“If you believe in this spirit thing, the miracle will happen, and then you’ll want it to happen again tomorrow… It can happen every day, you’ve just got to want that feeling.”

– Bill Murray in SCROOGED

That’s right – it’s time to feel the moment and that holiday spirit thing. It’s time for Spoiler Free Review’s 12 days of Christmas 2022 edition! We will be posting our favorite holiday experiences with 12 reviews and illustrations of movies, TV, and music. So sit back, enjoy some spiked eggnog, and enjoy to SFR’s 12-days of Christmas 2022! 🎅


1. THE MUPPETS CHRISTMAS CAROL – Review by @digitaljami and illustration by @tarushmohanti

2. VIOLENT NIGHT – Review by @eli-brumfield and illustration by @tarushmohanti

3. BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) – Review by @rickyjduarte and illustration by @tarushmohanti

4. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL – Review and illustration by @mike-manal and coloring by @tarushmohanti

5. SCROOGED – Review by @esta-rosevear and illustration by @tarushmohanti

6. FRIENDS S7E10: THE ONE WITH THE HOLIDAY ARMADILLO – Review by @david-freedman-just-seen-it and illustration by @tarushmohanti

7. KRAMPUS – Review by @rickyjduarte and illustration by @tarushmohanti

8. SPIRITED – Review by @aaron-dobler-goldstein and illustration by @tarushmohanti

9. SPOILER ALERT – Review and Illustration by @tavish-mohanti

10. THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT – Review by @eli-brumfield and illustration by @tarushmohanti

11. COMMUNITY: ABED’S UNCONTROLLABLE CHRISTMAS – Review and illustration by @mike-manal and coloring by @tarushmohanti

12. THE POLAR EXPRESS – Review and illustration by @tarushmohanti


Aaron "Dobler" Goldstein

Aaron Goldstein is a Product Manager by day, ludicrous speed content consumer by night. He’s a LA Film School Alumni and TV Academy / Producers Guild of America member. Aaron is a proud parent and dad joke enthusiast.

Tarush Mohanti

Tarush Mohant is a playlist curator and music explorer, the creator of illussongs (illustrations of songs), and has a fitness plan motivated by action movies (running, climbing, swimming, hiking).

Esta Rosevear

Esta Rosevear has been a Theatre Arts teacher and director for 35+ years, published Children’s author of the Rebecca series, and is passionate about playing her violin, walking, gardening, and reading murder mysteries.

David Freedman - Just Seen It

David Freedman is the producer of all four Critics Choice Awards, a founding member of Moviefone, and a Platform and Springboard Diver

Mike Manalo

Born a Slytherin. Baptized into Marvel. Bitten by a Radioactive DC fan. And raised a Jedi, Mike Manalo is a silent guardian, a watchful protector… a Dark Nerd!

Jami Losurdo

When not writing film and tv reviews, Jami is expanding her collection of colorful sunglasses, lifting weights, and working her day job as a Digital Advertising Director. An alumnus of NYU Tisch for Film/TV, Jami made Los Angeles her home in the early 2000s and continues her quest to find the very BEST tacos of all time.

Ricky J Duarte

[He/him/his] Ricky is an actor, singer, and writer in New York City. Passions include: theme parks, Disney villains, and watching horror movies with his cat. He's also the host of the Rick or Treat Horrorcast podcast. www.RickOrTreat.com

Tavish Mohanti

Tavish Mohanti is a student at UCLA passionate about food, film, and journalism who hopes to one day write comedy like Taika Waititi. His mutts are the loves of my life.

Eli Brumfield

Eli Brumfield in an actor/screenwriter from Seattle Washington, living in Los Angeles.

He is the host of the RV8 Podcast.

He hates the word cinefile, but considering how many films he consumes in a week...and how many films he goes out of his way to see, no matter the genre...he kinda seems to be one.

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