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Spider-Man Brand New Day Explained | Be Yourself

Brand New Day doesn’t hide its thematic concerns. Up front, it tells us Peter Parker’s inability to process grief creates self-destructive habits that begin...
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Spider-Man Brand New Day is a rough draft of a better film

Spider-Man Brand New Day spends much of its runtime reckoning with the consequence of No Way Home. If you remember, that movie ends with...
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The Odyssey Explained | The Posterity Trilogy

The main thematic concern in Nolan’s version of The Odyssey has to do with Zeus’s Law. Zeus’s Law is classically known as xenia. The...
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The Odyssey is just okay and that’s okay

Nolan's Odyssey was okay. The first half is mostly exposition. The second half is where the thematic work starts. Near the end, we finally...
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Ranking Nolan Movies Before I See The Odyssey Tomorrow

I see The Odyssey in less than 24 hours. That seemed like the perfect excuse to rank Christopher Nolan’s filmography. I’ll do it before...
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David Fincher or Denis Villeneuve? Which filmography do you pick?

Someone on Twitter asked everyone to pick between David Fincher or Denis Villeneuve. It wasn’t an easy decision, but I ultimately landed on Fincher.  Here’s...
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Backrooms Explained | Are You Disappointed In Your Life?

How did you get here? Your consciousness is a room full of memories that is constantly evolving. But as you walk through life, the...
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X explained (2022)

What is X about? The main thing to understand about X is that it's a metafilm. What does that mean? It means that the movie...
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All-Time Movie Rankings | Travis Bean

Hi, my name is Travis Bean. And I have…well. I have what some people say is “unique” taste in movies. Other people would use...
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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 garden, it will...
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