The Filmstack Reading List

Books, books & more books

Sep 9

59

13

Filmstack Inspirations #18

Herzog, Furiosa, Talking Heads & more

Sep 4

16

5

August 2025

The Strange Hope of Film Noir

A letter to my daughter

Aug 30

20

7

"Don't Smear Industrialists" | Ayn Rand's Screenwriting Advice

"Don't glorify depravity"

Aug 17

15

2

The Revenge of the Rubber Ducky

Rehabilitating a hated screenwriting trope

Aug 13

20

2

July 2025

16 (ish) Thoughts on Video Game Movies

The case for cautious optimism

Jul 22

14

6

June 2025

Slow Down

Movies are training us not to pay attention

Jun 10

50

19

May 2025

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

Cinema's future is buried in its past

May 20

49

12

April 2025

We're Free! Escaping Closed-Loop Cinema

Can you hear the music?

Apr 29

45

8

We're Trapped! Welcome to Closed-Loop Cinema

Movies are becoming obsessed with their own reflection

Apr 16

59

25

March 2025

A Short Ode to Craft

How to appreciate cinema

Mar 30

39

14

Fight! Fight! Fight! Why Some House Styles Are Better Than Others

On Marvel, Wes Anderson, and conflict on the screen

Mar 19

21

4