Im the rotisserie king of Thanksgiving, he explains.
If you rotisserie a turkey, it goes well every time.
It sort of self-bastes its a very good cooking method for big turkeys.
“It’s a good moment to talk about taking care of the vulnerable and giving people a little bit of hope for the future,” says Reilly.Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Well, what is it about this time of year?
You realize its just an eternal human thing to want to have hope in the darkness.
What is the little candle that you light that gets you through?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Naturally, this is Reillys first nod.
The Snowman (1982)
This is an animated film that I really love, Reilly says.
The short 1982 film features almost no dialogue, he explains.
Its got this really beautiful vocal classical piece of music that goes through it.
It would come on TV around Thanksgiving or around Christmas.
So it just had this feeling of this ritual, and something so timeless about that movie.
And theres something about the holidays you want the good stuff, you know?
You want stuff thats that seems like its been around forever, too.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Another non-traditional holiday pick?
TheHarry Pottermovies, specifically this third installment, which just so happens to be directed by Cuaron.
For some reason I just get sucked right back into those, Reilly says of thePotterseries.
Its a Wonderful Life (1946)
Reilly cant resist naming one all-time Christmas classic.
I was like, Wow, what a great story this is,' Reilly says.
I thoughtIts a Wonderful Lifewas a Marlo Thomas TV-movie when it first came out.
I think it kind of grew into this Christmas favorite.
