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Film Appreciation With Cappie:
From Lois Lane to Jane Craig – What Happened to the Movie Newswoman?

A must-read for anyone fascinated by the 4-way Intersection of feminism, morality, journalism, and cinema.

Contributing Author Cappie The Dog unpacks Broadcast News, The China Syndrome, and American Splendor, showing how women in film became both the conscience and the chaos of the newsroom — all while power-walking, power-crying, and carrying six newspapers like clockwork.

October 8, 2025

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30 Culturally, Historically, and Aesthetically Significant Recordings for the National Recording Registry

What recordings—musical or otherwise—should be preserved as part of the nation’s collective memory? In this sharp and entertaining roundup, Contributing Author Ozmoe makes the case for 30 recordings—from “As Time Goes By” to “Uptown Funk”—that prove culture, history, and rhythm are inseparable.

September 30, 2025

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Film Appreciation With Cappie:
Letterman, Beale, Kent, and Superman

In this sly and spirited piece, Contributing Author Cappie The Dog maps the unlikely overlap between Network, late-night television antics, and Superman IV. What emerges is a thoughtful meditation on media, power, and the strange ways popular culture foretells its own future.

September 24, 2025

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Film Appreciation With Cappie:
Mike Flanagan’s THE LIFE OF CHUCK

From Contributing Author and resident film maven cappiethedog, comes a transcendent, twisty homage to King, Kubrick, and cosmic accounting that says, “Do the math – and find the meaning.”

July 28, 2025

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From KRISHA to HURRY UP TOMORROW:
Deconstructing Trey Edward Shults’ Lynchian Vision

Our Contributing Author and Film Expert Cappie The Dog dissects the complex relationship between Pauline Kael’s visceral film appreciation and Andrew Sarris’ auteur theory through the lens of Trey Edward Shults’ haunting family drama KRISHA. An incisive analysis that reveals how contemporary filmmakers channel David Lynch’s surreal DNA while crafting their own distinct cinematic voices.

June 17, 2025

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