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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping movie recommendations to pair with your favorite hot beverages into the ol’ VCR.

We’re so back. 

Today, I would like to formally introduce you to a new series in the B Movies universe: Side-Dish Cinema.

Y’all LOVED the piece we did a while back where I recommended movies based on your astrological sign, and it got me thinking about how we could expand this idea. 

Then, everything fell into place. 

And, that brings us to the inaugural entry of Side-Dish Cinema. 

The weather is cooling down…kind of. 

(Is the reality of global warming really sinking in for anyone else?) 

That means that you’re more than likely sipping on your favorite hot seasonal beverage (or, if you’re a little rebel like me, slurping down a giant blended concoction while shivering). 

Drink in hand, you pick up the remote and go to pick a movie. 

But what should you watch?

That’s where Side-Dish Cinema comes in. 

I’ve carefully selected nine different drink options with three movie recommendations each to cultivate a specific vibe (and that vibe is definitely skewing toward holiday movies). 

And don’t worry, I have so many entries of Side-Dish Cinema planned that you’ll basically be covered for every food and drink-type out there. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions and disclaimers. 

Without further ado, please enjoy the first edition of Side-Dish Cinema:

Hot Chocolate 

• Elf
• Serendipity
• The Santa Clause* 

*Friendly reminder that Tim Allen SUCKS though  

Hot Tea

• Love Actually 
• The Family Stone
• Little Women (1994 or 2019) 

Fall-Flavored Beverages 

• Stepmom 
• Practical Magic
• Dead Poets Society 

Peppermint Mocha 

• The Muppets Christmas Carol
• A Year Without a Santa Claus
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 

Chai Tea 

• The Holiday
• You’ve Got Mail
• Happiest Season

Hot Toddy 

• Scrooged
• A Christmas Story  
• Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 

Apple Cider 

• Spirited 
• Jack Frost (1998) 
• A Holiday to Remember 

Black Coffee 

• It’s a Wonderful Life 
• Meet Me in St. Louis
• Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 

Iced or Blended Beverage 

• Gremlins 
• Edward Scissorhands 
• The Nightmare Before Christmas