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42nd Street (1933)

Sometimes movies of great historical import, turning points in the development of the medium, are tough to sit through.

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The Last Five Years (2014)

In the late ‘90s, musical playwright Jason Robert Brown married an actress named Terri O’Neill.

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Review

The Housemaid (2025)

It might just be my undying love for Freaks and Geeks, but I’ll basically always show up for a Paul Feig joint

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Podcast Episode

Podcast Episode: Mary Poppins (1964) / Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) – Talkin’ Poppins

Dan and Brian continue their Musical Decades theme month with a look at two Disney live action-animation hybrid films

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The Princess Bride (1987)

Rob Reiner and William Goldman baked a little magic trick into The Princess Bride that I don’t think I fully appreciated as a kid

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Podcast Episode

Podcast Episode: 42nd Street (1933) / An American in Paris (1951) (ft. Hunter Allen) – Beyond the proscenium

Dan and Brian invite film critic and musical cinema lover Hunter Allen from Kinemalogue to join as they kick off a new theme month

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Review

Persuasion (2007)

Since I responded very powerfully to Emma (2020) a few years ago, I’ve gradually become a Jane Austen appreciator.

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Review

Blue Moon (2025)

The most crucial moment in Blue Moon arrives in the very first scene, when the protagonist, Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke), dies.

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Site Update

Goals for 2026

I write this in the middle of a motivational and creative drought.

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Site Update

Looking Back: Goals for 2025

We’ve entered the navel-gazing portion of the calendar.