The Queue

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Requiem For A Dream Tv

How to Un-F*ck Your Default TV Settings

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He sees you when you have motion blurring. He knows when you’re using proprietary modes that came with your TV. (Yes, we’re talking about Tom Cruise).

Ghost In The Shell Skeleton

The Existential Comforts of Cyberpunk

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Embrace the neon-lit abyss!

Tetsuo

How ‘Tetsuo: The Iron Man’ Embodies 1980s HIV/AIDS Anxieties

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Another wonderful opportunity to remember the power drill dick scene.

squid game tv

A Fast and Furious History of the Home Theater

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Let’s all go to the living room … let’s all go to the living room …

Cure Horror

Hypnotic Anatomy: What Makes Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cure’ So Scary

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“All the things that used to be inside of me… now they are all outside.”

Hardcore Schrader

Paul Schrader and the Redemptive Act of Watching Movies

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“Only The Audience Forgives”

True Lies Bridge Stunt

The Time James Cameron Blew Up a Real Bridge for ‘True Lies’

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Nobody does it better (than James Cameron)

The Thing Suspense

The Elements of Suspense: How 3 Different Directors Build Tension

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Oh my god, who put this bomb under my table? Hitchcock! Not again!

Spider Man Landlord Character

Why Everyday Joes Make Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ So Special

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Give me rent!* (*cool, everyday characters)