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Dan Pounder
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I started life over. Graduated from ASU in Film in 2024. I love horror & physical media. I write movie reviews nobody reads. I’m 🏳️‍🌈 & ya, that’s my last name.
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December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 21 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)

Watched on: Starz

#TheBestChristmasPageantEver #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovie #XmasMovie #XmasPalooza #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Movies #Film #MovieReview #Letterboxd #Starz #Imogene #Shazam #ReligionIsWeird
A ★ review of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
This one was just a little too religious for me. I knew that going in—it was a conscious Xmaspalooza pick—but even so, I felt the holy water starting to sear my skin. It’s probably fine (or even comfo...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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December 20 - The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

Watched on: HBO Max

#TheManWhoInventedChristmas #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #AChristmasCarol #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #TinyTim #HBOMax
A ★★★½ review of The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
We all know A Christmas Carol like the back of our hand, so it’s genuinely fun to watch a movie about the messy, desperate creative process Dickens went through to get there. How much of this is histo...
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December 21, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 19 - P2 (2007)

Watched on: Tubi
(One Day Late)

#P2 #P2Movie #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #Movies #Film #Letterboxd #MovieReviews #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Tubi #ParkingGarage #ChristmasEve #Alone #SantaSuit #Karl
A ★★★ review of P2 (2007)
Since 2007, that poster has been staring at me, and I finally caved. Turns out this Christmas Eve psychological thriller—set almost entirely in a Manhattan parking garage—is a pretty solid time. There...
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December 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 18 - The Perfect Wedding (2012)

Watched on: Tubi

#ThePerfectWedding #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #TheDavinciCode #MonaLisa #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Tubi
A ★★★½ review of The Perfect Wedding (2012)
Fuck, I’m a total sucker for a cringey gay rom-com—they give me life. Also definitely another one to unpack with my therapist. 😏 This is exactly the corny 2012 gem you expect the second you see the po...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 17 - Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025)

Watched at: AMC Southcenter 16

#SilentNightDeadlyNight #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #Santa #Billy #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #FuckNazis
A ★★★½ review of Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025)
What a bloody, pleasant surprise. I only just watched the 1984 original during last year’s Xmaspalooza—which, side note, every gay guy should experience at least once (twunk + axe = cinema). This mode...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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December 16 - Trading Places (1983)

Watched on: Paramount+
(One Day Late)

#TradingPlaces #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #ChristmasSky #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #XmasPalooza #FilmSky #MovieSky #OrangeJuice #Stocks #EatTheRich
A ★★★½ review of Trading Places (1983)
This classic comedy has been sitting on my mental watchlist for years. It’s not really a Christmas movie—it just happens to unfold during the holidays. Still, you can immediately clock this as peak Jo...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 15 - The Ref (1994)

Watched on: DVD
(One Day Late)

#TheRef #TheRefMovie #Christmas #Xmas #XmasPalooza #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #MovieReviews #Movies #Film #Letterboxd #Rec #DVD #PhyscialMedia
A ★★★ review of The Ref (1994)
The Ref is a very ’90s comedy that only works because it’s rated R; otherwise, it’d be a total snooze. It’s pretty bland overall, but every character is wonderfully insufferable, and the cast leans in...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 14 - Carnage for Christmas (2024)

Watched on: AMC+ (Shudder)

#CarnageForChristmas #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #XmasPalooza #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Horror #Holiday #HolidayMovies #Queer #QueerMovies #Trans #ProtectTheDolls
A ★★ review of Carnage for Christmas (2024)
I really wanted to like this more than I did. A queer holiday horror with a low budget? I was fully on board. The story is there—a trans woman with a true-crime podcast returns to her small town, only...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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December 13 - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Watched on: Tubi

#MeetMeInStLouis #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #FilmSky #MovieSky #Movies #Film #XmasPalooza #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Christmas #Xmas #Tootie #Flour ##ChristmasSky #ProblematicScene
A ★★★½ review of Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Why do so many “classic Christmas movies” barely involve Christmas—and everyone still worships them? Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) is a strange musical/drama hybrid that was absolutely not what I expect...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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December 12 - Mixed Nuts (1994)

