Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List
This is the backbone behind my work: the books that shaped how I think about stories, meaning, and the inner life. If you want to understand the philosophical lens I keep bringing to film, this reading list is the most honest map I can give you.

The Death of Cinematic Curiosity
437K views · 2024-06-30 15:25:44

When the Filmmakers Actually Understand the Gameplay
769K views · 2024-05-26 14:27:15

Why the Planet of the Apes Just Hits Different
336K views · 2024-04-23 13:58:11

Movie Monologues That Changed My Entire Worldview
1.7M views · 2024-03-26 15:58:38

Why Every Action Movie Looks the Same Now
430K views · 2024-02-26 17:47:52

The 10 Best Movies of 2023
799K views · 2023-12-13 16:56:31

Peter Jackson’s Most Profound Change to the Lord of the Rings
257K views · 2023-12-01 16:11:35

The Marvelization of Cinema
2.9M views · 2023-11-07 15:35:31

2023's Most Beautiful Movie About Love
238K views · 2023-10-12 16:17:05

Movies that Show the True Size of the Universe
272K views · 2023-09-15 13:46:39

Why Oppenheimer’s Ending Felt So Devastating
764K views · 2023-08-28 14:59:04

Why Oppenheimer Should (Not) Have Shown Real Nuclear Violence
207K views · 2023-08-08 15:59:54

The Ultimate Christopher Nolan Analysis: Interstellar, Dunkirk & Tenet
127K views · 2023-07-17 17:01:35

The Ultimate Christopher Nolan Analysis: The Breakout Years
265K views · 2023-07-07 15:00:04

The Ultimate Christopher Nolan Analysis: How a Director Rises
83K views · 2023-06-23 14:00:43

Escaping Our Mental Prisons: What Psychedelic Movies Are Really About
165K views · 2023-05-31 15:00:47

When Two Filmmakers Make the Same Movie
1.2M views · 2023-04-25 14:00:20

Aftersun, and the Pain of Broken Memories
164K views · 2023-04-02 14:00:25

Why Apocalypse Stories Feel Different Now
838K views · 2023-02-21 15:00:01

Is All Quiet on the Western Front a Good Anti-War Movie?
228K views · 2023-02-11 15:00:03

James Cameron Understands What Most Filmmakers Don’t
105K views · 2023-01-17 16:00:05

The 10 Best Movies of 2022
404K views · 2022-12-27 21:00:09

The Sad Beauty of Experiencing Someone Else’s Humanity
126K views · 2022-12-16 17:00:24

The Apocalyptic Filmmaker that Haunts My Soul
324K views · 2022-11-30 17:17:10

The Complete Philosophy of The Lord of the Rings
1.5M views · 2022-11-18 15:00:14

Dissecting The Rings of Power's Failed Mystery Box
287K views · 2022-11-07 14:00:03

Comparing The Rings of Power's Failed Battle to a Better One
126K views · 2022-10-18 15:30:05

When the Trailer is better than the Movie
86K views · 2022-09-28 16:00:11

Your Life is Not a Hero's Journey
461K views · 2022-08-29 15:00:26

Multiverses, Nihilism, and How it Feels to be Alive Right Now
608K views · 2022-07-31 15:00:14

The Problem With Adventure Movies Today
772K views · 2022-06-28 15:13:11

The Psychology of Severance | Who You Are... Without Memory
731K views · 2022-05-26 16:39:38

Redefining the Anti-War Video Game | Full Documentary
314K views · 2022-04-30 15:16:57

The Missing Key to Understanding Christopher Nolan
610K views · 2022-03-31 16:09:51

The Myth of Heroic Masculine Purpose, and How it’s Harming Men
483K views · 2022-02-28 16:29:03

Don’t Look Up – A Problematic Metaphor For Climate Change?
757K views · 2022-01-26 15:21:49

3 Types of Identity Crisis You Didn't Even Know You Had
207K views · 2021-12-17 16:01:56

Why the Best Religious Movies are Godless
566K views · 2021-11-26 16:19:43

What Denis Villeneuve Reveals About the Dark Depths of Humanity
304K views · 2021-10-31 15:22:06

Nature Doesn’t Exist* | Full Documentary
169K views · 2021-09-30 16:03:39

How (Not) To Tell a Meaningful Zombie Story
180K views · 2021-08-09 15:03:56

Why We Can't Save Those We Love
276K views · 2021-07-12 13:21:32

Stories of The Netherlands – An Introduction to Dutch Cinema
73K views · 2021-06-20 13:01:56

Can We Be Heroes Again? Confronting the Banality of Modern Evil
641K views · 2021-05-28 15:09:11

Skyrim is a Religious Experience
194K views · 2021-04-30 15:59:10

In Search Of Absolute Beauty
215K views · 2021-03-26 15:56:06

The Humanistic Cinema of Akira Kurosawa
320K views · 2021-02-26 14:17:18

Why Vigilantes Can't Deliver Meaningful Justice
482K views · 2021-01-29 14:06:33

Who We Really Are... When Everything Goes Wrong
1.4M views · 2020-12-19 17:37:58

When the time travel story just hits different
178K views · 2020-11-21 13:58:59

How Star Wars Exhanged Mythmaking for Politics
150K views · 2020-10-28 15:13:43

Coming to Terms With The Last of Us: Part 2 – Complete Review and Analysis
266K views · 2020-09-30 15:08:59

Lies of Heroism – Redefining the Anti-War Film
1.8M views · 2020-08-31 16:01:03

The Philosophy of Terrence Malick | Full Documentary
444K views · 2020-06-14 16:29:36

Stories as Identities: Who Are We Without Them?
173K views · 2020-05-31 19:30:11

Your Life is Not a Hero's Journey
315K views · 2020-05-12 18:49:49

The Fundamental Difference Between Stories And Reality
256K views · 2020-04-26 16:43:48

Contagion – Anatomy of a Global Pandemic
263K views · 2020-03-31 17:58:07

We Are All Meant To Shine – The Philosophy of Doctor Sleep
125K views · 2020-03-14 18:57:10

The Revenant is a Ghost Story
134K views · 2020-02-28 19:08:14

The Real Implications Of Ex Machina's Turing Test
172K views · 2020-02-15 19:23:26

Praying Through Cinema – Understanding Andrei Tarkovsky
492K views · 2020-01-23 17:25:06

Unraveling Death Stranding's Existentialist Themes | Complete Review
248K views · 2019-12-22 16:57:31

Then and Now: The Story of the Ultimate Warrior King
182K views · 2019-10-31 20:04:51

Radical Honesty – What If We All Told The Truth?
397K views · 2019-09-18 19:24:25

After Life – An Answer to Nihilism
574K views · 2019-08-11 15:02:21

The Inner Chronicle of What We Are – Werner Herzog Documentary
758K views · 2019-02-28 16:34:25
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