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Road House (1989) Squares Off Against Road House (2024) and Wins Handily
I watched both films in quick succession (for the first time!). Which led me to the conclusion that there is only one Road House, and it is the one you…
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott
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I Ruined a High School Hang by Making My Friends Watch Ghost World (2001)
I love being a go-to “movie person” for many of my friends with different hobby priorities. But sometimes this role can backfire. Like the time I…
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Jeremy Burgess
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Empire Records (1995) Might’ve Been the Peak of Cinema’s Soundtrack Era
Empire Records is the sort of film that could’ve only existed in the ‘90s for a few reasons. But what I love most about Empire Records is that it’s a…
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Jeremy Burgess
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The Movie I Wrote and Co-Produced Will Be Streaming For a Week!
From April 7th to April 14th, you’ll be able to watch Don’t Die from anywhere in the U.S. through Panic Fest's virtual slate! Tickets are available now…
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Jeremy Burgess
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March 2024

Field of Dreams (1989) is an Imperfect Allegory for the Creative Process
An unseen muse tells Ray Kinsella to spend all of his time and money creating a thing without any clue as to what he’ll do with it. Sounds a lot like…
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Jeremy Burgess
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Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965) Proves That Imposters Can Become Influencers
Daiei claims their objective with Gamera was not to steal Godzilla’s spot at the box office but to share it. Which is an incredible way of saying their…
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Jeremy Burgess
Muriel’s Wedding (1994) is More Than a Time Capsule of My Youth Abroad
I lived in Australia for three years in the 90s, and in my hazy, sunny, colorful memories, it looks a lot like Muriel’s Wedding, a film that distilled…
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Nellie Beckett
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I Fixed the 46th Academy Awards By Giving The Exorcist (1973) Best Picture
In celebration of the 96th Academy Awards, I'm embarking on what might be an ongoing Oscars weekend newsletter project: I'm turning the calendar back 50…
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Jeremy Burgess
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I Asked ChatGPT to Write About A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) and Wasn't Impressed
Today marks the three-year anniversary of Dust On The VCR! So I gave myself the gift of a week off—and in turn gave y’all a little dystopian treat.
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Jeremy Burgess
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February 2024

Dante’s Peak (1997) Was a Major Piece of the Disaster Movie…Well, Peak
Is Dante’s Peak a “serious” film? Who’s to say? But it does belong to a specific subset of cinema that I take…perhaps more seriously than I should…
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Jeremy Burgess
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Black Girl (1966) Makes a Great Case for Normalizing the Medium Runtime
Every February in recent memory, I’ve loved seeing the film world lift up the work of Black directors, writers, and performers. It’s always a great…
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Jeremy Burgess
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Experience the Absurdity of Erotic Thrillers With Sliver (1993) This Valentine’s Day
The chemistry between Sharon Stone and Billy Baldwin runs hot and cold throughout Sliver. But in reality, they hated each other. Baldwin didn’t even…
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Kristin Dober
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