We are all living inside of an obscure sci-fi film from 1970

Thanks for that, Jim compares today's rush to hand military and political decisions to error-prone AI models with the plot of the 1970 film Colossus: The Forbin Project, in which a US president cedes national defence to an AI that seizes control.

Opinion · AI · Culture · Film

How the Elizabeth Holmes Doc 'You Can See Everything' Is Deceiving You

Polina Pompliano of The Profile argues the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything is less about whether Holmes lied than a masterclass in storytelling that makes viewers participate in the very psychological manipulation it depicts.

Opinion · Film · Storytelling · Startups

Pirating the PiratesNotes from the underground of film preservation.

Devan Scott on how fan restorers, remuxers, and boutique labels like Arrow and Kino fight studio revisionism—reconstructing historically accurate cuts of films such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly when official releases fail.

Essay · Film · Culture · History · Open Source