Walter Thompson

Walter Thompson is an award-winning independent journalist and podcast host based in San Francisco. His work has appeared in The Guardian, San Francisco Magazine, Hoodline, TechCrunch, and other outlets. He is also a screenwriter with three completed scripts, including a story set in San Francisco.

It’s a wonderful life

In ‘The Game,’ David Fincher turned San Francisco into a trap for a man who thinks he owns the place

Walter Thompson

December 18, 2025

Wild in the streets

With a little zaniness and a lot of Streisand, Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘What’s Up Doc?’ brought chaos to a city that was trying to tidy itself up

Walter Thompson

November 12, 2025

The way we were

In ‘Sneakers,’ idealistic hackers went head-to-head with evil corporations in 1990s San Francisco. You’ll never guess who won

Walter Thompson

October 3, 2025

Taxi driver

Wayne Wang’s ‘Chan is Missing’ led viewers past the tourist spots and deeper into San Francisco’s Chinatown of the 1980s

Walter Thompson

September 8, 2025