You Don’t Make Up For Your Sins In Church

Redemption Without Sacrifice In Mean Streets

Published on Cognitive Film Society • Apr 6

March 2026

Vol. 5, Issue 8: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

The Real Cost of Cheap Attention

Mar 24 • Geoff Wolinetz

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Vol. 5, Issue 7: The AI Empire Problem

Spoiler Alert: We're At The AI Inflection Point

Mar 10 • Geoff Wolinetz

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Vol. 5, Issue 6: The Creator Economy

Momentum, Making and the Difference Between Creating and Being a Creator

Mar 3 • Geoff Wolinetz

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February 2026

January 2026

Vol. 5, Issue 1: The Third Zero

How Everything Got Worse (On Purpose) and What We Do About It

Jan 26 • Geoff Wolinetz

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Chunk Was the Hero

On Outcasts, Alliance, and the Power of Being Left Behind in The Goonies

Published on Cognitive Film Society • Jan 19

December 2025

The Soft Knife

Small Lies, Encouragement, and Uneasy Liminal Spaces in Nicole Holofcener's "You Hurt My Feelings"

Published on Cognitive Film Society • Dec 12, 2025

Vol. 4, Issue 18: If You Don’t Believe in What I’m Building, Do You Still Believe in Me?

On self-worth, external validation, and the quiet fear beneath every creative pursuit

Dec 3, 2025 • Geoff Wolinetz

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