Self-Styled Siren

Words. Words about words. Words about copyediting. The occasional cultural observation.

Articles on film and culture by Dan Callahan

An exploration of all things film.

Film stories, film research, film reviews, film biographies, and more, focusing especially on the silent/pre-Code eras and their overlooked faces (with a lot of Jean Harlow). Cover photo is Adrienne Doré.

My personal Substack

Charles Taylor's Substack

Blatant self-promotion for my novels because I never want to have a real job again. But, hey, it's only monthly and it's free.

Writings, long and short, about films, film history, film culture, film critics, and filmmakers.

I read the news today, oh boy

Actresses, awards, and cinematic musings

This is a newsletter about culture, cinema history, anime, and surviving with mental illness from the perspective of a black Southern gentlewoman. For the yearners, the lovers, and the mad.

Harriet the Spy started it all. I’m a misanthrope who loves people. TCB.

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

Ty Burr's Watch List has moved off Substack. To subscribe, go to www.tyburrswatchlist.com

Cultural Pith, Terrible Secrets and Quality Rants. Two fresh original pieces and two obscure throwback articles a month, with audio performances and oil paintings for all.

Alleged Pretendians & Indigenous Perspective

Home of the Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide. Here you will find writing about films directed by women, silent cinema, and other esoteric (mostly) film related stuff.

essays on cinema old & new from film critic Christina Newland

Where good movies are always news! Homebase for The Last Thing I Saw Podcast. Conversations about movies with leading critics and filmmakers. New releases, old favorites, festival highlights, streaming recs.

Reflections on art, culture, literature, philosophy and politics

The Cinephile's Guide to Finding Old and New Classic Films on the Internet

Notorious gadfly nips at feebs, dweebs, and other enemies of the Republic.

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.

On crime fiction and true crime, current and long-ago releases, stuff I'm working on, and other related things.