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Chris Lambert is the co-founder and lead writer of Film Colossus. He specializes in film interpretation, narrative structure, and explaining how movies use story, imagery, and technique to create meaning. His work on Film Colossus has reached millions of readers, with more than 500 articles covering films ranging from Fight Club and Black Swan to Perfect Blue and The Odyssey.
The Giant Explanation of Obsession
Do you just want to know what happened to the Real Nikki? A lot of people want answers to the world-building mechanics of Obsession and what Freaky Nikki, Fake Nikki, Wish Nikki, whatever you want to call her, really is.…
Vote For The Next Analysis
How it Works Each time I’m ready to write a new analysis, I’ll check this page. Whatever movie is at the top is what I’ll write about next. I’ll make sure it’s updated with the latest movies coming out. For…
The Giant Explanation of The End of Oak Street
Are you just here about the two Jeannettes at the end of The End of Oak Street? If you just want to know about the two Jeannettes at the end of the movie, here’s what’s going on. Jeannette Prime ran…
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 a downward spiral. The question isn’t whether he can work through this but how? If that…
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 everyone in the universe, in the multiverse, forgetting Peter Parker. So in Brand New Day, he’s…
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 word refers to ideas of hospitality and “ritualized friendship”. Hosts treat guests with respect, guests treat…
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 get the larger theme and that adds another layer to the earlier exposition scenes that were…
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 and then again after. (If you enjoy the article and want to buy me a coffee,…
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 why. Fincher has the more literary filmography. After Sicario, Villeneuve drifted from truly literary works…
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 untrained mind can start to build walls, put up barriers, to protect itself from the outside…
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 look nice. If you ignore the garden, then slowly and inevitably other forces will act…
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