Archive - That Final Scene

after credits: stephen king adaptations ranked by writer's block & is netflix's hostage worth it?

Plus my monthly film & tv recommendations for you this month.

Aug 21 •

why does August make me so fucking sad?

August brings back that feeling of deflated fantasy every single year.

Aug 14 •

Reader hotline 💌: Aubrey Plaza owes me therapy money, dead filmmakers don't charge

Two reader confessions from the front lines of being human while accidentally stumbling into art.

Aug 10 •

the cinema industry's most dysfunctional relationship needs couples therapy (part 1)

Part 1: Two perspectives on cinema's most complex collaboration.

Aug 7 •

and

July 2025

taste matters but can you afford it?

Developing refined aesthetic judgment costs way more than anyone wants to admit.

Jul 31 •

after credits: the best mini-series i've seen in years + my fave spots to write in Athens

Plus what my monthly film & tv recommendations for you this month.

Jul 24 •

launching...the TFS reader hotline 📞

From film club to film therapy: introducing the TFS hotline.

Jul 17 •

let's help cinema with these 4 industry shifts

I've mapped out four more solutions that could transform how we experience movies forever. And none involve better popcorn.

Jul 10 •

beware the war mind virus

American culture has spent the last three years learning to love war again, and that filmmaker seems to notice.

Jul 3 •

June 2025

after credits: movies that make commodified love sexy + dealing with creative paralysis

Plus what my monthly film & tv recommendations for you this month.

Jun 26 •

tom, brad, leo, george

Or the men I can't quit.

Jun 19 •

on films refusing to say goodbye (and attachment issues)

Peter Jackson's refusal to end Return of the King taught me everything about why some movies won't die—and why I can't finish anything either.

Jun 12 •

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