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Chris Lambert
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.
Get Out | The Essential Explanation
Film history is full of movies that critiqued American society. But in the 21st century, few landed with the impact of Get Out. Its severe yet comedic critique of the Black experience in the United States entertained audiences as much…
Movies for fans of Everything Everywhere All At Once
Everything Everywhere All At Once is an impressive viewing experience. The scope and scale and insanity of the story can leave the first-time viewer’s head spinning. We’re talking multiverses, elaborate action sequences, and movie references galore. But nestled within that…
Top Gun: Maverick | The Essential Explanation
I want to talk about Top Gun: Maverick as an example of a successful sequel based on theme rather than plot. Especially as we’re seeing more and more of these reboot-sequels like Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Blade Runner 2049, the Star Wars…
Joker 2 | Meaning of “Folie à Deux”
Joker director Todd Phillips took to Instagram to announce a sequel to his 2019 anti-hero drama. The photo shows the red cover of the script, with the title, Joker: Folie à Deux, written in bold. Just below, we see writing…
Tenet explained | denialpxe teneT
Welcome to the best explanation of Tenet available on the internet. This article will scrutinize, resolve, and unriddle all of the essential details required to understand the acrobatic and elaborate story of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. What happened? Why did it…
Birdman explained
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) clearly has a meta aspect to it, working as a commentary on the film world and the state of Hollywood (circa 2016) and movie audience tastes. It’s not a happy coincidence that Michael…
Is America Chavez the first MCU mutant? | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
I’m calling it now, America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) is the MCU’s gateway to introducing the X-Men. Let me explain. Why the MCU had no mutants If you haven’t noticed, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is pretty light on mutants. As…
The Batman (2022) | The Definitive Explanation
Welcome to our Colossus Movie Guide for The Batman. This guide contains everything you need to understand the film. Dive into our detailed library of content, covering key aspects of the movie. We encourage your comments to help us create…
Did Neil sacrifice himself at the end of TENET?
I’ve been re-watching Tenet in order to write a longer, definitive explanation of the plot and themes. But one question keeps growing louder and louder in my head. Why did Neil die? I understand how. And I’ll explain that. It’s…
Watch these movies if you love The Batman more than The Dark Knight
What makes The Batman such an interesting movie is that it doesn’t feel like a superhero film. Especially when compared to Marvel movies. Why is that? Because The Batman is, above all else, a crime thriller. It abandons almost every…
The Batman | Did Riddler know Bruce Wayne is Batman | Explained
Every Batman movie that has ever existed has to have some subplot involving Batman’s secret identity. Usually the villain wants to know or already knows. Otherwise it’s a love interest who Bruce/Batman wants to tell. Matt Reeve’s The Batman is…
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