Tom van der Linden
@tomvanderlinden.bsky.social
Creator of Like Stories of Old
https://www.youtube.com/@LikeStoriesofOld
https://www.youtube.com/@LikeStoriesofOld
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Why don't movies feel "real" anymore? My deep dive into the first principles of cinematic immersion is out now on YouTube: youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE
Reposted by Tom van der Linden
Lots of articles and videos around at the moment, about how a lot of modern cinema is missing something. If you ingest one of these explainers, please let it be this one.
This gentleman truly knows what makes good cinema. And articulates it all perfectly imho.
youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE?...
This gentleman truly knows what makes good cinema. And articulates it all perfectly imho.
youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE?...
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Lots of articles and videos around at the moment, about how a lot of modern cinema is missing something. If you ingest one of these explainers, please let it be this one.
This gentleman truly knows what makes good cinema. And articulates it all perfectly imho.
youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE?...
This gentleman truly knows what makes good cinema. And articulates it all perfectly imho.
youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE?...
Reposted by Tom van der Linden
For anyone who wants a smart, focused, professionally assembled explanation for why movies have changed their visuality perception, this video is a must-see. Bravo, @tomvanderlinden.bsky.social #filmsky
Why don't movies feel "real" anymore? My deep dive into the first principles of cinematic immersion is out now on YouTube: youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
For anyone who wants a smart, focused, professionally assembled explanation for why movies have changed their visuality perception, this video is a must-see. Bravo, @tomvanderlinden.bsky.social #filmsky
Reposted by Tom van der Linden
I love these deep dives into why current cinema often doesn't feel as real as older films, and yeah, I do think the lack of deep focus and interesting cinematography is part of it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwP...
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I love these deep dives into why current cinema often doesn't feel as real as older films, and yeah, I do think the lack of deep focus and interesting cinematography is part of it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwP...
I get why people compare Train Dreams to Terrence Malick, but the latter likes to put you directly in the interiority of its subjects while the former distinctly keeps you on the outside - one is about identification, the other about witnessing; different things, both valid
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I get why people compare Train Dreams to Terrence Malick, but the latter likes to put you directly in the interiority of its subjects while the former distinctly keeps you on the outside - one is about identification, the other about witnessing; different things, both valid
This is now the most popular video I'v ever made👀
Thank you so much everyone!
Thank you so much everyone!
Why don't movies feel "real" anymore? My deep dive into the first principles of cinematic immersion is out now on YouTube: youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is now the most popular video I'v ever made👀
Thank you so much everyone!
Thank you so much everyone!
Reposted by Tom van der Linden
This is a great video from @tomvanderlinden.bsky.social on why films often don't feel as real any more and the (haptic) elements that trick your body into thinking you are actually there. It explains why I move in my seat so much during the test run scene in Top Gun: Maverick #films #science 🧪
Why don't movies feel "real" anymore? My deep dive into the first principles of cinematic immersion is out now on YouTube: youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is a great video from @tomvanderlinden.bsky.social on why films often don't feel as real any more and the (haptic) elements that trick your body into thinking you are actually there. It explains why I move in my seat so much during the test run scene in Top Gun: Maverick #films #science 🧪
Someone compiled all the (good) movies mentioned in the video in a letterboxd list, check it out here: boxd.it/QdQFg
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Someone compiled all the (good) movies mentioned in the video in a letterboxd list, check it out here: boxd.it/QdQFg
Reposted by Tom van der Linden
I know this is making the rounds, but I found it super intriguing and it hits on some thoughts about the experience of watching "modern" films in comparison to films from the 70s, of which I've been watching many recently...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I know this is making the rounds, but I found it super intriguing and it hits on some thoughts about the experience of watching "modern" films in comparison to films from the 70s, of which I've been watching many recently...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Why don't movies feel "real" anymore? My deep dive into the first principles of cinematic immersion is out now on YouTube: youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Why don't movies feel "real" anymore? My deep dive into the first principles of cinematic immersion is out now on YouTube: youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE
I watched the actual debut film by Christopher Nolan, which had been considered lost media for 31 years, until someone finally found it: youtu.be/0ReH175Inr8
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I watched the actual debut film by Christopher Nolan, which had been considered lost media for 31 years, until someone finally found it: youtu.be/0ReH175Inr8
Not another video about why modern movies look kind of fake now... out now on Nebula! nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
Like Stories of Old — Why Movies Just Don't Feel
A deep dive into the first principles of movie immersion: on perceptual realism, indexicality, haptic visuality, and cinematic qualia.
nebula.tv
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Not another video about why modern movies look kind of fake now... out now on Nebula! nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
I saw Predator: Badlands, I was not expecting this...
