Sometimes a film becomes more than a film. It becomes a companion, a touchstone, a quiet part of who we are. With Star Trek IV returning to cinemas for its 40th anniversary, I found myself revisiting one of the stories that shaped me, not just as a Trek fan, but as a person. Watching it again with my son brought back all the reasons this strange, joyful, earnest little masterpiece has stayed with me for decades…
There are some films that just stay with you. Whether you happened to watch them at a formative time, or the story was resonant to a particular moment in your life, those films are precious to us, like foundational texts… Continued on Substack.
The World Outside the Window 