Chris Lambert is co-founder of Colossus. He writes about complex movie endings, narrative construction, and how movies connect to the psychology of our day-to-day lives.
The Main Theme Of Sinners
Ryan Coogler uses the opening shot of Sinners to establish the film’s primary theme: freedom.
Modern cinema has defaulted to using...
Opus is about a weird trend in modern society. Historically, negative press would create negative pressure that often ended someone’s career. For example, national...
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...
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...
In this episode of the Film Colossus Podcast, we traverse the psychological labyrinth known as: The Silence of the Lambs. We revisit this classic thriller...
In this episode of the Film Colossus Podcast, we share a winding, whirling discussion about the 1955 classic: Rebel Without a Cause. What follows isn’t...
