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Chris Penn picks up where his brother left off in this Cameron Crowe forgotten classic! Seriously where the hell has this movie been?

#movies #films #ChrisPenn #losangeles #fasttimesatridgemonthigh

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October 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM

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ALL OF THE EIGHTIES SWAG!

Seriously look at how radical this Japanese Sixteen Candles poster is! It's like the cover of Teen Beat!

#Eighties #MollyRingwald #SixteenCandles

August 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM

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What did you think of The Karate Kid? Is Daniel LaRusso a bully? Did Sensei Johnny Lawrence get screwed? Is the Crane Kick an illegal manuver? Let me know and check out my review, the 103rd film of the 150 Movies of 1984.

#80smovies #movies #karatekid #Cinema

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August 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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RottenPop looks at David Lynch's documentary about his time at the 55th Cannes Film Festival! Have you seen this yet?

#DavidLynch #Movies #CannesFilmFestival #OldStuff #Vintage #Retro

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June 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM

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The Inland Empire soundtrack looks like an absolute banger of this is real! Check out my review about this movie.

#davidlynch #inlandempire #music

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May 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM

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Started a new paid subscription level that will house the entire archive of film reviews. Begin with me today and lets explore the video store aisles of our collective psyches. Sound weird? Good.

#Substack #Writer #Subscribe #TVShows #WhatToWatch

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May 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM

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Have you seen GORP! Good Old Raisins & Peanuts? Gross Out Racious Partiers? Whatever it stands for check out my review!

#80sMovies #Film #Cinema

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May 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM

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Ever wondered what happens when a fake rock band gets caught up in real murders? My take on the bizarre "Terror on Tour" is now live on Substack. Prepare for some truly terrible (but fascinating?) cinema.

#BadMovies #Horror #Comedy #Rock #RottenPop

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May 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM

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David Lynch is one of the greatest commercial artists of all time. Tell me I'm wrong! 😂

#davidlynch #commercials #90sTV #90s #OldTV #nostalgia

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May 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM

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Did you know that Mulholland Drive was initially conceived as a TV show? Check out my highlights post for my Mullholland Drive write-up!

#davidlynch #film #writing #writers #movies #filmdiscussion

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April 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM

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What if Mulholland Drive had been a Twin Peaks spinoff on ABC? I dove into the origins of David Lynch’s cult classic and how network rejection led to one of his greatest films.
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#davidlynch #mulhollanddrive #90s #naomiwatts #film #reviews #entertainment

April 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM

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Did you know that Michael Jackson and David Lynch worked together? It's true. Read about it on #substack

#davidlynch #film #movietrivia #Facts

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April 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM

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Have you seen David Lynch's commercials for French Perfumes? Classics all of them! Click the link and check out my newest essay, part 1 of David Lynch's commercials and music videos.

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April 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM

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This Week on RottenPop!

#writing #creating #content #videos #essays #videoessay #reviews #rottenpop #RottenFlicks #SidRotten #RottenReviews #MovieReview #FilmReview #MovieNight #CinemaLove #MovieObsessed #90s

April 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM

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Lost Highway
Release Date: January 15, 1997
RottenPop Rating: ★★★★½
Director: David Lynch
Writers: David Lynch & Barry Gifford

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April 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM

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American Chronicles: the forgotten docuseries from Lynch/Frost Productions

#markfrost #television #documentaries #90sTV #90s #bikers #lynchfrost #lynch #articles #writer #writing

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March 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM

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Twin Peaks - The Missing Pieces

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March 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM

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RottenPop Podcast: Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me

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March 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM

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This Week on RottenPop! We are still deep in the David Lynch project and about ready to get into Lost Highway next week. But before we explore that movie let's look at another David Lynch TV pilot Hotel Room.

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