Travis
Travis Bean
I spent far too much of my life uninspired. I grew up without any true passions, any desire to make an impact on the world. Writing has since become my way of not only making sense of everything, but reaching others who are also trying to find that connection.
This drive has led to writing and editing roles at small-town newspapers and national magazines, but I have now moved on to writing about what saved my life: art. Movies, music, television, books, paintings—all of the art that surrounds my everyday is constantly reshaping me and my understanding of the world, and I want to share that with everybody. Art can be as powerful as you allow it to be, and stories have this incredible ability to shift the zeitgeist. I want to be in step with those changes the entire way, and I hope you’ll join me.
Articles by Travis
- All-Time Movie Rankings | Travis Bean
- 2022 Movie Rankings | Travis Bean
- Aftersun | Title Explanation
- Aftersun | Themes and Meaning
- Ending Explained | Aftersun
- Raw Coming-of-Age Gems: 10 Movies Like Aftersun
- The Fabelmans | Movie Guide
- The Fabelmans | Questions and Answers
- The Fabelmans | Important Motifs
- The Fabelmans | Ending Explained
- The Fabelmans | Themes and Meaning
- The Fabelmans | Title Explanation
- Mulholland Drive | Movie Guide
- Mulholland Drive | Key Shots
- Mulholland Drive | Themes and Meaning
- Mulholland Drive | Important Motifs
- Mulholland Drive | Questions and Answers
- Mulholland Drive | Ending Explained
- Mulholland Drive | Title Explanation
- David Lynch’s 10 clues about Mulholland Drive
- Knock at the Cabin | Movie Guide
- Knock at the Cabin | Questions and Answers
- Knock at the Cabin | Important Motifs
- 2023 Movie Rankings | Travis Bean
- Knock at the Cabin | Themes and Meaning
- Knock at the Cabin | Title Explanation
- Women Talking | Movie Guide
- Women Talking | Questions & Answers
- Women Talking | Important Motifs
- Knock at the Cabin | Ending Explained
- Women Talking | Ending Explained
- Women Talking | Themes and Meaning
- Women Talking | Title Explanation
- The Batman | Movie Guide
- The Batman | Questions and Answers
- The Batman | Important Motifs
- The Batman | Ending Explained
- The Batman | Title Explanation
- X | Movie Guide
- X | Questions and Answers
- X | Important Motifs
- X | Ending Explained
- X | Title Explanation
- The Pale Blue Eye | Movie Guide
- The Pale Blue Eye | Questions and Answers
- The Pale Blue Eye | Ending Explained
- The Pale Blue Eye | Themes and Meaning
- The Pale Blue Eye | Title Explanation
- Chungking Express | Title Explanation
- Chungking Express | Movie Guide
- Psycho (1960) | Movie Guide
- Psycho (1960) | Questions and Answers
- Psycho (1960) | Key Shots
- Psycho (1960) | Important Motifs
- Psycho (1960) | Ending Explained
- Psycho (1960) | Themes and Meaning
- Psycho (1960) | Title Explanation
- Don’t Worry Darling | Movie Guide
- Don’t Worry Darling | Questions and Answers
- Qala | Movie Guide
- Qala | Ending Explained
- Don’t Worry Darling | Key Shots
- Don’t Worry Darling | Ending Explained
- Don’t Worry Darling | Important Motifs
- Don’t Worry Darling | Title Explanation
- Don’t Worry Darling | Themes and Meaning
- Mulholland Drive | The Definitive Explanation
- Don’t Worry Darling | When social commentary goes awry
- Ti West’s X | The Essential Explanation
- Bodies Bodies Bodies | The Essential Explanation
- Why I don’t love Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Not Okay: A Millennial’s Existential Social Media Crisis
- Me Time: Finding Order Amidst Chaos
- Welcome to Post-Cinema: Movies Will Never Be the Same Again
- Magnolia Explained in 10 Shots
- RRR Explained in 10 Shots
- A Contrarian Ranking of the Alien Franchise
- The best movies for fans of Knives Out
- The best movies for fans of Get Out
- How to watch the Alien movies in chronological order
- The Essential Explanation of Good Time
- Bubble (2022 Movie) | Plot and Ending Explained
- The best movies for fans of Mulholland Drive
- The best movies for fans of Perfect Blue
- Mysterious Sci-Fi Thrillers Like Under the Skin
- 20 Great Movies for Fans of Fight Club
- The best movies that are most like The Wailing
- Chungking Express Explained: Key Themes & Motifs
- Being John Malkovich Explained: Key Themes & Motifs
- Mulholland Drive Explained: Key Themes & Motifs
- The bizarre ending of Being John Malkovich explained
- The surreal ending of Mulholland Drive explained
- How our Netflix Top 10 point system works
- The Colossal ranking of every David Lynch movie
- The Definitive Explanation of Under the Skin
- The Definitive Explanation of The Game
- Why Sharon Tate lives in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- 5 motifs that help us understand Baby Boy
- The Colossal explanation of Your Name
- Does Reverend Toller live or die? The ending of First Reformed explained
- The Favourite | The Ending Explained
- Game theory in Crazy Rich Asians: explaining the Mahjong showdown between Rachel and Eleanor
- Why ‘We Are the Flesh’ Has a Deeper Twist Ending Than ‘The Sixth Sense’
- Jonah Hill’s obsession with Kanye West: why Mid90s is more complex than you think
- Understanding Andrea Arnold’s filmography
- When Chris chokes Rose: Get Out’s rallying cry against racism in America
- Understanding Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s filmography
- Explaining the end of The Elephant Man
- The confusing story of Blue Velvet explained
- Explaining the end of The Big Sick
- What does the title mean in Allegiant?
- The case for each “father” in Bridget Jones’s Baby