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Review

Straight Up (2019)

Rejoice: an exciting new cinematic voice.

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TV Review

Community – Pilot (S01E01)

I was a senior in college and a devotee of NBC’s Thursday night programming in September 2009 when Community premiered.

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Review

Griffin in Summer (2025)

It takes a certain intestinal fortitude to be a true coming-of-age movie die-hard.

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Podcast Episode

Podcast Episode: London After Midnight (1927) / Mark of the Vampire (1935) (ft. Gargus) – Literally unwatchable

Old friend-of-the-pod Gargus joins Brian and Dan to discuss lost films, particularly the Tod Browning-Lon Chaney pairing London After Midnight, reconstructed with stills, and its talkie remake Mark of the Vampire.

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Review

This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse (1967)

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul ends with Coffin Joe’s death, but when has a villain’s demise ever prevented a horror sequel?

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Review

Gaslight (1944)

Remember when Merriam-Webster crowned “gaslighting” the word of the year in 2022?

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Review

Once (2007)

A piece of trivia that always makes me smile: at the 80th Academy Awards, my beloved Enchanted somehow earned three of the five Best Song nominations.

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Review

Varsity Blues (1999)

American Pie has “MILF” and the fucking of baked goods.

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Review

The Muppet Movie (1979)

The Muppet Show was a show about Muppets making a show called The Muppet Show.

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Review

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964)

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul opens with a strange-looking man in a top-hat delivering a sermon to the camera