Archive - Rough Cuts

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

"Don't glorify depravity"

Aug 17

The Revenge of the Rubber Ducky

Rehabilitating a hated screenwriting trope

Aug 13

July 2025

16 (ish) Thoughts on Video Game Movies

The case for cautious optimism

Jul 22

June 2025

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

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