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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 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 comments and we’ll talk. The movies within a category are in alphabetical order. I give a…
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 that out of the way for you. Gladys is a witch who behaves like a parasite, which is why Zach Cregger included multiple…
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 primate forced to watch nonstop footage of rage and violence to establish the theme of animal instinct vs civilized…
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: if you compare the beginning to the end, narrative and thematic intention becomes clear. Eddington Explained SolidGoldMagikarp And The…
Superman Explained (2025) | Superman Is Human
Alright, let’s explain James Gunn’s Superman. Our standard Opening-Closing framework will do the trick. Superman opens with Supes crashing into the Arctic snow. The opening scroll already informed us that three minutes ago he lost a fight for the first…
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 civilized, but then we descend into primal behavior. It’s a common dichotomy that’s been a centuries-long subject of philosophy…
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 through the streets, hung bodies. It’s shocking, sad, horrifying. The camera zooms out to reveal a multitude of monitors broadcasting these scenes…
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 and Andy are dealing with the loss of their father. Laura is still reeling from the death of her daughter.…
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’s empty. In fact, there’s a lot to talk about—if you know how to look. Abstraction: A Secret Weapon For Understanding Movies Final…
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 movies don’t have to be artistic because the point isn’t art, the point is entertainment, so don’t hold the movie to…
A Deeper Explanation of Sinners
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 the very beginning of the movie as a thesis for the story’s main intention.…
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