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Erin Snyder

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Self-published novelist, movie geek, and Yuletide nerd, originally from Maine and now living in the Pacific Northwest (He/Him) About my books: https://erinlsnyder.com/ Christmas movie reviews: www.mainliningchristmas.com/

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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · Nov 10

I'm putting together a starter pack for people obsessed with Christmas: authors who have written about the holiday, people with a year-round appreciation of Christmas movies, yuletide folklore/history buffs - you name it.

Recommendations appreciated!

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 13h

I remember the phone number for the rotary phone in the 200 year-old house I grew up in.

Some days I look at my cell. I could call it. There's a chance there's still a landline in that house and it'll ring. But... What if?

What if the one who answers is me, all those years ago? Better not risk it.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 21h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
2? Questions
I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 15h

I like being able to describe something like Star Trek as "science-fiction", instead of having to list all eight of those literary movements (along with two or three others) to gauge interest quickly.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 15h

I find genre to be an incredibly convenient and useful lie.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 16h

The sequel's reviews aren't as positive, but I still really want to see it.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 16h

Ha! Phantom Thread is far and away my favorite of the ones I've seen (though I actually haven't seen The Master OR Punch Drunk Love).

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 16h

For whatever reason Italian Christmas movies seem to have a bad track record with getting US releases.

I'm still waiting on that Legend of the Christmas Witch sequel....

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 16h

There's no movie so good a reasonable person can't hate it or so bad a reasonable person can't love it.

I like *most* of the PTA movies I've seen, but they're definitely not for everyone.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 16h

Looks like that one also isn't technically set at Christmas, but Christmas in August is still Christmas. On the list it goes.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 16h

I've seen all but two of the movies on the right, and I'm 90% sure one of the ones I haven't seen (Happy Feet 2) isn't set at Christmas.

It's entirely possible I'm adding A Sudden Case of Christmas to my watchlist this very minute....

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 16h

It's an impressive, influential movie, so I wish I enjoyed Jacob's Ladder more. But the real question in cases like this is whether it counts as a "Christmas movie", and the answer this time is COMPLICATED. #filmsky

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Distilled Concentrated Cheer, updated frequently between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas movie, TV, and book reviews, articles, fiction.

www.mainliningchristmas.com

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

This will sound like a joke, but it's not: the frustrating thing about watching *really* low-budget movies is the difficulty of finding out who made something and why.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Nope, but I'll take the compliment.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

I can help.

Step 1: Drape the tie around the back of your neck.

Step 2: Spend the next five years traveling the world, studying with the greatest tie tiers alive, mastering their arts.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Red Snow is FAR closer to taking the #2 spot than it should be, considering the budget. It might even jump on rewatch. I really like that one.

There's a football field between it and 30 Days of Night, though.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Christmas vampire movie ranking:
Cronos>Nosferatu (2024)>Red Snow>30 Days of Night>Silent Bite>Two Front Teeth

There's an argument Requiem for a Vampire might count, but the holiday setting is dubious. It'd go either before or after 30 Days of Night, depending on the day.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Low budget horror is always hard to review, though the AI opening credits sequence makes me feel a little better about not recommending "Silent Bite". Aside from that opening, this isn't bad for what it is and even includes a couple good bits... just not enough to overcome its issues. #filmsky

Silent Bite (2024)

Distilled Concentrated Cheer, updated frequently between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas movie, TV, and book reviews, articles, fiction.

www.mainliningchristmas.com

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Low budget horror is always hard to review, though the AI opening credits sequence makes me feel a little better about not recommending "Silent Bite". Aside from that opening, this isn't bad for what it is and even includes a couple good bits... just not enough to overcome its issues. #filmsky

Silent Bite (2024)

Distilled Concentrated Cheer, updated frequently between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas movie, TV, and book reviews, articles, fiction.

www.mainliningchristmas.com

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

At this point, I've stopped trying to fight it. Cast him in all the movies. Make the Morbius/Kraven crossover, but cast him as Kraven, too. I don't even care anymore.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

The scenery would have been the draw even if they'd hired someone people liked. No one goes to see a Tron movie for the story or actors. People go for.... Actually, for the most part no one goes to see Tron movies.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d

The highest grossing movie in Jared Leto's filmography remains Suicide Squad, a critically panned production with the consensus being that he was the worst part of the movie.

Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 1d

1. Has Hollywood finally learned you can’t build a franchise around Jared Leto?
2. ROOFMAN’s opening seemed inevitable after CAUGHT STEALING flopped.
3. KOTSW needed to play the fall festival circuit before receiving a holiday platform release to build buzz and momentum.
variety.com/2025/film/bo...

Box Office: ‘Tron: Ares’ Stumbles With $33.5 Million Debut

Disney's sci-fi sequel "Tron: Ares" topped the box office in its debut.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 2d

I haven't seen nearly enough of his movies to offer an informed opinion, but I did recently see Red Eye and it was quite good.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 2d

And I want Dom Torretto there. And maybe Dr. Jekyll from the Tom Cruise Mummy movie.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Not sure I agree about the location shift, though: I feel like they did everything they could do on the Grid in Legacy, so they might as well set the sequel in Vancouver.

Or even better, in Jurassic Park. I'd actually care if it was set on Ilsa Nublar.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 2d

See, I'm the opposite: I love Leto, I just never really got into Tron.

No, wait, I also hate Jared Leto. He sucks.

But I also don't really care about Tron.

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 2d

If you see this, QTP with a movie that deserves a sequel 🎥
#filmsky #promosky #movies

Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 2d

I'm hearing mixed things about the new Tron. A lot of people are saying they're not seeing it because of Leto, but others say they don't care about Tron.

Truly a divisive movie.