# best films (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover best films. Page: Feed: --- ## [My Favourite Film Characters of All Time (Part One)](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/best-film-characters-of-all-time) _2026-08-20 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ You may have caught the first part of my favourite TV characters list a little while ago, and now I’m back with my favourite film characters of all time! ## [Two Stories](https://fredbarrett.substack.com/p/two-stories) _2026-08-17 · Fred Barrett · Electric Dreams_ 'Early Shift at the Diaconia' and 'Wild Horses' ## [The End of Oak Street (2026) Review](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/the-end-of-oak-street-2026-review) _2026-08-17 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ Is that a fking dinosaur? ## [Matt Johnson's 'Tony' Shows The Limits of a "Changing" Hollywood](https://www.theworldoutsideourwindow.com/p/matt-johnsons-tony-shows-the-limits) _2026-08-14 · Max Bolen · The World Outside Our Window_ I liked the part where he turned to the camera and said "My name is Anthony Bourdain" ## [16 of the Best Music Scenes in Movie History](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/best-music-scenes-in-movies) _2026-08-13 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ Some of my favourite music film scenes from over the years ## [Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) Review](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/spider-man-brand-new-day-2026-review) _2026-08-09 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ As Auntie to many small children, I’ve web-slung, dodged explosions, fought for justice, rescued hostages, and saved the world by the skin of my teeth more times than I can remember. ## [Questioning methodology: On the March 2026 issue of PROJECTIONS devoted to David Bordwell’s research. A guest post by Colin Burnett](https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2026/08/09/questioning-methodology-on-the-march-2026-issue-of-projections-devoted-to-david-bordwells-research-a-guest-post-by-colin-burnett/) _2026-08-09 · bordwellblog · Observations on film art_ Kristin here: David s passing was well over two years ago, and not surprisingly various tributes continue to appear. Film series, collections of essays by his colleagues and friends, many of whom he never met but whose lives were touched by him, and even the naming of institutions for him and me. (One such event will \[ \] ## [Why Is Everyone Falling For The New Spider-Man?](https://www.theworldoutsideourwindow.com/p/why-is-everyone-falling-for-the-new) _2026-08-07 · Max Bolen · The World Outside Our Window_ I mean, I had fun obviously (it's Spider-Man), but let's get serious. ## [My Favourite TV Characters of All Time (Part One)](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/best-tv-characters-of-all-time) _2026-08-06 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ Celebrating some unforgettable characters who made their shows even better ## [August 2026: The Biggest TV, Film, Music, & Book Releases This Month](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/what-is-new-tv-film-music-books-august-2026) _2026-08-01 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ Discover new movies being released, TV shows airing, music dropping, books being published, and other moments in pop culture ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iMdOlwOaRcCB) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [11 of the Saddest Moments From Films About Love](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/sad-movie-moments-about-love) _2026-07-30 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ A round-up of some of the most devastating, tear-jerking love stories in modern cinema history ## [here's me being grateful for “old school” forums and the slower communities](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/15) _2026-07-28 · benjamin wil_ after years of lurking on the kakoune user forums, i posted there for the first time. ## [The Odyssey (2026): Review](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-2026-review) _2026-07-27 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ Did Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey match up to expectations? ## [The Life Advice I've Picked Up From the TV and Films I Love](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/fictional-people-life-lessons) _2026-07-23 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ Have you ever had a fictional character say exactly what you needed to hear, at exactly the right moment? ## [The Hypnotist](https://fredbarrett.substack.com/p/the-hypnotist) _2026-07-22 · Fred Barrett · Electric Dreams_ On Kiyoshi Kurosawa, history, ghosts, and capital ## [Christopher Nolan Helped Save Cinema. But He May Also Be Killing