Thomas Butt -Senior Author

Thomas Butt

Senior Author

Contributor Since November, 2022
Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Communication from University of New Hampshire
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Turner Classic Movies, Criterion Channel, Oscars
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About Thomas Butt

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely passionate about the work of Martin Scorsese, John Ford, and Albert Brooks. His work can be read on Collider and Taste of Cinema. He also writes for his own blog, The Empty Theater, on Substack. He is also a big fan of courtroom dramas and DVD commentary tracks. For Thomas, movie theaters are a second home. A native of Wakefield, MA, he is often found scrolling through the scheduled programming on Turner Classic Movies and making more room for his physical media collection. Thomas habitually increases his watchlist and jumps down a YouTube rabbit hole of archived interviews with directors and actors. He is inspired to write about film to uphold the medium's artistic value and to express his undying love for the art form. Thomas looks to cinema as an outlet to better understand the world, human emotions, and himself.

Industry Experience

A film-focused freelance writer for Collider and Taste of Cinema, and runs "The Empty Theater" on Substack.

Favorite Media

Courtroom dramas!

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Ted Danson in Damages.
FX’s 5-Part Prestige Thriller Is a Certified Late-Night Streaming Sensation
TV Features

This series redefined the genre with its complex characters and twisted storylines.

Sam Claflin in Count of Monte Cristo
The Greatest Book Adaptation No One Is Talking About Is Now on Streaming
TV Features

Some stories never get old.

Bryan Cranston as Walter White in a desert looking into the distance in Breaking Bad.
'Breaking Bad's Best Quote Is Still One of TV's Greatest Lines 13 Years Later
Breaking Bad

No more Walter White. Only Heisenberg.

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Miriam Shor smiles in a beanie in 'Pluribus'
Apple TV’s Most-Watched Sci-Fi Series Ever Proves Its Divisive Pace Is the Whole Point
Pluribus

The series' pacing is a deliberate, masterful choice.

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25 Years Later, These Are the 10 Best Movies of 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The 21st century began with a handful of timeless modern classics

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Clint Eastwood Image
58 Years Ago, Clint Eastwood Starred in One of the Most Wild WWII Movies of All Time
Movie Features

Clint Eastwood perfects his on-screen persona in this exciting war epic.

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor looking behind in 'Andor' Season 1.
'Andor's Tony Gilroy Revived Another Elite Franchise That Needs To Be Rediscovered 14 Years Later
The Bourne Legacy

Matt Damon out, Jeremy Renner in.

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The Iron Claw

Grab the tissues.

Jennifer Lawrence and Willow Shields as Katniss and Primrose Everdeen, hugging before the reaping in The Hunger Games
'Blade Runner' Meets 'Hunger Games' in HBO Max's Hit Sci-Fi Trilogy Finale
Movie Features

A forgotten phenomenon of the 2010s.

Christian Bale as Batman surrounded by bats in Batman Begins.
Christopher Nolan Abandoned This 10/10 Mystery Thriller for Batman
Christopher Nolan

A smart career pivot on Nolan's part.

Amy Adams on the red carpet
21 Years Later, Amy Adams' Breakout Role Is Still Her Greatest Hidden Gem
Movie Features

The star of Apple TV's 'Cape Fear' proved her incredible range in this captivating hidden gem.

Lyudmilla (Jessie Buckley) walks down a hallway in 'Chernobyl.'
HBO's Near-Perfect 5-Episode Miniseries Proves Its Staying Power by Quietly Climbing Another Streamer's Charts
Chernobyl

Now is the perfect time to watch this 10-time Emmy winner.

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Holland March hugging a vinyl CD while a cigarrette hangs from his lips in The Nice Guys
10 Box Office Bombs That Are Now Considered Masterpieces
Citizen Kane

Some things are just too ahead of their time

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Shia LaBeouf standing in Megalopolis
Forget Marlon Brando, Shia LaBeouf Is the Worst Actor Francis Ford Coppola Has Ever Worked With
Megalopolis

These two should've never been in the same room.

Kristen Wiig smiling in The Martian 
Ridley Scott's All-Star Sci-Fi Thriller Remains the Best of the Genre 11 Years Later
The Martian

And the best use of potatoes in any movie.

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M Night Shyamalan on the red carpet
20 Years Later, M. Night Shyamalan’s Favorite Movie That Fans Hated Deserves a Rewatch
Movie Features

Like many of his films, Shyamalan's fairy tale was unfairly maligned.

Bill-Skarsgard on the poster for Dead-Man's-Wire
Netflix Officially Has This 2025 Crime Thriller Masterpiece With an 'IT: Welcome to Derry' Star
Dead Man's Wire

The director of 'Good Will Hunting' has made a glorious return.

Martin Scorses on the red carpet
Watch Martin Scorsese's Most Epic Crime Saga Before It Leaves Netflix in 6 Days
Casino

Not just another mob movie.

Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in The Godfather
This 'The Godfather' Deleted Scene Should've Never Been Cut
Movie Features

Somehow, 'The Godfather' could've been improved with this understated sequence.

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Corey Stoll in The Romanoffs
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The Romanoffs

The creator of 'Mad Men' made an anthology follow-up that doubles as an overlooked streaming gem.

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