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Superman (1978): The Blueprint for Everything That Followed
A look back at the original cape crusader before the reboot tries to make him relevant again
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Air Force One: DIE HARD BUT WITH DEMOCRACY
GET OFF MY SUBSTACK!
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Best Movies Since 2000: A NYT List Designed to Make You Fight Your Friends
Parasite Tops the List, but Who Voted for ‘Madagascar 3’?
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June 2025

Speed Racer: Too Much, Too Soon
The Wachowskis made a $120 million anti-corporate acid trip for kids—and we punished them for it. But now? We might finally be ready.
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Still Not Safe to Go Back in the Water
The 50-Year Undertow of JAWS: Bad Shark, Class, Bad Merch, and the Movie That Created the Summer Blockbuster
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28 Days Later: The Infection Begins Here
Fast zombies, slow grief, and a perfectly timed apocalypse
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Fat Guy in a Little Legacy
The Behind-the-Scenes Chaos, Cult Status, and Secret Sadness of Tommy Boy
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Barbie Dream House, Conversion Nightmare
Unspooled celebrates 25th Anniversary of "But I'm a Cheerleader"
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May 2025

You Killed My Dog, Now I’m a Franchise
Is John Wick 4 the Best Wick?
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Meet Me by the Toxic Waste Barrel
Too Weird to Fail: The Wet Hot American Summer That Was
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Leg Crossed, Eyes Locked: Basic Instinct’s Wild Legacy
Leg Crosses, Protestors, Deep Vs and an expensive House on a Cliff
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Horny, Foggy, and Full of Vibes: The Big Sleep
Bogart, Bacall, blackmail, and a dead man who has no killer. Welcome to the horny, hardboiled haze of The Big Sleep.
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