Running L8 NYC Premiere 8/14, plus blog update

My short film Running L8 is having its film festival premiere this Friday at the Chain Film Festival in New York City! Anyone who's in the area may grab a ticket by searching for the short's title here.

Additionally, I've completed the first essay of the next phase of We Call It Godzilla, focusing on the Toho science fiction films from 1960 to 1964. I'll be posting that to the site by the end of the month, but the full essay will be up soon on my Patreon linked above for those who'd like an early preview.

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