Emmy Award winning screenwriter. Author of SLEEP WALK. Writer for Spectrum Culture. DETENTIONAIRE co-creator. charlesjohnston.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesjohnston.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mykaat26ac2dOne of the most wildly original films in a year full of them. My review of Wicker for @spectrumculture.bsky.social. https://spectrumculture.com/2026/10/22/wicker/23 Oct 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:4dfeh4sameayq3dcuoh57qsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykaat26ac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesjohnston.bsky.social/post/3myhopw7em22nPeak influencer fatigue. My review of The Influencer Project for @spectrumculture.bsky.social. https://spectrumculture.com/2026/10/21/the-influencer-project-review/22 Oct 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:4dfeh4sameayq3dcuoh57qsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhopw7em22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mya2bslric2pTrust Me, I’m a Doctor examines the motivations behind people swept up in the glamor of being linked to a celebrity and how complicit they might be if that celebrity is intent on self-harm. My review for @spectrumculture.bsky.social. https://spectrumculture.com/2026/10/18/trust-me-im-a-doctor-review/19 Oct 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:4dfeh4sameayq3dcuoh57qsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mya2bslric2phttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mxr7etrudk2bI've finally secured a booth for a day to sell copies of my novella, Sleep Walk. Next month, November 14, come to Ground Control for some early stocking stuffers!13 Oct 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:4dfeh4sameayq3dcuoh57qsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr7etrudk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mx3ays2sb22ySpot the Sleep Walk poster!04 Oct 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:4dfeh4sameayq3dcuoh57qsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3ays2sb22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mwghb7t6es2tIt's amazing how much this reminds me of the Madonna Truth or Dare poster. #caturday26 Sep 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:4dfeh4sameayq3dcuoh57qsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwghb7t6es2thttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mwb4sxx62c2yYou Had to Be There is a fascinating documentary about the assembly of a theater troupe so significant it paved the way for the creation of Saturday Night Live and SCTV. My review for @spectrumculture.bsky.social. https://spectrumculture.com/2026/09/23/you-had-to-be-there-how-the-toronto-godspell-ignited-the-comedy-revolution-spread-love-overalls-and-created-a-community-that-changed-the-world-in-a-canadian-kind-of-way-review/24 Sep 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:4dfeh4sameayq3dcuoh57qsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwb4sxx62c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mvxyppbp2c2zMy last film at TIFF '26 was the best. It was a masterpiece set in Indonesia called Four Seasons in Java. It's about a woman who returns to her village after a 20-year prison sentence for defending herself during a horrific crime. Ferocious, Shakespearean, astonishing. A staggering piece of work.20 Sep 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:4dfeh4sameayq3dcuoh57qsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxyppbp2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mvsqdvy22c2gLast night at TIFF I took in a screening of The Violinist, a lovely animated feature and powerful story about two musicians whose relationship is disrupted by WWII. Not a dry eye in the house by the end. Extra resonant for me because it was set in Singapore close to where I grew up.18 Sep 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:4dfeh4sameayq3dcuoh57qsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsqdvy22c2g