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Podcast Rating Review

Suspiria (1977)

You learn a lot about a person based on their reaction to Suspiria.

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Review

Halloween (1978)

I’m not sure that there’s a specific name for the recurring cultural phenomenon that I have in mind.

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Podcast Rating Review

Suspiria (2018)

The Suspiria remake seems to have been pitched with the logline, “What if instead of being a nightmare about nothing, Suspiria was a nightmare about 14 different things?”

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It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is and always will be a distant second place in my book behind A Charlie Brown Christmas.

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Site Update

September 2022 Recap

Fall is officially in full swing. Here’s a look at my movie watching and reviewing in September, when I caught up on a bunch of 2022 films.

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Capsule

It’s a Mystery, Charlie Brown (1974)

The first Peanuts special without Bill Melendez as director, though he still produced. It’s a Snoopy-centric special but not especially funny. I do love a few of the backgrounds, though. Highly inessential, even for Peanuts fans.

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Madagascar (2005)

When I was sixteen years old, I went on one of my first dates ever.

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Adventureland (2009)

Adventureland is at its best when it’s just vibin’.

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Review

The Social Network (2010)

Among the many ideas swirling around The Social Network is the quantification and commodification of social interaction.

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Review

The Northman (2022)

Robert Eggers shot his shot.