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IMHO: Top 5 Unusual Friendships in ’80s Teen Movies
Scott Malchus kicks off a new series of unusual lists for Popdose
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DVD Review: “Dirty Girl”
Writer/director, Abe Sylvia, pays homage to the films of John Hughes and countless other teen films from the 1980s with his debut feature, Dirty Girl
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Soundtrack Saturday: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”
The Soundtrack Saturday reruns continue, this week with a Christmas movie everyone seems to love, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
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Soundtrack Saturday: “Pretty in Pink”
Soundtrack Saturday fans rejoice! Kelly Stitzel is reposting some of the most popular, most requested Soundtrack Saturday columns as a gift to you this holiday season. First up, John Hughes's classic Pretty in PinkRead More »
DVD Review: “Prom”
Better produced than most of Disney's made for TV movies, and slightly edgier, Prom is a harmless film that most parents will have fun watching with their kids.
Read More »Farkakte Film Flashback: Off-Kilter Christmas Movie Edition
When I was a kid, every year around this time I would watch Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. I did this despite the fact that critics regularly put this 1964 movie on their list
Read More »Soundtrack Saturday: “Dutch”
As you get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, be thankful that you don't have to spend the holiday with a bratty pre-teen with a bad haircut. Join Kelly Stitzel as she takes a look at
Read More »Soundtrack Saturday: “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”
Before Zach Galifianakis was Between Two Ferns John Candy was "between two pillows." Kelly Stitzel explores the soundtrack to the John Hughes classic Planes, Trains and AutomobilesRead More »
Popdose Flashback: The Lightning Seeds, “Cloudcuckooland”
When the Lightning Seeds sprouted on modern rock radio in the spring of 1990, their songs felt (as much as anything on modern rock radio could feel) like a comfy old pair of shoes
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Thrashing Doves, “Beautiful Imbalance”
John C. Hughes might have flown off to the corporate great beyond, but thanks to Jon Cummings, Lost in the '80s is back with a look at London's Thrashing Doves
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