McAmner Journal films

Films

Atmosphere, restraint, and memory.

A curated index of films, notes, and recurring motifs.

001

The Secret Agent

Christopher Hampton · 1996

slowparanoiasecrecy

002

Two-Lane Blacktop

Monte Hellman · 1971

roaddistancefreedom

003

The Vanishing

George Sluizer · 1988 · Spoorloos

obsessionevilpsychology

004

Paris, Texas

Wim Wenders · 1984

roadsilenceidentity

005

The Conversation

Francis Ford Coppola · 1974

paranoiasurveillanceisolation

006

Stalker

Andrei Tarkovsky · 1979

slowzonebelief

007

Good Time

Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie · 2017

crimepanicneon

008

Le Samouraï

Jean-Pierre Melville · 1967

coldsolituderitual

S001

Slow Horses

Apple TV+ · Mick Herron · Gary Oldman

seriesintelligencebureaucracy

S002

Fallout

Amazon Prime · 2024

seriessystemsinfrastructure

S003

White Lotus S3

HBO · Mike White · Thailand

seriesprivilegeobservation

S004

Dope Thief

Apple TV+ · Brian Tyree Henry

seriescrimefriendship

S005

Spider-Man: Noir

Netflix · 2025 · Nicolas Cage

seriesnoirsuperhero

S006

Beef S2

Netflix · 2025 · Lee Sung Jin

seriesconflictinteriority

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/home-- return to dashboard
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/archive-- visual references
/film 001-- The Secret Agent
/film 002-- Two-Lane Blacktop
/film 003-- The Vanishing
/film 004-- Paris, Texas
/film 005-- The Conversation
/film 006-- Stalker
/film 007-- Good Time
/film 008-- Le Samouraï
/series 001-- Slow Horses
/series 002-- Fallout
/series 003-- White Lotus S3
/series 004-- Dope Thief
/series 005-- Spider-Man: Noir
/series 006-- Beef S2