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Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:43:09 -0500

One Battle After Another Explained | What Time Is It? To understand One Battle After Another, I want you to think about a garden. If you put time and effort into a […]

Travis Bean commented on the post, Eraserhead Explained | Beware The Lady In The Radiator

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:40:41 -0500

I meant “shake the bed” 🙂 thanks for catching that!

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Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:15:06 -0500

Weapons Explained | Naruto Run Down The Street Weapons | Quick Explanation If you want a quick, practical explanation of Weapons in terms of story, let me get th […]

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Sat, 02 Aug 2025 10:51:05 -0500

28 Years Later Explained | A Trip To The Bone Temple The 28 movies all use the opening prologue to introduce the core thesis of the film. 28 Days Later uses the […]

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Sun, 20 Jul 2025 23:54:42 -0500

Eddington Explained | The SolidGoldMagikarp Of It All Eddington has so much going on that it’s easy to feel lost. Thankfully, our First Rule of Film Analysis holds true: i […]

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Sun, 13 Jul 2025 10:38:45 -0500

Superman Explained (2025) | Superman Is Human Alright, let’s explain James Gunn’s Superman. Our standard Opening-Closing framework will do the tri […]

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Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:07:38 -0500

28 Weeks Later Explained | Alice In The Window In our analysis of 28 Days Later, we discussed the film’s emphasis on the duality of humans. We can be incredibly c […]

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Thu, 26 Jun 2025 05:48:08 -0500

28 Days Later Explained | The Chimp Watching TV 28 Days Later opens with a montage of collective violence. Riots, police brutality, people on fire, mobs running […]

Travis Bean commented on the post, Don't Worry Darling explained

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:10:55 -0500

Of course! It was fun exploring this movie. It made me appreciate what it was attempting to do.

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Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:21:42 -0500

Bring Her Back Explained | Oliver Eats The Knife Many people will walk away from Bring Her Back thinking it’s primarily a story about grief. That makes sense. Piper a […]

Travis Bean commented on the post, Magnolia Explained | Frogs Are Falling From The Sky

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:43:25 -0500

Thank you so much for the compliment! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I love this movie to death.

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Wed, 28 May 2025 06:43:35 -0500

Mission Impossible—The Final Reckoning Explained Sure, Mission Impossible — The Final Reckoning is a loud, blockbuster-y popcorn movie. But that doesn’t mean it’ […]

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Sun, 04 May 2025 08:57:04 -0500

Thunderbolts Is Cinema | The First Artistic MCU Film There are people who complain Marvel movies aren’t artistic. Of course, there are others who scream back that Marvel m […]

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Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:06:06 -0500

Sinners Explained | Preacher Boy Plays The Blues The Main Theme Of Sinners Ryan Coogler uses the opening shot of Sinners to establish the film’s primary theme: f […]

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Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:15:27 -0500

Film Flight #3 | Faith Under Fire Spiritual crisis in the face of doubt-ridden silence Spiritual crisis is, I’m afraid to say, inevitable. Whether y […]

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Thu, 17 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Film Flight #2 | Screwball Storms Screwball Storms Ensemble chaos from the golden age of Hollywood comedy If you ask me, they just don’t make c […]

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Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:08:04 -0500

The Amateur Explained | Charlie Flies His Plane What Is The Amateur About? The Amateur is strange, because it presents itself as a revenge thriller and a man […]

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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Film Flight #1 | Immersive Revolution How images ignite resistance and shape rebellion A revolution begins with an idea. And over the course of time, as […]

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Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:01:09 -0500

Death Of A Unicorn Explained | The Secret Of The Universe Death of a Unicorn conveys its major theme in the opening seconds of the film. Ridley, stuck on the plane and tired, […]

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Mon, 31 Mar 2025 02:55:22 -0500

Melancholia Explained | Justine Is Depressed Melancholia has two layers. One is more obvious and familiar and shouldn’t surprise you in any way. The other is a b […]

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Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:59:51 -0500

Opus Explained | Alfred Moretti's New Album Opus is about a weird trend in modern society. Historically, negative press would create negative pressure that often […]

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Sun, 23 Mar 2025 04:50:59 -0500

Sorcerer Explained | The Truck On The Bridge Typically, I like to walk people through the thematic meaning and machinations of a movie then use evidence from the […]

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Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:35:55 -0500

The Best Anime of All-Time This is a live list where I rank anime. Everything within a tier is arranged alphabetically. If something isn’t on the […]

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Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:29:37 -0500

The Best TV Shows of All-Time The best TV shows of all-time. According to me. Welcome! Shows within a tier are arranged alphabetically. If something […]

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Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:53:47 -0500

The Devil's Rejects | Embrace Your Demons I’m not sure what my reaction to or reading of this movie is supposed to be. Honestly, I feel vulnerable putting any […]

