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April 2025

Month archive / 21 posts

The Black Vampire film poster

The Black Vampire

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White Men Can’t Jump film poster

White Men Can’t Jump

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Shogun Assassin film poster

Shogun Assassin

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Vice Squad film poster

Vice Squad

I watched a shitty VHS transfer on Tubi for a very appropriate extra layer of grime.

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Skeletá album cover

Skeletá

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Open Catalyst album cover

Open Catalyst

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Tanner ’88 film poster

Tanner ’88

I only recently discovered this HBO miniseries from Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman, whose fictional narrative intersects in real time with the real-life 1988 U.S. presidential primary elections, and while its overall substance was clearly an influence on Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing, I thought I’d note a few tidbits from Sorkin’s series that seem to be Tanner ’88 homages:

  • Both series have a spare martial drumbeat over their “Previously on [this show]” intros
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Pacific Heights film poster

Pacific Heights

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Copycat film poster

Copycat

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Street Fighter film poster

Street Fighter

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Raw Deal film poster

Raw Deal

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Satanic Panic Attack album cover

Satanic Panic Attack

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Adolescence film poster

Adolescence

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Pulp Fiction film poster

Pulp Fiction

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Voices album cover

Voices

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American Hustle film poster

American Hustle

Embarrassing, tedious Scorsese wannabe shit. Thought it would be a fun watch on a lazy Sunday and quit halfway through. Blah.

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