List: Favourite Stories on Medium | Curated by Reece Beckett

Feb 9, 2025
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Favourite Stories on MediumA very picky list of my top-tier favourite reads
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Gary Angel
The Art of the StealMorality and the modern heist movie
Feb 8
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Feb 8
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Nick Hart
Exploring the Long, Strange Journey to An Oscar Nomination for ‘No Other Land’The Israeli-Palestinian documentary is nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film despite never securing U.S. theatrical distribution.
Feb 14
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Feb 14
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Vikram Venkat
Not Quite Rambo in a BuildingHow ‘Die Hard’ tweaked action thrillers to create a sub-genre
Jan 12
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Jan 12
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Eric Winick
Is it Horror? “Chernobyl” (2019)What is the cost of lies?
Jan 18
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Jan 18
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Nick Hart
The Radical Pacifism of Hayao Miyazaki**Spoilers for lots of Miyazaki films — Most are now streaming on Max in the US and Netflix in Europe**
Apr 8, 2024
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Apr 8, 2024
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Storyhog
The God Allusion and the Return of the Mystery PlayFrom American film to Korean drama, literal demons dominate the metaphorical
Dec 29, 2024
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Dec 29, 2024
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Lydia Ann Chwatek
‘The Graduate’ and ’60s Youth CultureWhat we can learn from Benjamin Braddock
Nov 26, 2024
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Nov 26, 2024
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good.film
None of Us Know the Future. ‘The Beast’ Taps Into that FearIt’s not the first film to probe the uneasy relationship between humanity and tech, but it could be the most poetic and mysterious.
Jun 15, 2024
Jun 15, 2024
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Storyhog
The Korean Wave and the Cultural Force of StorytellingTelevision drama has historically been the barometer of our national identity but it can be a window on the global human condition
Oct 23, 2024
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Oct 23, 2024
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Eric Winick
The Witch Made Me Watch ItOr, how movie marketing turned me into a true believer
Oct 20, 2024
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Oct 20, 2024
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Eric Winick
Is it Horror? “Bone Tomahawk” (2015)Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, and Matthew Fox in BONE TOMAHAWK
Aug 20, 2024
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Aug 20, 2024
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Eric Winick
Is it Horror? Sarah Kane’s “Blasted” (1995)War brings out the worst in us
Mar 26, 2024
Mar 26, 2024
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Storyhog
Who Would the X-Men Endorse? The Politics of Spandex GodsWe all like a bad boy but Deadpool’s morality is not dubious enough
Sep 18, 2024
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Sep 18, 2024
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Jess the Avocado
The Female Gaze is… ComplicatedReflections on feminism in art, two French movies, and naked women
Aug 2, 2024
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Aug 2, 2024
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Storyhog
Man-gods, Male Auteurs and Mary Shelly: ‘Blade Runner’ & ‘Poor Things’Creating life is a risky business, especially if you’re a man.
Aug 7, 2024
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Aug 7, 2024
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Stephan Joppich
‘Aftersun’ — The Beauty of Broken MemoriesAn attempt to make sense of the hardest-hitting movie I’ve ever seen
Jul 25, 2024
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Jul 25, 2024
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Amanda Melheim
Halloweentown’s Emotional IncestMothers making sons fill the gap left by their dead husbands is child abuse
Oct 30, 2023
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Oct 30, 2023
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Sadie Seroxcat
Healthy Food Can Also KillThe problem with peanuts
May 29, 2024
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May 29, 2024
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Cup of Keith
It’s a Godzilla ChristmasThe Lizard & Yuletide Joy
Dec 23, 2023
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Dec 23, 2023
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Jeffrey Harvey
Home Across the Color LineHome, hierarchy, and the precariousness of personhood in Carl Franklin’s ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’
Oct 26, 2023
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Oct 26, 2023
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