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Shawn "That's just, like, your opinion, man"

@PodcastSean

He/Him Film Critic, member of the Critics Choice Associati . Voter for the Critics Choice Awards. Co-Host of the @CriticsPod Everyone is a Critic Movie Review

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I'm on Tumblr. I don't know about other services, I am hoping something better emerges from the Twitter fiasco but yeah, you can find my stuff on Tumblr just as well, I guess. tumblr.com/moviecriticseanpa…
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'Whalefall': A Strange Premise Trapped in Familiar Storytelling by @vocal_creators vocal.media/geeks/whalefall-… #whalefall #Movies #MovieReview
'Whalefall': A Strange Premise Trapped in Familiar Storytelling

'Whalefall': A Strange Premise Trapped in Familiar Storytelling

Brian Duffield’s claustrophobic thriller has an unusual hook, but its conventional storytelling makes it difficult to escape the feeling that we’ve seen this movie before.

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Documentary Review: 'You Can See Everything' is the Best Movie I've Seen in 2026 by @vocal_creators vocal.media/stories/[postSlu…] #YouCanSeeEverything #NathanFielder
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'Whalefall': A Strange Premise Trapped in Familiar Storytelling by @vocal_creators vocal.media/geeks/whalefall-… #Whalefall #Movies #AustinAbrams #MovieReview
'Whalefall': A Strange Premise Trapped in Familiar Storytelling

'Whalefall': A Strange Premise Trapped in Familiar Storytelling

Brian Duffield’s claustrophobic thriller has an unusual hook, but its conventional storytelling makes it difficult to escape the feeling that we’ve seen this movie before.

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Documentary Review: 'You Can See Everything' is the Best Movie I've Seen in 2026 by @vocal_creators vocal.media/geeks/documentar… #YouCanSeeEverything #NathanFielder #elizabethholmes
Documentary Review: 'You Can See Everything' is the Best Movie I've Seen in 2026

Documentary Review: 'You Can See Everything' is the Best Movie I've Seen in 2026

Nathan Fielder, Elizabeth Holmes, and the unsettling space between scientific possibility and practical reality.

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This is heartbreaking and as someone who almost went the same way, I can tell, you it's serious and scary. I survived because there were people nearby when I went down and could not breathe. I would not be here without a group of strangers who jumped into help.
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PAC passed away from bronchial asthma, according to a spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The manner of his death was officially ruled natural. (The New York Post)
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This 1980 horror film isn’t about a masked killer. It’s about us.Fade to Black holds a mirror up to obsessive movie fans… and it doesn’t flatter.The uncomfortable truth about loving movies too much: moviesoftheeighties.substack…
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Forget Breakfast Club & Karate Kid. Vision Quest (1985) refused to be just another ’80s teen movie—Matthew Modine, Madonna, wrestling, obsession & first love. Quieter. Stranger. Better. #VisionQuest vocal.media/geeks/vision-que…
Vision Quest (1985): The Wrestling Coming-of-Age Movie That Refused to Be Just Another ’80s Teen...

Vision Quest (1985): The Wrestling Coming-of-Age Movie That Refused to Be Just Another ’80s Teen...

Matthew Modine, Madonna, wrestling, first love, and a very different kind of 1985 teen movie.

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Hollywood showed up in remote West Texas in 1984. Locals shrugged… then took the work.The forgotten making of Sylvester (1985) with Melissa Gilbert:moviesoftheeighties.substack…
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Is Tootsie still progressive—or has time (and Dustin Hoffman’s own history) made its feminist credentials feel hollow? Read it here: moviesoftheeighties.substack… #CriterionCollection #80sMovies
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In 1997, screenwriter Gary DeVore vanished. A year later his car was found in an aqueduct… with his hands and laptop missing. Conspiracy theories exploded. The real story is even stranger. vocal.media/geeks/the-screen…
The Screenwriter with No Hands: The Strange Disappearance — and Solved Mystery — of Gary DeVore

The Screenwriter with No Hands: The Strange Disappearance — and Solved Mystery — of Gary DeVore

Gary DeVore, the screenwriter behind Back Roads and several Hollywood thrillers, vanished in 1997. His body was found a year later — without his hands and laptop. Decades of conspiracies followed,...

