Substacks recommended by Bill Arceneaux

Recommended by Bill Arceneaux

Danny Baldwin Rambles

... about movies, mostly.

The articulate moviegoer, the great ticket giver, the best of the best.

- Bill Arceneaux

The Outside Scoop

By Scott Mendelson

A legacy sequel to The Ticket Booth at Forbes.com and (especially) Mendelson's Memos. Pure, unfiltered and less formal pontification about the movie business and the entertainment industry for those who desire such a thing.

150 Word Reviews

By John DeVore

Thoughts on movies, culture, etcetera. Mercifully Short™ + essays.

CineVibez HQ

By Murray Mintz

Every Movie Has a Vibe

Hope For Film

By Ted Hope

Helping the build of a non-dependent artist-first cinema ecosystem.

All that is good about the culture of movies. Follow along with Ted :)

- Bill Arceneaux

Ergo, Clint Worthington

Movies, TV, writing, podcasts, anything an exhausted lil bi can muster.

Ryne Talks Ball and Other Things

By Ryne Hancock

sometimes sports, sometimes nola, sometimes politics

Sims City

By David Sims

I'm David Sims and I love movies

No More Popcorn

By Abby Olcese

Film reviews, writing updates and thoughts from a faith and film obsessive.

projecting

By Jourdain Searles

keep track of the short, loud girl with the glasses and her many endeavors

Good Eye: Movies and Baseball

By Noah Gittell

movies, baseball, and also baseball movies

Kristomania!

By Kristen Lopez

Kristen's Thoughts on Movies, Books, Writing and Living Disabled in LA

Madwomen & Muses

By Angelica Jade Bastién

cinema. art. staying alive with mental illness.

Between Art and Life

By Ethan Warren

“The cinema is not an art which films life: the cinema is something between art and life...the cinema both gives to life and takes from it.” - Jean-Luc Godard

Out All Day: New Orleans

By Out All Day NOLA

Things To Do in New Orleans

Belle Point Press on Substack

By Casie Dodd

A literary small press on the OK-AR border: Stick around and read

franknews

An interview newsletter. We publish weekly conversations with smart people on a range of topics. On Fridays, we send you a round-up of things we read, trends we notice, and other assorted thoughts.

Commentary Track

By Matt Goldberg

A pretty good newsletter about movies, TV, and media.

In Nollywood

By Daniel Okechukwu

Taking you inside Nollywood

Sitting in Silence

On writing, craft, worry & joy.

The voice of the writing community. Always a source of positive reinforcement and encouragement.

- Bill Arceneaux

TypeTown

By Neil Barraclough

Celebrating the typewriter’s place in history and modern culture.

The Hot Button

By David Poland

An inside perspective on the Film/TV/Streaming Industry from a 30-year veteran seeker of truth.

The Reveal

By Scott Tobias

Deeper into movies (and a little TV). Essays, reviews, conversation. Past and present. From the editors of The Dissolve.

Read Max

By Max Read

Explaining the weird new future, one newsletter at a time. Subscribe for a twice weekly delivery of internet culture, mega-platform grotesquerie, crypto conspiracies, deep forum lore, fringe politics, and other artifacts of what's to come.

The Teenage Bottlerocket of Substack. Probably not written by an actual teen, but has the spirit of that band. Skate or Die with Max!

- Bill Arceneaux

The Last '80s Newsletter (You'll Ever Need)

By Drew McWeeny

Every '80s movie released in America. Every single one.

Michael Moore

I was born in Flint, Michigan and raised on a dirt street by loving parents, two sisters and a lot of Green Giant in a can.

GOOD FOLK

By Spencer George

Exploring storytelling, community, artistry, and empathy across rural America and the American South.

The Hartmann Report

By Thom Hartmann

A Daily Newsletter of Renaissance Thinking about Progressive Politics, Economics, Science, and the News Issues of Our Day

Assertive and unafraid. Thom rocks against the left grain when needed, and pushes for the progressive picture in every post.

- Bill Arceneaux

ReportNOLA

By Jennsen Bentley

Hyperlocal quality-of-life news for New Orleans.

Some of the best and most caring independent news reporting in the New Orleans area, from a great writer & editor.

- Bill Arceneaux

Heavy Crown Press

By Ashley Rovira

Welcome to the newsletter of Ashley Rovira, MLIS. I write about books, theatre, film, philosophy, spirituality and anything that gets me thinking, feeling, and just expanding my awareness and understanding.

Between Rock and a Hard Place

By Greg Mitchell has new 'Between Rock and a Hard Place'

Award-winning author and film director ranges widely: from politics and media to music and movies.

Up All Night NOLA

A weekly guide to New Orleans' nightlife - parties, burlesque, drag, cabaret, variety and more! www.upallnightnola.com

Notes on Videographic Criticism

By Will DiGravio

News, links, essays, interviews and more.

THE authority on and THE resource for the video essay community. From F FOR FAKE to B FOR BEST (so to speak).

- Bill Arceneaux

Pop 'n' Pizza

By Adam Frazier

Pop Culture & Pulp Fiction

Formerly Dangerous

By Drew McWeeny

What does a movie site look like when you don't want anything from the studios but the movies?

Event-level movie writing. Film Crit Jimmy Olsen, the most enthusiastic of all of us!

- Bill Arceneaux

Notes from a Small Press

By Anne Trubek

Think of these as signatures, unbound. Thoughts, explanations, and screeds about the publishing industry by Anne Trubek, founder of Belt Publishing. For the bound version, pick up "So You Want To Publish A Book?" Belt Publishing, July 2020.

It's the Pictures

By Max Covill

A newsletter for reviews and analysis of movies, television, animation, and more.

Both Are True

By Alex Dobrenko

Absurd, honest comedy delivered twice a weekish through the vulnerable personal essays of Alex Dobrenko: tv actor+writer to some, father to o̶n̶e̶ two, and friend to all.

Black Film Archive by Maya S. Cade

By Maya Cade

Black Film Archive is a living register of Black films. In its current iteration, it showcases every* Black made film from 1915 to 1979 currently streaming. This newsletter serves as its blog.

Popular Information

By Judd Legum

Independent accountability journalism.