My cohort Keith Phipps's series, The '80s in 40, has been using movies to reflect on the decade and I think his insights into POLTERGEIST today are particularly strong: thereveal.substack.com/p/the-80s-in-4…

For Chicagoans past and present—or for people who like to think about the relationship between cities and the movies that depict them—I highly recommend this Keith Phipps piece. Classic Phipps! thereveal.substack.com/p/another-wind…

I'm back on the The Next Picture Show this week with
Scott Tobias, Keith Phipps, and Genevieve Koski
talking Molly Manning Walker's HOW TO HAVE SEX through the lens of WHERE THEY BOYS ARE (1960).

Listen here: megaphone.link/FILM3679751363

Reviews up The Reveal today: Keith Phipps liked DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS less than I did but he's right about what's wrong with it, and I wrote about Matteo Garrone's IO CAPITANO. thereveal.substack.com/p/in-review-dr…

One of the many great things about working with Keith Phipps is he'll get curious about something and turn out some delightful piece of history and observation like this newsletter about cats on film: thereveal.substack.com/p/on-cats-on-f…

Today in the newsletter, Keith Phipps and I continue our Sight and Sound magazine Top 100 conversation with CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING. A first-time viewing for both of us, and boy were we delighted by it: thereveal.substack.com/p/78-tie-celin…

Richard Kelly's DONNIE DARKO and SOUTHLAND TALES are both cult favorites. Today, Keith Phipps asks: 'Why not THE BOX?' (Paywalled, but we invite you to smash that big red button, which we're pretty sure won't kill anyone.) thereveal.substack.com/p/reopening-th…

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Grab ‘em before someone else does.

Our Sight and Sound magazine Top 100 conversation project reaches A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH today and gets swoons from Keith Phipps and I. thereveal.substack.com/p/78-tie-a-mat…

I've got five Bl__sk_ invite codes. DMs are open. It's my birthday tomorrow but this is my present to those still stuck here.

In the lead-up to our Best-Of lists next week, Keith Phipps and I had a fun conversation about the year in movies: thereveal.substack.com/p/lets-talk-ab…

Movie posters: They don't have to suck. Keith Phipps breaks down 15 of the best posters of 2023. (I'm partial to that KNOCK AT THE CABIN one myself.) ($) thereveal.substack.com/p/the-15-best-…

I have two B—-sky codes. DM if interested. (But only if you’re going to use them.)

The good movies keep on coming, with me digging ANATOMY OF A FALL and Keith Phipps liking the new Sofia Coppola. Let's go to the cinema! thereveal.substack.com/p/in-review-an…

#MartinScorsese 's 'Kundun' may seem like an outlier, but it's 'a major work' from the great director, Keith Phipps writes in the The Ringer.

'Without it, the Scorsese story is incomplete' theringer.com/movies/2023/10…

The new Scorsese is incredible and continues a story about America he's been telling throughout his career. Also, Keith Phipps reviews the new Errol Morris. Quite a week for our titans of cinema! thereveal.substack.com/p/in-review-ki…

I've got too B---S-y invites and my DMs are open. (But just two. Apologies in advance if you don't hear from me.)

Maybe this is a good time to mention that Keith Phipps and I are bringing a more vintage AVC sensibility to our newsletter, The Reveal, and many of your favorite commenters are there, too. We're celebrating our two-year anniversary with a 20% off sale: thereveal.substack.com/subscribe?coup…