Formerly Dangerous

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The Hip Pocket

The Hip Pocket #44: THE 'BURBS

Joe Dante has made a ton of our favorite Hip Pocket films, but we have a particular soft spot for this dark comedy starring Tom Hanks.

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The Hip Pocket #43: ENTER THE VOID

Our HIP POCKET columns return with Gaspar Noe's hallucinatory masterpiece, ENTER THE VOID.

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Fiction

SPLIT - A Serialized Screenplay - Part One

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For Context

For Context/Stanley Kubrick

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A Quick Note

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2025 in 50 Films - Part Five

We finally reach the top ten, which includes HAMNET, MARTY SUPREME, and the latest take on the Man of Steel.

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Film Nerd 2.0

Film Nerd 2.0 comes full circle with a special birthday column

In a new ongoing series, one of the Film Nerds decides to look back at the original articles to help figure out who he is now.

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Saturday Night at the Movies

Saturday Night at the Movies #1 - Reclaiming an Idea

We're kicking off a new series and we're reclaiming one of our favorite ideas in the process.

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2025 in 50 Films

2025 in 50 Films - Part Four

We continue counting down the year's best films with a Stephen King adaptation, a truly grown-up comedy, and a tribute to the French New Wave, among others.

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2025 in 50 Films - Part Three

We continue our countdown with Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and a chilling documentary.

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2025 In 50 Films - Part Two

Our countdown of our favorite 50 films of the year continues with Tim Robinson, David Cronenberg, and an Indian epic.

The Hip Pocket

The Hip Pocket #310 - Jeff Roland

A home video producer for one of our favorite physical media companies joins us to discuss LIFEFORCE, BETTER OFF DEAD, and FURIOSA.

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2025 In 50 Films - Part One

From ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER to NO OTHER CHOICE, 2025 has offered up an embarrassment of riches for film fans willing to dig.

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We spend a day in Stars Hollow and Pandora

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Shakespeare and Dead Men and Monsters, Oh, My

Reviews of several recent films, including HAMNET, WAKEUP DEAD MAN, and GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S FRAKENSTEIN.

The Hip Pocket

The Hip Pocket #309 - Kristen Lopez

One of our favorite critics joins us to discuss FREAKS, COMING HOME, and ME BEFORE YOU.

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The Hip Pocket #308 - Dan Fienberg

An old friend from HitFix stops by with some comfort food picks and one wild curveball.

The Hip Pocket

The Hip Pocket #307 - Akela Cooper

Writer/producer Akela Cooper picks three great crazy pulpy horror films for our special Halloween episode.

The Hip Pocket

The Hip Pocket #306 - Scott Derrickson

BLACK PHONE 2 director Scott Derrickson brings a bag full of demanding, difficult classics to THE HIP POCKET.

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Running Away With The Circus

When Hollywood rolls into small towns, they can change not only the town, but the people in it, and we tell a personal story about our own experience with it.

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How to prepare for a Screen Draft

We talk about the process we go through to appear on one of our favorite shows

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No Fate But What We Make #1: THE TERMINATOR

We kick off a deep-dive miniseries look at the franchise that keeps making Hollywood crazy.

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Try, Try Again

Have you ever bounced off of a work of art, only to return to it later?

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A little warm-up while we wait

Some thoughts on how this place is going to be different from Substack.

The Hip Pocket

The Hip Pocket #305 - Sarah Watson

An old friend brings a trio of movies that strain to touch the sky.