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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.
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…
Sinners Explained: Understand the Movie, Not Just The Plot
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.…
The Amateur Explained | Charlie Flies His Plane
What Is The Amateur About? The Amateur is strange, because it presents itself as a revenge thriller and a man dealing with grief after the death of his wife. But there’s a lot more subtextual nuance to what’s going on.…
The Best Anime of All-Time
This is a live list where I rank anime. Everything within a tier is arranged alphabetically. If something isn’t on the list, it will be someday. Leave your comments and we’ll talk. I give a lot of weight to scope,…
The Best TV Shows of All-Time
The best TV shows of all-time. According to me. Welcome! Shows within a tier are arranged alphabetically. If something isn’t on the list, it will be someday. Leave your comments and we’ll talk. I give a lot of weight to…
Death Of A Unicorn Explained | The Secret Of The Universe
Death of a Unicorn conveys its major theme in the opening seconds of the film. Ridley, stuck on the plane and tired, leans her head on her father’s shoulder. He’s excited but also taken aback and drops some paperwork on…
Melancholia Explained | Justine Is Depressed
Melancholia has two layers. One is more obvious and familiar and shouldn’t surprise you in any way. The other is a bit more abstract and you’ll have to bear with me. The good news is, you’ll come away from this…
Opus Explained | Alfred Moretti’s New Album
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 news coverage of the Watergate Scandal was directly responsible for the public demand that Richard Nixon…
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