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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!
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 59m
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.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1h
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.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1h
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
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1h
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
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 5h
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.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 5h
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.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 6h
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.
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Lights Camera Austin @lightscameraatx.bsky.social · 7h
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.
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Box Office: ‘Tron: Ares’ Stumbles With $33.5 Million Debut
Disney's sci-fi sequel "Tron: Ares" topped the box office in its debut.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 18h
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.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 21h
And I want Dom Torretto there. And maybe Dr. Jekyll from the Tom Cruise Mummy movie.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 21h
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.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 21h
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.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 21h
If you see this, QTP with a movie that deserves a sequel 🎥
#filmsky #promosky #movies
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 21h
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.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
Hollywood, for decades: "Look, movies with women just don't sell, we tried it once 40 years ago, and it didn't work."

Also Hollywood: "It's time. The world is ready for a Morbius sequel."
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
Fuck it. Cast him in a Last Starfighter legasequel and get it over with.
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Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 1d
‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
The BEST James Bond.
a close up of a woman 's face behind a wooden fence .
Alt: Gif of Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust in the movie, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
I haven't read the book, but I love the movie and more importantly I'm ALWAYS here for Ferguson praise.

Just elevates whatever the hell she's in and makes it look easy.
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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 1d
the book Doctor Sleep is total dogshit but the movie is great, Rebecca Ferguson eats her part like a prix fixe tasting menu and she plays an eldritch horror who looks incredible in a top hat
a woman in a top hat sits on a wooden platform
Alt: rebecca ferguson shimmying in a dress and top hat looking amazing
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
If I had a nickel for every iconic 1980's science-fiction movie that did poorly at the time but became well known over the subsequent decades and received a legasequel starring Jared Leto that also bombed, I'd have...

Actually, let me check IMDB, because I might be forgetting something.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
I do love that either explanation fits both Blade Runner: 2049 and Tron: Ares.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
I mean, this is the real reason, but I'm just going to blame Jared Leto, because it's funnier.
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1d
This isn't rocket science, Hollywood. When you make movies for Gen Z & Alpha, they pay to see them. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S opened to $80M WITH a day & date streaming release on Peacock. When you make movies for their dads, those dads have a choice between the theater or their bitchin' home theater.
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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 1d
I'm perplexed at watching pundits in the trades struggling to explain Tron Ares' disappointing opening.

Was it covid? Do people just not like science fiction? etc. etc.

The main reason is pretty obvious: Tron isn't a popular franchise. Nobody's interested in nostalgia for a failed 1980s project.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
Continuing our focus on vampires, "30 Days of Night" is the sort of thing that epitomizes the concept of Christmas horror... or it be if anyone had told the writers and director when the movie was set. #filmsky
30 Days of Night (2007)
Distilled Concentrated Cheer, updated frequently between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas movie, TV, and book reviews, articles, fiction.
www.mainliningchristmas.com
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
I'm inclined to agree, particularly because Eagly is awkward, too, and I *know* that's a choice.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
Loved it. I just hope they green light a continuation, either as a third season, a [spoiler redacted] show, or a [even bigger spoiler redacted] movie. Good luck, though, I hear the CEO of DC Studios can be tough on showrunners.
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
Obviously
bugs bunny is wearing a helmet with wings and a braid
Alt: Gif of Bugs Bunny dressed as a Valkyrie maiden from "What's Opera, Doc?"
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
I regret nothing.
Screenshot for the Letterboxd "last four watched" thing, showing four very normal, seasonally appropriate selections that everyone would agree a normal, rational person might watch in October: A Different Kind of Christmas (3.5 stars), Snow Falls (a generous 2 stars), Werewolf of London (4 stars), and Pandora's Box (4 stars)
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Erin Snyder @erinlsnyder.bsky.social · 1d
Oh, no question. Melies was arguably making horror/comedies in the 1890's.
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