EOY: Afternoons of Solitude Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/eoy-afternoons-of-solitude

EOY Roundup #2: Nouvelle Vague, Collective Monologue Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/eoy-roundup-2-nouvelle-vague-collective

EOY Roundup #1: Peter Hujar's Day, Die My Love Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/eoy-roundup-1-peter-hujars-day-die

Bugonia (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2025) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/bugonia-yorgos-lanthimos

VIFF: Dracula (Radu Jude), Kontinental '25 (Radu Jude) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/viff-dracula-radu-jude-kontinental

VIFF: The Mastermind (Kelly Reichardt), After the Hunt (Luca Guadagnino) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/viff-the-mastermind-kelly-reichardt

VIFF: With Hasan in Gaza (Kamal Aljafari) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/viff-with-hasan-in-gaza-kamal-aljafari

NYFF: The Currents (Milagros Mumenthaler) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/nyff-the-currents-milagros-mumenthaler

VIFF: The Secret Agent (Kleber Mendonca Filho) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/viff-the-secret-agent-kleber-mendonca

VIFF: Resurrection, The Love that Remains Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/viff-resurrection-the-love-that-remains

VIFF: Sentimental Value, Miroirs No. 3 Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/viff-sentimental-value-miroirs-no

VIFF: It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/viff-it-was-just-an-accident-jafar

VIFF: The Last One For the Road (Francesco Sossai) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/viff-the-last-one-for-the-road-francesco

NYFF: Mare's Nest (Ben Rivers) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/nyff-mares-nest-ben-rivers

NYFF: Drunken Noodles, Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/nyff-drunken-noodles-last-night-i

NYFF: Lover, Lovers, Loving, Love + Windward Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/nyff-lover-lovers-loving-love-windward

Wasn't planning to write about One Battle After Another, but I couldn't help myself. Not a formal review, but some loosely organized thoughts about a really good movie that I have some reservations about.

Notebook: One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/notebook-one-battle-after-another

NYFF: Dooni, towards a fundamental theory of physics, Morning Circle Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/nyff-dooni-towards-a-fundamental

NYFF: Levers, Pin de Fartie Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/nyff-levers-pin-de-fartie

VIFF Capsules: Your Touch Makes Others Invisible, Mad Bills to Pay, Blue Heron Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/viff-capsules-your-touch-makes-others

Experimental Films from SF Crossroads Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/experimental-films-from-sf-crossroads

VIFF 2025: Festival Preview Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/viff-2025-festival-preview

From My Life: Highest 2 Lowest, Weapons, My Undesirable Friends + The Honey Quartet Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/from-my-life-highest-2-lowest-weapons

New Releases: Eight Postcards from Utopia, Twinless Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/new-releases-eight-postcards-from

Summer Forever: On Jacques Rozier's Near Orouët Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/summer-forever-on-jacques-roziers

"Your Being Manipulated": On Ari Aster's Eddington Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/your-being-manipulated-on-ari-asters

The Hills are Alive: On Kiarostami's The Wind Will Carry Us Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/the-hills-are-alive-on-kiarostamis

The Insert July 2025: The Best Films of the Year (thus far) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/the-insert-july-2025-the-best-films

Death and Transfiguration: 28 Years Later (Danny Boyle, 2025) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/death-and-transfiguration-28-years

New Releases: The Phoenician Scheme, Vulcanizadora, Materialists Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/new-releases-the-phoenician-scheme

Pride Month Extras: The Illiac Passion , The Death of Louis XIV Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/pride-month-extras-the-illiac-passion

The Empire (Bruno Dumont, 2024) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/the-empire-bruno-dumont-2024

Exposé du film annonce du film “Scenario”, Scénarios (Jean-Luc Godard, 2024) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/the-story-of-scenario-jean-luc-godard

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Christopher McQuarrie, 2025) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning

SIFF #4: The Things You Kill (Alireza Khatami, 2025) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/siff-4-the-things-you-kill-alireza

SIFF #3: The Botanist, Souleymane's Story Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/siff-3-the-botanist-jing-yi-souleymanes

SIFF #2: Capsule Quickfire Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/siff-2-capsule-quickfire

SIFF #1: Four Mothers, Invention Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/siff-1-four-mothers-invention

Caught by the Tides (Jia Zhangke, 2024) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/caught-by-the-tides-jia-zhangke-2024

Seattle Theatrical: SIFF 51 Edition Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/seattle-theatrical-siff-51-edition

Wrote about The Shrouds: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/the-shrouds-david-cronenberg-2024?r=jj38m

Grand Tour (Miguel Gomes, 2024) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/grand-tour-miguel-gomes-2024

New Releases: Concrete Valley (Antoine Bourges, 2022), Baby Invasion (Harmony Korine, 2024) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/new-releases-concrete-valley-antoine

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Rungano Nyoni, 2024) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl-rungano

Seattle Theatrical: April 2025 Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/seattle-theatrical-april-2025

New Releases: About Thirty (Martin Shanly, 2023), Eephus (Carson Lund, 2024) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/new-releases-about-thirty-martin

Black Bag (Steven Soderbergh, 2025) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/black-bag-steven-soderbergh-2025

Seven Veils (Atom Egoyan, 2023) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/seven-veils-atom-egoyan-2023

Mickey 17 (Bong Joon Ho, 2025) Link: https://theinsert.substack.com/p/mickey-17-bong-joon-ho-2025