It.](https://www.theworldoutsideourwindow.com/p/christopher-nolan-helped-save-cinema) _2026-07-17 · Max Bolen · The World Outside Our Window_ AKA -- Until Someone Builds A Bigger Camera: The Triumph and Tragedy of Christopher Edward Nolan. ## [18 of the Most Shocking TV Moments Ever](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/shocking-tv-moments-twists) _2026-07-16 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ Jaw-dropping television ## [Adding a live word count to the Kakoune modeline](https://benjaminwil.info/weblog/kakoune-modeline-word-count) _2026-07-15 · benjamin wil_ I wanted to conditionally add the current buffer’s word count to Kakoune’s modeline. ## [Unicode Variation Selector-15 and some of my tears](https://benjaminwil.info/weblog/variation-selector-15) _2026-07-13 · benjamin wil_ From my phone, I noticed that my website was displaying footnote backlink glyphs as emoji in my RSS reader. ## [The Best Films of 2026 So Far: My Mid-Year Ranking](https://jentalkstelly.substack.com/p/best-films-of-2026-so-far-ranked) _2026-07-12 · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music · Jen Talks Telly, Film, Music_ What's taken top spot...? ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FHb0PfUFXFN0) _2026-07-12 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Apparently, Netflix Is Shocked That No One Is Watching Their Crap](https://www.theworldoutsideourwindow.com/p/apparently-netflix-is-shocked-that) _2026-07-10 · Max Bolen · The World Outside Our Window_ Here I was thinking that was the goal... ## [feed backfilling](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/14) _2026-07-03 · benjamin wil_ so my website has two main feed sources: the main weblog, and this antisocial feed that came into existence via rss club.... ## [Childishly Fresh Eyes](https://fredbarrett.substack.com/p/childishly-fresh-eyes) _2026-07-02 · Fred Barrett · Electric Dreams_ On Curry Barker's 'Obsession' (2025), Kane Parson's 'Backrooms' (2026), YouTube cinema, and the competence epidemic ## [REVIEW: 'Supergirl' Is A Super Bad Time](https://www.theworldoutsideourwindow.com/p/review-supergirl-is-a-super-bad-time) _2026-06-26 · The World Outside Our Window_ Spoiler Warning for Supergirl, the entire plot is spoiled in this review...but also: who cares? ## [Markdown is for humans](https://benjaminwil.info/weblog/markdown-is-for-humans) _2026-06-25 · benjamin wil_ Developers and nerds have seemed satisfied with Markdown as a plain text format for a long time. ## [Markdown is for humans](https://benjaminwil.info/weblog/markdown-is-for-humans) _2026-06-25 · benjamin wil_ Developers and nerds have seemed satisfied with Markdown as a plain text format for a long time. ## [Electric Trio Vol. 12](https://fredbarrett.substack.com/p/electric-trio-vol-12) _2026-06-19 · Fred Barrett · Electric Dreams_ 'Night at the Crossroads' (1932), '13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats' (1975), and 'Tears of the Black Tiger' (2000) ## [I like JSON Feed](https://benjaminwil.info/weblog/i-like-json-feed) _2026-06-17 · benjamin wil_ Recently, I implemented JSON Feed support for my static site generator, Lifer. ## [taking the summer off work](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/13) _2026-06-16 · benjamin wil_ after deliberating for a while and doing some budget-math, i decided to take the summer off of work and attempt to recove... ## [Observations on David Bordwell](https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2026/06/11/observations-on-david-bordwell/) _2026-06-11 · bordwellblog · Observations on film art_ Many of you may know that an anthology of writings about various aspects of David s career has been in the works partly because many of you contributed to it. Twenty-five to be precise, plus, as the cover above states, a foreword by me and a preface by Damien Chazelle. It has been edited by Charlie Keil \[ \] ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rcJJQQezbfNK) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Observations on David Bordwell](https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2026/06/11/observations-on-david-bordwell/) _2026-06-11 · bordwellblog · Observations on film art_ Many of you may know that an anthology of writings about various aspects of David s career has been in the works partly because many of you contributed to it. Twenty-five to be precise, plus, as the cover above states, a foreword by me and a preface by Damien Chazelle. It has been edited by Charlie Keil \[ \] ## [One Day the Sadness Will End](https://fredbarrett.substack.com/p/one-day-the-sadness-will-end) _2026-05-26 · Fred Barrett · Electric Dreams_ On David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks: The Return' (2017), writing, depression, and being alive in 2026 ## ['Rare Spielbergs': An Entirely Irresponsible Exploration into the Depths of Auteurism (Part One)](https://www.theworldoutsideourwindow.com/p/rare-spielbergs-an-entirely-irresponsible) _2026-05-22 · Max Bolen · The World Outside Our Window_ Starting off with Medal of Honor! ## [SSH agent–managed SSH keys](https://benjaminwil.info/weblog/ssh-key-agent-management) _2026-05-08 · benjamin wil_ You probably already know: there’s no excuse to not be using a password manager in 2026. ## [admitting defeat (re: android development environments on guix)](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/12) _2026-04-26 · benjamin wil_ for over a month i’ve spent a weird amount of my free time trying to set up an android development environment (via react... ## [Steven Soderbergh I Love and Fear You -- 'The Christophers' Review](https://www.theworldoutsideourwindow.com/p/steven-soderbergh-i-love-and-fear) _2026-04-08 · Max Bolen · The World Outside Our Window_ Part Review and Part Reckoning with Soderbergh's newfound love for AI! ## [new light colourscheme](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/11) _2026-04-05 · benjamin wil_ it’s a bit weird: yellows and blues and reds. what do you think? ## [my notetaking system, early 2026](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/10) _2026-04-05 · benjamin wil_ the process is still evolving, but i’m going to describe my notetaking system as of right now. ## [This 136 Year Old Toy Company Still Makes Slop The Old Fashioned Way — 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Review](https://www.theworldoutsideourwindow.com/p/this-136-year-old-toy-company-still) _2026-04-04 · Max Bolen · The World Outside Our Window_ i did like Donald Glover Yoshi. ## [John Ford in a whole new light](https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2026/03/23/john-ford-in-a-whole-new-light/) _2026-03-23 · bordwellblog · Observations on film art_ Kristin here Last year at the Le Giornate del Cinema Muto film festival in Pordenone, Italy, attendees had the first opportunity to purchase Lea Jacobs fresh-off-the-presses book, John Ford at Work: Production Histories from 1927 to 1939. It was also given away as one of the perks for higher-level donors. The title says Production Histories, \[ \] ## [you're allowed to be uninsightful](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/09) _2026-03-21 · benjamin wil_ i’ve published two (small) non-antisocial blog posts this month, which is about one more than usual: ## [Portable feature flags in ten-ish lines of Ruby](https://benjaminwil.info/weblog/portable-feature-flags-in-ruby) _2026-03-21 · benjamin wil_ It may make sense to use a mature feature flag library or pay for feature flags as a service in your complex application.... ## [oscar predictions 2026](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/08) _2026-03-14 · benjamin wil_ these are not the things that i necessarily would want to win, but what i think will happen. ## [Semantic style Ruby blocks](https://benjaminwil.info/weblog/ruby-semantic-blocks) _2026-03-08 · benjamin wil_ Here’s another blog post vouching for writing Ruby blocks using the semantic rule. ## [your mime type is showing](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/07) _2026-03-05 · benjamin wil_ hi. ## [Criterion Takes Us to Romania](https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2026/03/03/criterion-takes-us-to-romania/) _2026-03-03 · bordwellblog · Observations on film art_ Back in 2024, I was contacted by two Romanian film professors, Andrei Rus and Doru Nitescu of the Universitatea Nationala de Arta Teatrala si Cinematografica I.L.Caragiale. They had translated David s and my textbook, Film History: an Introduction, the first of our books to appear in Romanian. As part of the activities around its release, they \[ \] ## [Diary of a Modern Insomniac](https://www.theworldoutsideourwindow.com/p/diary-of-a-modern-insomniac) _2026-02-26 · Max Bolen · The World Outside Our Window_ i really need to get an editor. ## [Victoria Film Festival 2026](https://benjaminwil.info/weblog/vff-2026) _2026-02-21 · benjamin wil_ This month was the 32nd occurrence of the Victoria Film Festival here in Victoria, British Columbia. ## [Ghosts of Clintons Past (and Present) in 'Primary Colors'](https://www.theworldoutsideourwindow.com/p/ghosts-of-clintons-past-and-present) _2026-02-13 · Max Bolen · The World Outside Our Window_ Today's essay is timely and relevant while also being about a random movie I like from 1998. The dream has been achieved. ## [THE FRODO FRANCHISE is an audiobook!](https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2026/02/04/the-frodo-franchise-is-an-audiobook/) _2026-02-04 · bordwellblog · Observations on film art_ Kristin here Last autumn I was contacted by Nick, aka The Voice of Nick, asking for my consent to his creating an audio-book of The Frodo Franchise. This was quite a surprise—a pleasant one of course. Naturally I gave him the go-ahead. I wrote The Frodo Franchise for two main reasons. First, after The Fellowship \[ \]