Thinks Different Thinks
with Mary Neely
Proof: 5 of 21 entries would be held back from publishing
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Culture Espresso
Site of Brian's daily giant cookie, and, per Dan, New York's best. Dan Rosen
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Death of a Salesman
Neely's first Broadway job; a weighty text she absorbs eight times a week.
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We Are Your Friends
The Efron DJ movie, remembered vaguely and fondly enough to name.
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The Elephant Man
The exception to actors doing their own makeup: heavy prosthetics onstage.
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Paper Planes
The last ringtone she ever had, before a boyfriend shamed her into silent mode.
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Lisztomania
Played on loop at the Westwood Urban Outfitters until she couldn't hear it.
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All My Friends Are Dead
Peak millennial-core coffee table kitsch, remembered from the sale rack era. Brian Park
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Little Miss Sunshine
A heartburn commercial shot in the same house, which felt like independent cinema.
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What Makes You Beautiful
A bop with a message she finds quietly sinister about women not knowing.
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The Room
She plays the florist in a one-day green-screen charity remake with Bob Odenkirk. Mary Neely
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Beauty and the Beast
Its opening number, all forty parts, made her a lockdown phenomenon. Mary Neely
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Pink Trailer
The short that traveled to South By and made people promise to fund her next thing. Mary Neely
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Uncut Gems
The vibe of scrounging hard drive money at the Atlantic Barclays Best Buy. Brian Park
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SubwayTakes
Made months after their feature shoot, which recalibrated her collaborator's fame.
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The Odyssey
Her post-production saga, reframed as epic: "this is the Odyssey, Barclays." Mary Neely
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High Maintenance
Brooklyn errands in winter, downgraded to the show's worst episode.
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