Projections
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Did the Superhero Movie Era Mean Anything?
‘Supergirl’ is the first new comic book film in 11 months. Let's take a moment to reflect.
Welcome back to Projections, the landing area for a grounded comic book reader recovering from four decades of arrested development. In today’s news...
Nine Reasons to Celebrate the Movies (and Life) in 2026
The Knicks are NBA champions and my heart is open. Let’s go to the cinema.
Welcome back to Projections, an emotional outpost of the NBA champion New York Knicks.
Can A.I. Complicate a Filmmaker’s Legacy?
Martin Scorsese has joined the ranks of directors advocating for the use of artificial intelligence in the filmmaking process. I’m still working through my own frustrated ambivalence over its impact
Welcome back to Projections, the only ne...
Three Times the Movies Changed Us Forever: Spielberg, ‘Backrooms,’ and 12-Year-Old Me
Welcome back to Projections, a newsletter about movies that suddenly feels prescient given that popular cinema has re-emerged in the consciousness in a way that not even I could have pretended to see coming when I started thinking about doi...
‘Obsession,’ ‘Backrooms,’ and What YouTube Can Teach Movies
Two new horror phenomena directed by precocious 20-somethings reveal a lot about the future of filmmaking. And moviegoing.
Welcome back to Projections, the only movie newsletter that boldly explores the liminal state in all forms—but espec...
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I'm Sean Fennessey. I write about movies. I host The Big Picture podcast.
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