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October 27, 2024

"25 Jump Scares that Still Make Us Jump" by The New York Times

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September 22, 2024

The Sustained Two Shot by Every Frame a Painting

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August 25, 2024

"If you feel it, chase it!": The Film Doctor's One Sentence Review of Twisters starring Glen Powell

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Borderlands trailer

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Industry Season 3 teaser

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"The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel" by Jenny Nicholson

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October 03, 2023

Priscilla trailer by Sofia Coppola

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October 02, 2023

Leave The World Behind trailer

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September 30, 2023

Argylle trailer

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September 17, 2023

Rebel Moon trailer by Zack Snyder

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"Irrepressible thoughts of death": appreciating Greta Gerwig's Barbie

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