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Blake Bergman "Various Spaghetti"
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Film and physical media obsessed. Occasional guest on various Podcasts and YouTube channels. Prior experience writing film articles as well as a visual essay for disc based special features. Check out my ramblings: https://letterboxd.com/bbergman11/
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A horror classic for the season, Bob Clark's 1974 film Black Christmas transformed the horror genre. I was privileged enough to display this same review in a film zine a year ago but here are my thoughts in full display as also put on @pt.letterboxd.social

Link to my full review:

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A ★★★★★ review of Black Christmas (1974)
"Black Christmas" is a 1974 slasher horror directed by Bob Clark. As the Christmas Holiday, or, in actuality, the "Holiday Season" that circumnavigates an assortment of holidays brings forward a massi...
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December 17, 2024 at 2:15 AM
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A bit of an unsung masterpiece this is overlooked in Harmony Korine's filmography. As I always enjoy a film that presents a challenge, the more I think about this film, the more I hold it in similar regard to his more popular film Gummo.

Link to my full review below:

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A ★★★★★ review of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
"Julien Donkey-Boy" is a 1999 film directed by Harmony Korine. Continued in the far abstraction experimental brand, it was almost impossible for one to fathom that Korine could surpass conventional li...
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December 17, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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In addition to my thoughts on Smooth Talk via @letterboxd.social. I also had the privilege of speaking about the film on the "Dan and Adam are Afraid" Podcast.

Link posted below:

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14 - Smooth Talk (1985) with Various Spaghetti
Dan and Adam Are Afraid · Episode
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November 21, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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Something of an overlooked gem released by @criterion.bsky.social that people tend to fly over within the semi-annual sale is the polarizing film Smooth Talk.

My thoughts below via @letterboxd.social

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A ★★★★★ review of Smooth Talk (1985)
"Smooth Talk" is a 1985 coming of age drama with thriller elements directed by Joyce Chopra. The film is based on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", a featured short story written in the fal...
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November 21, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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A film that has been a long time coming to revisit, Gummo still stands out in its sheer representation to break the narrative mold.

My thoughts on the revisit below via @letterboxd.social

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A ★★★★★ review of Gummo (1997)
"Gummo" is a 1997 film directed by Harmony Korine. Probably for archival sake this film is filed away within the dramatic section of one's film collection, but it ultimately is a film that practices u...
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November 16, 2024 at 2:10 AM