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The Movie That Wasn’t Supposed to Exist
What does it really take to kill a finished movie? Not a flop… or a script that never got off the ground… or a project that burned through its funds. I mean a movie that’s done. And by done, I mean shot, edited, scored, shown to real audiences who liked it (like, genuinely liked it),…
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The Odyssey Comes Home
Here’s a question worth asking: why did a nearly three-hour, R-rated movie based on a poem older than reading itself just shake up the global cultural zeitgeist? Not “did it.” It did…the best debut of Christopher Nolan’s career and the third-biggest opening of the year, against films that had entire theme parks behind them. The…
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Nobody Trusts Anybody: What The Thing Knows About Us That We’d Rather It Didn’t
There is a line in John Carpenter’s The Thing that has no business being as relevant as it is in 2025. MacReady, alone, recording into a tape deck like a man dictating his own obituary, says it flat and quiet: “Nobody trusts anybody now, and we’re all very tired.” He is describing twelve men in Antarctica. He is…
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Hold It: Why Physical Media Is Having Its Moment (Again)
On January 6th, Video Horizons on Duane Street quietly reopened under new ownership. There was no giant inflatable tube man or ribbon-cutting ceremony. Just that familiar, comforting scent of plastic cases and carpet; the kind of smell that promises you’re about to find something weird to watch on a Tuesday night. James Strecker and Coral…
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The Road to Astoria: Finding North-Coast Inspiration at the Pickford
This past week, I took a trip up the coast to Bellingham, Washington. While the scenery was familiar, my primary destination was a specific cultural landmark: the Pickford Film Center. For those of us in the “small-town cinema” world, the Pickford is a North Star. It is a living, breathing case study in how a dedicated…
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