Hi there! We're Jared and Ian from Some Damn Movies, and we wanted to take a sec to reintroduce ourselves and talk about how much movies mean to us while remembering some fond moments we've had. In this episode, we're diving into Disney's heartbreaking Christmas flick, One Magic Christmas, and sharing our thoughts on this forgotten gem.

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• One Magic Christmas
• Gremlins
• The Florida Project
• Anora
• Million Dollar Baby
• Snow White and the Huntsman

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It's a big episode with a ton of movies discussed! Ian is finally back from his long work trip, and Jared has been grinding through his horror month watches. First things first, homework! Ian had the pleasure of watching James Wan's Malignant, and Jared rewatched Luca Guadagnino's remake of 1997's Suspiria. Did they like their respective assignments? Next, the boys discussed the two horror franchises (Terrifier & Scream) they watched throughout October. Of course, Jared had many other watches, but who cares?

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• Suspiria
• Malignant
• Scream Franchise
• Terrifier Franchise
• Joker: Folie à Deux
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
• The Blair Witch Project
• Carrie
• Friday the 13th Franchise
• Woman of the Hour
• We Live in Time
• Grown Ups 1 & 2
• Little Giants
• Running on Empty
• Rob Zombie's Halloween
• Studio Ghibli

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In today's episode, Jared celebrates watching his 300th unique film of the year by indulging in one of his favorites, A Ghost Story. Later in the episode, Ian shares that he is still making his way through Zack Snyder's filmography by watching Sucker Punch, Man of Steel, and Batman v Superman. To wrap up the episode, they discuss their homework assignments. Jared was tasked with watching Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, while Ian takes on Linklater's Boyhood.

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• A Ghost Story
• Sucker Punch
• Man of Steel
• Batman v Superman
• Clerks
• Transformers One
• Red Dragon
• Candyman 
• The Virgin Suicides
• Boyhood

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We finally did it and watched one of Akira Kurosawa's classics, Roshomon. Later, we talked about our hatred for The Babadook and our obsession with found-footage films. While Ian is on his horror movie grind, Jared is creeping up on his 300th unique film of the year.

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• Rashomon
• The Babadook
• Paranormal Activity series
• Creep
• Other found footage films
• Muriel's Wedding
• The Core
• An American Werewolf in London
• Glengarry Glen Ross
• His Three Daughters
• Snack Shack
• The Before Trilogy

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Jared is dumbfounded by all the love around Hacksaw Ridge, while Ian's already diving into his Halloween movie lineup with Paranorman and Charlie Brown. The boys get into a deep conversation about Mikey and Nicky, sharing their love for low-budget flicks, especially the old-school ones that rely on creativity instead of cutting corners.

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• Mikey and Nicky
• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
• ParaNorman It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
• Black Mass
• Hacksaw Ridge
• The Mule
• Funny People

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Ian subjects himself to the early career of acclaimed director Zachary Edward Snyder. Jared is still reeling from his time in the theaters, crying about how terrible Beetlejuice is; luckily, he first watches a gem from the 70s, Mikey and Nicky. What did you think about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and what should we watch next?

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• Mikey and Nicky 
• Dawn of the Dead 
• 300 Watchmen
• The Flintstones
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• The Peanut Butter Falcon
• Zombieland
• Zombieland: Double Tap
• I Used To Be Funny

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Jared is realizing that the Alien franchise is not very good. Ian watches the Star Wars prequel trilogy just to complain about George Lucas. Who do you think should be cast as the next Angels in the Charlie's Angels reboot?

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