Five Books That Changed How I Think About Movies

My 2025 best-of list

Dec 23

26

14

8

November 2025

How to End a Movie

Sidney Lumet, House of Dynamite & Weapons

Nov 10

11

3

October 2025

Attack of the Two-Headed Monster!

On art vs commerce & the profitable compromises of Roger Corman

Oct 19

20

7

4

The Shoestring Genius of Mario Bava

A short tale of low-budget ingenuity

Oct 7

22

1

6

September 2025

The Elevated Shlock of Roger Corman

Same as it ever was

Sep 23

13

1

2

Who Needs a Script When You Have a Poster?

(and Charles Bronson)

Sep 17

16

2

1

The Filmstack Reading List

Books, books & more books

Sep 9

84

14

16

Filmstack Inspirations #18

Herzog, Furiosa, Talking Heads & more

Sep 4

18

6

5

August 2025

The Strange Hope of Film Noir

A letter to my daughter

Aug 30

25

7

6

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

"Don't glorify depravity"

Aug 17

15

2

5

The Revenge of the Rubber Ducky

Rehabilitating a hated screenwriting trope

Aug 13

20

2

9

July 2025

16 (ish) Thoughts on Video Game Movies

The case for cautious optimism

Jul 22

14

6

3