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The Pestle: In-depth Movie Talk, No Fluff | Film Review | Spoilers

Ep 319: “The Amateur” (2025)

52 min • 22 april 2025

We surveil Rami Malek’s “The Amateur” and discuss:

Story & Writing, how world-building impacts the audience experience, setting up your character arcs;
and other such stuff and things and stuff.

“What idea havers don’t understand is that it’s in the making of all of the microdecisions that the actual work of creation takes place, and that without it the idea might as well not exist.“ – Neal Stephenson

Notes & References:
“Idea Having is not Art” (Substack.com) – Neal Stephenson article on the act of creating
Ryan Coogler explains aspect ratios, film formats (YouTube)

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This Week’s Recommendations:

“The Report” (IMDB) / “White Lotus” (IMDB)

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Ep 319: “The Amateur” (2025)

This Week’s Recommendations:

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