The Amateur's Take
Jannat SulemanThe Amateur's Take is a safe space for those who have chronic Letterboxd addictions and film-bro-phobia. You don't need to have seen the Sight and Sound Top 100 to subscribe, I promise - as long as you enjoy a good trip to the cinema, like me.
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biennale big hitters #003: the smashing machine
in any room, I've always been the most unhingingly large fan of Dwayne Johnson. perhaps it's just the nature of the films I watched growing up (Tooth Fairy, The Game Plan etc) that were so engrained in my formative cinematic experiences, or...
biennale big hitters #002: after the hunt
if you read my post on Bugonia, you’ll know how strongly I feel about the correlation between movie success and TikTok-editable scenes.
a cinephile’s for-you page was once littered with Challengers edits, and odes to the Queer cinematogra...
biennale big hitters #001: bugonia
whenever a freaky little auteur finds their once-in-an-era muse, two things happen.
one, a tweet (or equivalent) about their supposedly weird dynamic goes around for a short while until it’s either disproven or no-one cares anymore; and tw...
‘The Studio’ Episode 5: profits not passions, please!
This post contains spoilers for Episode 5 of The Studio on Apple TV. Watch it then come back!
I’m starting to get attached to ‘The Studio’ Wednesdays, and I’m hoping you are too.
It’s not Seth Rogen’s style to let us get comfortabl...
To Thank Or Not To Thank Ramy Youssef
This piece contains minor spoilers for #1 Happy Family USA, arriving on Amazon Prime on April 17th. Add it to your watchlist here!
Being a proud Muslim has not come easy for most. Seeing Muslims on-screen hasn’t always been normal....
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