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When the first season of “Stranger Things” dropped on July 15, 2016, I watched one episode and decided that the Duffer Brothers would be just fine without me. Perhaps it was the hype on social media, the underwhelming sterility of…
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There’s a moment in Ari Aster’s COVID-19 satire “Eddington” where Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) looks out at the cesspool his town has become and wonders aloud “How Did We Get Here?” Given how deeply my own personal and professional…
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“Send lawyers, guns, and moneyThe shit has hit the fan” – Warren Zevon When the shit hits the fan like it has in 2025, finding comfort in movies can be an invaluable way to spend a free afternoon during the…
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“What came first, the music or the misery?” Nick Hornby first posed that question 30 years ago in his debut novel “High Fidelity” and I still don’t think there’s a definitive answer. What I can say is that my lifelong…
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Former professional basketball player Paul Shirley once wrote a piece for ESPN in which he dared to suggest that The Beatles weren’t THAT great and all of the hype surrounding them had more to do with peer pressure than actual…
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Dear Shady, I’m writing this to let you know that your set inside the West Herr Riviera Theatre last night exceeded all expectations. I had my doubts as to whether or not a live band tribute to Eminem could work,…
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While the majority of what comes across my feed these days does little to pique my interest, I did see a meme recently that served as a cool conversation starter. Its goal was to find out what concert you would…
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“Now our luck may have died, and our love may be coldBut with you forever, I’ll stay“ When I was in seventh grade, I checked a book out of my middle school library that chronicled the most notorious murderers, criminals,…
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2025 has been the darkest year of my life, so it makes sense that I’d be drawn to the horror genre even if Halloween wasn’t a week away. Fear has a variety of effects on the human mind and body,…
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If ever it were possible for a movie to lose $100 Million at the box office while remaining on the short list for Best Picture, Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest fits that bill. While his reputation is earned, the critical community…
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