Thomas Butt
Contributing since November, 2022
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About Thomas Butt
Thomas Butt is a freelance writer. His work can be read on Collider and Taste of Cinema. He also writes for his own blog, The Empty Theater, on Substack. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely passionate about the work of Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, and Albert Brooks. He is also a big fan of courtroom dramas. For Thomas, movie theaters are a second home. A native of Wakefield, MA, he is often found scrolling through the scheduled programming on Turner Classic Movies and making more room for his physical media collection. Thomas habitually increases his watchlist and jumps down a YouTube rabbit hole of archived interviews with directors and actors. He is inspired to write about film to uphold the medium's artistic value and to express his undying love for the art form. Thomas looks to cinema as an outlet to better understand the world, human emotions, and himself.
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This brief performance leaves an explosive impact.
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The famous comedian emerged on the big screen with an indelible dramatic turn.
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The popular comic and ‘Bookie’ star carries a heavy dramatic weight to Scorsese's gangster epic.
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The Western icon depicts the genre at its most fatalistic.
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Recent seasons have been pretty, pretty, pretty good — but not great.
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Kubrick's final film could have seen some unexpected levity.
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Michael Cimino's Best Picture winner is at its best when depicting small-town American life.
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Al Pacino’s ‘Scarface’ Is Good, but Howard Hawks’ Original Is Better
The indulgent excess of the Brian De Palma film has nothing on the timeless original.
'Oppenheimer' Flying Off the Shelves Is Proof Movies Need Physical Releases
Christopher Nolan's film reinforced the value of a dwindling medium.
Robert De Niro Saved Martin Scorsese’s Life by Demanding He Make This Movie
The 'Killers of the Flower Moon' director was granted another round in the ring by his most famous collaborator.
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No treasure was found with Harrison Ford's return to Indiana Jones, which is available on Disney+.
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Ridley Scott's new biopic truly has a Napoleon complex.