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Richard

@backyardcritic.bsky.social

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Gen X film junkie: silent horror to streaming chaos. Grew up on VHS gore and HBO late nights. Unapologetic recs for backyard screenings and Friday nights. No pretension, just movies that matter. substack.com/@backyardmoviecritic

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Is 5lbs of Good and Plenty too much? Are you a fan? Wanna eat this with me? I can hand it out by the handfuls if you want some.

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I am filled with dread this morning, admitting to myself that I have lied to some of you in this community. I have to be honest with you all, I really hate The Ghost and Mr. Chicken! There, I said it! My terrible truth is exposed! Yeah I’ll still watch it on Svengoolie tonight.

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Any GenXers remember this?

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Mother's Day week on Backyard Movie Critic: movies I watched with my mom. She's been gone since 2008. No plans. I'd wander in, and ask What is this? She never dumbed it down. Those afternoons shaped how I see film. We both loved:

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Movies that Made Me Love Horror Movies: Friday night, 1980s, watching this, eating pizza, vcr humming. We had a pact. If one of us ever turned into a zombie, the others would do what needed to be done. Middle school friendships hit different watching Dawn of the Dead.

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Movies that Made Me Love Movies: My wife and I saw this in college with a group of friends. We went to dinner after and talked for hours. A worldwide pandemic? Impossible! A great night, great friends, and a movie that sparked exactly the kind of conversations only the best films can, we loved:

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Some friends just love great movies. I was lucky to have a couple of them. We caught this one at 1am on HBO, many years again, two and a half hours long, up all night marveling at it. One of the most amazing stories ever told on film. We were both completely fascinated.

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Anybody else watching?

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Movies that Made Me Love Movies: In 1986 I watched Geraldo Rivera open Al Capone's Vault. He found nothing, but I became obsessed with mobsters. Got this one from Columbia House, told my mom it was a mistake. Watched it over and over. My comfort film. I was bonkers for:

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Richard @backyardcritic.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The Lost Boys gave us permission to be reckless. We hung from an actual train bridge because of that movie. 60 feet. Six-foot-deep river. Pizza after. Rite of passage. Pure Gen X. #HorrorMoviesThatMadeMe

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