Sneak Peek

Voyeuristic Movies
Elisha Cuthbert catches someone taking a “sneak peak” in The Girl Next Door. 20th Century Fox. – Credit: Elisha Cuthbert catches someone taking a “sneak peak” in The Girl Next Door. 20th Century Fox.

This one is ubiquitous in the entertainment industry —every trailer or preview of an upcoming film or television show is teased as a “sneak peak.”

First, the rhyming: Blech. Also, this sounds like something perverts would say. But most importantly: It’s just an ad.

Trailers, previews, first looks: All of these are ads. Do we have to pretend we’re part of some secret club?

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