Rough Cuts
Ed WilliamFor the ambitious cinephile
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Project Hail Mary (2026)
This weekend, I spotted a billboard advertising Slow Horses author Mick Herron’s latest book, Clown Town:
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Return of the Filmstack Reading List
Who needs film school? Eight months after the inaugural edition, The Filmstack Reading List is back. I’ve rounded up nine more of your favourite writers for some book recommendations, plus a few notes on why their pick is worth your time....
Stop Moaning About Video Game Movies
Untitled Goose Game. It is frankly disgusting that this is not yet a movie.
The video game era is here. All hail the video game era.
Don’t just take my word for it. Here’s newly minted Filmstacker :
Speaking of video games, that was...
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The Saddest Textbook I've Ever Read
This book tells you everything you need to know about special effects
Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Cinephile’s Bookshelf. In this new series, I hunt down rare, out-of-print and obscure film books and excavate their secrets. Toda...
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