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A Cronenbergian Christmas

I went to the Last Blockbuster to choose something weird. This is what I found.
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In celebration of the worldwide DVD/Blu/VOD release of “The Last Blockbuster” this week (written, directed and produced by Bendites Taylor Morden and Zeke Kamm, and with an appearance by yours truly), I decided to make it a Blockbuster night. Nothing streaming was tickling my fancy and I’m literally two blocks away from the last Blockbuster […]

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December Edition: Five Tree Christmas, Happiest Season, Jingle Jangle and more
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Hello, lovelies. I’m partially writing this from the emergency room, as I just recently slipped on some ice and ripped open my elbow, so pardon me if I ramble because blood loss and hunger are combining to make me something of a blubbering mess. I gotta tell ya, I’m not feeling the holidays this year. […]

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Poverty Porn

Hillbilly Elegy is an embarrassment
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I‘m not naturally inclined to hate a movie. I think cynicism when it comes to sequels, remakes, adaptations and all that kind of stuff is pretty short sighted and meaningless. Ultimately, we can only judge a movie based on its content, not how it’s marketed or what ridiculous board game or toy it’s based on. […]

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Misery Loves Company

Sarah Paulson portrays a sublime new monster
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I‘m not sure we as a nation, let alone the entire planet, truly appreciate the utter magnificence of Sarah Paulson. We don’t deserve her, but that’s OK because we’ve never deserved her. She takes every single project she’s a part of and makes it better by grounding her performance in believable human emotions. Her newest […]

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It’s Wayne’s World

We’re all just living in it
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I think maybe I’m selfish when it comes to what I choose to write about every week. I know more people would read my stuff if I wrote about whatever the most popular thing in the moment is, but, like Spider-Man said, with moderate power comes a modicum of responsibility. I have a wonderful audience, and […]

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November Edition
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Hello, all. Anything interesting happen since last we talked? That’s right—a presidential election where my wildest dreams came true. I’m trying to be chill and avoid gloating, but it’s hard to be kind toward a campaign whose advertising vacillated between “Fu** Your Feelings” and “Make Liberals Cry Again.” Wait, did Giuliani just hold a press […]

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Revolutionary Films

You say you want a revolution? Here are some films focused on ones real and imagined
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Every November 5, for Guy Fawkes day (or for, you know, an intense U.S. election) I start feeling a little wily and dream about starting a revolution. Not like a violent one or even one that involves transfers of power or me taking office of some kind, but a revolution centered around free pancakes for […]

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Spookies

Ideas For a Mellow Halloween
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Not to be a downer, but a lot of people are gonna get that ‘rona on Halloween. Bars will be packed, booze will be plentiful and good choices will be few and far between, so if you don’t feel like playing around with all that, I’ve made you a list of spookies you can check […]

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The Lovely Ghosts

Grief is a spirit in "The Haunting of Bly Manor"
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Ultimately, every love story is also a ghost story. At some point or another, one person loses the other and then all that’s left are memories and empty rooms; a never-ending ellipsis sprawling out into the future like an unfinished sentence. “The Haunting of Bly Manor” is a nine-hour-long mini-series that combines love, death and […]

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October Edition
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This time last month I wasn’t very stoked on the world. The air was an impenetrable wall of smoke, COVID-19 was more politicized than ever and it just seemed like humans were drifting further and further away from each other into a lonelier, angrier and more solitary place. I am here to gladly announce that […]

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