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Awesome article! Wishing you the best January 18th movie viewing experience, hopefully timed just right to avoid having to hear the Oscar Nominations.

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THANK YOU!!!!!! the same to you!!!

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Yes yes AND YES!!! This is sooooo spot on! (And as someone who just got a dvd player for Xmas and just hit add to cart on a few criterion discs, i can attest that physical media is SO BACK)

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EXACTLY...... EXACTLY!!!!! also the joel edgerton item was inspired by That Man behind us at the brutalist

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OMG That Man! Hope this finds its way to him

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RIP sony’s spider-man free spider-man cinematic universe. forever in my heart … cue venom three montage

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!!!!!!!!!

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I don't understand why they didn't enlist Jason Statham to do a "Beekeeper" sequel that would return, "Saw"-like, every January.

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Some say going to your childhood home and claiming all of the DVDs you bought or were gifted between ages 14-19 is as powerful as therapy. (Why do I own all 3 Hangover movies??????)

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Also, huge fan of the Coolidge Syndrome take. Great work as always, Allison!

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Jennifer Coolidge syndrome could also apply to Natasha Lyonne. Maybe call it Coolidge-Lyonne syndrome, like it’s a medical condition. Both of them were fun novelties circa 1999. Both of them are one-note and it’s a very affected note.

I don’t know how people tried to claim His Three Daughters was good when one of the daughters derailed the whole thing by doing her shtick, her mugging, playing Natasha Lyonne instead of a character.

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Get a (4K) Blu-Ray player! You should own your favorite movies in a proper good format.

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