‘Ghost World’ At 20: The Vicarious Thrills Of Personal Ad Movies [Be Reel Podcast]

Before the Dm or chatroom, if you wanted to connect with a stranger pseudo-anonymously, you bought a personal ad.

This week, Be Reel seeks three films with classified ads as inciting incidents: “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), “Single White Female” (1992) and the now 20-year-old “Ghost World” (2001).

Romance, murder and vicarious living abound, plus the story of Chance and Noah once answering an ad.Continue reading ‘Ghost World’ At 20: The Vicarious Thrills Of Personal Ad Movies [Be Reel Podcast] at The Playlist.

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