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4 | Substack | Author(s) | URL | Description | Category | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | “Movies... Movies? …Moooovies!” | G.a. Delso | https://groyjones007.substack.com/ | Movies and more! | Indie Film, Screenwriting, General Mayhem | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 150 Word Reviews | John Devore | https://150wordreviews.substack.com/ | Thoughts on movies, culture, etcetera. Mercifully Short™ + longer essays. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 5AM Storytalk | Cole Haddon | https://colehaddon.substack.com/ | A place to talk about stories in all their forms, the craft that goes into them, and the role art plays in our lives. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 6 Figure Actor | Alex Bhat | https://alexbhat.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | A Celebration of Cinema | Oene Kummer | https://oenek.substack.com/ | Reviews of movies and (the first two episodes of) series. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | A Link to the Masses | Josh Link | https://joshlink.substack.com/ | Film, television, and comic book news, analysis, and recommendations. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | A Rebellious Life with Jen Esposito | Jennifer Esposito | https://arebelliouslifewithjenesposito.substack.com | Live rebelliously with curiosity rather than fear. Greenlight Yourself! | | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | A Whole Word | Regina Hoyles | https://reginahoyles.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | A Woman Under the Influence | Tara Anaïse | https://www.awomanundertheinfluence.com/ | A Woman Under the Influence is a vessel for the alchemical process of making art in a burning world, from the mind of writer/director Tara Anaïse, a biracial first-generation American filmmaker and creative mystic. Expect essays, dream fragments, film musings, meditations, rituals, and dispatches from the unseen. It might be unconventional, but I promise it’ll be a vibe. | Indie Film, General Mayhem | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Ada's Film Depository | Ada Sussman | https://adasfilms.substack.com/ | A 19 year old film fan’s account of new releases & classics. Based in Boston. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Ahch-To Baby | Matthew Freeman | https://matthewfreeman.substack.com/ | A newsletter about Star Wars by award-winning playwright Matthew Freeman. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | AI Screenwriter | Fred Graver | https://aiwritersroom.substack.com | Tips, advice, techniques and thoughts about using AI in writing, for writers, producers and execs in tv and film. | Business, Screenwriting, Creative Tech | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | All the Fanfare | Eric Pierce | https://newsletter.allthefanfare.com/ | An irreverent celebration of pop culture. Covering movies, TV, and video games. Publishing long form articles, quick reads, and a podcast. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Allison Dayne | Allison Dayne | https://allisondayne.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Always Be Watching | Dan Barrett | https://www.alwaysbewatching.com/ | TV industry commentator and critic Dan Barrett curates the must-read stories direct to your inbox every morning, with a bit of analysis nobody asked for. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | AMAUTEUR | Adam Kritzer | https://amauteur.substack.com | A production and distribution label that makes, releases and writes about independent movies and music. | Indie Film, General Mayhem | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Analyzing "Boy with Apple" | Warner West | https://analyzingboywithapple.substack.com/ | Reviews of new indies, arthouse classics, and international releases that blend theory, philosophy, and allusions. | Indie Film, Arthouse, Classic Film, International Releases | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Animation Obsessive | Animation Obsessive Staff | https://animationobsessive.substack.com/ | Exploring the best in animation from all around the world — part investigation, part treasure hunt. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Anthony Reviews | Anthony Oleszkiewicz | https://anthonyreviews.substack.com/ | Love Film. Love Life. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Are You Still Watching? | In the Mood Magazine | https://inthemoodmag.substack.com/ | Film, TV, and pop culture takes from In The Mood Magazine | | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | As Luck Would Have It | Richard Luck | https://richardluck.substack.com/ | ALMOST 30 YEARS-WORTH OF DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINE OF POPULAR CULTURE. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Atelier Format | Julian Cautherley | https://atelierformat.substack.com/ | Film. Music. Ideas. From my garage studio comes thoughts on evolving the film ecosystem and how to help filmmakers blossom in our current world. | Business, Indie Film, Documentary | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Attention Economy | Leigh Stein | https://leighstein.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Audrey's Weekly Email Newsletter | Audrey Knox | https://audreyknox.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Awful Screen | Awful Stack | https://awful.substack.com/ | stop watching things. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | B4 The AI Yells Cut | Gary Yong | https://b4theaiyellscut.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Bandido Postcard | Raquel Martins | https://raquelmartinsen.substack.com | Film, series and music for people who want to cut the noise and find some nice culture gems. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Beth’s TV & Film Recommendations | https://bethlisogorsky.substack.com/ | I find the good stuff for you. So you don't have to. | | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Between Cuts | David Thomson | https://mdavidthomson.substack.com | Making moving pictures: craft, ideas and technology; long form and short. Plus the occasional digression. | Indie Film, Screenwriting, Creative Tech, film editing | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Black Film Archive | Maya S. Cade | https://blackfilmarchive.substack.com/ | Black Film Archive is a living register of Black films. In its current iteration, it showcases every* Black made film from 1915 to 1979 currently streaming. This newsletter serves as its blog. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Black Girl Watching | Brooke Obie | https://blackgirlwatching.substack.com | Film, TV and Culture critique through a Black feminist lens, from the pen of Brooke Obie. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Blood, Blush, and Guts | Kristen | https://bloodblushandguts.substack.com | Blood, Blush, and Guts is your blog for film recommendations, deep dives into horror movies, and highlighting female representation in horror! | | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Boundless Rambling | Mat Hooper | https://boundlessrambling.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Boy Movies | Allison Picurro | https://boymovies.substack.com/ | Girl talk, boy movies | | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Brands to Fans | Will Harrison | https://brandstofans.substack.com | Entertainment franchise management. How to extend and commercialise IP and engage fans. By ex-Chief Commercial Officer for the Harry Potter franchise @ Warners. | Business, Industry News | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Buffa’s Buffet | Dan Buffa | https://dailydoseofbuffa.substack.com/ | Baseball and movie commentary, deep dive TV show discussion, random hockey and assorted sports takes, dad humor, and basically unfiltered access to my filthy mind. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Bulwark Goes to Hollywood | Various | https://screentime.thebulwark.com/ | Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood | | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Business of TV | Jen Topping | https://businessoftv.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Can a Film Save Your Life | Georg Csarmann | https://canafilmsaveyourlife.substack.com | Personal insights into how we connect to audiovisual storytelling | | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Cause Cinema | Jon Fitzgerald | https://jonfitzgerald.substack.com/ | Entertainment for good - Your guide to the best of socially relevant movies, series, and campaigns. Filmmaking for Change - Develop, produce, and release social impact projects. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Check Book | Blank Check and Others | https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/ | Blank Check has started a newsletter! The podcast covering directors filmographies hosted by your favorite connoisseurs of context are gonna go on even more tangents and share opinions on even more pieces of entertainment industry news because, why not! | | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Chrisicisms | Chris Williams | https://chrisicisms.substack.com/ | Film, television, pop culture and more. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Cinema Soliloquy | Will Ephlin | https://willephlin.substack.com | Long-form analysis of classic films from an appreciatively metaphorical lens. | Film Analysis | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | CineMancuso | Peter Mancuso | https://cinemancuso.substack.com/ | A film criticism newsletter | | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Cinemantics | Tyler McQueen, Caleb Boyer, Daniel Mitchell & Graham Piro | https://www.cinemantics.org/ | A newsletter about the magic (and madness) of the movies. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Cinesthesia | John-Michael Powell | https://johnmichaelpowell.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Cinevibez | Murray Mintz | https://www.cinevibezhq.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Coffee, TV & Me | Jim Halterman | https://jimhalterman.substack.com/ | Join this writer and journalist musing about not only TV offerings but also observations about pop culture, travel, cats (yes!) and life along with conversations with creators and artists. Let's grab a coffee (or tea) and see where all this takes us. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Commentary Track | Matt Goldberg | https://www.commentarytrack.net/ | A pretty good newsletter about movies, TV, and media. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Commonplace Book | Alissa Wilkinson | https://wilkinson.substack.com/ | Reflections on culture and living from Alissa Wilkinson, a critic at the New York Times. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Contrawise | Dario Llinares | dariollinares.substack.com | I have 2 film sections Cinema Body/Cinema Mind in which I write about the cinema-going experience from a material, physical and social standpoint; and The Cinematologists Podcast which a show that is for cinephiles, filmmakers, critics and film lovers of all persuations. We have been running for 10 years and are an internationally recognised film podcast. | Analysis, philosophy, cinema-going, interviews, cinematic life | ||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Cool People Have Feelings, Too | Maria E. Gates | https://oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/ | Home of the Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide. Here you will find writing about films directed by women, silent cinema, and other esoteric (mostly) film related stuff. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Covid Baby | Jayla Matthews | https://open.substack.com/pub/jaythegreat?r=3my0nf&utm_medium=ios | Writer, filmmaker, and COVID era graduate analyzes media trends through the point of view of gen-z | Film criticism | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Culture Shock | Philippe Gosselin | https://cultureshock.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Culture Study | Anne Helen Petersen | https://annehelen.substack.com/ | Think more about the culture that surrounds you | | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Cut To: Writing a Movie | Lauren Greenwood | https://lsgreenwood.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Dad Shows | Liam Matthews | https://dadshows.substack.com/ | TV for the dad-minded | | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Daily Movie Question | Chris Mann | https://dailymoviequestion.substack.com/ | Love movies? Get a daily question tied to current film news. Free subscribers get the weekly newsletter, while paid subscribers access a fan community and daily content. Join us! | | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Dear Producer, | Rebecca Green | https://www.dearproducer.com | A one-of-a-kind place where producers share their knowledge, build community, and provide mentorship for the next generation of filmmakers. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Decoding Everything | David Chen | https://www.decodingeverything.com/ | A newsletter by David Chen about movies, TV, tech, the media, and being an online creator. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Deeper Into Movies | Celia Mattison | https://deeperintomovies.substack.com/ | answering cinema's unasked questions | | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Definitely Not a Spy | Phil Hughes | https://philhughes1.substack.com | Filmmaker. Gamemaster. Gentleman Lover. Definitely Not a Spy | | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Desiree Watches Too Many Movies | Desiree Bowie | https://desireewatchestoomanymovies.substack.com | A newsletter dedicated to all things cinema, including movie news, reviews and musing on my most recent watches. | Indie Film, Industry News, General Mayhem | ||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Dinner and a Movie | Jenny Hamerton | https://silverscreensuppers.substack.com/ | Treat yourself to a star-spangled experience | | ||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Director's Notes | Enrico Banson | https://filmguy78.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Discursions | MT White | https://substack.com/@mtwhitediscursions | I cover art, film, literature and culture in general, from Abstract Expressionism to Britney Spears. | Indie Film, Screenwriting, Creator Economy, Creation | ||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Distribution Advocates | Avril Speaks, Amy Hobby, Abby Sun, Carlos A. Gutiérrez | https://distributionadvocates.substack.com | A movement to reclaim the means of distribution for independent storytellers | | ||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Do You Know What I Love the Most? | Spencer Irwin | https://spencerirwin.substack.com/ | One Man's Relationship with Media (From Quarantine and Beyond) | | ||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Dust On The VCR | Jeremy Burgess | https://dustonthevcr.substack.com/ | Conversations on 20th Century Cinema and (Slightly) Beyond | | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Element X | Steve McFarlane | https://elementxcinema.substack.com/ | The official newsletter of film programmer and writer Steve Macfarlane (℠). Enjoy each new volume for free the first 24 hours after it's published, or sign up for a paid subscription to enjoy the full archive. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Employee Picks | Nick Pinkerton | https://nickpinkerton.substack.com/ | Movieshows | | ||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Entertainment Strategy Guy | Anonymous | https://entertainment.substack.com | The best writing on entertainment strategy including a weekly "Streaming Ratings Report", unpacking what shows and films are winning the streaming wars. | Business, Industry News, Career | ||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Episodic Medium | Myles McNutt | https://episodicmedium.substack.com/ | Reviewing television one episode at a time like it's not going out of style. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Eric Goldman’s Cultured Pop | Eric Goldman | https://ericgoldman.substack.com/ | Exploring what's exciting, intriguing (and occasionally infuriating) about movies, TV shows, theme parks, toys, and other entertainment. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Exterminating Angles | Estelle Artus | https://estelleartus.substack.com/ | On films and the film industry. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Fandom Exile | Monia Ali | https://exiledfan.substack.com/ | Fandom psychology, ethnography and history. Documenting the consecration and corporate exploitation of fandom, and contextualizing the rise of stans in our cultural ecosystem. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Fiction for the Cosmically Disturbed | Louis Mangum | https://www.lucasmangum.com/ | Musings from the horror fiction underground by father, author, and weirdo Lucas Mangum. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Film Daze | Film Daze Staff | https://filmdaze.substack.com/ | A newsletter uplifting the unheard and underrepresented voices of the film community. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Film Flavor | Via Marsh | https://read.filmflavor.com/ | Film Flavor is a newsletter discussing food, film, food in films, and all things flavorful. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Film Glow | Ian Nathan | https://iannathan.substack.com/ | Occasional thoughts on the world of cinema | | ||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Film Occasionally | Michael Nordine | https://filmoccasionally.substack.com/ | Your friendly neighborhood film critic. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Film Robots | Kristina Budelis | https://www.filmrobots.com/ | Inspiration at the intersection of film & AI. Plus an image of a cute baby animal. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Film School Sucks | Adam Petrey | https://filmschoolsucks.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Film Yap | Christopher Lloyd | https://filmyap.substack.com/ | Essential movie reviews, commentary and news from Hoosier film critics. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
89 | filmjourn | jake S. weisman | https://filmjourn.substack.com | A philosophical (often metaphorical) exploration of cinema, the future of the medium, Hollywood, and the film industry abroad. | Indie Film, Screenwriting, Industry News, Philosophy | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Films in Conversation | Tina Ter-Akopyan | https://filmsinconversation.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Flick Filosopher | MaryAnn Johanson | https://flickfilosopher.substack.com/ | Thoughtful film criticism: feminist, progressive, geeky. I examine movies (and sometimes a bit of TV) as part of the cultural zeitgeist, and help you make sense of it all. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
92 | For What It’s Worth Newsletter | T.B. Meek | https://tbmeek3.substack.com/ | Film, fiction and forethought | | ||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Formerly Dangerous | Drew McWeeny | https://drewmcweeny.substack.com/ | What does a movie site look like when you don't want anything from the studios but the movies? | | ||||||||||||||||||||
94 | From The Yard To The Arthouse | Decarceration | https://fromtheyardtothearthouse.substack.com/ | Reviewing the serious movies that I missed, released while I was in federal prison, viewed now through the viewpoint of someone who has seen the worst of humanity. | Indie Film, Criminal Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Further & Better | Steven Hindes | https://furtherandbetter.substack.com | Description | | ||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Geekerati Newsletter | Christian Lindke | https://geekeratimedia.substack.com/ | Discussions of Film, TV, and Games with a dash of Political Science and Statistics from Time to Time. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Gena Radcliffe Watches Things | Gena Radcliffe | https://genawatchesthings.substack.com/ | Movies, TV & pop culture for the modern philistine. | | ||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Get Reel with Richard Walter | Richard Walter | https://richardwalter.substack.com/ | Musings about film and life from Professor Richard Walter, Former Head of UCLA’s prestigious screenwriting programs | | ||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Getting Personal with Doug Block | Doug Block | https://gettingpersonal.substack.com | Reflections on personal documentary filmmaking, first-person storytelling and producing for film | Business, Indie Film, Career, Documentary filmmaking | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Gilmore Women | Maggie Mertens and Megan Burbank | https://gilmorewomen.substack.com/ | Two journalists discuss everything that’s wrong with every episode of “Gilmore Girls” & why we still love it | | ||||||||||||||||||||