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“Manic Pixie Dream Girl!” by Brea Fournier & the Dream Ballet – Album Review
The Dream Ballet’s ambitious genre-bending debut record successfully reclaims the titular misogynistic trope, but occasionally falls just short of absolute greatness. Read more
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Culture, Meaning, and “Lady Bird”
A formal appreciation for one of the best written coming of age films of the last several years. Read more
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The Top Ten Best Films of 2022
Celebrating the ten films that made up for a year of disappointments. Read more
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The Best Episode from Every Frasier Season
The best moments of a long-running sitcom that rarely missed the mark. Read more
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The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 1983
The best songs of another all time great year for pop music. Read more
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The Blair Witch Project (1999) Review
Celebrating the movie that popularized found footage horror. Read more
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The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 1977
It’s finally time to celebrate one of the all time best years for popular music. Read more
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The Top Eleven Most Poorly Regarded Films That I Enjoy
Putting every ounce of credibility that I once had on the line. Read more
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“Uncle Rod’s Poemy Things and Witty Ditties” by Rodney Southworth – Review
Messy sincerities and family lovelies. Read more
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The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2013
Is it possible? Were there ten good songs in 2013? Let’s find out. Read more
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Every 2022 Release That I’ve Seen So Far, Reviewed in 100 Words or Less
A fifty-three movie speedrun. Read more
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All of the Land Before Time Films Ranked
Ranking fourteen mediocre movies has never been so fun. Read more
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Six Olivia Rodrigo Knock-Offs Ranked By How Much They Annoy Me
The second most deadly plague currently sweeping the nation. Read more
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) Review
How deserving is this film of an “underrated masterpiece” label anyway? Read more
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) Review
The better of the two 2018 films about conversion therapy, but by how much? Read more
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[CLASSIC] The Thing (1982) Review
I’m the millionth person to re-evaluate this film, and I’m proud of it. Read more
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The Top Ten Best Films of 2021
A proper love letter to one of the best years for film in recent memory. Read more
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[CLASSIC] The Village (2004) Review
In honor of his new film, I’m re-evaluating M. Night Shyamalan’s misunderstood masterpiece. Read more
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The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2007
My ten favorite hit songs from the most formative year for music of my life so far. Read more
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The Ten Worst Songs by Artists We Love (feat. Austin Shinn)
No band can bat a thousand, and these ten songs prove it. Read more
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[CLASSIC] Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) Review
An absolutely stunning work of animation is playing in select theaters this week. Read more
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The Pod People and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Are the humans the heroes of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” after all? Read more
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[CLASSIC] Up (2009) Review
Disney Pixar’s Up is one of the best drama-comedies that I’ve ever seen. Read more
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Tenet (2020) Review
To be Robert Pattinson; a man with immense talent and no great films to show for it. Read more
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My Mom Recommended…A Beautiful Mind (2001)
My thoughts on a film that left a shockingly prominent imprint on me. Read more
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[CLASSIC] I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Review
My favorite movie of the year, which is not a surprise. Read more
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My Mom Recommended…Finding Nemo (2003)
It was an impressive feat of animation in 2003, but how well does it hold up today? Read more
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My Mom Recommended…Milk (2008)
Did this LGBT film work for me or did I find it aged like milk? Read more
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My Mom Recommended…Beetlejuice (1988)
Do I finally understand the appeal of this staple of my childhood? Read more
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My Mom Recommended…A Star is Born (2018)
Was I gaga for the latest reimagining of this classic story, or did it leave me cold? Read more
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My Mom Recommended…The Basketball Diaries (1995)
As a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, I don’t know if this is one of his best. Read more
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The Rental (2020) Review
A perfectly fine attempt at reinventing Psycho. Better than the remake, at least. Read more
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My Mom Recommended…8 Mile (2002)
Is Eminem’s own Good Will Hunting as good as its predecessor? Read more
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Reviewing Other 2020 Releases in 100 Words or Less
A short dive into films from 2020 that I haven’t reviewed on this blog. Read more
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Never Be Done: The Richard Glen Lett Story (2020) Review
An honest little documentary that shows the filmmakers have a fair bit of room for improvement. Read more
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The Search for Realism in Documentary Cinema
How important is realism to the DNA of documentary cinema? Should we even spend our time looking for it? Read more
All the classics.
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