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
More from the film journal
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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