Cineaste offers social, political and aesthetic perspectives on cinema. They encourage review-essays in which the discussion serves as a vehicle for a broader treatment of ideas or issues. Individual book reviews should be 1,000-1,500 words. They also publish feature articles, interviews, film reviews, DVD and Blu-Ray reviews, and columns. According to their writers guidelines, they pay $18 for Short Take reviews, $36 for book or DVD reviews (in the case of book or DVD reviews posted on their website as Web Exclusives, no cash payment is offered), $45 for film reviews and short articles, columns, sidebar interviews, or essays, and $90 for feature articles or interviews.