Straight From a Movie / The film journal
Movie blog. Beyond the credits.
A film doesn’t always end when the credits roll. Here we revisit the scenes, memories and ideas that keep coming back, through personal essays and guest voices.
A few places to begin.
Film conversations
When two characters hold the screen
Michael McKown picks three memorable one-on-one conversations from film history.
27 Mar 2025
Cinema & culture
The films that shape us
A personal essay on how cinema colours the way we see our own lives.
9 May 2015
Nostalgia
A first encounter with dinosaurs
A return to Jurassic Park, a school television and the wonder of watching it for the first time.
21 Jun 2015
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Browse the rest of the archive, from character studies to film history and personal reflections. Publication dates are shown so older pieces can be read in context.
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