The Contrarians

Proof that Bruce Dern was young once.

Posters for Cabaret, Big Night, and Silent Running.

Your Contrarians Homework for March:

- Liza misses a gazillion white supremacist flags around her workplace

- Tucci and Shalhoub throw the party to end all Italian restaurants

- Young Bruce Dern teaches eco-terrorism to cute droids

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I just don't want to cry alone.

From the movie Marathon Man: Nazi villain prepares to torture Dustin Hoffman.

You know MARATHON MAN is a period piece because the white supremacists are actually in hiding.

New episode! Run, Dustin, run!

"My movie didn't suck ass. My movie was an act of rebellion against mainstream conformity" is a pretty clever argument. If anyone disagrees with you, you just point out how square they are.

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Patrons, check your feeds!

Indiana Jones and Leatherface's mom, sitting on a tree...

Our DOGFIGHT episode is out!

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Clicked on ER in a fit of Pitt-withdrawals and, while I've watched more than a handful of ER episodes in my life, I had no idea the show pretty much opened with Clooney showing up ABSOLUTELY WASTED to work.

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@bingemovies.bsky.social Cube at #1?

Sorry for your loss. That kitty looks well-loved.

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Every Robbie/Langdon interaction this season.

#ThePitt

Nobody's safe from a terrible sequel. Not even Ellen Burstyn, who managed to avoid getting dragged back into the Exorcist machine for almost 50 years.

Our final Exorcist commentary track is out, as we chat our way through THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER!

Movie poster for Sam Raimi's SEND HELP.

Fantastic time at the movies.

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IRON MAN 3 was worth it so we could get to the most unexpected, most delightful bromance in The MCU.

I hope that's a good "goddamnit".

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If you were triggered by the most recent Super Bowl halftime show, you'll want to stay away from the joyous immigrant celebration that is IN THE HEIGHTS.

The seventh installment of Fresh Immigrants, Rotten Fascists is out!

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The opposite of doomscrolling: reading/liking all the posts celebrating Bad Bunny's amazing Super Bowl performance.

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America's not entirely in the toilet yet. The Muppets are back!

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Remember when the internet tricked studio heads into producing a big-screen adaptation of a short-lived cult TV show?

Our SERENITY episode is out!

Apropos of nothing, DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST opens with Father Merrin facing off against Nazis intent on shooting innocents to prove a point.

Our new commentary is out!

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We just have a little podcast, so don't make us a priority until you need a break. First call your representatives, check on your loved ones, tell a fascist to go fuck themselves.

And then reward yourself by listening to our new episode. Denzel v the Healthcare System in JOHN Q!

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I know everything is shitty for a gazillion reasons right now. Keeping my mind busy with editing, family, and background movies.

And I just realized Kate from A Knight's Tale is Lydia in Breaking Bad.

Next time somebody throws a pity party about the potential death of movie theaters, I'll show them this screenshot and shrug.

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Is it a little on-the-nose to cover NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR on the sixth installment of Fresh Immigrants, Rotten Fascists? Well, what isn't on-the-nose in our country these days?

The Contrarians- The Future Coming up next on the show!

Your Contrarians Homework for January!

- John Hurt works for a government that tells you things that happened didn't actually happen.
- Denzel's health insurance sucks so he takes hostages in an emergency room.
- Nathan Fillion says Viva la Revolución!

www.wearethecontrarians.com/the-future

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Imagine the most insufferable people in showbiz. Now imagine a whole movie that's just about them.

Our OFFICIAL COMPETITION episode is out!

You can call the newsletter End of Life Un-Announcement.

But with a theme song and your years of acquired experience since then.

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@onlinewarriors.bsky.social @ownerdbomber.bsky.social @techtic.bsky.social @owilleagle86.bsky.social As it all wraps up, I'll just say this: I would read the hell out of a newsletter where you all share brief thoughts about media. Basically a written WAYUTW.