0:00-28:45), Gray and Tom discuss the year in cinema. Gray presents his Top Ten movies of 2022, and then the guys discuss a few films that didn’t make the list, including “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

Then, it’s time to get to the main course (28:54)! Gray and Tom are joined by frequent guest Emily Pitek Clifford and Alabama soccer goalkeeper McKinley Crone to break down the 1989 holiday classic “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” The group first covers Alabama soccer’s dream season and then dives into why everyone came together to discuss this film. Finally, it's time for the segments:

Memory Lane (47:30)

Rhoads House Award for Best Scene (51:54)

The “Go!” Award for Best Moment (57:06)

The Alyson Habetz Herman Boone Wes Hart Run Through a Wall Award (1:00:38)

Goldmines (1:03:00)

Landmines (1:08:56)

The JJ Smith Unsung Hero Award (1:14:19)

Pinch Hitter (1:18:19)

The “I’m On It” Quote of the Movie Award (1:20:41)

Meme Generator (1:26:42)

The Transfer Portal Award (1:27:49)

Off the Wall (1:31:14)

The McKinley Crone/Riley Mattingly Parker/Reyna Reyes/Felicia Knox Award for MVP (1:41:10)

Lastly, Tom, Gray, Emily, and McKinley give you suggestions from the Rec Room—TV shows and movies the group has seen recently that you should watch as soon as you can (1:46:53). Come for the recommendations, stay for the story about McKinley Crone spoiling “Avengers: Endgame” for Riley Mattingly Parker.

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