Joshua's Substack
Joshua SmithA publication of culture-soaked essays that use movies, TV, politics, and more to unpack power, race, technology, and attachment so readers can see the world, and their own lives, more sharply.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 38 | Subscribers | Read | eyerise.substack.com |
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You Love the Culture. You Just Don’t Know the Story.
On December 30, 2025, a TikToker named @foreverhumblemarc96 posted a video set to the saxophone theme from Boyz n the Hood. The caption read something like “POV: You in a 90s hood movie about to move out the trenches but you hear them saxop...
AI Isn’t the Problem, The problem is who's using it and Why.
On March 14, 2026, a TikTok account called @ai.cinema021 posted the first episode of “Fruit Love Island.” AI-generated anthropomorphic fruits flirting, fighting, and coupling up in a knockoff dating show. Strawberina. Bananito. Orangelo. A ...
Everything Except the Crown: How the Academy Keeps Rewarding Black Art Without Rewarding Black Directors
On March 15, 2026, Paul Thomas Anderson walked to the stage at the Dolby Theatre and picked up his first Oscar for Best Director. He thanked the Academy. He joked about the wait. “You make a guy work hard for one of these things,” he said, ...
The Pitt Breakdown: Joyce St. Claire and the Assumption That Black Pain Is Fake
The Pitt is the best drama on television right now. Not hyperbole.
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I'm Josh. This newsletter is where I think out loud about politics, class, race, gender, and the stories we tell ourselves to avoid the truth and more importantly art movies and philosophy. I don't have all the answers. I refuse to stop asking.
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