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Silas Marrow
Silas Marrow writes the physical media buying guides and the occasional essay on film craft and exhibition history that building his own collection got him thinking about. He keeps a spreadsheet of every disc he owns sorted by how many times he's actually rewatched it, not by what it cost him.
Latest from Silas
The Quiet Return of the IntermissionAs runtimes creep past three hours, a handful of theaters and distributors are bringing back the built-in break. It might be the most humane idea in exhibition this decade.
What Michael Mann Understands About NightNo other American director has spent so long looking at what a city looks like after midnight, or taken it as seriously as he does.
How to Start a Physical Media Collection Without Going BrokeYou don't need a vault. You need a shelf, a player that won't die in a year, and a rule for what actually earns a spot on it.
The Ten Best Criterion Releases to Buy This YearA buying guide to the restorations and box sets actually worth the shelf space, ranked by how often you'll pull them back down.