Modern art criticism books are ruined when they include interviews with the creators.
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Modern art criticism books are ruined when they include interviews with the creators.
If the way you think doesn’t make you happy, change it.
All you need is courage to start looking past your bullshit.
All you need is courage to start looking past your bullshit.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If the way you think doesn’t make you happy, change it.
All you need is courage to start looking past your bullshit.
All you need is courage to start looking past your bullshit.
There are Twin Peaks fans who will only ever see the suffering and rape of Laura Palmer in the story told on screen.
And there are fans who see that but also acknowledge the lens of Dale Cooper, the witness of the aftermath, become lost in the wake of suffering, doomed to crawl back out again.
And there are fans who see that but also acknowledge the lens of Dale Cooper, the witness of the aftermath, become lost in the wake of suffering, doomed to crawl back out again.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
There are Twin Peaks fans who will only ever see the suffering and rape of Laura Palmer in the story told on screen.
And there are fans who see that but also acknowledge the lens of Dale Cooper, the witness of the aftermath, become lost in the wake of suffering, doomed to crawl back out again.
And there are fans who see that but also acknowledge the lens of Dale Cooper, the witness of the aftermath, become lost in the wake of suffering, doomed to crawl back out again.
The most effective way to enjoy your life is to refuse having enemies of any kind.
You are the problem and you are the solution.
Get to it.
You are the problem and you are the solution.
Get to it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The most effective way to enjoy your life is to refuse having enemies of any kind.
You are the problem and you are the solution.
Get to it.
You are the problem and you are the solution.
Get to it.
Don’t cross a creative writer. We’ll dream up a story and cast you as the enemy with shit on his pants.
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Don’t cross a creative writer. We’ll dream up a story and cast you as the enemy with shit on his pants.
It’s not too much to ask to want to live in a beautiful place, surrounded by cool people.
November 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It’s not too much to ask to want to live in a beautiful place, surrounded by cool people.
This is how I know Wes Anderson makes effective Cinema - my dog watches his movies. Not kidding.
I screened the 4K of Isle of Dogs last night and my little cavapoo was glued to the screen for minutes at a time.
I wonder what story he was making out in his head about what he saw on screen.
I screened the 4K of Isle of Dogs last night and my little cavapoo was glued to the screen for minutes at a time.
I wonder what story he was making out in his head about what he saw on screen.
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is how I know Wes Anderson makes effective Cinema - my dog watches his movies. Not kidding.
I screened the 4K of Isle of Dogs last night and my little cavapoo was glued to the screen for minutes at a time.
I wonder what story he was making out in his head about what he saw on screen.
I screened the 4K of Isle of Dogs last night and my little cavapoo was glued to the screen for minutes at a time.
I wonder what story he was making out in his head about what he saw on screen.
Reposted by JB Minton
A bit of self-promotion:
If you’re shopping for a David Lynch or #TwinPeaks fan this holiday season, please consider my books. (A few readers have actually said they’re pretty good!) You can order them for your local bookstore (as well as that other place you all know about).
If you’re shopping for a David Lynch or #TwinPeaks fan this holiday season, please consider my books. (A few readers have actually said they’re pretty good!) You can order them for your local bookstore (as well as that other place you all know about).
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A bit of self-promotion:
If you’re shopping for a David Lynch or #TwinPeaks fan this holiday season, please consider my books. (A few readers have actually said they’re pretty good!) You can order them for your local bookstore (as well as that other place you all know about).
If you’re shopping for a David Lynch or #TwinPeaks fan this holiday season, please consider my books. (A few readers have actually said they’re pretty good!) You can order them for your local bookstore (as well as that other place you all know about).
I wrote the best critical analysis I've read of the film 'The Holdovers. Two years later, I'm still moved by my own words and perplexed at how they came out me because of how deeply this movie affected me.
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[Film Criticism] The Holdovers (2023)
My 2023 Movie of the Year
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November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I wrote the best critical analysis I've read of the film 'The Holdovers. Two years later, I'm still moved by my own words and perplexed at how they came out me because of how deeply this movie affected me.
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substack.com/home/post/p-...
It’s incredible how many Lynch critics ignore this.
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It’s incredible how many Lynch critics ignore this.
One of the smartest decisions I made was to NOT sell my DVDs in Blu-rays when streaming became a thing.
