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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.
In Spectre, why did Madeleine Swann try to leave James Bond?
The romance between James Bond and Madeleine Swann is being picked apart. A lot of people dislike how quickly it moves. Why would she fall in love with him? Why does she try and leave him? Here, I want to…
The failure of Ashley’s foot/leg creature thing in Blair Witch
So Blair Witch primes us with information that someone drowned in the river due to what witnesses said was a white hand pulling the victim into the water. Then our group of stupid, stupid people starts crossing the river. Ashley’s foot gets cut. Then weird…
In Sicario, what was the role of Silvio, the Mexican police officer? Why did he say “Medellin”?
Sicario is a movie that often hides information from us. And that makes sense, given that a major theme of the movie is the enormous gap between what we think is going on and what is really going on. Kate (Emily…
What Art of the Prank reveals about news media, featuring Making a Murderer, Peace Officer, and The Hunting Ground
Do you like the feeling of discovering some new artist that you’ve never heard of but is actually prolific and fascinating? Well then I have an artist for you. Joey Skaggs. Skaggs, born in 1945, a graduate of New York…
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