Films, Dreams, Reflections
Josh CarterA newsletter with a weekly theatrical movie pick, plus additional thoughts and reposts about filmmaking in the current media landscape.
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Woman Unknown
Dear Friends,
As usual, it’s tough out there if you’re looking for films directed by women.
Three high-profile film festivals occurred over the past few weeks–Venice, Telluride, and Toronto. The jury president at Venice this year, Maggie...
What is a Screenplay, Anyway?
Dear Friends,
Today I am writing to express my sympathies for every screenwriter out there, and in so doing, make the general population aware as to why they might deserve our sympathies. Writing is hard enough. As a screenwriter though, a...
Money and a Movie
Dear Friends,
After a year of using the Substack platform, I have decided to enable paid subscriptions. I appeal to you to support my writing and moviegoing adventures! I estimate it costs about $175 in time and movie tickets to write each...
Subscription Reset
Dear Friends,
As the dog days of summer come to an end, it’s the perfect time to reset our streaming subscriptions. Cancel them all: HBO Max, Disney, Paramount, Peacock, Netflix, AppleTV, ESPN, etc. Besides saving money and not spending on...
Something New, Something Old
The Invite (2026), dir. Olivia Wilde
Dear Friends,
We’re not picking a film that opens this weekend, but rather are heading to the theater for The Invite, directed by Olivia Wilde, now in its eighth week of release. It’s been popular so I...
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Cinema-maker with a seventeen year, better-for-my-family (and my sanity), Emmy-winning detour into TV. Married to an amazing woman, parents to four sons. Circling my professional life back to my love of cinema, i.e. Philofilm.
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