Here's my video review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=707o...
Here's my video review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=707o...
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I saw Predator: Badlands, I was not expecting this...
Here's my video review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=707o...
Here's my video review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=707o...
I saw Bugonia last week, and I'm feeling conflicted about it. It's well made, with great performances, plotting and music, but... thematically, it's kind of a mess: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPLA...
November 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I saw Bugonia last week, and I'm feeling conflicted about it. It's well made, with great performances, plotting and music, but... thematically, it's kind of a mess: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPLA...
Hey, my 2nd channel is also on Nebula now! nebula.tv/likestoriesu...
Like Stories Untold
Movie reviews, short essays, commentaries... anything that didn't fit the main Like Stories of Old channel.
nebula.tv
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hey, my 2nd channel is also on Nebula now! nebula.tv/likestoriesu...
Reposted by Tom van der Linden
In case you missed it, I made a video series on the best movies of the 2020s (so far), divided in 4 parts:
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In case you missed it, I made a video series on the best movies of the 2020s (so far), divided in 4 parts:
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
In case you missed it, I made a video series on the best movies of the 2020s (so far), divided in 4 parts:
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In case you missed it, I made a video series on the best movies of the 2020s (so far), divided in 4 parts:
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
- most prestigious
- cult classics
- hidden gems
- blockbuster favorites
You can watch the full series right now on my 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@LikeStories...
Reposted by Tom van der Linden
This Travel Show Accidentally Filmed the Last Real Adventure
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
New video out now! It's 2004, and two men set out on a roadtrip not knowing they were about to create one of the last portraits of a world right on the precipice of changing forever: youtu.be/FjV3tkrCYIY
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
New video out now! It's 2004, and two men set out on a roadtrip not knowing they were about to create one of the last portraits of a world right on the precipice of changing forever: youtu.be/FjV3tkrCYIY
Reposted by Tom van der Linden
New video is now live on Nebula! It's about travel culture, globalization, social media, growing older, and the beautiful, lost art of adventuring:
nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
Like Stories of Old — This Travel Show Accidentally Filmed the Last Real Adventure
It's 2004, and two men set out on a trip not knowing they were about to create one of the last portraits of a world that was right on the precipice of changing forever
nebula.tv
October 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New video is now live on Nebula! It's about travel culture, globalization, social media, growing older, and the beautiful, lost art of adventuring:
nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
New video is now live on Nebula! It's about travel culture, globalization, social media, growing older, and the beautiful, lost art of adventuring:
nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
Like Stories of Old — This Travel Show Accidentally Filmed the Last Real Adventure
It's 2004, and two men set out on a trip not knowing they were about to create one of the last portraits of a world that was right on the precipice of changing forever
nebula.tv
October 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New video is now live on Nebula! It's about travel culture, globalization, social media, growing older, and the beautiful, lost art of adventuring:
nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
Reposted by Tom van der Linden
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vGo... The Best 2020s Movies You Haven't Seen by @tomvanderlinden.bsky.social
The Best 2020s Movies You Haven't Seen
YouTube video by Like Stories Untold
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vGo... The Best 2020s Movies You Haven't Seen by @tomvanderlinden.bsky.social
Reposted by Tom van der Linden
New video out now! Comparing Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men to the Coen Brothers adaptation, which revealed some surprising differences: youtu.be/_g1TK-TPW-0
September 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New video out now! Comparing Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men to the Coen Brothers adaptation, which revealed some surprising differences: youtu.be/_g1TK-TPW-0
New video out now! Comparing Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men to the Coen Brothers adaptation, which revealed some surprising differences: youtu.be/_g1TK-TPW-0
September 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New video out now! Comparing Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men to the Coen Brothers adaptation, which revealed some surprising differences: youtu.be/_g1TK-TPW-0
I got a new video on Nebula! It's about the surprising differences between the movie No Country for Old Men, and the Cormac McCarthy novel it was based on: nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
Like Stories of Old — I Read the Book and Now the Movie is Even Better
I always thought the movie No Country for Old Men was a pretty much perfect adaptation from its source material, but then I read the book...
nebula.tv
September 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I got a new video on Nebula! It's about the surprising differences between the movie No Country for Old Men, and the Cormac McCarthy novel it was based on: nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-...
New project on the 2nd channel is now live: a multi-part recap of the best movies of the 2020s so far, examining not just the most prestigious movies, but also the future cult classics, hidden gems and blockbuster favorites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAtO...
September 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New project on the 2nd channel is now live: a multi-part recap of the best movies of the 2020s so far, examining not just the most prestigious movies, but also the future cult classics, hidden gems and blockbuster favorites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAtO...