About David Hunter
David Hunter is a producer in Los Angeles whose films include the award-winning Dinner in America and First Girl I Loved. He also writes about movies at whalespout.substack.com, where his focus is on movies that have been at the center of frenzied internet debate. There he has written about the work of Rian Johnson and Jordan Peele, and the climate change satire Don't Look Up. He's currently writing the first Tenet explainer that will actually gets to the bottom of things.
Latest Articles
The True Story Behind 'True Detective' Season 2 Is Weirder Than the Show
The true story of the "phantom city" that inspired 'True Detective.'
This Early Ari Aster Short Film Makes ‘Hereditary’ Look Tame
The history of deviance in Ari Aster's short films
Ann Dowd Led a Psychological Thriller Based on a Chilling True Story
A string of hoax phone calls reveal something dark about human nature.
One of HBO’s Best Miniseries Is a Visceral War Drama
It's an absorbing, kinetic experience with seven episodes that fly by.
’Dumb Money’s True Story Is Even More Bizarre Than You Remember
The real-life GameStop saga is stranger than fiction.
This ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Episode Was Banned in the UK
British television would not air this Season 3 episode for political reasons.
Before Netflix, Heath Ledger Was Going To Direct an Adaptation of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
Heath Ledger was once preparing an adaptation of ‘The Queen's Gambit’ as his directorial debut.
'Scavengers Reign' Ending Explained: Adapt or Perish
Every storyline converges in the climactic finale of 'Scavengers Reign,' but what happens to each character?
'Downton Abbey' Was Originally Going To Be a Classic Crime Movie Spin-Off
The world of 'Downton Abbey' emerged from this classic country house murder mystery.
This Documentary Shows a Different Side of the 'Painkiller' and 'Dopesick' Story
'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed' tells the story of confronting the Sackler family through the eyes of a world famous artist and activist.
'Scavengers Reign' Is Changing the Definition of Science Fiction
The show depicts aliens that feel truly... well, alien.
‘The Buccaneers’: What To Expect From the Apple TV+ Series Based on Edith Wharton’s Book
Is the Apple TV+ show this year's answer to 'Sanditon' and 'Bridgerton'?
Which Edgar Allan Poe Stories Are in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’?
Mike Flanagan's 'The Fall of the House of Usher' takes place in an Edgar Allan Poe universe. What spooky stories are in the show?
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Last Completed Role Was One of His Best
How is a world-class actor like a world-class spy?
Is 'Cat Person' Based on a True Story? It’s Complicated
It felt like real life, but was there a real-life inspiration for the viral short story 'Cat Person'?
That Time Harrison Ford Co-Starred in a Low-Budget 'Exorcist' Ripoff
The 1970s were full of 'Exorcist' clones. But this one... has Harrison Ford.
Wait — ‘Family Matters’ Was a Spin-Off?
The hit '90s show actually stemmed from a character on another beloved sitcom, and it wasn't Urkel.
Taika Waititi Found His Favorite Theme in This Indie Breakthrough Film
This is the first of many times Waititi will tell stories about kids growing up and emotionally stunted adults