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Cinematic Seamstress
The Films of Greta Gerwig Quilting has been around as long as humanity has needed to keep warm, but it wasn’t until it moved to the New...
mckeggcollins
Jan 26, 202110 min read
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Yippee Ki Yay, Mary Lover
Why Die Hard is as Much of a Christmas Movie as It’s a Wonderful Life Christmas season is upon us and with it comes the endless posts...
mckeggcollins
Dec 16, 20209 min read
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Ratched Redeemed
When one thinks of the most reviled villains in all of pop culture, many will turn to the watchful and tyrannical eye of Nurse Mildred...
mckeggcollins
Nov 21, 202014 min read
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Join Us
Exploring the Elements of the Cult Horror Film The world of horror is a vast and diverse playground of chills, thrills, and (blood)...
mckeggcollins
Oct 26, 202013 min read
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"Whadaya Talk Whadaya Talk Whadaya Talk"
How the Opening Number Establishes The Music Man as the GOAT “Words holler at me.” — Meredith Willson Oh ho, another revival of Meredith...
mckeggcollins
Sep 17, 20209 min read
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Oh Bo, Part Five: Eighth Grade
Burnham Moves to Film to Pass His Ideals to a Wider Audience with Eighth Grade “I’m looking at this girl and thinking ‘There’s a scared...
mckeggcollins
Aug 31, 202013 min read
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Oh Bo Part 4: Make Happy
Burnham Tops Perfection and Steps Out of the Comedy Game with Make Happy “Performing in life is awful and freedom and love is the act of...
mckeggcollins
Aug 24, 202010 min read
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Oh Bo, Part 3: what.
Burnham Sets A New Comedy Special Standard With what. “When I get onstage, I want to do this show, I want to serve this show, and I want...
mckeggcollins
Aug 17, 202010 min read
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Oh Bo, Part 2: Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous
How Burnham’s Move to Television Resulted in the Most Underrated Show of the Decade “I think of it as a documentary about heroin...
mckeggcollins
Aug 10, 202013 min read
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Oh Bo Part 1: Beginnings
YouTube, Words Words Words, and the Birth of An Artist “Quotes are for dumb people who can’t think of something intelligent to say on...
mckeggcollins
Aug 3, 202011 min read
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It All Flows Down
Rain in the Films of Bong Joon-Ho A MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING for just about every movie Bong Joon-ho ever made including Parasite,...
mckeggcollins
Jul 15, 202012 min read
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Baked Apple: The Stealth Worldbuilding of Do the Right Thing Part 2
Welcome back to my essay exploring the worldbuilding of Spike Lee’s masterpiece Do the Right Thing. To catch up on Part 1, click here....
mckeggcollins
Jun 23, 202011 min read
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Baked Apple: The Stealth Worldbuilding of Do the Right Thing Part 1
The sunlight illuminates the street as it rises above the brownstones of a sleepy Brooklyn neighborhood. People are just waking up, ready...
mckeggcollins
Jun 15, 202011 min read
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"They Ought to Put You in Mass Production": The Feminist Streak of The Best Years of Our Lives
After years of fighting and millions of lives lost, three men return home from the onslaught of World War II. Flying high above the...
mckeggcollins
May 25, 202014 min read
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All Zombies Are Bitches: The Madcap Wonder of Bludpayne VII: A Fistful of Bludpayne
Theatre has been in my blood for as long as I can remember. As a result I’ve seen a lot of shows in my time that truly showed the magic...
mckeggcollins
Apr 8, 20208 min read
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Addicted to You
In a small suburban town in Massachusetts, an eleven-year-old boy hears a song on the radio. He’s never heard it before, but his ears...
mckeggcollins
Mar 19, 202010 min read
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The Way It Oughta Be: Why This Year’s Plays Matter
“We have a story we want to tell you… about a play… a play that changed our lives…” The Tony Awards are on Sunday and I’m sure like most...
mckeggcollins
Jun 9, 20176 min read
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When the Man Comes Around: Logan, Unforgiven, and the Evolution of Genre
“What I said the other day, you looking like me, that ain’t true. You ain’t ugly like me, it’s just that we both have got scars.” — Will...
mckeggcollins
Mar 17, 20176 min read
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I'm In the Future Also: The Films of Mike Birbiglia
“Everyone wants to make a movie that they feel passionate about watching.” — Mike Birbiglia I have this sneaking suspicion that Mike...
mckeggcollins
Feb 7, 20179 min read
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