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Travis Bean is co-founder of Colossus. He writes about the impact of art on his life and the world around us.
The Film Colossus Podcast | Episode 18: The Wailing
South Korea has churned out so many cinematic hits in the past decade, and one of those highlights has been the relentlessly grim and terrifying The Wailing. Chris, who wrote the best explanation of this confusing film on the Internet,…
The Film Colossus Podcast | Episode 17: Your Name
Your Name was a smash hit and became one of the highest-grossing anime films of all time. So what exactly drives people so wild about this movie? Chris and Travis sit down to discuss the film’s philosophical insights and ponder…
The Film Colossus Podcast | Episode 16: Perfect Blue
One of the most popular articles on our website has always been our analysis of Perfect Blue. What is it about this classic anime that inspires such fandom and curiosity? In this episode, Chris and Travis gush about Satoshi Kon’s…
2022 Movie Rankings | Travis Bean
This is a live list where I rank the movies of 2022. People tend to believe I have…contrarian taste. So some of these rankings may surprise you. But they are true and genuine. I highly favor movies with considerable style,…
David Lynch’s 10 clues about Mulholland Drive
In this section of our Colossus Movie Guide for Mulholland Drive, we get an overview of the ten clues David Lynch provided to decipher the movie’s plot. We’ll refer to these ten clues throughout the guide. David Lynch is notorious…
Mulholland Drive | The Definitive Explanation
The contents of this story have been moved to our Colossus Movie Guide for Mulholland Drive.
Don’t Worry Darling | When social commentary goes awry
Don’t Worry Darling exposes the incredibly complicated art of valuable social commentary. Truly, the goal of any film is to explore the universal truths of life; to examine the hardships and wonders of humanity. And social commentary serves as a…
Ti West’s X | The Essential Explanation
In this section of our Colossus Movie Guide for X, we talk about themes that help us understand the film and the key shots that help elucidate those themes. Cast How X works as a metafilm There’s a really cool…
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) | The Definitive Explanation
Bodies Bodies Bodies has been one of the biggest movies of 2022. And being the most popular slasher film on Letterboxd in the month of October, I thought it would be a good time to visit the film and try…
Why I don’t love Everything Everywhere All at Once
Cinema is a beautiful medium that allows stories to visually explore universal truths of life, the struggles we all face as human beings. A lonely journey through space symbolizes the grieving process for Ryan as she copes with the loss…
Not Okay | A Millennial’s Existential Social Media Crisis
Ever since I watched Not Okay, which was about two weeks ago, I haven’t been able to shake this feeling. Despite being someone who’s constantly rolling his eyes at the Gen Z placating in movies, who is sick of filmmakers…
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