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BONUS: Zadie Smith, Goodfellas, and the Queens of My Childhood

I Grew Up Near the Lufthansa Heist. I Thought Everyone Did.

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THE B-SIDE: The Criterion Collection B&N Sale – July Picks

A working guide for cinephiles, obsessives, and anyone who wants to stare at grainy French faces in 4K

Jul 17 •

Twelve Tinder Bios That I Let My Ex Write, Which Was in Hindsight a Terrible Idea (Annotated)

Post-It Notes from the Edge

Jul 15 •

SUBSTACK UPDATE

Very urgent, very important.

Jul 14 •

Prince’s Hidden Role in Madonna’s Album 'Like a Prayer'

Uncredited brilliance from His Royal Purpleness

Jul 13 •

ESPN: Date Night Part 2

A script I'd love to film if you have $15k lying around

Jul 11 •

ESPN: Date Night Part 1

A script I'd love to film if you have $15k lying around

Jul 8 •

July 2025 on the Criterion Channel: Dylan, Foxx, the Stones, and the Myth of ‘Serious Cinema’

Don't be scared of the word "Arthouse", it encompasses everything from Michael Mann's 'Heat' to young Bob Dylan to Audrey hepburn and Gidget

Jul 6 •

The Lost Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Albums You’ve Never Heard: Backing Gary U.S. Bonds Between Nebraska and Born in the U.S.A.

The B-Side: With Springsteen’s Tracks II box set out now, it’s time to revisit two overlooked albums —lost songs, the full E Street Band, and no credit…

Jul 3 •

June 2025

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