https://eatupfilm.com/ An independent journal about cinema. en https://eatupfilm.com/notes/projection-speed/ https://eatupfilm.com/notes/projection-speed/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Silent films are not fast. They are being shown wrongly. https://eatupfilm.com/essays/the-casino-sequence/ https://eatupfilm.com/essays/the-casino-sequence/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Gambling is one of the few activities cinema can film honestly in real time, and one it almost never does. https://eatupfilm.com/essays/kitchen-scenes/ https://eatupfilm.com/essays/kitchen-scenes/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Cooking on screen is nearly always a performance of competence. The exceptions are more interesting than the rule. https://eatupfilm.com/notes/subtitles-that-work/ https://eatupfilm.com/notes/subtitles-that-work/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Three habits that separate a good subtitle track from a legal one. https://eatupfilm.com/essays/cafeteria-documentaries/ https://eatupfilm.com/essays/cafeteria-documentaries/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 School kitchens have been filmed for a century, and the camera has almost always been pointed at the wrong end of the room. https://eatupfilm.com/reviews/uncut-gems/ https://eatupfilm.com/reviews/uncut-gems/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Josh and Benny Safdie, 2019. A film that solves the problem of filming risk by refusing to let anyone finish a sentence. https://eatupfilm.com/notes/festival-notes/ https://eatupfilm.com/notes/festival-notes/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Six films over four days, and one observation about how programmes are now built. https://eatupfilm.com/reviews/big-night/ https://eatupfilm.com/reviews/big-night/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci, 1996. The most patient food film ever made ends with a silent breakfast, and earns it. https://eatupfilm.com/notes/the-second-viewing/ https://eatupfilm.com/notes/the-second-viewing/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Some films can only be reviewed twice. https://eatupfilm.com/reviews/tampopo/ https://eatupfilm.com/reviews/tampopo/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Juzo Itami, 1985. A western about noodles, and a lesson in changing genre between scenes without losing the audience. https://eatupfilm.com/essays/the-long-take/ https://eatupfilm.com/essays/the-long-take/ Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 An unbroken shot is usually an argument that nothing was hidden. Often the opposite is true. https://eatupfilm.com/reviews/the-cincinnati-kid/ https://eatupfilm.com/reviews/the-cincinnati-kid/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Norman Jewison, 1965. A card film that understands the difference between suspense and waiting.