Melancholia is a movie that may resonate with you in a way few other movies can, because it's structured to perfectly capture ...

William Friedkin didn't shy away from discussing what Sorcerer was really about. But how did he structure the film to execute ...

What is Babylon about? Babylon is the latest addition to a genre of movies about the highs and lows of Hollywood. It joins the likes ...

That’s what’s going on in Opus and why it ends how it ends. Ariel’s on a talk show, ready to discuss, for the “millionth” time, what happened to her at Moretti’s compound. She thought she was ...

I’m going to take you through how I understand The Descent. Remember, storytelling is based on known techniques and best practices, with the goal to have viewers experience specific emotions from one ...

This is a live list where I rank anime. Everything within a tier is arranged alphabetically. If something isn’t on the list, it will be someday. Leave your comments and we’ll talk. I give a lot of ...

Black Bag uses the intelligence world as a backdrop to explore themes of loyalty, relationships, and marriage. It’s actually a really cool example of how theme informs story. I think most people who ...

I’m not sure what my reaction to or reading of this movie is supposed to be. Honestly, I feel vulnerable putting any of this in writing, because this movie and its three protagonists are so fucked up ...

Cinema is Dead. Long Live Post-Cinema. Two key things occur in the opening minutes of Jurassic World Dominion: A T-Rex interrupts a drive-in movie as melting celluloid... In this episode of the Film ...