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Justin Horton's avatar

It's a shame this film is so hard to track down on streaming services, especially when its reputation has steadily grown since its release. Near Dark is a fave of mine, and I used to teach it in my intro to film analysis class. I even wrote about it back in March, if you're so inclined! https://materialghosts.substack.com/p/six-shots-near-dark-1987

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Obsolete Media's avatar

This film rules

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

It do!

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Kimberly Ramsawak's avatar

This is one of my favorite OG vampire movies, the love story and Bill Paxton!!!!

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

Paxton is just so good in this!

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bill walsh's avatar

Also one of the very few vampire movies in which no one ever says the word “vampire.”

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

Yes! I just love that.

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Decarceration's avatar

IS a vampire existence repetitive? I mean, you can go wherever you want, eat different people all the time. I guess you have to maintain a strict schedule, that could be repetitive. I gotta think about this. In my cave. While hanging upside down.

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

I think that’s what makes this movie so interesting and tragic! They could do “anything” but they are in the Texas panhandle - roasting in the sun.

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