Issue #445: Accepting Rejection (the book)
I should have read Tony Tulathimutte's masterpiece sooner. Rejection is a novel of our time, and perhaps a novel of any time.
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Issue #444: Junkyard Cinema
Working my way through the Tubi Original-ography. Going for 100% completion.
Issue #443: Seijun Suzuki and Incomprehensible Filmmaking
Eventually my two issue series on The Odyssey (2026) had to come to an end.
Issue #442: Adaptation Theory for the People Who Watch One Movie a Year
High-minded semi-public intellectuals collectively reveal they have not thought about adapting works across mediums for more than ten seconds.
Issue #441: Christopher Nolan is the Ramones of Filmmaking
Do not fall prey to the siren song of industry plants compelling you to see The Odyssey in every large format available.
Issue #440: The Meaning of Competition in Video Game Speedrunning
Why do anything well?
Issue #439: Edward G. Robinson Is My Third Favorite Actor
Paradox reviews an underrated John Ford classic.
Issue #438: The Cape Fear TV Remake Is as Good as Cape Fear Has Ever Been
Max Cady is with you wherever you go.
Issue #437: Returning to the Work of Naoki Urasawa
Close reading Billy Bat and its vast international conspiracy.
Issue #436: Gilda Is One of the Best Movies of the 20th Century
One of the most Lacanian movies ever has not sustained enough Lacanian interpretation.