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The Ninth Year: The Haunting of Swill House

TV Shows That Aged Seriously Badly, Part Three

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying writing this series, and thus, figured it was about time for another look at all the TV shows I think have aged fucking terribly. Get the month started on a snarky note, and start as we continue to go on. Check out the last couple of articles I wrote in this snarktacular vein, and drop your own retrospective disappointments in the comments below.

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The Silent Hill Movie We Deserved

I love Silent Hill more than most movies, so here’s the one that I think comes close to capturing its brilliant, brutal beauty.

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Do It Anyway

Do it anyway.

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Twenty Years of The Matrix: Why I Hate It

Twenty years hating on this classic!

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Ranking Every Season of American Horror Story

Ah, American Horror Story. Garbage? Yes. Brilliant? Yes. The next season is due out in just a few weeks, so it seems like the time to delve into the show’s, uh, mixed back catalogue – from best to worst, I’m ranking everything this show has injected straight into my veins. You can take a look at my predictions for American Horror Story: 1984 right here, and in the meantime, let’s get some opinions up in this joint!

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Why the Gossip Girl Reboot Might Actually Work

You know, when I first saw the news of the Gossip Girl reboot a few days ago, I didn’t think much of it. Yeah, sure, whatever. Just because I spent my teenage years consuming the books and TV series and the spin-offs with an avaricious hunger that is only triggered when I’m a hormonal teenager crushing hard on Blake Lively doesn’t mean I actually still care about it. I mean, the series is trash – pulp of the highest order. I’m grown now. I watch films and describe the camera work as “dynamic”. I don’t have room in my Meaty galaxy brain for stuff like Gossip Girl anymore.

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Midsommar, Bipolar, and Me

so so proud to share this article from my amazing boyfriend about bipolar, suicide, and mental health in the media.

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Stranger Things Season Three is Total Nonsense

Alright, I’m going to be real with you here: I didn’t give a shit about the new season of Stranger Things.

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Movie Review: Midsommar

Another weak-ass attempt at prestige horror leaves me cold

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