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New article: How the 1981 poster for Tattoo turned into a feminist protest, a free-speech fight, and “a million dollars in free publicity.” moviesoftheeighties.substack…
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New series: The Criterion Collection of the ’80s I’m starting with one of the most fascinating documentaries of the decade — Burroughs: The Movie (1983). An unfiltered, strange, and essential portrait of William S. Burroughs: moviesoftheeighties.substack… #Moviesofthe80s
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Acorns has been a huge help for me. I highly recommend it. Get $5 invested in just 5 minutes with Acorns - the micro investing app that makes it easy to invest in the background of life. #acorns #GrowYourOak! acorns.com/share/?shareable_…
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When a Real McFly Tried to Stop Back to the Future. moviesoftheeighties.substack… #BacktotheFuture #McFlys #MichaelJFox #Moviesofthe80s #80s #80sMovies #Movies
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The Tragic Final Performance of Carol Wayne, Heartbreakers (1984). Heartbreakers was released on this day in 1984 open.substack.com/pub/movies… #Heartbreakers #Mystery #TrueCrime #TragicDeath #CarolWayne #Moviesofthe80s #80sMovies #80s #Movies
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She quit Dynasty at its peak to write, produce & star in a raw movie about cocaine & freebasing.Pamela Sue Martin’s forgotten 1985 film Torchlight is a fascinating time capsule of 80s excess.Most people have never heard of it. You should.🔗 moviesoftheeighties.substack… #ForgottenFilms
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It's been 45 years since THE Camp Classic of the 80s arrived in theaters. #MommieDearest #Movies
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'No Wire Hangers… Ever': 45 Years of Hollywood’s Most Unhinged Fashion Rule by @vocal_creators vocal.media/geeks/no-wire-ha… #MommieDearest #Moviesofthe80s #80sMovie #80sMovies #80s #Movies
'No Wire Hangers… Ever': 45 Years of Hollywood’s Most Unhinged Fashion Rule

'No Wire Hangers… Ever': 45 Years of Hollywood’s Most Unhinged Fashion Rule

How one furious closet raid turned Mommie Dearest into a camp classic—and briefly made coat hangers a matter of national importance.

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Mad Max The Black Sheep that Changed Australian Cinema. vocal.media/geeks/mad-max-19… #MadMax #Moviesofthe80s #80sMovies #80s #Movies #GeorgeMiller
'Mad Max' (1980) - The Black Sheep That Changed Australian Cinema

'Mad Max' (1980) - The Black Sheep That Changed Australian Cinema

George Miller was a doctor who wanted to make a movie about cars, violence and the end of civilization. Australia wasn’t quite sure what to make of him. Then the rest of the world saw Mad Max.

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'Hero at Large' (1980) - John Ritter Discovers That Being a Hero Is Harder Than Wearing the Costume by @vocal_creators vocal.media/geeks/hero-at-la… #HeroatLarge #JohnRitter #Moviesofthe80s #80sMovie #80sMovies #80s
'Hero at Large' (1980) - John Ritter Discovers That Being a Hero Is Harder Than Wearing the Costume

'Hero at Large' (1980) - John Ritter Discovers That Being a Hero Is Harder Than Wearing the Costume

Before superheroes became billion-dollar franchises, John Ritter put on a ridiculous suit and tried to save New York

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In an alternate universe, Rhinestone was a blockbuster vehicle for Dolly Parton and didn't feature Sylvester Stallone. The Movie That Lost Itself: How Rhinestone Became a Hollywood Identity Crisis moviesoftheeighties.substack… #Dolly #DollyParton
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