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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

It’s an obvious joke to point out that Friday the 13th: A New Beginning came out just 11 months after the supposed series-ending Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.

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Totally Killer (2023)

In my review of Freaky, I pitched some more high-concept slashers that Jason Landon could tackle now that he’s done a Groundhog Day slasher, a multiverse slasher, and a body swap slasher.

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

Friday the Thirteenth: The Final Chapter has a title so inaccurate that Lionel Hutz would pursue restitution.

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The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

Sometimes it’s nice when a movie is just the thing that it is.

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Barbie (2023)

I try to keep up with the majority of movies released, but this little indie slipped under my radar until it came to streaming last month.

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Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Though a mere two summers had passed since Friday the 13th debuted and turned slashers into the de-facto teen film of the nascent 80s, the trend was on the verge of burning out in 1982.

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Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

I am not a historian on the matter, but as far as I can tell, slasher franchises did not exist before Friday the 13th.

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Friday the 13th (1980)

I find the origin story of Friday the 13th to be poetic.

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Newsies (1992)

I remain baffled that Newsies even exists

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Talk to Me (2022)

For as long as there have been teenagers, they have resorted to high-risk behaviors to get their thrills.