In Development
Drew Burnett GregoryA newsletter about films that could be made, should be made, and, against all odds, have been made.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 16 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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The Casualties of American Anti-War Movies
On February 23, 1971, CBS aired The Selling of the Pentagon, a documentary investigation of tactics used by the Pentagon’s PR machine to garner support for the American War in Vietnam. Speaking tours spouting strategy, heroism, and the impo...
You Should See What an Experienced Surgeon Can Do to a Woman's Pussy
The films of Martin Scorsese across genders and bodies
As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a woman. (Cue “Rags to Riches” by Tony Bennett.) Growing up in the 2000s, this is how I understood my desire. Transgender, transsexu...
A Day with Peter Hujar's Day
Drew Burnett Gregory’s Day as told to Emma Layden
E: What’s this movie called with Ben Whishaw?
D: Peter Hujar’s Day.
E: Hujar’s Day… How do you—? Oh H-U. I love Ben Whishaw.
D: He’s amazing. I feel very, well, I feel self-conscious...
Some Films I Loved at Sundance 2026
Even though I’m no longer working as a regular film critic, I did still get a press pass for virtual Sundance and I did still watch 20 films. Here are some thoughts on the movies I loved.
Night Nurse (dir. Georgia Bernstein)
Hot, fuck...
I Miss Working
When I was 17 years old, I burned three holes in my esophagus and gave myself a hernia. The secondary culprit was stress; the primary a caffeine addiction that inspired constant ingestion of coffee and soda, liquid acid down my acid-sensiti...
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