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what's your coldest movie take? (+ PTA giveaway 💝)
On taking a short break ahead of my favorite time of the year.
Sep 4
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August 2025
10 essentials I wish I had in my DIY film education (MUBI = #1)
Filmstack, we've arrived.
Aug 28
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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
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Sophie
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why does August make me so fucking sad?
August brings back that feeling of deflated fantasy every single year.
Aug 14
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Sophie
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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
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the cinema industry's most dysfunctional relationship needs couples therapy (part 1)
Part 1: Two perspectives on cinema's most complex collaboration.
Aug 7
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Ted Hope
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July 2025
taste matters but can you afford it?
Developing refined aesthetic judgment costs way more than anyone wants to admit.
Jul 31
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Sophie
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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
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launching...the TFS reader hotline 📞
From film club to film therapy: introducing the TFS hotline.
Jul 17
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Sophie
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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
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Sophie
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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
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Sophie
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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
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Sophie
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