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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 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 Xmaspalooza 2025

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 Xmaspalooza 2025

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 Xmaspalooza 2025

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 Xmaspalooza 2025

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 Xmaspalooza 2025

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 Xmaspalooza 2025

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 Xmaspalooza 2025

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
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November 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 31 - Flatliners (1990)

Watched on: 4K UHD Blu-ray

#Flatliners #FlatlinersMovie #Horror #Thriller #Death #Religion #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #MovieSky #HorrorSky #FilmSky #HorrorPalooza #Halloween #October #PhysicalMedia #Billy #Kiefer #Julia #Kevin #Oliver
A ★★★ review of Flatliners (1990)
Ending my Horrorpalooza 2025 with a movie I’ve been meaning to watch for years. Flatliners is peak ’90s cinema: drenched in that unmistakable Joel Schumacher style. I wasn’t expecting it to lean so he...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 30 - The Exorcist III (1990)

Watched on: Blu-ray
(One Day Late)

#TheExorcistIII #TheExorcist #Exorcist #Movies #Film #Horror #Mystery #SerialKiller #Gemini #Religion #Possession #FilmSky #MovieSky #HorrorSky #ItsAWonderfulLife #HorrorPalooza #October #Halloween
A ★★★★ review of The Exorcist III (1990)
Now I understand why this sequel always shows up on “most underrated” lists—wow. It’s fitting that this movie lives within The Exorcist franchise because it genuinely radiates evil and dread through a...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 29 - Studio 666 (2022)

Watched on: Peacock

#Studio666 #Studio666Movie #Horror #Comedy #Demons #Possession #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #FilmSky #HorrorSky #MovieSky #HorrorPalooza #October #Halloween #FinishTheSong #Raccoons #FooFighters #Letterboxd
A ★★½ review of Studio 666 (2022)
I actually had a lot of fun with this one. The Foo Fighters playing exaggerated versions of themselves in a horror-comedy was such a great idea—and they fully commit to the absurdity. You can tell the...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 28 - The Voices (2014)

Watched on: Blu-ray

#TheVoices #TheVoicesMovie #Horror #DarkComedy #BlackComedy #FilmSky #HorrorSky #MovieSky #HorrorPalooza #Movies #Film #October #Halloween #Bosco #MrWhiskers #Head #JesusDancing #SerialKiller #Milton #GoodBoy
A ★★½ review of The Voices (2014)
Dark comedies are some of my absolute favorites, and The Voices (2014) has been sitting on my mental watchlist for way too long. There’s definitely something here—especially in how it tackles mental h...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 27 - Rope (1948)

Watched on: 4K UHD Blu-ray

#Rope #RopeMovie #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #Horror #Thriller #Suspense #HorrorPalooza #Halloween #October #FilmSky #Moviesky #HorrorSky #Champagne #Murder #Hitchcock #NewYork #SomethingSomething
A ★★★★ review of Rope (1948)
Alfred Hitchcock really is the master of suspense. Even when the pacing drags a bit, you’re still hooked—because Hitchcock knows exactly how to pull the audience along. Rope (1948) has been on my list...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 26 - Dashcam (2021)

Watched on: Plex
(Never watch a movie on Plex, so many ads)

#Dashcam #DashcamMovie #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #October #Halloween #Horror #FoundFootage #FilmSky #MovieSky #HorrorSky #HorrorPalooza #FuckAnnie #GoAngela #NoDashcam
A ★ review of Dashcam (2021)
If there were an award for “most unbearable protagonist in film history,” this one would take home the gold. Rob Savage, why did you write this character? I loved his breakthrough hit Host (2020) duri...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 25 - Duel (1971)

Watched on: 4K UHD Blu-ray

#Duel #DuelMovie #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #Horror #Thriller #Suspense #HorrorPalooza #FilmSky #MovieSky #HorrorSky #October #Halloween #PayPhone #Snakes #CheeseSandwich #Letterboxd
A ★★★½ review of Duel (1971)
What a wild cat-and-mouse suspense thriller to kickstart the feature film career of a little-known director named Steven Spielberg. This movie is a blast—lean, tense, and surprisingly relentless—but i...
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October 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 24 - Mother’s Day (1980)

Watched on: AMC+

#MothersDayMovie #MothersDay #Movies #Film #HorrorPalooza #MovieReviews #Horror #HorrorSky #FilmSky #MovieSky #80sHorror #Letterboxd #Halloween #October #Slasher #BearPoop #SleepingBags #Queenie
A ★★ review of Mother's Day (1980)
80s horror—you gotta love it. Mother’s Day (1980) is absolutely ridiculous, and while I can appreciate its cult status, the entire second act drags so hard it kills the nostalgic buzz and leaves you f...
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October 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 23 - The Witch (2015)

Watched on: 4K UHD Blu-ray

#TheWitch #Movies #TheWitchMovie #Film #Horror #HorrorSky #SalemWitchTrials #FilmSky #MovieSky #PhysicalMedia #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #BlackPhillip #HorrorPalooza #Coven #Salem
A ★★★★½ review of The Witch (2015)
Wow, I was not expecting to love this movie as much as I did! Only ten years late to the party, no big deal. I still can’t believe this was Robert Eggers’ first feature film—the direction, writing, ac...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 22 - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)

Watched on: Tubi
(One Day Late)

#WhatEverHappenedToBabyJane #Movies #Classic #Hollywood #Film #Picture #FilmSky #MovieSky #HorrorSky #Horror #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #HorrorPalooza #Bette #Joan #Rats #Birds #Elvira
A ★★★★½ review of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Oh my god, this was pure chaos—in the best possible way. Bette Davis is absolutely unhinged here, and I loved every second of it. I’m not too familiar with her earlier work, but after this performance...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 21 - The Wailing (곡성) (2016)

Watched on: Hulu

#TheWailing #October #Halloween #곡성 #FilmSky #HorrorSky #MovieSky #Horror #KoreanHorror #AsianHorror #HorrorPalooza #Movies #Film #MovieReviews #WhoAreYou #TrueForm #Fools #Hex #Letterboxd #Hulu
A ★★★★★ review of The Wailing (2016)
I don’t even know where to start—seriously, I’m speechless. I’ve been on a mission to watch more Asian horror because I absolutely love them, and The Wailing (2016) is no exception. What an unbelievab...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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October Horrorpalooza 2025

October 20 - Black Phone 2 (2025)

Watched at: AMC Kent Station 14

#BlackPhone2 #BlackPhone #Movies #Film #Horror #FilmSky #MovieSky #HorrorSky #HorrorPalooza #October #Halloween #TheGrabber #Twat #MovieReviews #Letterboxd #AMC #NicoleKidman #DolbyCinema #Blizzard
A ★★★½ review of Black Phone 2 (2025)
What this sequel does best is the story building. The first act takes its time, but it never drags—it gives you just enough horror to stay hooked while slowly unpacking the characters and our new, uns...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM