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With little else to do this Halloween, were republishing the timely guide.
In times of crisis, we all turn to different coping mechanisms.
Some distract themselves with movies theyve never seen or failed to appreciate at the time of their releases.
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Let goth Katie Holmes give you life.
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(Well, the answer is mostly Kevin Williamson, but notentirely.
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(And I say this as a big fan ofHalloween2018.
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The problem is they accidentally kill her.
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It has a killer in a cherub mask.
It has Richards delivering wry one-liners.
It even has privilege-based vengeance.
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There are women in this movie too, but no one cares.
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Justice for Faith and Buffy shippers.
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The finale is 2000s horror excess at its best.
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Its also a really good teen slasher and essential tank-top viewing.
Its too bad theres a serial killer stalking them.
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Turistas(2006)
What says tank tops more than hop people vacationing in Brazil?
This movie is a quintessential 2000s vibe, because everyone looks both sweaty and smooth.
(We did not love beards in the aughts.
We loved hairless men with basketball-player muscles.
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Let not the history of pandemic horror or Pines career be written withoutCarriers.
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Somehow its 15 years later, and there hasnt been a better showcasestrictly for womensince.
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Ginger Snaps(2000)
These are the weirdos, mister.
Queer horror came on strong in the 2000s, and Isabelle inSnapsis practically one of the gay house sigils.
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Yes, and its vital to the great gayening of horror in the aughts.
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Feminist horror was having a lot of weird fun in the 2000s.
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This movie has an excellent dark sense of humor, making the dry one-liners as good as the kills.
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A progenitor of swole culture and a real win for nascent beard thirst.
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And what isFD3if not the best one?
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It was the 2000s and more was more.
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Liam Neesons also here, and so is Owen Wilson.
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Its thrilling, and its got a soundtrack that features Guster, Nada Surf, and Buckcherry.
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The Glass House(2001)
Wow.The Glass House.
and Leelee Sobieski made a play for leading teen status in the millennium era.
If you dont have standards, but you love fun, this movie is basically a classic.
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Theres backstabbing, psychosexual obsession, manipulation, and murder, all of which springs from big teen feelings.
It will leave you feeling icky, but thats the point of a trash treasure.
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It goes just too far enough to pushOne Hour Photointo modern exploitation territory.
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Erika Christensen (2000s hero!)
Theres something about the way Christensen channels that bunny-boiler fixation that makesSwimfanfeel transgressive to watch even now.
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The Roommate(2011)
Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester team as newly bunked-up co-eds inThe Roommate.
Its so 2000s that its framing 30-year-old Kelly as 18,five yearsafter the start ofFriday Night Lights.
When you watchedGossip Girl,did you wish Meester was playing more of a queerSingle White Femaletype?
Of course you did, because youre trash, baby.
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