Watched on: DVD

#MixedNutsMovie #MixedNuts #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #Movies #Film #PhysicalMedia #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #DVD #Rollerblades #Eviction #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #StackedCast
A ★½ review of Mixed Nuts (1994)
Unfortunately, this one just wasn’t for me. Either the humor flew way over my head, or it’s simply not my flavor at this point in my life. Which is a bummer, because the cast is stacked—and it’s writt...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 11 - A Creature Was Stirring (2023)

Watched on: AMC+ (Shudder)
(One Day Late)

#ACreatureWasStirring #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovie #XmasMovie #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Shudder #BatWithSpikes #NotAMouse
A ★★ review of A Creature Was Stirring (2023)
Umm… yeah, that was… something. There is a story buried somewhere in this blizzard, but visibility is basically zero. The screenplay aims high and ends up sinking the direction, leaving everything fee...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 10 - Jingle Bell Heist (2025)

Watched on: Netflix

#JingleBellHeist #Netflix #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Xmas #Christmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #EatTheRich #DNA #London #Retail #JusticeForEddie
A ★★★ review of Jingle Bell Heist (2025)
I ended up having a pretty fun time with this one. It’s a cute rom-com with a heist twist, and the London setting gave me that extra little joy of recognizing places and thinking, “yep, I was right th...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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December 9 - A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)

Watched on: Disney+

#AVeryJonasChristmasMovie #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovie #XmasMovie #JonasBrothers #Movies #Disney #DisneyPlus #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #Gene #Abs #WickByNick
A ★★★ review of A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)
I hesitated to put this one on my list, but I needed some fresher releases to balance out my Xmaspalooza—and by golly, this turned out to be surprisingly enjoyable. The breezy 80-minute runtime is per...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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December 8 - A Merry Little Ex-Mas (2025)

Watched on: Netflix

#AMerryLittleExMas #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovie #XmasMovie #Movies #Film #Netflix #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #GayGrandpas #Chet #Clubbing
A ★★½ review of A Merry Little Ex-Mas (2025)
I know it’s not this genre’s style, but is it too much to ask for one of these cringy feel-good holiday movies to not end with a neatly wrapped bow? One day I’ll just write the bleak Xmas rom-com I cr...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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December 7 - Trapped in Paradise (1994)

Watched on: DVD

#TrappedInParadise #Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #Movies #Film #PhysicalMedia #NicCage #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #XmasPalooza #BankRobbery #Brothers #90sComedy #Comedy #ComedyMovie #DVD #Merlin
A ★½ review of Trapped in Paradise (1994)
It’s only getting that extra half-star because… Nic Cage, obviously. But wow, this was not my cup of tea. I adore a good 90s comedy, and this is absolutely not one. At 111 minutes, it somehow stretche...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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December 6 - Nutcrackers (2024)

Watched on: Hulu

#NutcrackersHulu #Nutcrackers #Movies #Film #Christmas #ChristmasMovies #XmasMovies #Xmas #FilmSky #MovieSky #ChristmasSky #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #XmasPalooza #Mustache #Farm #Ballet #Family #Mike
A ★★★ review of Nutcrackers (2024)
This one had me feeling every emotion at once, which made trying to form a coherent thought as the credits rolled… a journey. It’s not groundbreaking by any means, but it got my brain spinning, and I ...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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December 5 - A Sudden Case of Christmas (2024)

Watched on: Hulu

#ASuddenCaseOfChristmas #Christmas #Movies #Film #ChristmasMovies #Xmas #XmasMovies #FilmSky #ChristmasSky #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Italy #Hotels #DeVito #XmasPalooza
A ★★½ review of A Sudden Case of Christmas (2024)
Well, the first five days of my Xmaspalooza have been absolute duds. It’s your standard-issue family holiday movie, complete with a few odd choices about what “family Christmas time” is supposed to me...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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December 4 - Oh. What. Fun. (2025)

