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🎬 #216 Horror Comedy, Comedy Horror.

Apologies, it’s not a film this week but I’ve been hooked since episode one and I urge you guys to check it out.

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🎬 #215 A Film I'm Excited About.

That title makes it sound like I’m not excited about any other films, but rest assured I’m very excited about films that have been released and are…

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April 2026

🎬 #214 Short Story To Feature Film.

So many huge films have their beginnings in short fiction.

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🎬 #213 The Moustache Across Cinema.

Since dipping my toe into the world of the moustache recently myself, I thought it would be fun to trace the upper lip hair’s journey across cinema…

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🎬 #212 A Film From A Meme.

I’d never actually delved into the lore that began this week’s film before, but it’s the kind of idea I love.

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🎬 #211 Guest Post...

This week my good friend Narghi [also a filmmaker in her own right] has written about a director she’s been in love with for a few years.

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March 2026

🎬 #210 How To End a War.

I started this series many years ago, but after one episode I moved onto something else.

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🎬 #209 Not a Film, But...

Trailers don’t look, feel or sound much better than this.

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🎬 #208 The First Ever Sci-Fi Film.

I’ve written a few times about silent films here before, but it never ceases to amaze me of how fun, innocent and ingenious they are in their execution.

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🎬 #207 If It Wasn't Real You Wouldn't Believe.

While the posters make it look like a fun caper, and it is, this is a film that sneaks in surprising depth for the conceit.

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February 2026

🎬 #206 The Director With His Own Typeface.

Sean Baker won the Best Director Oscar for his latest film, Anora, but that achievement was built on a long career, four films that I still haven’t seen…

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🎬 #205 The Best References Are Painters.

A big part of a director’s job is to get everyone into alignment with what they have in their mind.

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