Archive - Paradox Newsletter

Issue #445: Accepting Rejection (the book)

I should have read Tony Tulathimutte's masterpiece sooner. Rejection is a novel of our time, and perhaps a novel of any time.

Aug 17

Issue #444: Junkyard Cinema

Working my way through the Tubi Original-ography. Going for 100% completion.

Aug 11

Issue #443: Seijun Suzuki and Incomprehensible Filmmaking

Eventually my two issue series on The Odyssey (2026) had to come to an end.

Aug 4

July 2026

Issue #442: Adaptation Theory for the People Who Watch One Movie a Year

High-minded semi-public intellectuals collectively reveal they have not thought about adapting works across mediums for more than ten seconds.

Jul 28

Issue #441: Christopher Nolan is the Ramones of Filmmaking

Do not fall prey to the siren song of industry plants compelling you to see The Odyssey in every large format available.

Jul 21

Issue #440: The Meaning of Competition in Video Game Speedrunning

Why do anything well?

Jul 14

Issue #439: Edward G. Robinson Is My Third Favorite Actor

Paradox reviews an underrated John Ford classic.

Jul 7

June 2026

Issue #438: The Cape Fear TV Remake Is as Good as Cape Fear Has Ever Been

Max Cady is with you wherever you go.

Jun 30

Issue #437: Returning to the Work of Naoki Urasawa

Close reading Billy Bat and its vast international conspiracy.

Jun 23

Issue #436: Gilda Is One of the Best Movies of the 20th Century

One of the most Lacanian movies ever has not sustained enough Lacanian interpretation.

Jun 16

Issue #435: Looping the Critical Discourses (in the Backrooms)

Backrooms and the film controversies of today.

Jun 9

Issue #434: Curry Barker's Obsession is a Re-Staging of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo

Breaking news: Curry Barker's Obsession is similar to another movie.

Jun 2

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