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The Joy of Positivity Pick of the Day is the Cannes Cut of Southland Tales
With The Smashing Machine around the corner, I figured it made sense to give some love to my favorite weird Dwayne Johnson movie
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The Grim Stephen King Adaptation The Long Walk is a Brutal Movie for Brutal Times
If you like to laugh and have fun, maybe see a different movie.
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How Do I Win Followers and Influence People?
For the past year or so, this Substack newsletter has enjoyed solid growth.
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It's that time again! Should I write about the Spinal Tap Sequel or The Long Walk?
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Conjuring: Last Rites is Heavy on Lore, Short on Fright
Oh no, an evil mirror!
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The Joy of Positivity pick of the day is 1987's A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
If nothing else, Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors deserves to be seen because it is the only film where Dick Cavett transforms into a…
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The Joy of Positivity pick of the day is William Peter Blatty's Ingratiantly Insane The Exorcist III
featuring one of Brad Dourif's most intense and terrifying perfomances.
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1984's Children of the Corn Struggled Mightily to Eke a Feature Film Out of a Stephen King Short Story, Yet Somehow Led to More Movies Than…
King's short story is a little corny, but that has not kept it from becoming iconic.
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It's that time again! Should I write up The Conjuring: Last Rites or Hamilton?
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August 2025

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