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The Joy of Positivity Pick of the Day is the nearly Seven Hour Documentary Crystal Lake Memories
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The Joy of Positivity Pick of the Day is the nearly Seven Hour Documentary Crystal Lake Memories

If you only see one six hour and forty minute long documentary about a mediocre slasher franchise this is the one to see!

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Nathan Rabin
Jun 13, 2025
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Conventional wisdom holds that the movies in a slasher franchise are interchangeable. The horny teens may change, but otherwise, matters remain the same. The six-hour and forty-minute documentary Crystal Lake Memories makes a shockingly successful case that the Friday the 13th films were precious cinematic snowflakes, each different from the last.

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