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Mon, 17 Mar 2025 05:41:32 -0500

Black Bag Themes And Subtext | Polygraph of the Heart Black Bag uses the intelligence world as a backdrop to explore themes of loyalty, relationships, and marriage. It’s a […]

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Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:11:40 -0500

Yes, in the first 20 minutes, the movie wants us to think that Frida is a fan of Slater’s and purposefully trying to get his attention. That’s not me judging her. That’s me explaining what the movie’s […]

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Sat, 15 Mar 2025 20:41:22 -0500

The Descent Explained | Sarah Stays In The Cave I’m going to take you through how I understand The Descent. Remember, storytelling is based on known techniques a […]

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Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:42:46 -0500

The Tall T | Walking Life's Ugly Path Brennan and Boone have the same desires: to thrive, to belong; to build a life, a legacy, a home. But one feels […]

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Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:54:00 -0500

Mickey 17 Themes And Subtext | The Sauce of Life Mickey 17 is a movie that has a lot going on. But there’s a simple way to cut through all the noise and get to the c […]

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Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:02:22 -0600

Deerskin | An Image Of True Loneliness Sometimes a movie completely surprises you, leads you in a direction you don’t expect. Deerskin was one such film. G […]

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Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:04 -0600

Sideways | Embracing The Sadness Sideways’ depiction of high-functioning depression destroys me every time. I laugh my ass off the whole way through, […]

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Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:45:48 -0600

Lips of Blood | Jean Rollin's Meta Labyrinth There’s a beautiful moment in Lips of Blood where Frédéric attends a screening of one of Jean Rollin’s films. As S […]

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Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:07:20 -0600

The Biggest Thing Captain America: Brave New World Did Wrong I’ll tell you why Captain America: Brave New World failed. It doesn’t build Sam Wilson up as a character. Look at suc […]

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Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:22:39 -0600

Ride Lonesome | The Art Of Simplicity I have a new motto for 2025, and perhaps for the rest of my life: keep it simple. The lack of simplicity has ruined […]

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Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:52:33 -0600

La Haine | It's How You Land Beginning and ending a movie with the same quote might seem like a cheesy thing to do. And maybe sometimes it is. But […]

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Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:18:36 -0600

Film Noir | Dreams And The Subconscious Now that I have a region-free Blu-ray player, I’ve been able to cycle through my Columbia Noir boxsets. Film noir is a […]

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Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:50:11 -0600

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Explained | Blessed Are The Forgetful Welcome to our Colossus Movie Guide for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This guide contains our detailed library […]

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Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:58:47 -0600

Companion Explained For Cinephiles | Iris Drives The Car There are a few layers to Companion. Remove all the conversation around technology and artificial intelligence, and you […]

Travis Bean commented on the post, Magnolia Explained | Frogs Are Falling From The Sky

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:22:34 -0600

Thank you!

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Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:26:22 -0600

The Undercover Man | Finding Clarity In A Mad World Thank god for Tony Rayns, whose commentary for The Undercover Man made me realize what makes Joseph H. Lewis’s […]

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Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:29:31 -0600

Presence Explained For Cinephiles | Tyler In The Mirror If you want to understand Presence, then listen to the Michael Jackson song “Man in the Mirror”. I’m starti […]

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Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:13:13 -0600

Eraserhead | A Call To Love Henry Henry has the face and demeanor of a debilitated soul – hapless, dour, confused, drained, beleaguered. This world he […]

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Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:23:50 -0600

Harakiri Explained For Cinephiles | The Suit Of Armor Harakiri is, as of writing this, the highest rated movie on Letterboxd. For good reason, it’s a gorgeous, t […]

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Mon, 20 Jan 2025 06:10:14 -0600

The Best Movies of 2025 | Chris Lambert This is a live list where I rank the movies of 2025. If something isn’t on the list, I haven’t seen it. Leave your […]

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Mon, 20 Jan 2025 04:02:42 -0600

Wolf Man Explained For Cinephiles | Ginger Reads Minds Wolf Man’s major themes have to do with parents and children, specifically around ideas of communication and trauma. B […]

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Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:51:25 -0600

Better Man Explained For Cinephiles | Robbie Fights Robbies At Knebworth So you want to understand Better Man a little better? You’ve come to the right place. While the title tells you most o […]

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Fri, 17 Jan 2025 03:20:36 -0600

I Love You, David Lynch The relationship one has with art is a special thing. Sometimes a painting or a piece of music or a film speaks to you […]

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Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:34:53 -0600

3 Film Noirs | Beyond the Femme Fatale It can be tough to find your footing with film noir at the beginning of your cinephile journey. What can help you […]

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Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:05:07 -0600

A Cinephile's Guide to Film Noir Welcome to the Cinephile’s Guide to Film Noir. Here, you will find all the essential details about film noir for any […]