The Melt by Jason Diamond

The Melt by Jason Diamond

Bringing Back That Year 2000 Greed Feel

Boiler Room slaps harder 25 years after its release

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Jason Diamond
Feb 18, 2025
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I didn’t think I’d find myself nostalgic for 25 years ago, but lately I’ve been thinking about how much time I spent in movie theaters during the first year of this century. The Coens had a new movie, Best in Show came out, High Fidelity had been filmed right down the street from where I was living in Chicago, and I made the mistake of seeing Dancer in …

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