Tom van der Linden
@tomvanderlinden.bsky.social
Creator of Like Stories of Old
https://www.youtube.com/@LikeStoriesofOld
https://www.youtube.com/@LikeStoriesofOld
Why don't movies feel "real" anymore? My deep dive into the first principles of cinematic immersion is out now on YouTube: youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Why don't movies feel "real" anymore? My deep dive into the first principles of cinematic immersion is out now on YouTube: youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE
I watched the actual debut film by Christopher Nolan, which had been considered lost media for 31 years, until someone finally found it: youtu.be/0ReH175Inr8
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I watched the actual debut film by Christopher Nolan, which had been considered lost media for 31 years, until someone finally found it: youtu.be/0ReH175Inr8
I saw Predator: Badlands, I was not expecting this...
Here's my video review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=707o...
Here's my video review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=707o...
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I saw Predator: Badlands, I was not expecting this...
Here's my video review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=707o...
Here's my video review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=707o...
I saw Bugonia last week, and I'm feeling conflicted about it. It's well made, with great performances, plotting and music, but... thematically, it's kind of a mess: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPLA...
November 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I saw Bugonia last week, and I'm feeling conflicted about it. It's well made, with great performances, plotting and music, but... thematically, it's kind of a mess: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPLA...
In case you missed it, I made a video series on the best movies of the 2020s (so far), divided in 4 parts:
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In case you missed it, I made a video series on the best movies of the 2020s (so far), divided in 4 parts:
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
New video out now! It's 2004, and two men set out on a roadtrip not knowing they were about to create one of the last portraits of a world right on the precipice of changing forever: youtu.be/FjV3tkrCYIY
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
New video out now! It's 2004, and two men set out on a roadtrip not knowing they were about to create one of the last portraits of a world right on the precipice of changing forever: youtu.be/FjV3tkrCYIY
New video out now! Comparing Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men to the Coen Brothers adaptation, which revealed some surprising differences: youtu.be/_g1TK-TPW-0
September 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New video out now! Comparing Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men to the Coen Brothers adaptation, which revealed some surprising differences: youtu.be/_g1TK-TPW-0
New project on the 2nd channel is now live: a multi-part recap of the best movies of the 2020s so far, examining not just the most prestigious movies, but also the future cult classics, hidden gems and blockbuster favorites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAtO...
September 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New project on the 2nd channel is now live: a multi-part recap of the best movies of the 2020s so far, examining not just the most prestigious movies, but also the future cult classics, hidden gems and blockbuster favorites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAtO...
To act in this world is to put yourself in moral peril, to shake the foundations of your own philosophy, sometimes overwhelmingly so. In such times, when you're no longer sure which way is right, where do you go? Who do you become?
New video out now: youtu.be/qJJzA-YWc3s
New video out now: youtu.be/qJJzA-YWc3s
September 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
To act in this world is to put yourself in moral peril, to shake the foundations of your own philosophy, sometimes overwhelmingly so. In such times, when you're no longer sure which way is right, where do you go? Who do you become?
New video out now: youtu.be/qJJzA-YWc3s
New video out now: youtu.be/qJJzA-YWc3s
Well, in the cinema-related video essay space, it does look like a lot of the attention has shifted toward what I guess can be best called the post-cinemastix-movement, where a bunch of relatively smaller and newer creators are doing quite well
September 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Well, in the cinema-related video essay space, it does look like a lot of the attention has shifted toward what I guess can be best called the post-cinemastix-movement, where a bunch of relatively smaller and newer creators are doing quite well
Don’t Look Up
June 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Don’t Look Up
New video out now! Hollywood liberalism is ready to save the world, or at least; in their own self-constructed fantasies. In reality though, the tropes that have emerged in these movies are actually precisely those that we need to get rid off: youtu.be/sJjODY-PyJY
June 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
New video out now! Hollywood liberalism is ready to save the world, or at least; in their own self-constructed fantasies. In reality though, the tropes that have emerged in these movies are actually precisely those that we need to get rid off: youtu.be/sJjODY-PyJY
Today actually! Just arrived in the mail, didn't expect it for another few days but guess I got lucky 😃
June 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Today actually! Just arrived in the mail, didn't expect it for another few days but guess I got lucky 😃
Happy to report that 28 Years Later is awesome!
June 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy to report that 28 Years Later is awesome!
Good morning New York!
May 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Good morning New York!
A few more pictures from my time at the Cannes Film Festival, had an especially great time hanging out with fellow Nebula creators @thomasflight.nebula.tv and @patrickhwillems.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A few more pictures from my time at the Cannes Film Festival, had an especially great time hanging out with fellow Nebula creators @thomasflight.nebula.tv and @patrickhwillems.bsky.social
One small thing I absolutely loved about The Pitt is how it showed how men can be heroic badasses while also talking about their feelings and supporting each other
April 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
One small thing I absolutely loved about The Pitt is how it showed how men can be heroic badasses while also talking about their feelings and supporting each other
Cheating a bit but still,
March 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Cheating a bit but still,
New video out now! Gladiator 2 tries to tell a different kind of story while also retracing the same comfortable steps of the first movie; a contradiction that not only hurts the sequel itself, but that also casts a painful shadow over the original: youtu.be/XSfRSh4G8Cw
February 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New video out now! Gladiator 2 tries to tell a different kind of story while also retracing the same comfortable steps of the first movie; a contradiction that not only hurts the sequel itself, but that also casts a painful shadow over the original: youtu.be/XSfRSh4G8Cw
The White Lotus is low-key one of my favorite modern shows; it just has such a vibrant and distinctive personality - a combination of beautiful (digital) cinematography, locations, symbolism, music & vibes - and explores thought-provoking themes in a fun way through fantastic character-work
February 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The White Lotus is low-key one of my favorite modern shows; it just has such a vibrant and distinctive personality - a combination of beautiful (digital) cinematography, locations, symbolism, music & vibes - and explores thought-provoking themes in a fun way through fantastic character-work
Saw the new Captain America
February 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Saw the new Captain America
Loved The Brutalist!
February 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Loved The Brutalist!
CGI dinosaurs are looking great today, much better actually than in the old movies. My problem is that everything around them feels kind of fake now. Environments used to be and feel like actual places
(The Lost World shots for comparison)
(The Lost World shots for comparison)
February 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
CGI dinosaurs are looking great today, much better actually than in the old movies. My problem is that everything around them feels kind of fake now. Environments used to be and feel like actual places
(The Lost World shots for comparison)
(The Lost World shots for comparison)
Finally saw Beau Travail (1999), as I should have done a long time ago
February 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Finally saw Beau Travail (1999), as I should have done a long time ago