Stephen Follows

What does the patent behind Netflix’s acquisition of Ben Affleck’s AI company actually do?

I read all 68 pages of the patent behind Ben Affleck’s stealth AI start-up that Netflix just bought in order to understand ...
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Movies have become more intense (but not in the way you think)

It’s a common claim that movies today feel more intense than they used to. In a world of multiple screens, endless ...
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How often does one person write, direct, produce, and star in a movie?

After analysing 38 million film credits, I found 11,827 movies where one person held all four creative roles. I'm calling ...
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3 smart sounding reasons movies feel dumber…er

The Film Data Scientist returns to dig into what it means for a movie to be "dumb", and how movies are changing in this ...
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What do movies get wrong most often?

Hollywood cinema is not known to be a bastion of truth. It’s a place where entertainment and expediency are prioritised over accuracy and authenticity. It's frequently claimed that NASA uses the 1998 ...
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Are movies becoming more simplistic?

A reader, Peter, got in touch to ask: People often complain about a sharp decline in the quality of film writing in the last 10-15 years. So my thinking is, are modern screenplays objectively worse? I ...
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You’re right about woke movies… and also wrong

Here is another new Film Data Scientist episode, this time looking at the claims made for and against woke movies. If the video has made you want to explore the topic a little deeper, here are some ...