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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 Menu | Movie Guide

Welcome to our Colossus Movie Guide for The Menu. This guide contains everything you need to understand Mark Mylod’s 2022 dark comedy. You'll find...

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Title Explanation

In this section of the Colossus Movie Guide for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, we will discuss the meaning behind the movie’s title.  Why...

Inception | Movie Guide

Welcome to the Colossus Movie Guide for Inception. This guide contains everything you need to understand Christopher Nolan's 2010 film. You'll find a quick...

Inception | Questions and Answers

In this section of the Colossus Movie Guide for Inception, we answer questions you have about the movie. If you're curious about plot explanations, meanings, themes, lessons,...

American Psycho Explained | Movie Mastery

What is American Psycho about? American Psycho is actually easier to explain than it may initially seem. First and foremost, its about perception. From the...

The Black Phone | The Essential Explanation

The Quick Explanation The Black Phone adapts a short story by Joe Hill. The overall story is about Finney Blake’s attempts to escape The Grabber,...

Ranking the movies of 2021 | Chris Lambert

This is a live list where I rank the movies of 2021. If something isn't on the list, I haven't seen it. Leave your...

The Best Explanation of Perfect Blue | Themes, Meaning, Ending

Welcome to the best explanation of Perfect Blue available on the internet. This article will analyze, calculate, disentangle and decode all of the essential...

Shutter Island explained

Welcome to our Colossus Movie Guide for Shutter Island. This guide contains everything you need to understand the film. Dive into our detailed library...

THE END OF EVANGELION | Meaning Explanation

Why Shinji chokes Asuka. Why Asuka says "Disgusting." And the meaning of the live-action scenes.

Colossus explains: Joker’s main themes

In a few ways, Joker is similar to Black Swan. Both movies deal with the psychological deterioration of their main character—Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix)...

Serenity, computer simulation, and why the twist of Patrick murdering his step-father makes sense

Odds are you haven't seen many articles discussing how the twist of Serenity is actually grounded in our everyday decision-making practices.  Most of the talk is about how...

The Best Explanation of Nocturnal Animals | Themes, Ending, Meaning

In the end, Nocturnal Animals barely feels like a film made by a human being. You could just dub it a “stylish exercise” and call it...

The Best Explanation of Fight Club

What is Fight Club about? Pressure creates stress. Stress evolves into anxiety. Anxiety triggers paralysis. Paralysis causes stagnation. Stagnation gives way to yearning. Yearning begets...

The Brutalist Explained For Cinephiles | This Is America

This may be a controversial opinion, but I think Brady Corbet's The Brutalist is actually a simple movie. Yes, it’s 215 minutes. Yes, it...
 
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