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The Joy of Positivity pick of the day is Brian De Palma's 1981 Masterpiece Blow Out

The Joy of Positivity pick of the day is Brian De Palma's 1981 Masterpiece Blow Out

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May 30, 2025
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The Joy of Positivity pick of the day is Brian De Palma's 1981 Masterpiece Blow Out
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In 1981’s Blow Out, Brian De Palma layers one level of voyeurism on top of another, like a Russian nesting doll. At one point, we, the sickos in the audience, are watching from the perspective of a slasher ogling coeds while simultaneously watching a police officer leer at the gyrating nymphets in his midst.

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