Archive - Rough Cuts

Movies are training us not to pay attention

Jun 10

May 2025

How to Make an Original Movie (When Everything’s Been Done)

Cinema's future is buried in its past

May 20

April 2025

We're Free! Escaping Closed-Loop Cinema

Can you hear the music?

Apr 29

We're Trapped! Welcome to Closed-Loop Cinema

Movies are becoming obsessed with their own reflection

Apr 16

March 2025

February 2025

Watching a Movie is a Creative Act

Why economy is the golden rule of filmmaking

Feb 18

Stop Saying "Style Over Substance"

They're the same thing!

Feb 4

January 2025

Keep It Simple, Stupid

How straightforward stories unlock complex cinema

Jan 21

Against Cinematic Television

Movies & TV are not the same, and that's OK

Jan 7

December 2024

That's Not Cinema!

On "pure art" and wallpaper cinematography

Dec 3, 2024

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