girl, she's not real

Mother Mary, full of grace, and completely assembled by other people.

May 14 • Sophie

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on waiting for christopher nolan's odyssey and its impending discourse apocalypse

Scroll to the end for my thoughts on the latest trailer of The Odyssey.

May 7 • Sophie

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April 2026

the paramount-warner bros merger must be stopped. here’s why.

If you care about independent film, read this.

Apr 30 • Sophie and Ted Hope

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some news! cannes open call! (and how the wire rewired our brain)

The TFS Reader Hotline post 📞 Plus, some really exciting announcements.

Apr 23 • Sophie

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how does a teenager fall in love with cinema in 2026?

I found a 17-year-old film critic on Substack and I asked him all the things!

Apr 16 • Sophie

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the drama and the unbelievable arrogance of falling in love with someone on purpose

The Drama ends exactly where most love stories are too cowardly to start.

Apr 9 • Sophie

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what i'd do with the Oscars if YouTube let me

Scroll to the end for an unhealthy amount of tangents in the Footnotes.

Apr 2 • Sophie

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March 2026

the sentimental value of benching yourself

There’s something braver — perhaps even more sentimental — about a woman who understands your story down to the marrow and hands it back to you.

Mar 26 • Sophie

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what's a director you don't vibe with, even though everyone else thinks they're a genius?

The TFS Reader Hotline post 📞

Mar 19 • Sophie

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the villain edit is the most successful anger management program in history

Women's rage needed somewhere to go and Bravo built the infrastructure.

Mar 12 • Sophie

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I got my british citizenship and the first thing I did was rewatch this film from 2010

Some big personal news!

Mar 5 • Sophie

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February 2026

42 substack thoughts and prayers

Dear God, Holy Spirit, Good Vibes Only, thank you for the readers who open every email.

Feb 26 • Sophie

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