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Film School: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2026)

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025)
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Gather round, movie lovers and DIY film nerds alike, as we learn how this playful, inventive, hilarious gem was made.

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November 17, 2025 Reviews

Film School: Sex Scenes and Intimacy Coordinators

Intimacy Coordinator (image via economictimes.indiatimes.com)
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Florence Pugh said “sex scenes are awkward”. What can we learn from the larger conversation?

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November 11, 2025 Film School

Film School: Apple’s Handmade Idents

Apple TV ident
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When a tech giant chooses practical effects over CGI and AI.

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November 7, 2025 Film School

Review: The Running Man (2025)

The Running Man (2025)
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Sets up a wild ride, delivers a righteous misfire.

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November 5, 2025 Reviews

Film School: The Psychology of Colour in Film

Color in Film | Filmmakers Academy
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Filmmakers Academy presents a series exploring the types, uses, power, and psychology of color in film.

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November 5, 2025 Film School

Film School: Hidden VFX

ILM VFX Artist Breaks Down Hidden VFX | Vanity Fair
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“If you didn’t notice the visual effects in the movie, it doesn’t mean there weren’t any visual effects in the movie.”

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October 25, 2025 Film School

Film School: Insanely Great Endings

Endings: The Worst Place In The World (2021) | Michael Arndt
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A 90-minute masterclass from the screenwriter of Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3.

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October 23, 2025 Film School

Review: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025)

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025)
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Men’s mental health in the time of four-track recording.

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October 22, 2025 Reviews

Film School: HBO logo mistake?

HBO ident
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One viewer’s observation becomes another’s obsession.

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September 28, 2025 Film School

Film School: One Battle After Another (2025)

One Battle After Another (2025)
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Lessons from the production and portrayals of race, gender, and politics in Paul Thomas Anderson’s film about revolutionaries and supremacists, parents and children.

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September 25, 2025 Film School

Film School: J Cuts & L Cuts

J-cut, L-cut (image via Vimeo)
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Simple, powerful technique for motivated edits and better storytelling.

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September 11, 2025 Film School

Film School: Making Digital Look Like Film, with ‘Knives Out’ Cinematographer Steve Yedlin

Steve Yedlin ASC
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From basic idea, to technical demos, to masterclass: how the DP of Knives Out (2019), Glass Onion (2022), Wake Up Dead Man (2025), and The Last Jedi (2017) makes digital look like film.

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September 8, 2025 Film School

Film School: Production Design

'The Royal Tenenbaums' (2001) in 'Production Design - Filmmaking Techniques for Directors: Ep. 2' | StudioBinder
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“Everything that you see behind the actors”, in series and movies.

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September 8, 2025 Film School

Film School: The Jeans Ad War of 2025

American Eagle feat. Sydney Sweeney (left) vs Gap feat. Katseye (right)
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Lessons in rage-bait versus virality as marketing strategies.

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September 2, 2025 Film School

Review: Sentimental Value (2025)

Sentimental Value (2025)
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Floored by understatement.

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August 20, 2025 Reviews

Film School: Phone Cinematography

Apps Every Cinematographer Needs | In Depth Cine
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Ways to use your phone in film-making – and not just for filming.

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August 8, 2025 Film School

Review: Weapons (2025)

Weapons (2025)
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Great premise, novel storytelling, captivating performances, and superb film-making all add up to a cracking horror movie.

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August 6, 2025 Reviews

Film School: Same Scene, Different Versions

'Two Ways To Film The Same Scene' | Nerdwriter
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Lessons about staging from side-by-side comparisons.

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August 1, 2025 Film School

Film School: Tsai Ming-liang

Rebels of the Neon God [青少年哪吒] (1992)
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The Malaysian director’s work through the lenses of his fans.

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July 27, 2025 Film School

Review: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
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Superhero movie fatigue is real…

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July 23, 2025 Reviews

Film School: The Original Barbie Movie (1987)

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Biopic you’re not allowed to see

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July 19, 2025 Film School

Film School: Watch Martin Scorsese Directing

Martin Scorsese
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Behind the scenes with the director at work.

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July 16, 2025 Film School

Film School: Second Screen and AI Slop

Second Screen (image via TechRadar)
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How movies and series are becoming ‘visual muzak’ – by design.

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June 23, 2025 Film School

Film School: Details in ‘Severance’ (2022-2025)

Severance (2022-2025)
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Buttons, screens, switches, and eyes in Severance seasons 1 and 2

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June 12, 2025 Film School

Review: Materialists (2025)

Materialists (2025)
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Not the romcom it’s perhaps made out to be?

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June 12, 2025 Reviews

Review: The Life of Chuck (2025)

The Life of Chuck (2025)
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Sweet, but needs practice.

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June 5, 2025 Reviews

Audio School: Could Be Love (Rachel’s Version)

Poolhouse and Rachel Makes Movies (and TV)
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The wholesome tale of a TikTok songwriting collab.

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June 1, 2025 Audio School

Review: Hacks (series, 2021-)

Hacks (series)
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Hilarious and beautiful, female-led, generation-spanning screwball comedy.

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May 29, 2025 Reviews

Review: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning (2023) & Final Reckoning (2025)

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
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Too meaningless to even be pretentious: a detailed autopsy of the two-part finale to the Mission Impossible series.

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May 17, 2025 Film School

Film School: Stills from ‘Severance’ (2022-2025)

Severance (2022-2025)
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Angles, compositions, lighting, and colours in Severance seasons 1 and 2 which caught my eye.

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May 12, 2025 Film School

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