is tom cruise saving cinema or hiding in it?

Digger is a box office flop, and I don't think the reviews are why. It may just have to do with the man at the center of it.

Oct 5 • Sophie

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September 2026

welcome to the era of superlaziness

Do we want to live in a world where AI does the thinking for us?

Sep 25 • Sophie

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what happened to andrew kevin walker? (a se7en epilogue)

Back from my summer break with a *classic*.

Sep 10 • Sophie

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August 2026

top 30 final scenes (ranked by how much the protagonist had it coming)

The inaugural final scenes list.

Aug 13 • Sophie

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July 2026

my verdict on the odyssey

It's here!

Jul 24 • Sophie

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rebutting the anti-identity theory of directing

A response to this Redditor claiming identity in directing doesn't matter.

Jul 16 • Sophie

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nolan club week 3: fate

The fate issue.

Jul 9

13

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nolan club week 2: hubris

The hubris issue.

Jul 2

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June 2026

please, please, please: stop thinking “one film at a time”

Here's to alternative, hopeful thinking 🤗

Jun 25 • Sophie and Ted Hope

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nolan club week 1: homecoming

The homecoming issue.

Jun 11 • Sophie

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12 films that taught me how to actually watch a film

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the Dutch angle.

Jun 4 • Sophie

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May 2026

what is the cannes film festival trying to preserve?

2026 dispatch straight from the Croisette thanks to our first TFS correspondent 🫡

May 28 • Sophie and Dan Schindel

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