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Deron Overpeck
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Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan University School of Communication, Media and Theatre Arts
Historian of the US film industry
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When your dog is sweet but also likes putting her ass in your face.
September 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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So we adopted this sweetheart about month ago. In between moments of chaos, she’s an absolute sweetheart. She makes my life in Ypsilanti much happier.
September 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Grey Hulk and Green Hulk are on opposite sides of a door in Banner’s mental space. Green Hulk is promising to hurt Grey Hulk, who tells him to “put an egg in your shoe and beat it!” Green Hulk replies “Hulk doesn’t wear stupid shoes!” Thor leaps towards Gladiator, who tells him that “when I choose to stand my ground, I cannot be moved!” Thor smacks him upside his arrogant Shi’Ar head, yelling “Braggart! Choose again!” From Fantastic Four Volune 1 Issue 339. Over the shoulder shot of the Joker holding three playing cards: the left card has Batman’s face, the middle has a sinister-looking harlequin, and the right card has Robin’s face. The image is from Batman #1, the first appearance of the Joker. Sir Thomas Gill and his assistant Netley are on a tour of London. Gull is explaining the mystical backgrounds of London architecture. In the bottom panel, he describes Hawksmoor; in the foreground of this panel are Netley and Gull, and the Hawksmoor building looms behind them. Image is from From Hell chapter 4.
September 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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General Zod to most, Terence Stamp will always be Pasolini’s Visitor to me. May he rest in peace.
August 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Post one of the most haunting shots in movie history from a film made before the year 2000.

La Dolce Vita is one of the greatest films of any decade, and I will fight to death anyone who says otherwise, and I will win.
Paola smiles sadly while looking directly at the camera, in the final shot of Fellini’s masterpiece La Dolce Vita.
August 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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I might have had too good a time at dinner. The world spins if I’m at more than a 60* angle. This is not a pleasant experience.
August 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Must be nice. #strasbourg #unitednations #courtofhumanrrights
A flag hanging in Strasbourg. Its message champions “our values [of] justice, peace, liberty, dignity [and] human rights.” The letters are white against a blue background.
July 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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I know this is sacrilegious of me, but without the cross Jesus looks like he’s trying to raise the roof.
A carving of an emaciated Jesus, putting his hands up in the air like he just don’t care.
July 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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After Mulholland Drive, these are in no particular order.
A list of ten great 21st century films, with thumbnails of their cover art. The films are Mulholland Drive, Fruitvale Station, There Will Be Blood, Past Lives, The Devil’s Backbone, City of God, Get Out, Memories of Murder, The Virgin Suicides and Her.
June 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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For the fifty-fifth straight year, I am discriminated against.
A chart posted over an image of the ocean. An orange border on the bottom contains the name AccuWeather. The chart reveals the Atlantic hurricane names for 2025 are Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dexter, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Imelda, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastian, Tanya, Van and Wendy. For the 55th straight year, Deron is not one of the names.
May 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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I’d vote for Obama over any Republican in a heartbeat—but let’s not pretend that he didn’t promote the neoliberal policies that have led us to our current situation. Neoliberalism is preferable to neofascism, but it’s not what we need for the future.
May 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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How I arrived at Bluesky:
Robert Blake materializes out of the darkness. The GIF is from a shot in Lost Highway by David Lynch.
April 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Hell or High Water
Jeff Bridges in Hell or High Water. It is a medium close-up shot of Bridges. He is wearing a khaki shirt and cowboy hat. In the distance are cars in a parking lot and some trees.
April 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Does Keynes count as a celebrity? If not, it’s Marcello, which suggests I’m fucked.
John Maynard Keynes spitting facts about capitalism: “the astounding belief that the most wicked of men will do the most wickedest things for the greatest good of everyone.” Marcello Mastroianni as Marcello, staring off camera at the last reminder of his humanity, as partygoers disperse along the beach.
April 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.
Benny Hill in a black beret, black shirt with a red-and-orange fruit print, and a red necktie. An ideal Doctor Who.
March 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still.

#Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽

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THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (William Wyler, 1946)
March 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still.

#Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽

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THE THIN RED LINE (Terrence Malick, 1998)
March 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still.

#Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽

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WIDOWS (Steve McQueen, 2018)
Viola Davis stands before two seated women. All are wearing white, and the decor of the room is largely in shades of white.
March 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still.

#Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽

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EVIL DEAD II (Sam Raimi, 1987)
Ash’s severed hand gives any and all Donald Trump supporters the middle finger. It is propped against the wall, in front of a large mouse hole in the baseboard.
February 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still.

#Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽

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CHILDREN OF MEN (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)
Kee is lying down, holding her recently born baby—the first child born in eighteen years.
February 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Very accurate observation from John Maynard Keynes that “capitalism is the most astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.” An image of Keynes is on the left, and the text is on the right.
February 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still.

#Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽

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JAWS (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
In a shot taken from inside the cabin of the boat, we can see the shark has landed on the stern, driving it beneath the waves. As the shark lunges in the background, we can see the back of Quint’s head in the foreground.
February 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still.

#Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽

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SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
February 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still.

#Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽

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L’ANNEE DERNIERE A MARIENBAD (Last Year at Marienbad; Alain Resnais, 1962)
February 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still.

#Filmsky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬📽

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LADY BIRD (Greta Gerwig, 2017)
February 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM