Journal
Arguments worth having after the credits.
Original movie writing organised around taste—not access, hype or the entertainment-news treadmill.
Department TG
Taste Guides
Watchlists built around a feeling, not an algorithm.
TG.01 / Guides
Great horror movies without jump scares
Five genuinely frightening horror films that build dread through atmosphere, implication and psychological pressure instead of jump scares.
TG.02 / Guides
Five great movies under 100 minutes
TG.03 / Guides
Science fiction for people who hate lore
TG.04 / Guides
Sad movies that earn their tears
TG.05 / Guides
Action movies where you can see what is happening
Department TD
Taste DNA
What loving one film reveals about the rest of your taste.
TD.01 / DNA
What loving Arrival says about your movie taste
Arrival’s movie taste DNA explained: cerebral science fiction, emotional structure, patient pacing and the viewers most likely to love it.
TD.02 / DNA
What loving Parasite says about your movie taste
TD.03 / DNA
What loving The Substance says about your movie taste
TD.04 / DNA
What loving Past Lives says about your movie taste
TD.05 / DNA
What loving Mad Max: Fury Road says about your movie taste
Department SD
Split Decision
The case for, the case against, and the taste fault line between them.
SD.01 / Debate
The Last Jedi: the case for and against
A balanced critical debate over Star Wars: The Last Jedi—its visual ambition, treatment of legacy, structural problems and enduring division.
SD.02 / Debate
Joker: the case for and against
SD.03 / Debate
Babylon: the case for and against
SD.04 / Debate
Skinamarink: the case for and against
SD.05 / Debate
The Greatest Showman: the case for and against
Department AC
AI Cinema
The films, makers and arguments behind synthetic moving images.
AC.01 / AI Cinema
What makes an AI short film worth watching?
A practical critical framework for judging AI-generated short films by authorship, continuity, sound, intention and what remains after the novelty.
AC.02 / AI Cinema
Feast: appetite, texture and two-minute confidence
AC.03 / AI Cinema
Where is the human author in an AI-generated film?
AC.04 / AI Cinema
How to watch AI films without becoming a product reviewer
AC.05 / AI Cinema
An AI short-film starter pack for sceptics
Department WT
Worth Your Time
A decisive answer to the worst question of the evening.
WT.01 / Tonight
One great movie for every version of tonight
Five decisive movie-night recommendations for when you want comfort, tension, wonder, laughter or an emotional reckoning.
WT.02 / Tonight
Spectacle without homework
WT.03 / Tonight
Rainy-night movies for people who dislike comfort movies
WT.04 / Tonight
Movies the whole group chat can agree on
WT.05 / Tonight
Five gateway films for rebuilding a neglected watchlist
Department DM
Director Maps
Where to enter a filmography—and where your taste should go next.
DM.01 / Maps
Christopher Nolan: where should you start?
A five-film Christopher Nolan viewing guide organised by taste, from puzzle-box thrillers and emotional science fiction to stripped-back war cinema.
DM.02 / Maps
Denis Villeneuve: where should you start?
DM.03 / Maps
Bong Joon-ho: where should you start?
DM.04 / Maps
David Fincher: where should you start?
DM.05 / Maps
Sofia Coppola: where should you start?
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