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Keith LaFountaine
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DREAM SCENARIO and the Horror of Being Perceived

“Remember this, our favorite town.” — Note: Some spoilers included below. A few years back I watched a horror movie called 13 Cameras. The plot is simple: a couple move into a house only to discover they are being watched by the lacivious landlord, Gerald. For me, the film wasn’t successful. I’ve never been afraid of…

Movies

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DREAM SCENARIO and the Horror of Being Perceived
DREAM SCENARIO and the Horror of Being Perceived
Movies

11 min read


Nov 24

Streaming Is Not Our Friend

Cinema is at our finger tips…but so is another rewatch of The Office. — Stop me if you’ve heard some variation of this sentence: “Why would I go to the theater? I’ll just wait for it to come out on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/Max…” It’s become an oft-recited reason why people pass up stuff like The Banshees of Inisherin, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Tár. …

Movies

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Streaming Is Not Our Friend
Streaming Is Not Our Friend
Movies

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Jun 5

AI’s Seductive Siren Song

“Now stop your ship and listen to our voices. All those who pass this way hear honeyed song poured from our mouths. The music brings them joy, and they go on their way with greater knowledge.” So promise the Sirens to Odysseus. Contrary to the classical artwork produced over the…

AI

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AI’s Seductive Siren Song
AI’s Seductive Siren Song
AI

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Aug 13, 2021

Rewatching THE WALKING DEAD or: Seeing How Much Potential This Show Squandered

FULL SPOILERS BELOW The Walking Dead is preparing to air its eleventh and final season at the end of August. I haven’t watched beyond season 9 — one that lives in infamy due to Rick’s departure. But, the more I think about this particular moment, the more I realized something…

TV Series

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Rewatching THE WALKING DEAD or: Seeing How Much Potential This Show Squandered
Rewatching THE WALKING DEAD or: Seeing How Much Potential This Show Squandered
TV Series

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Jul 11, 2021

Revamping High School Reading Lists

It’s not necessarily a new opinion that high school reading lists are outdated. It’s also a blanket statement in a lot of ways. There is value to the books that are being read — even the oft-maligned Catcher in the Rye and The Great Gatsby. However, I also think that…

Books

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Revamping High School Reading Lists
Revamping High School Reading Lists
Books

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Jul 31, 2020

Ari Aster’s Search for the Soul of Horror

When I first saw Hereditary, I was mixed. On one hand, I appreciated the eerie imagery and the coy, teasing nature of the film. It maintained such a heightened level of tension and fear that I was constantly looking over my own shoulder (or up at my ceiling, later that…

Film

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Ari Aster’s Search for the Soul of Horror
Ari Aster’s Search for the Soul of Horror
Film

6 min read


Apr 18, 2020

An Ode To Innocence and Poverty

How The Florida Project reveals the complexities of poverty through children’s eyes. Few films have stuck in my mind quite like The Florida Project. Yet, it didn’t contain any huge plot twists. It wasn’t a plot-infused action thriller with tons of brutal martial-arts or gunfights. What it was is honest…

Film

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An Ode To Innocence and Poverty
An Ode To Innocence and Poverty
Film

4 min read


Apr 16, 2020

How Phil Scott Gets Re-Elected In Bernie Sanders’ Vermont

Despite being a reliably blue state, the moderate Republican has garnered a healthy amount of support from both parties. If Vermont is famous for anything, beyond Ben & Jerry’s and maple syrup, it’s our democratic socialist senator, Bernie Sanders. For decades, he has represented Vermont in a variety of ways…

Vermont

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How Phil Scott Gets Re-Elected In Bernie Sanders’ Vermont
How Phil Scott Gets Re-Elected In Bernie Sanders’ Vermont
Vermont

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Apr 16, 2020

Horror Films Need To Get Rid of Jump Scares — Here’s Why.

The crutch of mainstream horror has run its course. I’m going to be transparent here and admit something I think many of us feel on an emotional level: I hate jump scares. I don’t use that word lightly, either. …

Horror Movies

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Horror Films Need To Get Rid of Jump Scares — Here’s Why.
Horror Films Need To Get Rid of Jump Scares — Here’s Why.
Horror Movies

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Apr 15, 2020

We Need To Talk About Joker

Despite the film’s social acclaim, there isn’t much beneath the surface. I’ve been sitting on this topic for a few months. I wrote a brief review of Joker on Letterboxd in January, but beyond that I haven’t delved into the film. Part of the reason for that is because the…

Joker

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We Need To Talk About Joker
We Need To Talk About Joker
Joker

6 min read

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Keith LaFountaine

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Writer and filmmaker from Vermont. Sometimes, I dabble with politics.

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