In this week’s newsletter: Iron Lung, a largely unheralded indie horror game adapted for the big screen by a YouTuber is a hit of a very modern kind, built on blood, sweat and parasocial relationships• Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereTwo very unusual films were released last weekend. One you will have absolutely heard of: Melania, the soft-focus hagiocumentary of the US first lady, which was plonke…
The Guide #229: How an indie movie distributed by a lone gamer broke the US box office
February 07, 2026