Husain Sumra's personal newsletter offers opinionated essays on movies, TV and pop culture, such as takes on the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the end of Game of Thrones and his favourite films and shows of the year. Readers get engaged, conversational commentary with a clear point of view and some practical recommendations.
Website: https://www.husainsumra.com/
A film review newsletter from Austin focused on new releases, with accessible and thoughtful critiques of recent movies. Readers get clear takes on films like a Nathan Fielder documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the horror film Other Mommy, and Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning.
David Chen's newsletter offers film and TV criticism alongside writing on tech, media and online creator culture. The excerpts are sharp, opinionated reviews that pair close reading of movies with analysis of how they fit genre and industry trends.
The Reveal is a film criticism newsletter by Scott Tobias and collaborators, mixing essayistic reviews of individual movies with series like a Sight & Sound greatest-films countdown and occasional news and reading recommendations. Readers get literate, personal takes on classic and genre films plus updates on the writers' books, events and screenings.
A historian and U.S. Forest Service employee's newsletter that mixes deep-dive reflections on overlooked movies like Battleship with updates on his podcast, website, and Indigenous public-lands work. Readers get history-through-pop-culture commentary plus behind-the-scenes news about Colorado and tribal partnerships.
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