For the eye that has seen too much.
And still wants more.

A person of taste is a person of judgment. Allow us to refine yours.

Ranked by cultural weight, built from your Taste Pillars, and entirely uninterested in what everyone else is watching.

◆Tarkovsky over Marvel◆Sebald over Sally Rooney (sometimes)◆Chantal Akerman over Aaron Sorkin◆Calvino over committee◆The Criterion Closet, but at home◆We will not recommend Emily in Paris◆Tarkovsky over Marvel◆Sebald over Sally Rooney (sometimes)◆Chantal Akerman over Aaron Sorkin◆Calvino over committee◆The Criterion Closet, but at home◆We will not recommend Emily in Paris◆Tarkovsky over Marvel◆Sebald over Sally Rooney (sometimes)◆Chantal Akerman over Aaron Sorkin◆Calvino over committee◆The Criterion Closet, but at home◆We will not recommend Emily in Paris

A glossary, briefly.

§ 01 / Lexicon

Artefact: A film, series, or book. Never ‘content’.
The Selection: Your curated list. Refreshed without warning.
The Vault: Everything you've vaulted, anticipated, and archived.
The Concierge: Where and how to actually find the thing.
Taste Roast: An arch critique of your sensibility, by AI.
SF Index: 0–100. Mainstream to avant-garde. Honest.

§ 02 / The Selection

A curated list, for your discerning eye.

Refreshed Sun. 03:00 GMT

§ 03 / The Taste Roast

Hold still. The critic is reading your shelves.

Once a month, free. Once a week, if you insist. A short, arch assessment of your sensibility — generated by Claude, signed by us.

Roast № 042 · for J. Mercer

“A taste profile that owns the Criterion Tarkovsky box but still streams cooking competitions at 11pm — which is to say, the taste of a person. We've nudged your Selection toward the Hungarians. Don't resist.”

AI-generated · Claude SonnetSF Index 81 · trending ↑

§ 04 / The Concierge

Where to actually find it.

A recommendation that you can't watch is just gossip. The Concierge shows the artefact across your subscriptions, libraries, and bookshops — free options first, always.

Find It · Stalker (1979)×

Watch

Free on SBS On Demand →Free
On your MUBI →Subscription
Rent on Apple TV →Affiliate

Read

Borrow via Libby →Library
Buy on Bookshop.org →Affiliate

Affiliate links earn a small commission — disclosed inline, never hidden.

§ 05 / Begin

Construct your Pillars.

I.Three works of Cinema you would defend in writing.
II.Three of Television. The medium is no longer beneath you.
III.Three of Literature. Yes, including the unfinished one.
IV.Choose your Spheres. Pick the territories that pull you.
V.Set your Aesthetic Intent. What are you in the mood for?
VI.Submit. Receive The Selection. Open the Roast if you dare.

Build Your Profile↗No account required to begin · ~ 90 seconds