I witnessed a fellow film and tv lover sell their collection and thought at the time what an idiot they were. I was right.
I witnessed a fellow film and tv lover sell their collection and thought at the time what an idiot they were. I was right.
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One of the smartest decisions I made was to NOT sell my DVDs in Blu-rays when streaming became a thing.
I witnessed a fellow film and tv lover sell their collection and thought at the time what an idiot they were. I was right.
I witnessed a fellow film and tv lover sell their collection and thought at the time what an idiot they were. I was right.
What if life was easy?
What if you just need to break your patterns of making life unnecessarily hard?
What if you just need to break your patterns of making life unnecessarily hard?
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What if life was easy?
What if you just need to break your patterns of making life unnecessarily hard?
What if you just need to break your patterns of making life unnecessarily hard?
It is a near certainty that John Irving is always going to write about wrestling at some point in his novels.
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It is a near certainty that John Irving is always going to write about wrestling at some point in his novels.
I’ve got news for you…
all of the world wide web is dark.
all of the world wide web is dark.
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I’ve got news for you…
all of the world wide web is dark.
all of the world wide web is dark.
If social unity is a goal, we must consider the possibility that obsessing over diversity ultimately undermines that goal.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If social unity is a goal, we must consider the possibility that obsessing over diversity ultimately undermines that goal.
The Revolution Will Be Televised.
Starting Tonight…on PBS
Starting Tonight…on PBS
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Revolution Will Be Televised.
Starting Tonight…on PBS
Starting Tonight…on PBS
The Saudi Public Investment Fund, worth about one trillion dollars, is reportedly one signature away from buying Warner Bros. for seventy billion. Add EA Sports and LIV Golf to the list. See the pattern yet?
*Source: Patrick Caligliuri (Instagram)
*Source: Patrick Caligliuri (Instagram)
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Saudi Public Investment Fund, worth about one trillion dollars, is reportedly one signature away from buying Warner Bros. for seventy billion. Add EA Sports and LIV Golf to the list. See the pattern yet?
*Source: Patrick Caligliuri (Instagram)
*Source: Patrick Caligliuri (Instagram)
When directors and actors talk about the dangers of AI, they are talking about dangerous to their jobs.
The jury is out on whether AI will enhance or deter human creativity.
The jury is out on whether AI will enhance or deter human creativity.
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
When directors and actors talk about the dangers of AI, they are talking about dangerous to their jobs.
The jury is out on whether AI will enhance or deter human creativity.
The jury is out on whether AI will enhance or deter human creativity.
25 Movies, Many Stars, 0 Hits: Hollywood Falls to New Lows
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I started watching every Spielberg film in order just to enjoy them. By Duel, I realized I was mapping his heart—and maybe my own. Now I’m sharing what I found: themes, data, visuals, and a community that watches with intention.
🎬 Come see what the films reveal
jbminton.substack.com/p/a-consciou...
🎬 Come see what the films reveal
jbminton.substack.com/p/a-consciou...
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I started watching every Spielberg film in order just to enjoy them. By Duel, I realized I was mapping his heart—and maybe my own. Now I’m sharing what I found: themes, data, visuals, and a community that watches with intention.
🎬 Come see what the films reveal
jbminton.substack.com/p/a-consciou...
🎬 Come see what the films reveal
jbminton.substack.com/p/a-consciou...
This was one of my first Substack essays, from way back in January, 2022.
There were some interesting similarities as well as a few key distinctions between the characters of Neo from The Matrix and Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks.
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There were some interesting similarities as well as a few key distinctions between the characters of Neo from The Matrix and Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks.
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[Film Criticism] Comparing Twin Peaks and The Matrix
Twin Peaks & The Matrix Tell The Same Story
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November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This was one of my first Substack essays, from way back in January, 2022.
There were some interesting similarities as well as a few key distinctions between the characters of Neo from The Matrix and Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks.
open.substack.com/pub/jbminton...
There were some interesting similarities as well as a few key distinctions between the characters of Neo from The Matrix and Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks.
open.substack.com/pub/jbminton...
A Consciousness-Based Appreciation for the Movie 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
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[New Film Criticism] "I Don't Want To Explain It. I Don't Know If I Can..."
A Consciousness-Based Appreciation for the Movie 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
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October 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A Consciousness-Based Appreciation for the Movie 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
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