Substacks recommended by Akos Peterbencze

Recommended by Akos Peterbencze

Where film lovers become cultural critics. Get weekly essays that'll make you the most interesting person at every movie night, plus monthly hand-curated watchlists.

Blitz's Backlot

By Jack Blitz

A newsletter for movie and tv junkies featuring discussions, reviews, and recommendations about the latest in entertainment.

From The Yard To The Arthouse

Cinema And Criminal Justice

SmallStack

By Robin Taylor

A collection of the finest newsletters with fewer than 1,000 subscribers, with special love given to the under 500 subscriber stacks out there.

Warren Peace - Reviewing Comics, Film, TV, and More!

By Matthew Brady

Regularly publishing reviews and commentary on pop culture, focusing on comics, but also including movies, TV, anime, books, video games, and whatever else I feel like discussing. Occasional reposts from my blog, Warren Peace Sings the Blues.

Alessia’s cultural blog

By Alessia Vannini ♡

Welcome to my personal space ;) Here I will publish articles about cinema, music, literature, art and much more. Do not forget to subscribe to my newsletter!

Dad Shows

By Liam Mathews

TV for the dad-minded

J.’s Substack

By J. Michael Whalen

My personal Substack

See You At The Movies

By Kevin Pettit

Kevin J. Pettit's movie reviews, rankings, and trending movie topics.

Kevin Pettit is a true cinephile whose enthusiasm and love for movies shine through in his writing.

- Akos Peterbencze

Material Ghosts: On Film & Memory

By Justin Horton

Personal essays and longform criticism on film and memory, identity and place, from a former Film Studies academic.

Pure, unabashed nostalgia about movies and TV from a Gen X-er to everyone who can relate.

- Akos Peterbencze

Daily Movie Question

By Chris Mann

Love movies? Get a daily question tied to current film news. Free subscribers get the weekly newsletter, while paid subscribers get daily content.

The Book Chronicle

By Sam H Arnold

Discover the enchanting world of books, authors, and reviews. Immerse yourself in captivating stories and literary insights. Experience a new life with every page.

Under The Influence

By Ray Banks

Mainlining cinema from 1966-1980.

what's the story

By mado gianni

screenwriter sharing storyteling tidbits that could make life be more like a movie - ain’t that the dream?

These Thoughts are my Own

By Matthew Spence

Entertainment blog that covers film, television, books, and other topics that I find of interest. From time to time I also post my own written pieces. I hope you enjoy!

150 Word Reviews

By John DeVore

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

The Schmear Hunter

By Brainwash

Expert and trustworthy movie and TV recommendations, critiques, and commentary from a vigorous, young critic with deep industry expertise. Always curated. Join us to "Unpack the Hype and Elevate the Unknown."

All the Fanfare

By Eric Pierce

An irreverent celebration of pop culture. Covering movies, TV, and video games. Publishing long form articles, quick reads, and a podcast.

Geek of the geeks, Eric Pierce always brings a smile to my face with his humorous yet incisive observations about film and TV.

- Akos Peterbencze

Wrong Channel

By Sam

Limp stabs at humour on drugs, filth, travel, science, anything & everything. Thoughts and stories from a life lived shame-free.

Cultural Philosophical Fireworks

By Akcidentalwriter

Delving into culture currently through a philosophical elastic mindset to challenge collective thought.

Indru's Law

The games are made. The rules are in the making.

Stay Curious

By Sheila Moeschen

Humorous conversations around art, entertainment, culture, and life. There's always more to the story. Stay curious and find out.

Observations and daily musings on life wrapped in humor. Sheila gets it.

- Akos Peterbencze

Ahch-To Baby

By Matthew Freeman

A newsletter about Star Wars by award-winning playwright Matthew Freeman.

On Words and Up Words

By Jack Shepherd

Word nerdery, fun language history, and word puzzles.

Bev Has All The Answers

By Bev Potter

1st Place Winner online humor in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists 2023 Contest, Honorable Mention in the 2024 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition. 2075 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Sarcastic, witty, and incisive, Bev's writing is always a joy to read.

- Akos Peterbencze

MovieStruck

By Ivan Webster

Movies and the world surrounding them.

The Reveal

By Scott Tobias

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

Good, sharp, and thought-provoking film criticism is rare, but Scott Tobias and Keith Phipp's The Reveal definitely fits the description.

- Akos Peterbencze

Balls on Film

By James Lees

A newsletter all about sports movies.

Sports movies that rule. James Lees tells you why.

- Akos Peterbencze

Textual Variations

By Mikhail Skoptsov

Subscribe to learn why so many movies exist in multiple versions, and what this means for film history and culture. Also, some quality criticism.

The Melt by Jason Diamond

By Jason Diamond

The Melt is Jason Diamond's reader-supported look at old, new, and evolving classics.