Watched on: Prime Video

#OhWhatFun #OhWhatFunMovie #Movies #ChristmasMovies #Xmas #Christmas #MovieReviews #Film #FilmSky #ChristmasSky #XmasPalooza #MomsRule #Blessings
A ★★½ review of Oh. What. Fun. (2025)
Oh boy—this movie. The message is absolutely on point: we’re nothing without our moms, especially during the holiday madness. (Love you, Mom.) And while moms will probably enjoy this, they definitely ...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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December 3 - Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

Watched on: Tubi

#SantaClausTheMovie #Santa #SantaClaus #Movies #Film #Christmas #Xmas #XmasMovies #Holiday #MovieReviews #FilmSky #ChristmasSky #Letterboxd #XmasPalooza #AncientElf #CandyCanes #Patch #EvilToyMaker
A ★★ review of Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Oh boy. This really should’ve been an hour-long TV special—40 minutes tops without commercials. Instead, it drags on for nearly two hours with pacing that’s somehow both sluggish and chaotic. It hones...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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December 2 - 8-Bit Christmas (2021)

Watched on: HBO Max

#8BitChristmas #Christmas #Holiday #Xmas #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #FilmSky #ChristmasSky #Nintendo #GirlBoots #XmasPalooza #CabbagePatchKids #80s
A ★★½ review of 8-Bit Christmas (2021)
I really dug the story here. It leans hard into that A Christmas Story framework and drenches everything in warm, fuzzy ’80s Nintendo nostalgia. But the pacing? Rough. It never fully swept me back to ...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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December Xmaspalooza 2025

December 1 - The Naughty Nine (2023)

Watched on: Disney+

#TheNaughtyNine #XmasPalooza #Movies #Film #Santa #Christmas #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Disney #JonAnthonyOriginals #FilmSky #XmasSky #Comedy #KidsMovie #TheNaughtyList #Presents #OceansEleven
A ★★½ review of The Naughty Nine (2023)
Kicking off my 2025 Xmaspalooza with a Disney original I fully expected to endure—not enjoy—and yet here we are. The Naughty Nine is basically Ocean’s Eleven for the juice-box crowd: a crew of “naught...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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It’s tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!” The third annual Xmaspalooza 2025 is upon us. Once again, I’ll be watching 31 holiday-themed movies throughout December, all brand-new to me.

So grab some eggnog (or don’t—because truly, why?) and let’s dive into a month of holly-jolly movie madness together.
#XmasPalooza
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Film: Now You See Me 2 (2016)

Watched on: 4K UHD Blu-ray

#NowYouSeeMe2 #Magic #Magician #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #NowYouSeeMe #WoodyTwins #PhysicalMedia #4K
A ★★★ review of Now You See Me 2 (2016)
I genuinely couldn’t remember if I’d seen this, and after watching it… yeah, I definitely hadn’t. Like the first one, I have a soft spot for glossy, turn-your-brain-off thrillers, and this scratches t...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Film: Wicked: For Good (2025)

Watched at: AMC Kent Station 14 (Dolby Cinema)

#WickedForGood #Wicked #Movie #Fantasy #Musical #Film #MovieReviews #Elphaba #Glinda #Letterboxd #AMC #Dolby
A ★★★★ review of Wicked: For Good (2025)
It’s always tricky judging a second half on its own, but let’s be real—part one is the crown jewel here. I still had a great time, and the deeper dive into Oz’s mythology was genuinely fun. That said,...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Horrorpalooza 2025 has officially wrapped! 😩

Here are my Top 12 horror picks from this year’s spooky season!

Thanks for all the likes, comments and messages — you guys made this one a blast! 👻

See you in December! 😏🎅🏻

Don’t forget to check out the full list on my Letterboxd! boxd.it/Pg5xw
#Horror
November 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM